The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
SOME CAT STORIES.
Feline Sympathies and Love Of Appreciation
A Negro Superstit!on.


~ is sman wonder the Ola fEyp''anS DENIED
uin'lninneu cals' ,Nen v" ms ".nes p"ss
" a nlsh'y uncahny ouhoIe "l iur' ''a"s ana
an"pa'nt's' occaS'onaiIy, OUT oh'y o'cas'oh-
any' sne mas nSo syrhpa'n'eS'
peso"" !" o'ner "h"na'H' ner "ne''ro" u
'api"'ouS ano ''me-"erV'hR' one parnpereo
'"'o~, s"e' 'yrah. a'Na.- 'ha''@'eo ,"'
most siiken and lofty indifference Tor her
owner. except upon the days when he said
| casually, ct ,b,nL 7 shall On o,hi,y W INIT
.'"s' : nun : e""', Nv H"'nS ""'
yer what she was doing. tapping cream or wash
| ing her face In the sunshine. az soon as she heard
thu, she ran IN him rubbed harse,s ayains, hi.
."' """, " ~,
legs and set ,p a loud purr'nS. She s@emed
10 know where he had gone and watched for
| bis return of,.r mee,Iny him Al Tho or,e- Ont.
",."' ' ~" """ ~ i. o"'., sn
hal a mie from tbe mouse. III Il stf'ns OF pefch
and trout dangied M his saddle bow. she ran
hs,o,o hin, ,n On. door n,.uinc dol,,h, uh,
w.. -"
mao Hen nnincky' aI'cr on" long diSnainfhi
| stare, she SUNK of into the woods and was in
| v.ib,a urt,l IN. nov, dav Irr,ssu che 90, n,
an.. ..r an =, a. :, ,,." IA, - - 80
! dream OF having any for breakfast the next
| norriny rhev u.re hon, in N, ice ho,.s
"n''us nv "e'e wy, " "e n'.H
some distance way rom the k'tchen' ana trS
r.uding tortoise shall commonly cleaned the
nla,,er some time in IN. niyh, Th.n il nas
p"''" o'"o UNIV :" ."c "'S". '"o" - ""'
| pocence aha xore the neyt mornipv
Ano,,sr %, . ,ra, ,irar ,,u,ned ori,,,,,,n
an aa', aSs cav, a gray nS Ser, S,,apea sr,m ma ao'
mend on stealing for tho qualification of her
l.' '" y W.
.as,e, one became a fisherman on her own
pah'sVon; anu az one pom, ~ ~ an EN- tree
| fool " Porch and sucker baunnted tbs n m
lo'l WV INV uNilllf lVr Db'l'
! cat rmuId crouch unnn ,hn root sor q h ~ Sdd Ia
M az rt,me as motio uHos " ,he wnod !; e , AZ nay
seeminrl, cioaed tani tncE e nT sn,oiy NJ, or. M ,
rnt orr h.etls d,pnnsd n ;rto ,bs s',a man,p ana 4
nn u W. AZ uI9pp*ad M tne s''edIn anu
onich' fb mt the rrav y, ~os onIcksr W. In ~ q w"'p %I
she had him in her claws; dragged him to the
him Win y forocir,1s dslinht wv "'''"eu
Still she was not without STRINGS of gem
erositv. There was n little bow On NE plsnta-
sometimes gave her q mtnnow Of his own ratnhi
inw II fel1 oWt ono snrins mat No as Toawoods
usre IN hinssom ,vhen n. sn III. wo,lld nows
il the witchins time Tor fishing, that the little
fellow burt his fnnt and vas Lsnt = nrisornr IN N
his chair tbro,,ob a for,piuht Gna dow the
gray cat leaped through the window and laid a
he whiie with anxious eyes and Waving nm i'm
umirinr tai N' ~" lin waving VI III
This is the feline wav OF asking Questions.
MI IFnIl A1nh Y N Ihn ~ UnrI M Innh INtAa
loved To fioh, and catch rsts rs wall as any
terrjey She vas afraid ~ no raj that aua y
had a hole and osva her dav. and nivhts 20
battling with than but She never So much rs
gnawad one N bar captiyes She KILLED srien.
fWioally. by a ouick crunch a, The hact NJ the
neck. HeT fayorite hunting ground was round
about the corn cribs where ra,s were very
plenty and very fat II was no uncommon
thing for her TO finish seven biR fellows in a
night When they were dead she lugged them
ali carefully TO the house, a distance OF zoo
yards, laid them upon the back stems and set I'M
a mewing that would not be ou,eted until her
master came out, counted the dead rats and
praised and petted her for her good nights
work. Then, and then only, her tail ceased
from waving, she pushed the yermin disdain-
fully aside with a fore foot and went in To- doze
on the rug and walt for breakfast.
Another plantation cat was derived Of nil her
kittens but one in the morning. In the afternoon
her young master brought in three very young
SQUIRRELS captured out In the clearing flo lnid
the little animals down on the rug in front OF the
fire, saving something about being sorry The
nest had been disturbed. The words we're stIl
in hiA mouth when the bereft CAT caught nm one
squirrel and darted on with Il TO the box that
held her remaining kitten, In n minute she
came back for the second and then for the third.