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

mo; I'm nndlng, ses GeoISe "a. ~
fierce and picking up something Thats tue
fifth bit O. powdered liver I've found IN my gar
den this morning"
Henery Walker went of whistling, and the opin'
ion he'd 'ad o. Joe Clark began to improve. re
spoke to Joe about 1t that AFTERNOON, and Joe san
that IL e ever accused i'm O such thing again
he'd knock is cad of. He said that he opel
the cat ud live to be hundred and that ed no
more think Of giving 1t poisoned meat than He'll
cry Walker would OF paying for is drink 30 long
as e could get anybody else to do 1t for I'm.
They 'ad bets up at this ere CaulihoWer pub
c-'ouse that evening as to Ow long that cat u'i
live. Nobody gave 1t more than month, ana
Bill Chambers sat and thought o so many ways
O. killing 1t on the sly that 1t was wunnerful to
hear I'm.
George Barstow took fright when he card OF
them and the care e took O. that cat was wunner-
full to behold. ART It's time 1t was shut up In the
back bedroom, and the other art 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 Clarkl' SEES George Barstow.
I'm tied and and foot. / dursent leave the
house for moment. l amt been to the Cauls-
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; III that
cat don't ave exercise, you'll lose It,"
II shall lose It II 1t does ave exercise" SEES
George Barstow, that know"
He sat down thinking arter Henery Walker 'ad
gone and then he ad a little collar and chain
made for It, and took It for walk Pretty nearly
every dog In Claybury went with 'em, and the cat
was In such state O mind afore they got 'ome he
couldn't do anything with 1t. 1t 'ad a 1T as soon
as they got indoors. and George Barstow, who al
read about childrens fits 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 60
near 1t.
1t was so bad that evening sneezing, that George
Barstow sent for Bill Chambers who'd got good
name Tor doctoring animals, and asked i'm to give
II something Bill said ned got some powders at
ome that would cure 1t at once and he went and
1etcned EN- and mixed one up with bit O. butter
mats the way to give cat medicine" he ses,
smear 1t with the butter and then it'll lick 1t of,
powder and ALL"
He was just going to rub It on the cat when
George Barstow caught old Of Is arm and stopped
I'm.
How do know it amt pison?" SEES he. you're
ma paid you to pison It,"
wouldn't do such thing" ses Bill "Yon
ought to know me better than that"
All right" ses George Barstow, You eat II
onen' ana III give you two shilings instead o
one You can easy mix some more"
Not me" ses Bill Chambers making faro
wen, three shillngs then" ses George Bars.
VOW; getting more and more suspicious like; -four
shillings-five shillings" ~
Bill Chambers shook mis- 'ead 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. WV
BIZ looked at the butter and then e looked ar
the ten shilings on the table, and at last he shur
is pocket. f' '"o ''ney Ill
You see, | ave to be careful Bill" ses George
Barstow rather upset WV "o"'e'
Dill chambers didn't answer im He sat there
n Qhnn nnA
~ races that George was arr afraid of i'm,
Anytning wrong, Bill?" he SEES at last
Bill sat staring at i'm, and then all of a sudden
ne clapped is handkerchief to ia month and ae.
uns 10 rom his chair, opened the door and rush.
ga out, George Barstow thought at fust that hs
aa eaten pson for the sake O the ten shillines
ou. Wnen e remembered that Bill Chambers %
sIter xne most delikit stummick in Caybury he
The cat was better next morning br. coo..
os =. mad ad such fright about it e wouldn
tsinS 70 sS out OF Is sight and Joe Clark began TO
. ,,a tnat would ave to wait longer for tbot
proeprty than e had Thought ortar eII ~ ,nt