The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-21
are suffering today from similar troubles !

dearest chum. Fluff, DoFOthy's fox ter
rier, was in the yard, looking for some
thing to tear up after the manner of fox
terriers. He saw Bobs and with joyous
zap started for him.
Now Bobs wasn't looking Ter trouble.
So he Ieaped to one side, out OF Fluf's
way. Il Fluff had been a wise dog he
would have retired at this noiRt with all
the honors of war But Fluff wasn't a
wise dog. and thought it would be great
fun to take a good nip at this strange
looking cat with the bob-tailed ears So
he made another rush at Bobs. Fer sec
ond there was tangled, s1arlins mass
of fox terrier and wildcat. Then Fluff.
scratched and torn and bleeding IL a doz-
en- places, managed TO break array and
race bowling toward the house Bobs.
scorni1.e- to follow up beaten enemy,
walked placidIy TO the fence and leaPed
back into his own yard. When Dorothy
called on Elaine the next day Fluff. con-
trary TO custom, didn't accompany her
Poor Fluff" said Dorothy in answer
I to Elaine's question He was playing
in the back yard yesterday afternoon and
q terrible wild aninl that must have
| escaped from some nenagerie jumped
/ over the fence and tore him almost to
I piece
People ought not to be allowed to
bring such creatures into the city" re
piled Elaine. I'm actually afraid &c let
/ Bobs cut of the house for fear some Of
/ the dogs around here viii kill him
'-Bobs? And who is Bobs?" e-QuiTcd
Dorothy.
H is little wildcat kitten that Tom
gave me at the camp this summer an
/ swered Elaine, enthusiastically Just
the sweetest. cutest thing you ever saw.
although he's growing pretty big now"
Bobs was brought in from the b-ck
| yard. This proceeding wasn't as simple
/ as it sounds. for Bobs had stolen piece
of raw meat from the kitchen table and
was eating it voraciously and repellipg
all attempts Of the cook to take it away
from him
Sure he's a regular little devil, Miss >
said the cook. admiringly. "a straE &c
dog came into the yard this morning and
Bobs nearly tore him TO pieces No bur-
glar will bother the house while that an
imal is around"
After BoDs had finished his meat he
consented to accompany Elaine to the
| parlor But Dorothy didn't seem at all
| inclined 10 go into raptures over him In
fact size looked at him very coldly
! 'sHe looks like that terrible animal that
nearly killed my poor Fluff yesterday,
But from the description that beast must
| have been larger than your-er-er-cat
A wildcat seems a queer pet for the city
| should think you would be afraid to
have him in the house
And Dorothy remembered an engage
ment and left rather hurTiedly.
Poor abused Bobs," said Elaine sooth-
| ingly. First they killed your mother,
and now every one says mean things
| about you. But I'll protect my little kit
| ten until he is able to look out for him
SELF
When the butchers boy the next day
brought the meat and fish for the Andrews
| dinner he was accompanied by large
bulldog with heavy, undershot jaw. The
| bulldog wasn't especially looking fol-
! fight, but It annoyed him to see 9 bob
cared cat sit on the table and look dowr
| at him with an expression Of contempt
So the bulldog advanced toward the table
! growing a staccato challenge at Elaine {
| motherless kitten Bobs didn't wait FOL
any further explanations as to the dogs
| intentions, but made a flying leap. landing
on the bulldogs back. Then he began
| working front and hind claws and teeth
| in a manner calculated to impress on the
bulldog the disadvantages of neddling with
| orphan cats, especially OF the bob-eared
kind The bulldog tried to bring the IN
| dershot jaw into play, but didn't NEE
with any success. Finally the butcher
boy, aided by the cook with a broom, sue
eeeded in dislodging Bobs from his poini
of vantage on the bulldogs back Bobs
jumped back on the table and looked a
the bulldog in an enquiring way, as if ask
ing him If he was satisfied. The bulldog
seemed fully satisfied, and reeosleeting
that he might be wanted at home made hi: