Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-26
CHAT.

letter from one OF the readers asks
ne TO tell more or my home life. She
saws that she misses the little personal
touches that 1 used to give CHAT ana
asks especially about the cats
To tell the truth, there has not been
much home life tor me SINCE L took up
the Christian association work. There
are classes five evenings out or the
seven and when one leaves home In the
morning and does not return until al
ter in the evening one misses a
great deal OF the home life
An endemic or some sort got hold
OF the cats OF this neIghborhood. about
two wears ago, and left US all lament
ing Next door there were two beau
tiruI Maltese kittens, ana everything
imaginable was done to save them. out
20 they did. When the disease struck
mine L said that ne might die in peace
Tor medicine had not helped the 9TH
ers-and in - hours ne was dead
Not long after tat a beautiful black
kitten appeared Ia my dining room. ana
a SILVER creature / never saw. H n
nally made friends with me, after days
or coaxing. and ne is here yet we
named him Hon Peter Stirling. but even
that dignified name does not keep him
from fairly flying wnen a stranger
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a hard time somewhere. To this good
day, though he mas been here almost
two years. II anyone picks up the
broom out he flies. 1 can call him as
much as I please, but he hears nothing
until he is out O. sight OF the broom.
He has adopted me, and the evenings
1 am at home he never leaves the house.
but those spend at ne association are
also ais for visiting. He meets me at
the next corner and meOws and runs
asonx the fences or on the sidewalk I'M
tn we reach home. L always let him
90 IN for q little while, and then he is
ready 70 say good night i never could
pear 70 touch a cat, but when one IS
selected by cat one can't be too orfish.
especially when the cat allows no other
hand TO touch MN.
Last year auotner wair came to US
This last was truly a waif. the seraw-
NEST. '-measliesr little thing, n big
BODY with a small head and pale gray
eyes. There seemed no way to get rid
OF IL. The neIShbors on either side
wanted cat and tried to etice ScTawny
into their houses; but he scorned them.
IRON time to time they have spent
hours trying to make friends with him,
all 10 no purpose. The rats play havoc
with their groceries, but my cats keep
them from this house. One or the
neighbors has a dog and he is a sworn
enemy 10 cats Scrawuy sits on the
fence Just out OF mis- reach and splits
at him and seems to enjoy tantalizing
him. The dog jumps until he Is ex-
nausted and when he lies down to rest
the cat leisureIy walks Off.
Cats have as much individuality as peo-
pie Peter is highstrung. nervous and
must confess greedy. When 1 give
them raw beef scraps he grabs two pieces
and runs Scrawny is phiegmatic and
willing for Peter to take the best. Peter
will leave anything for a fresh biscuit;
he won't eat them after they get hard.
and Scrawny's favorite food is an Irish
potato.
At the association there are two cats.
SinS Ling and George Washington. We
had mice running all over the dining
room floor until VIC got the cats. Dur
IRIS the meal hours they sleep In a has
ke. out OF sight. for many people are
sSraId OF cats. George Washington goes
into the once and a favorite occupation
Is chewing Miss Burnard's pensta1 and
rolling her pencils of the desk. We have
10 get the telephone cord out OF his
reach.
Sing Ling is dairy over the elevator.
In the early morning and I'm the after
noon he gets in Il and rides to his hearts
content. No, I must take that back; he
rides until James thinks it time for him
10 quit and puts him out by force. The
door may be opened as often as you
please but Mr. Sing Ling never takes the
hint to get out
There are seven or eight servants up
there and I never heard Of one of those
cats getting a lick They are foolish
nv-ar them Erorn - until raarT,- z
all Of US are too busy to even have the
cats IN mind We serve from $50 to