The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-24

is IL the call OF the WHO tnat caun-
es a cat with her first kittens to hide
them away from the eyes OF man?
The actions OF young cat with her
three little kittens, her first ones. by
the way, has caused great deal of
discussion at police headquarters
lately.
About ten days ago the kittens
were born. At that time the young
mother sought drawer in the desk
of the Gamewell operator, Maurice
Walsh, which place she entered from
the rear. That left her and her pro-
geny entirely concealed.
Mrs. Kitty was discovered, how
ever, and given into the care of Andy
Bean, the one-armed negro, who
cleans the courtroom. He made a
comfortable bed in a box in the base
ment and moved the little family to
its new home. Mrs. Kitty appeared
very nervous, as many persons pass
ed near where she and her kittens
lay She would look up at them as
IL to ask why they were there.
She stood the test for two days.
Then the home was found deserted
:he kittens had been moved. Where!
No one knew. Mrs. Kitty was seen
about the station, and, though fol-
lowed several times, she never would
lead Andy to her new home.
On the night of July Frank
Scott, gas inspector, sought the ne
gro nurse and said: ANDY, your cat
and kittens are over in my office.
You'd better move .hem tonight, as
the hall Is to be closed tomorrow and
them all in my place and hid them
behind a gas tester. | placed them
in a box"
Andy went over and took Kitty,
her family, new box home and all
back to the basement of the station.
Again Kitty looked nervously at the
many people entering and leaving
Police Court they all had to pass
near her home. Sunday morning,
when all was quiet, she was caught
in the act of trying to move her lit
tie family back to the Gamewell
room, where they were born. In this
she was frustrated.
Monday came and there was the
biggest Police Court docket of the
year. That was all Kitty could stand,
Her home was very comfortable.
She had a negro to answer her every
beck and call, but the street" she
lived on must have been too noisy
How she did 1t no will ever know,
but she actually stole out her kit
tens, one by one, and moved them to
a box in the dark vault in the Office
of James Il. Vineil, Secretary of the
Police Board, two floors higher up.
The call of ne wild had taken pos
session Of her again. Mr.. Vincil saw
Mrs. Kitty make several trips to his
vault. but was busy and did not no.
tice that her family was within. That
night he closed and locked the vault.
Kitty was frantic She moaned
and walled about the station all night
and remained long outside the door
of the Secretary's office, out of which
she was also locked. Yesterday
morning however, when the Office
was opened Kitty was there. Then
she ran to the vault and asked Mr.
Vincil as plainly as a cat could 10
hurry and open It, When lie did SO
the young mother jumped into the
box and cared for her very hungry
little ones.
The struggle to be natural to re-
vert back to the actions of cats be-
fore they were domesticated, was toe
great for Kitty, however. She gave
up the right and one by one slowly
removed her family to the noisy
home in the basement near the Po.
lice Court. She Is there now. look.
ing dolefully at all passersby and ap-
parently regarding them with sus'
picion. The call of the wild she may
feel all day long, but she knows now
no doubt, that she can't crafty it,
Kansas City Journal.