Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19
AND the CAT
REMAINED

1
ty-fifth street The gates Of a down
town elevated train were half closed
when an old woman with sparse gray
hair and deeply scanned cheeks placed
one foot on the car platform The
gateman tried To close the gate. but \
she was half way on He gave vent /
TO some muttered words expressive oi |
his displeasure. TO which the old WON. 1
an paid no attention. She fan fell |
down on her seat, for the eXertion had |
been too much for her In a little |
while, when she had recovered her
breath, she glanced about her in
furtive way. Having apparently salts
fed herself that no one was watching
her with a special purpose. she hug
ged up to her breast a disreputahie
old nun which had weathered seine
winters and gave bold evidence Of Il
close acquaintance with the moth fam
lily. Indeed. there were only tufts Of
fur here and there. but the article
served it's purpose. Every one won.
dered. however. why the poor old wom-
an with her thin form and worn-out
dress was so attached to IL.
Finally the mum answered these
questions of it's own account, for just
before the train had reached the next
/ station a plaintive Meow" was watt
| ed on the air to the ears of the guard
who stood near The old woman fair
/ ly shriveled with guilt. for she knew
that no animals were permitted there.
To make matters worse, the first cat
II eN1 ~ vi nf
emphatic ones-protests regarding the
strangeness OF the situation
This was too much. The passengers
laughed and the guard came angrily
upon the scene of action. All eyes
were directed toward the old wom-
an, and to her he addressed his re-
marks in choice English.
Who's got the cat?" he demand
ed Silence, while all waited de-
velopments.
The cat answered for herself In
heart-rending tones, which, however,
had not the slightest effect on the
man. She stuck out her head and
proved to be old and poor, like her
mistress. Besides. she had only one
eye.
See here, youse," said the gate
man. threateningly, shaking his fist
in the face of the cats protector
,'youse can get out at the next station
see?"
"Oh. please, Mr.. Conductor, don
make me leave" sobbingly pleaded this
old woman. II know II Amt jus
right ter bring the cat, but what an
| a-goin' ter do? amt got no none.
ter hire a carriage. and was afraid Z
send her on the wagon, so there wa
nothin' else fer me ter do. You see.
she added appealingly To her listeners
we're movin' to-day. I've had ihl
cat ten years. and | love her Ike sh
was my own child.
Hal ha! listen TO that" exclaime
the guard sareastically. Think OF IN
wasted Affection"
You know" continued the old won
an, not noticing him. III you had
cat fer ten years, you know what yo
would have done"
"Youse ken bet do glibly al
swered the man. Inter the river ff
hers. Now, see here. he said rougl
". "out youse go wild der animal
But mister" begged the womai
i've got to go way down town. can
walk
/, .Youse has heard my orders. o
yer go at the next station. snitir
me action to the word, for the ira
was stopping, he held the gate ope
for her to pass out. While the o
woman was trying 70 get TO her feet
kind-faced, well-dressed woman push'
her back into her seat, and waikiki
up to the guard, said:
shell do nothing of the sort, al
will see that she stays on III
J car"
: sHa," sneered the man, who a
\ Won. and what have You ter do "
u de case? III have youse both
v rested
He then told a man to bring an
aeer While the train waited (
Il argument continued, and the old wo
L ans champion listened TO some al
l. sive language. when suddenly thin
took an interesting turn. goods
~ Ii. Irishman stepped aggressive
What this says goes. and
he says The u stays, 1t does. a
Y I -isfs 5Sesn,t. I'm here to see that
~ : carried out" he asserted with a ca
less disregard for clearness OF eKpr
.iou and a threatening display
q fists.
= whats this old woman and
4 rat 10 youse?" demanded the guard
81 4Nothin' at all. = answered the lri
81 man. but this here lady do kno'
Al Tben with a wink for the lady's be
q, alone shes Mrs. Patchouh,
- sure it's her husband that's got
sE nower to make you lose yer job
ID o,,y knew II. II the cat e
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