Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-05
CATS OF EVERY COLOR.
Practical Joke by Members Of the Ten
Literary Club.

Sam d. Jones wishes to announce
positively and uncquivocally that he
| does lot want cats or anything looking
| like a cat. having its tendencies or it's
| tastes.
Il am going to sit on the next man
| who brings me IL cat for sale,' he said.
|and anyone aware of the size and
weight of the speaker will probably
| take the warning and delay paying
| funeral expenses for himself and cat.
"Hencefurth and forevermoro." con-
| 1inued the speaker in q dramatic tons,
| but one nevertheless convincing, from
| now until eternity. and, if possible, af
| terWard. | swear everlasting hatred and
cnmity tn the feline species of animals,
and intend to wage war on them I'M
| til the end of my days.
| Prom noon until nOw-and it may
keep up until tomorrOw-that door bell
has been ringing and outside an army
of people, with cats dangling in their
| arms. have cried out in stentorian
| tones that they had cats for sale, and
each has tried To Guido the other in
| talking of the merits of their respec-
| tive cats"
month. and it is embodied in the con-
stitution that at each meeting some
practical joke be played on one of the
members or guests.
A few days ago the members of the
club. excluding Mr.. Jones put their
heads together, it is said, and decided
| that the size and extent of the joke be
in propor ION to the size and weight OF
tho man it was to be perpetrated on,
| ana this. Of course, left Mr.. Jones i'm n
rather bad fix.
In pursuance Of this resolution want
ads We're put in. the newspapers, in
which Mr. Jones announced his willing
ness to purchase all cats brought tn his
nome. There were also news stories
telling Of the intention of Mr.. Jones to
purchase all Of these cats Ia run from
his residence an army of rats which
had pitched tents there.
The stories Sp,ead with rapidity ana
| the home of the victim was literally
daluged with eats: cats of all desc"ip-
tons and sizes and kinds; old cats and
kittens. large cats ana small cats
white cats and Hack cata. mouser cats
and maltese eats a wild cat and a pole
cat.
Bringing this aggregation of cats
We're people of as much variation:
black folks ana white folks. young and
old. male and female. II is conserva-
lively estimated that 500 cats were
brought to the home outside of those
| offered over the phone, and there was
| more meOwing outside than there was
laughter On the inside. where sat the
members of the club. and this is SAYING
4 good deal.
y reporter was sent out to The home
to ascertain the fuctS. On ringing the
door bell he saw some dozen people
around the house with disappointed
faces and squealing cats.
The bell WAS not answered and the
reporter rang again, but still with no
success. ON looking around he found
i'll each Of the front windows an anX-
iouSly inuuiring face. and to his rear
several persons skirmishing around to
find the inevitable cat
On being assured that the reporter
had no cat, he was allowed to step ill.,
where he found the family with broad
smiles lighting up their countenances
but a determined look i'm their faces
which forebOde evil for cats and cat
owners
Cat calls are getting monotonous, ;
| said Mrs. Jones in explanation of the
situation. but wasn't it a good joke on
sam ?'-Atlantic Constitution.