The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-23

Peace Game 20 the Ship When the Disturb
ing Feline Wns Tossed Overheard.

Peace Came to the ship When the Disturb
ing Feline was Tossed Overheard.
Nobody ever knew how the black cat got
aboard. There we're no other cats to see her
of. unless they got there early in the morning
and cater Eauled a farewell before dawn. then
left the black cat alone to stink up the gang
plank under the skirts OF some woman pas
senRer who arrived before breakfast for fear
OF getting left, or II may have been that she
vas emugRled in under the arm Of the small
boy in the steerage. A good many were un-
der this Impression. because when the final
catastrophe eliminated the small boy shed so
many tears. At any rate. the black cat had
got aboard. and bat luck certainly followed her.
The ship had hardly passed Sandy Hook and
got we'll out TO sea before a heavy gale blew up
from the north and storm clouds lowered. BY
noon she rocked like a cradle. the passengers
at lunch nibbled things lightly with q fright
ened look. turned suddenly white and stag
gered from the table: the stewards. slantin9
side wise like wind-blown reeds. lightly
skinned the corridors. and the air was filled
with white-aproned stewardesses flying about
like sea gulls. answering bells.
The sea had turned an omiDons gray under
the darkened skies. and by night the waves
were mountain high. The ddle-strappe ia
bles we're almost deserted: the waitere skated
across the room in the effort to save the dane
jwo too late the silver teapots and old blue cups
pantry .ciashed and .clattered; distressing
groans issued from various and sund-y state
r 1oS IN ts Sed m ,hs T roma. p Ees,s Fl be q y fse. ss adsst
a little curtained window and looked out. The
view was neither inviting nor encouraging.
lbs Isek srouss o. G thu sss!. h TSen aian ln' Ia ses
ddosH' Ike asif huge sse White hand landau and d." Blurred ,ii r W the
snythins az gil; She LEFT the window and
ceeded to get down her life preserver and try
1t on. 1t was not,a tirst-class fit. In fact, It
waiter who served at the Captains table. but
she succeeded at last in securing 1t under. her
s sams acs sround her tsiee. TED them IN en a long ieae
server is not a comfortable thing to lie down
while she awaited tie crack OF doom she
nstenet to the wailings OF the red-cheeked
though she had found everything but money in
tn. things to eat In that boarding school OF hers
and f sssy falev she u %9u a da ss' hen go sa,i 1s sSs t b1ins
the lamentations OF the woman IN the ,adjo,n;
all her his. and who announced that she had
the 'esrtache. that she was tired II 1t hall and
shut. Her remarks were varied by those Of
her husband. who RECALLED her. with vivid ac-
counts counts OF the peerrft2sr5% az z going; on outside.
like lanterns were. wildly paradinR the decks.
provisioning the lifeboats and preparing, Is
ing through with other motions common to
the incident Of a wreck at sea.
The ss ptnins nse o + her iIie > p ne.s ehe a , T9%a ,le 6fsE
forgave her enemies and prepared to die. In
the i,orecastle the sailors were swearing in a
tonRlomeration OF languages. The atmo sphere
Their voices rose with each successive wave
s one Of sw sSsn snf hs asfs: s1hau aassf e hls ,G nepe e .e@e
paueed to make a remark.
Dr %Thsrs's q oP T,S p l1 tsTss III. snipf r. aboard q IL that hat.
A !%s;9 Sn rIr ost . 9Ts a great oath ,n
that they climbed. the ladder like SO many
monkeys. swarmed across the deck and Into
OF rugs lying about In search OF the cross. eyed
woman. Their search was unavailing. They
accordingly caught a stewardess on the fly and
no. she said. there is no cross;eyed wo;
man on ,n, board, I am sure Of II. watched
9 glass eye. put It ls put in straight: / Noticed
iSek EYER ss1.I Z i vssn,t straight: Il could bs 50
MAJ. Then on os said they. there must be a clergy
They rushed into the emoklne room. whore
they found q man hhg%did!ed II a irlshteped
board. when h~e.trIumphantly Produced .poci-
etful OF poker chips and proved to their sat
i%efaction that he had already paid his trav-
cling expenses out :.rf his winnings. and the
shin only a day and a night out. They looked
at..hlm IN amazement. then at one another.
tba NO s slIsSrsyamT4Ea ae ever f5a had m such IL luc ! hst that.
aboard" and they proceeded t. search in
found. her curled UP in a blanket 10 the steer
age In suspisi2usly close vicinity. to the
a'oft. in spite OF much scratching and .%spittina.
Rraspsd her by the hind legs and slung her
out to sea. whore she lost all her nine lives In
one fell swoop under a big black wave.
Then the. wind went down. the waves
stopped lashinR and took to licking with a soft
melodious sound. like a cat %lanpine milk; the
under the, rays OF a little old moon. the crock
cry. quit dancing. the stewardessss aht down
and rested a while. the girl with the rcd cheeks
suddenly hushed her moaning and dropped
of to sleep. the woman took of her life pre-
server. the ships crew. following the exam
PIE OF the red:oheeksd girl. sank peacefully
age, doubling himself up in a disconsolate