The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
CURIOUS THINGS
CATS CAN DO

| thought perhaps he had run away to
business college. and | didn't worry until
| saw in the city newspapers a peculiar
story.
1t set forth that policeman posted out
side large Office building had noticed
bits of paper, roughly torn. come auttering
down TO the street at regular intervals all
day. Each bit bore the mystifying letters
asdfgh.'
Herbert, for a thousand said to my
self and made for thu city
A search of all the front offices in the
building brought me TO Herbert. on the
sixteenth floor. He had been kidnapped
from near my house and sold into the
slavery of beautiful young stenographer.
who would not let him out of the Office.
but fed him chocolate ecair ad lilo,
L brought Herbert home, and he Is now
my faithful Office servant. cleaning the
typewriter keys with his fine bu.hy tail
and making himself useful in a thousand
ways.
A few months ago had band Of hunter
cats who prowled in yonder woods. ki-
ing squirrels. They did their work with
out harming the fur, which | sold in Pei
ham.
Il gave the money to the cats, deducting
20 per cent. commission. and they used
II to buy milk and hppered herring for
their bowling night each week They
bowed with nice little balls which l FASH
Toned for them on my lathe and had great
times.
But one day on my way home from
market | stopped at Morris Park and lost
the squirrel receipt playing Sysonsby and
when got home there was nothing 20 give
the hunter cats. l could not explain my
folly 10 them. and they went away. l under
stand they are hunting now for a man
some miles north Of here, but Ill bet they
miss their bowling nights.
There was one deserter from the bunch
fine tiger cat whom | considered the most
perfect athlete OF the lot He refused to
go to the other farmer and remained with
me but only for few days. He was a wild
sort, and when | gave him some money
as a reward for remaining he dug ont
Il WAS determined TO recover him Call
ing my faithful bloodcat. who follows the
most difficult trail as unerringy as the best
hound I set out in pursuit II was night
before We reached New York, 20 which the
The Bronx and Harlem, coming at last TO
Sixth avenue aud West Thirtioth street
1t was a. | feared The trail led into
the Haymarket and | though a simple
country gentleman. Wa- obliged 10 follow.
| reached there just IN time 20 witness
terrific scene.
Prince, it seems, had gone into one Of
the boxes and begun buying drinks for
lady vaguely referred to among the by
ISLANDERS as Camphor Mag. He refused to
pay % cents for glass OF milk for himself
unless absinthe was put in it. although he
was willing 10 buy all the brandy floats
that his companion wished
The waiter. retrcating in terror from
Princes blows, had appealed for person
who | understand ia known as Big Bill
the Bouncer. and just as | came in Prince
and Bill were having it out Bill might
have been severely injured had not given
the whistle with which Prince was familiar
and called him of
Il paid the damage and brought Prince
back to Westchester. He las been on
penance since and usually can be found
running the ohum in my dairy. bu, to-day
he has gone across the fields
to attend the funeral of his blind aunt
Il could tell you many more such little
anecdotes, but some Of them have been
pronounced by visitors a. almost improb-
able and never care 70 give the impress
sion that I am taking advantage Of
credulity. You must be going you say3'