Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-27
TIE CATS Paradise
A Whimsical Sketch.
BY EMILE lola =
A Whimsical Sketch.

An III has bequeathed me an An
COR cat which is the most foolish ami
nal that l know This cat told me til,
following story one winter evening as
We were sitting together by the fire:
l was 2 years old al the time and the
fattest and cutest cat that you can i'm
agine. At that tender age ! was full OF
conceit and despised all the quiet com
forts of our home. Yet deeply indebted
was | to the providence that la;
brought me 10 your aunt. The goo
lady worshiped ne. My bedrooms wa
In the bottom Of a closet. AMI 1t wa
handsomely furnished with Il feaflp
pillow and a trieolored blanket NJ,
food was equally excellent: never an,
read or soup. but always meat-good
Jaw meat.
Yet amid all these joys and comforts
| had only one desire. | knew only one
dream namely. to slip through the
open window and escape over the
roofs. | was tired of caresses: | was
Disguised with the s~oftness of my bed;
| was SO fat that | felt Mortified when
eve | caught sight of myself; hence II
was that | felt bored all day long.
ought to have said that | could see
the opposite root from our window
whichever | stretched my neck out a
little. There four cats had great fun
every day %prancing around with bris-
Ting hair and tails erect as they sang
their joyous songs amid the sunlight
on the blue tiles. Such a wonderful
sight | have never before seen.
The very day when | first saw them
l mad up my mind what to do. True
was only to be found on that
beyond the window which your
always so carefully closed. de
termined to escape. | felt that there |
must be something else in life besides |
meat. Wonder lay the unknown. |
IDEAL. world. One day they forgot
to close the kitchen window. | sprang
on a small roof below.
How beautiful the roofs were, Broad
ran around them. and these |
with unspeakable delight. my |
WIS meanwhile sinking deep in soft, |
warm mud. I seemed TO be walking |
IN velvet. and the sun shone warmly |
on me. and its bot rays seemed
70 melt my fat
Yet | must admit that | was trem-
bling in every limb. My joy was min
yled with fear and anguish. Especial
do | remember a horrible occurrence. |
which almost made me fling myself
on the pavement. From he peak
IF an adjoining house came three cats
'ushing toward me with fearful mi
iouws. When they saw my terror.
hey laughed and said they had only
Intended to scare me-. When ! heard
.hat. l began TO miaouw with them
IL was great sport. The rascals
we're by no means as fat as | was. and
much fun they made of me as | rolled
warmed zinc roof.
An old tomcat was one of the com
,any. and he became very friendly to
ward me. He even offered to train me
properly for outdoor life. an offer which
gladly accepted.
All, how far away was your aunt's
'oulfortable homei | drank some wa
er on the roof. and no sugared milk
yer tasted as sweet to me. Every
hing. indeed, seemed beautiful. A
'ery handsome young lady cat was
trolling near US. aud at the mere sight
# her | fell in love
Until that time these delightful
mooth kinned creatures had only ap
'eared to me in dreams So | ap-
the young lady and was about
o pay her a compliment when one of
ny comrades bit me- horribly in the
eek. uttered Il fearful veil
BAH said the old toIncat soothing
= as he drew me away. You'll soon
lots of others"
After walking for an hour l felt ter
IDLY hungry.
What do cats eat on the roof"
sked my friend the tomcat.