The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
THE SUN
The White Cat


Attn bit O powdered liver I've found IN my gar
den this morning" ,
Henery Walker went of whistling, and the opih-
ion he'd ad o. Joe Clark began to improve re
spoke to Joe about 1t that afternoon ana Joe SOL
that II e ever accused i'm o such thing AGAIN
he'd knock Is cad of. He said that ne ope1
the cat 'ud live to be hundred, and that ed 40
more think of giving 1t poisoned meat than Hen
cry Walker would OF paying for is drink 80 long
as Q could get anybody else to do II tor I'm.
They 'ad bets up at this ere Caullnower pup,
lic-'ouse that evening as to 'ow long that cat III
live Nobody gave 1t more than month, anu
Bill Chambers sat and thought o 80 many ways
o killing 1t on the sly that 1t was Wunneriul 10
hear i'm.
George Barstow took fright when he card or
them and the care e took o that cat was wunner'
ful to behold ART Its time 1t was shut up In the
back bedroom, and the other arr George BarstoW
was fussing arter 1t till that cat got to hate I'm
like pison. Instead O. giving up work as he'd
thought to do e told Henery Walker that ed
never worked so ard in his life.
"Wot about fresh air and exercise for it?' ses
Henery.
"Wot about Joe Clarke ses George Barstow.
I'm tied and and foot, l dursent leave the
house for moment / amt been to the Cau:
flower since I've 'ad 1t and three times got out
O. bed last night to see II 1t was safe"
Mark my words" SEES Henery Walker IF that
Cat don't ave exercise, you'll lose It,"
II shall lose 1t II 1t does ave exercise" ses
George Barstow that know"
He sat down thinking arter Henery Walker 'ad
gone, and then he ad little collar and chain
made for 1t, and took 1t for walk Pretty nearly
every dog In Claybury went with EN-, and the cat
was in such state o mind afore they got 'ome he
couldn't do anything with It, 1t ad a fit as soon
as they got indoors, and George BarstOw, who al
read about children's Ats In the almanac gave 1t
warm bath. 1t brought 1t round immediate and
then 1t began to tear round the room and up and
downstairs till George Barstow was afraid to go
near 1t.
1t was so bad that evening sneezing, that George
BarstOw sent tor Bill Chambers, who'd got a good
name for doctoring animals, and asked i'm to give
1t something Bill said ned got some powders at
ONE that would cure 1t at once, and he went and
fetched 'em and mixed one up with bit O. butter.
That's the way to give cat medicine he ses
smear 1t with the butter and then it'll lick 1t Off,
powder and ALL"
He was just going to rub 1t on the cat when
George Barstow caught old of Is arm and stopped
How do know 1t amt pison?" ses he. You're
friend o Joe Clarks, and for all know he may
ha paid you to pison It,"
i wouldn't do such thing" ses Bill "You
ought to know me better than that"
All right" ses George Barstow, you eat II
then, and Ill give you two shillings instead o.
one. You can easy mix some more"
Not me-" SEES Bill Chambers making a face.
Wel three shillings, them" ses George Bars
tow, getting more and more suspicious like: -four
shiings-hve shillings"
BIN chambers shook mis- cad, and George Bar.
Stow more and more certain that he 'ad caught
Inn trying to kill Is cat and that e wouldn't eat
the stun, rose i'm up to ten shillings.
Bill looked at the butter and then q looked or
the ten shillngs on the table and at last he shut
rs eyes and gulped 1t down and put the money in
Is pocket AoA'' 40
You see, | ave to be careful, Bill" ses George
Barstow, rather upset. "'''e'
Bill Chambers didn't answer i'm He sat there
as white as sheet, and making such extraordinn'
ry races that George was arr afraid of Inn.
anything wrong, Bnl?" he SEES at last.
Dill SAT staring at i'm, and then all of a sudden
ne capped is handkerchief to is mouth and, ge;.
ung up from his chair, opened the door and rush.
ca out George Barstow thought at fust that h,
aa eaten pison for the sake O the ten shillings
put when e remembered that Bill Chambers nd
got the most delikit stummick in Claybury he
altered Is mind u"
po me cat was better next morning, but Geore,
narstow mad 'ad such fright about it e wouldn
t net 20 out OF is sight, and Joe Clark began 10
nroenr tnat would ave to wait longer for that
proepry than e had thought, arter ali. To 'eIr
lm talk anybodyd ha' thought that q IoveS +hat