The Washington times., 1902-05-27
BUBBLE OVER WITH ENERGY
Students Looking for Fun Decide to
Appropriate Feline That Objects to
Being Taken in Tow and Howls
Justify for Release.

OF the alley beside the building and
urged five of the cadets TO sail into
group Of Caucasion and Ethiopian foes
who had come to the rescue Of white
cat which the youngsters had stolen and
made off with. There was as much
school boy slang in the atmosphere as
there is Celestial dialect around China
town.
The bright sunny day had acted upon
the spirits of the pupils. They were in
a mood for mischief and only lacked
the means of properly expressing their
feelings. Finally, after a council of
war. several OF the cadets decided that
the most appropriate manner Of celebrat-
ing was to steal a cat and hide 1t in one
Of the girls desks. so that when the lid
was raised the feline would hop out and
institute trough house" in the class.
A walking delegation of high school
cadets. consisting Of Warner Eaton.
Huntington, Tydings, Patterson and
wortz. at once set out in search of a
cat. They started out the alley that
runs parallel to the school between First
and Second Streets northwest, knowing
that cats OF all sorts and sizes abound
on Second Street in that locality. Aware
of the purpose of the skirmishing party,
the remainder of the school boys gath
cred in front Of the building and at the
entrance OF the alley TO watch the i'm
pending maneuvers. And seeing the I'm
usually large gathering of boys. the girls
focked 10 the mouth of the alley also.
Quickly Located Prey.
The cadets quickly located their prey.
and made off with it even quicker. But
the music was not TO end there. The
feline had variety of music all its
own, which IL Immediately used TO such
purpose that its owner and several other
persons within hearing swiftly Joined in
pursuit. The cadets were easily dis
tancing their foes, and would havc
been well of had not the cat taken mat
tiers into its own hands and began 10
claw. it's captor. The feline had 10 be
instantly released. but the cadets were
obliged to continue on the detreat, for
their nursuers were relentless. The
boys easily effected their escape when
the school was reached, but the matter
was not SO easily settled, for. according
to the statements Of the cadets con-
cerned in the affair. the women hung
about the school and continued to make
matters pretty warm for the remainder
of the recess. finally winding up by en-
tering the institution and threatening
the principal. who was utterly ignorant
of the disturbance. with swift destruc- |
ton.
When the five cadets comprising the |
skirmishing party had started upon their |
search for cat, they went directly to
a row of houses on Second Street, where |
whole army OF cats is usually to be |
found. Upon this occasion, however. the |
only quadruped in sight was a handsome |
white cat, evidently someone's pet, /
perched in the sill of an open first-story |
window OF one of the houses in the row. |
No one was in sight about the premises.
and the FIVE youthful soldiers advanced |
boldly into the yard and up TO the win
dow. Cadet Eaton, who was virtually in
charge of the party, began stroking the
cat. The feline did not attempt TO move,
and Eaton grew confident Of success.
Grasped 1t With Confidence.
Suddenly grasping the animal about
the neck. he snatched it out OF the win
dow and hugged it tightly to him. so
that II could not scratch. Then the fili-
busters started to run back to the
school.
But they had reckoned without their
host. They were destined not 10 be al
lowed TO depart in peace. If the cat
could not use its claws it could at least
howl, and this 1t did as only thorough
ly terrified and enraged cat can.
The woman who owned the animal
happened to be within hearing distance,
and rushed out OF the house to see what
was molesting her pet. She spied the
high school students making off with
pussy. They were still quite near, and, :
sammoning to her aid several colorcd
women who came out at the same ,
time, she started In pursuit at lively
pace. All accounts vary as to the num- ,
ber Of persons in the pursuing party.
Some Of the boys say there were two
women accompanying the owner OF the
Eat: others declare that a couple Of
rolored men Joined in the mad dash after \
The cadets.
Rapidly the boys outran their pur-
suers, and had almost reached the side
ioor of the school. suddenly an entire
y new and unlooked-for aspect was
added to the already highly complicated
lffair. The cat. in the dash down the i
ong alley. had gotten its claws Tree. and =
n less time than IL takes TO tell II.
he animal began to claw a war map
nto the flesh of Eaton. who was carry u
ng IT, Tho cadet howled Justify. but u
Jluckily swung onto tho cat. A few feet
pore. and he would be opposite the :,
Ioor.
Dashed Cat to the Ground. "
But Just as victory seemed within their =
rasp, the animal squirmed still further y
oose. and managed TO get into such 6
position that Eaton's face was danger
usly exposed to its claws. Unable to
rithstand the clawing another moment,
e dashed the cat TO the ground and
losely followed by his companions in c
,isch hief, dartcd on ahead into the II
rowd of shouting. laughing students. b
rom there they easily slipped into the - ;,
chooi unobserved. ot
stu more terrified by the shouts Of q;