New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
TIE MARTERDoM OF ROSIE.
A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT NEARLY WRECKED
TIE DOMESTIC PEACE OF METRO
PoLITAN FLAT

10 the time Of the elder Cyrus One Of her great
est glories is her eXuberant tailor it was: an
other is her eXuberant playfulness. which mani
tests itself on i'll chosen occasions. and quite in
sependently of any provOcation or encourage
ment on the part Of her human friends: for in
stance she viii often. without the least pre-
nonitory symptom. plunge into wild gambol
with the tsp Of her tail, apparently regarding il
Ter The time being : a distinct organism alto
gether unconnected with her own personality.
Il an impulse Of this kind seizes her while she
happens 20 be lying on a sofa or table near
the edge Of il. and the tip Of the temporarily
extra personal tail flies out beyond the limits Of
The piece Of furniture. Rosie VIII spring forth
after il. and gyrate IN midair Ike boomerang
until cat and tail together fan in a fluffy. grap-
plins mass on the carpet.
30 wonder that this anciently descended cat
is accepted by al the family rs an Asian 1nys-
terry. Nothing that she could CO would surprise
any member Of that household. unl@-s she were
To- show falling Of in her appetite O., mat Her
carnivoTous passion is taien as merely q sigh
defect of her hichhorn virtues and is provided
against. In order 10 prevent her aiirh;ing with
The roast on the family table i is customary 20
lock Rosie in the bathroom a few minutes be-
fore dinner il served As rule Sic takes her
Imprisonment phtosophi. ally and improves the
occasion 10 study pract', 81 plumbing. BIt one
day. just before Christmas the bathroom door
had no sooner closed on Rosie than she began
vociferating in appalling mixture Of ancient
Persian and modern New-York.
omar O-o-e-mar KbSyyam. Khayyam,
Lemmeout, Me-e-e-out,"
Rosie's most intimate Eumar fr.erG and com
.liou rushed into the d.a.ns To H. PAL hys-
tericaL almas - brea,Elsss and Wildly resticulat-
iuE. screaming THAI Rose had a Gt la tha bath
room. The father of t.s family feit am y-I at
this; he was bent on E-nuer a. ths mora at rpt
by any means on tn d.fHculties ana srEcers =
minister-Ec no ailinG car with v- eua-ar-
impulses. As DE $50 tCr nr.- batting
with himself and bamina hls llel, p .-..- Amer
lean, the strauga vI-d eNo-ts ne-..-es came
more and more piercing e. h.s ears from the
region q the bathroom.
Where's your motao.-" he asked te-sely
-'AIummy's ho!d.a' ne 4.o-. s.t5ed Eosiez
mex, friend
Get your pistol. saruueI-quie k.' the mistress
of The faJ shouted hara.Ue ou with an h,T
might 10 the knob of the bathroom door. II
you 60 in there shell ly a. yeu. Run away.
TOT; ! don't waut you L. get hur-"
Al this prospect of .vi-lt death 70 Rosie,
Tot flung herself IN q pest OF tears and pro
tests al her mothers te,;. and with her cries
mingled the reiterated omar Khayyam, Me-ut,
Meout." from within.
If she flies al therein be ad cat in
this fiat" said the master. grimly, returning
from the kitchen with a large poker.
Then. amid The aEoniz.nE screams Of Tot or
The aoor. wrestling for The life Of her beloved
one Papa sternly asserted his masculine
strength and fCrtitude. The mistress Of The fiat
gathered up her hysJsrigal daughter from off
he floor and ran 10 shelter The door
opened Papa keeping the s-itchen poker in i'm
minent readiness foI cat crushing blow. In
stsntly the Persian-American tirade ceased
There was a flash of blush gray along the pas
sage and all was sin again.
Where's Ros.e. papa? Did you kill Rosie -
came from the region Of mam,na's shoulder.
Have you killed her." the mistress Of the fat
asked. all breathless.
Never touched her. She didn't give
chance"
But there's blood in there" the mistress in
sisted in tragic tones.
So there was. The white marble Of the hath
room Was ali fecked with blood-Rosie's ancient
Persian blood. without doubt
But when they returned 10 the dining room
for consolation. Rosie resting the table
cloth She lay in a pensive attitude. watching
the tip Of her beautiful bushy tail. which curled
and wriggled mournfuy over the edge Of the
table She was slowly and sadly awakening TO
the realization Of her personal solidarity with
her own tai-ncw that the tip had been bitten
of of il 10y the bathroom door.