Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08
WHO GOT
THE CATP


a certain story Is goins the rounds
downtown witch SIS rather amusing
The man Who told % On himself 10 q
fellow sabarbgnfe. who made solemn
pledge nQl fe rercai IT, may be sur
pFisel 20 see % ln print but the story
was really TOO good 20 keep and per
hahs ne VIII forgive his friend and
hia friends fisads who have told il
in turn juuos lives ia New Jersey IN
q town which has q law forbdd.ng the
throwing ei dead cate or dogs IA ash
on garbage cana Now the J0neses
mad most sseaclopa cat which was
ihe ppi nl ihe household ln The fun
Mess Of hof years Tabby Was gathered
ol hcr Ta0by superior Intelligence
Jones family unfortunately possessed
no back yard 90 use as burial ground
and besides AIRS Jones felt that cat
81 her Tabbs superior intelligence
and personality should have q more
unique resims place a waiery grave
appealed STRONGLY 10 her imagination
and she decided that the mortal re
mains should be neatly and carefully
done up IN q paper parcel and dropped
gently overheard by Mr Jones when
crossing Tie ferry on his way to his
Office
So the morning after pussy's de
cease Mr Jones. wearing self-con
acions look and carrying a neat bun
die. left Tor the city. As he was board
ing the ferrybaat he ran up against
the pastor Of his church and two OF
the wardens. They Immediately hail
cd Jones who was newcomer in
the pari : and he was obliged to join
their Npip ne stood and chatted
planning 10 escape from them before
the boat docked and to make his way
to the leastirequented deck 60 dump
his bundle overheard But he reck-
oned without his pastor who, just as
he was saying goodbye caught him
by the avn. and with fauering famil-
iarity walked forward 60 the gang
plank. asking some question which, In
al common politcuess. he was obliged
10 stay 70 answer, aud before he knew
b he and his parcel We're ON dry land,
and The opportunity for Pussys re-
reNing watery lnicfmont were for
he morning frustrated As he walk
"a toward Broadway be decided that
he wafery grave idea had had IT'S
chance and that the best thing now
would bo 70 deposit the mortal re-
mains Ia the first ash.can he saw but I
with the pefyerslty of fate he didn't /
see any. ana be was Obliged TO take
he rapidly growing heavier bundle TO
bis oiiiee and deposit IL ON q shelf. /
trusting tho homeward trip would give /
him the desired opportunity.
but nc, SOL Just as he was edgins I
toward the railing OF the ait deck /
ahen the boat WAS in mldstream, (
hree ladies' EMERGED from the cabin
and he groancd inwaraiy as he recog
iiged the social leaders Of the whist
hub which be aud hts wife had recent
5 Joined They greeted him cordially.
and poor Jones kacw that Pussys
dances for reaching the Hudson We're
ill FOR that trip, One OF the ladies'
had small boy and q large basket
II fruit. aud Jones, with his bundle
tucked ungor enc arm. was oblised 20
ilsy thc Squire Fl DANES and help the
ady. the boy. aad the basket aboard
/ trolley cag when they landed in
Jersey City He usually took the troll
es but ne knew that hia sole remain
ne chance zoe getting rid OF the bun.
he that day las in his taking the
rain. When no sot ON board he found
hc car Glled with the exception OF
nu seat This be took. carefully de.
.ositins BITS parcel in the rack beside
couple already placed there hy the
nan whose seat be shared
When he arrived az his station he
asiny madc his exit carefully re-
aemhenns to forge, the bundle Just
q he als crossing the platform and
he tgain uas beginning TO pun out no
vas cnNel bg the conductor who ran
lieg hHe wiih Zee bundle bee loft be-
lrd Posse ieres was of course most
oiitsiy oiul autwardiy and ia.
fafd'y Hes tsef fse walked hore
fiei O aHra SENSE that dead eats
re- ~ eu'i 90 get rld OF as the ira
nlonal se eac
Mr Jea lhfeuel 10 his story With
ruref wii mrahy bot when she
s0ted ihe hHdle sbo gave q litiie
aHtk 1908 .lGs Mat az Your bundle