The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-21
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a Little Story % the mig BIus-0rav
Maltese and fhe JAYS.


a Little Story % the Big Bius-0rav
Maltese and fhe Jays.
john was q most agniacent looking
specimen Of the domestic cat--a Nal
tesa. Ills bluegrny coat was like tie
finest. ailkiest velvet, aud be had 4
proper care IN keeping Il IN the best
condition. He had the most faatidloua
habits eating nothing but the choic-
est Of morsels. and selecting the soft
EFT, dOwniest pillows 70 rsDoss upon.
He was much-pampered cat, says the
Philadelphia Record HIS mistress had
indulged bis whims 70 such q degree
that be became intensely selfish end
exaeting, az spoiled children and pets
are apt 70 beecma
John lived In a great house IN the
middle Of large square where there
were perhaps 3 hundred or more noble
trees. You should see Johns superstf-
tious manner-hOw his nose went up
In the air when any stranger cat ven
tured upon his preserves. Every par
ticular hatr seemed TO CULVER and stand
on end because Of injured dignity. He
seemed 70 say. why do thess common
cats come betwixt the wind and my
nobiityF"
He feared. too. perhaps. that his
share Of birds would be materially ies-
sened- he himself played rad havoc
with the robins and the wrenS. / am
not sure whether the Jays. who had a
large colony on the grounds, were able
70 hold their own against him.
One warm morning IN early sumner
a. eat on the piazza my attention
was attracted By the loud cries og the
jays. and there sat John at the foot
Of q tree waving his tail I'm Impotenf
fury, fer three Jays wers AZ his head.
nnBt enc and then another twaahang
out with their bills great banehas e.
beautiful fur. Take thati Take that.
you murderOus yillainl" they excaafm-
"a. Of rather shrieked IN unmlgtnkabls
tones OF revenge. you have bad your
way With our birdlIngs: now Ne have
you Take that, and thatr and cut
dew great bunches Of aElkeH, auGy fur
that had been 20 carefully combsd ana
cleaned only a few hourss earlier that
warm June morning. John eiarod az
hia tDrmentora, gnashed his tssth. but
10 no avail
AT last, apparently satisfied with the
Vengeance they had wreaked on their
enemy. the cat. the jaya. win Wild.
exultnnt cries. new on 70 thair rO0kery
In the ed trees back Of ths house.
John. humbled and discomntsd. made
bis way OF. too Whether he pronesd
By the drubbing the Jays Uays him.
cannot tell
One more episodA IN which John
was an actor. must relata. A heauti-
eul little black and tan had been given
10 me some months after / wsnf b I'VE
In the house where John seemed to
have such undisputsd sway. was N
when the little creaeura was broaghf
b the house. and for q esW days was
Obliged TO lie on the sofa mneh q tia
time Gyp. afeet3OnRts e. 4 Il the
nature o. dogs % b. woud cone to
me put her paws On the sofa ana look
into my face as much e. % eaF, why
90 you de hers1 why d@n't yoa come
out for = run under TIE rO@r
One day be sat on the side q TIE
Ore. John on ehs othag. Instead q
coming % my sofa By TIE dlrock line.
Gyp. fearing John. went In a round
about way. John from his plAes aDrang
up 20 intercept Gyp ana gave bar q re-
sounding whack On tie sads e her
faes with his open paw. He had seen
already that Gyp had wen q place IN
my affections ana took thls wWy Of
showing his anger and Jealousy. Dear
little Gyp. every one loved her. For
one friend that John had aha haG
twenty. Indeed, am not quita suro
that John had one friend. whIlO Gyp
had legions. Many admired him Cor his
beauty and grace. but -handSome e
that handsome doeS," you know.