The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13
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FROM The Was n gf1r Ersnirg star
we are more OF less suprr,titiou> when
II comes 10 black cot. said a well-knovn
Young man about town. and ! Wa on" of
tho frin"st believers In tho black cat and good
luck supersution IN Washington until a few
days ago
1 had gotten tired ~ DOING tho same
thing IN nv department over and over
every dav In the year, and. being a member,
~ one % the learned professions, ] de-'tded
10 attempt N secure q transfer 10 another
department. where my training could be
put 70 advantage To my self and incidentally
4 am from a STATE where the senior senator
IL a power IN state and national politics
a man almost unapprusch ahl" 10y reason
nna ~ the sttlrhe.t OF friends o. his
friends. and whose recommendation usually
carries. a. u = seldom given ! happen
-Ne,t e. myself. the person most inter-
e~t~d IN NV ambition was my sweetheart
ron ne theatre an her doorstep sat = ct
black cat with n whit" star ON IL breast
IN" cat followed u. INTO u" house IN ~" mos,
/ Friendly manner. REFUSED I" - out unili
Il was time forsmy departure. and then fol-
owed me t. the Sidewalk Nv best girl.
Ia a rhapsody 81 delight, declared that "
IN or tire. d,y. later. On the eve ~
my departure" Tor the great and wicked CITY
which q. my home | stepped int" a re-tant-
ant on Eleventh street f1r lunch \ cat as
! hlufk as INK. Win 4 NNllff ~AAI on lA~ bt'aNAs
cams IN the door, walked right % to my,
/ table. and remained there until ] Finished
my meal When | told my sNe"ihrail ABOUT
~. cat visit when | saw h"r that evening
~he had smother sps-m Of deIlghi saving
that defeat for the Was impossible
left FOR home about two. weeks ago
and on the very fr-t night ~ M arrival
A. was leaving the hotel = Nig black cut
With a white star on IT, breast cam" out OF
the cafe and rubbed IT, arrh"d back against
nv ahtns returned ~ one" to ~" writing
room aud wrote M sitl a'out p, received
bv return mail n letter OF eighteen Vln-"ly,
written page. eNplnirius tha' Win the third
black cat thus thrust m M pathNaN my
appointment was iu-yi'ahl" aud taat she
rpuld hardly contain l"r IuN
-On n. dAy before ] Ma e. src the senator
I topped on Broadway. for lunch wa AZ
most paralvk"d with delight when W" iourt,
black cat cam" up Ia my table ana pufred
about INV feet In the most friendly manner
Need tell YOU that N" senator was kind
| mass and grsciousnss- it~elf. and lauded NV
ambition 90 get AZ "a tho line OF my chosen
-ianal candidate and those Of my profess
sionsl frieuds were literally thrown AZ my
head' Seed I ~av mat O., SNr"ih-itt wrSts
me an righteru-pn 20 duuhls-ltutd letter eNtTv
dav. telling me that couldn't lose Need
add that evorythlue IN "a" hig ~, wanted
came nv waV2 l. II not idle ~ tell YOU thA'
| one VI the crea, men who dir~cts the councils
OF hts party aud who T. a power therein
united win The senator iu an indor-"uieh
which. had n been 40 IN" b.ginuinC vt the
M assistant secTc'Hrrs hip, aud pet -"halN
wished me luck'
g. whom | presented my paper itauhlN i"ii
me that having No. places vacant h" S"gId
not give mn. one That had M, irouhlr Tor
INV Mans. and that the four black Cats threw
Wc down hard That my -Wr"th'art- nose
and e,.- we're 90 rod from weeping iha' ~"
| cnuldn't 20 t. the theatre. aud 'hHi haV" Tor
Which can be- picked .p on rrun-ylvsnt'
| avenue In an hour walk