The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-05-11

4 little girl in Maine owns a cat and
a dog that have formed strong friend,
ship for each other and furnish constant
entertainment for their small owner by
their cunning ways. The cat. when only
a tiny ball Of fur in appearance. was pre-
scented to the little girl. who immediately
prepared to enjoy herself by dressing up
the kitten in dolls clothes that promised
to fit him to perfection. He, however.
proved to be a dignitietl eat. and objected
so seriously to this that his owner named
him Judge, and concluded to take him
with her on her fishing expeditions, when
he could simply sit and keep her COM
rany.
\ water spaniel known as Ned also
shared the fun of these fishing excur-
sionS, and the cat and dog would sit, one
on each side of their mistress, while she
fshed for the little clubs that are to lie
found in the shallow portions of the
lakes. AS each fish was caught the child
would hand it over to Judge. who ate it
and anxiouSly watched the "bcb" on the
line for another bite.
Ned did not share Judges liking for
fish. but watched the line with as much
interest as the cat, and wore an express
sion of great satisfaction when the bob
disappeared and another unwary club
WAS brought 10 the surface IOf Judge.
One day the fishing became very poor
and after watching the line with great
Impotence Ned saw a reckless little chHb
swimming near the surface Of the water
about Il foot from the shore. Ned sprany
up and before the club could get away
he caught it in his mouth, and. taking it
ever to Judge. laid the fish on the grass
and watched the cat eat it.
Ned had learned that he could catch
oh 81 fn1l 10
tresH. and from that day on he followed
q regular. plan for catching the chuhS.
He would go to the edge of the lake
and by touching the surface of the water
attract Il little Shoal of clubs: for when
any slight disturbance occurs on the sur,
face the chuhs rush up to see whether
some food has dropped in. Ned would
group and always catch at least one fish.
Sometimes they failed to como up in
shoals. and then Ned would stand per
fectly still, seeming hardly to breathe.
and would wait until solitary club
came along. Then he would catch him.
The cat and dog do not wait for their
owner to accompany them now, but two
or three times a day the dog will 90
down to the waters edge and begin fish
ing, and the cat will observe that he is
meeting with success and join him.
Sometimes they seem to hold consulta>
ton on the matter of going down. and
will start off together. Walking side by
side until they reach the lake. when the
dog will go to the waters edge. and the
cat stand near, waiting. If one of the
other cats from the house happens along
Judge will refuse to eat until the other
cat has had all that it wants, and goes
away.
Judge Is something of hunter himself
and sometimes disappears into the
woods. where he. remains for two or
three days. living on the small game that
he catches. He captures small birds oc-
casionally. and brings them to his mis-
tress, :. and. although he has learned
through frequent punshments that this
trait does not meet with approval, he is
so vain of his accomplishments as IL
hunter that ne cannot resist the tempta-
ton to catch one occasionally.
At about , O'Clock every morning he
gets lonesome and declines to be COM
forted until someone gets up to keep him
company. If another cat comes around