Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-04-22

fAst ulSNt up9u EutrtCh hitWhu, Pio-
prietor OF Kirwau's Hotel on West
Fayette street, and so decided did the
visitation become that the Central dis
trict police were called upon for advice
and aid.
During the winter the restaurant
man fed the destitute cats Of the neigh
borhood and allowed them lodging in
the front portion of his cellar. When
some of his aequaintancese x postulated
with him he would reply: "Ohl they're
poor harmless things and I'll get my
reward He got It last night.
Lord Baltimore had just doomed II
times from the City Hall tower when
man entered the cafe, called the pro-
prietor to one side and whispered
sweetly to him:
"Ye don't ssy irov' exclaimed Kir-
wan, rslapsipg into the.natural brogue
that always possesses his speech when
under mental excitement. "l'll step
beyant the dure aud see for meself."
Beneath a large Sat sign setting
forth the merits of the foodstufls served
within litter Of six kittens and the
mother lying curled around her babies
WAS trying to shelter them from the
chill air and cold cement pavement.
"Get basket and take 'em inside, "
ordered the "boss" to one OF his walt
ers, ''though,n he added, "the Lord
knows what we'll do with swim more
cats in the place."
Hardly had The basket Of cats been
deposited In the cellar than the waiter
returned, and, with an anxious ex-
preston ofawe, approached the pro-
prietor and addressed him In stage
whisper:
"Boss, they's six mo- kittens In ye'
office. They belongs to that black and
yeller eat"
.sWell, Oi'll be dom medp exploded
the restaurateur, troubled expression
creeping over his face. ~ wonder
what all this ,nanesY" And followed
by an interested and augmented pro-
cession, he led the way to the office
found the mother and babies beneath
his desk and hai them deposited In
the cellar with the others.
| From billIard-room on the second
| floor came an attendant.
"Boss," he said, "there's cat and
five kittens on the second landing and
we don't know what to do with them
We're afraid some one will step on
them"
| CANT this awfulp cried the agitat-
ed cafe owner. "Bedad, they mustn't be
droppin' thru the roof
Then he instructed Larry Gala
han, the barkeeper, to call up the Cen
trail Police Station and ask what could
be done. The reply come that the only
thing to do was to keep the cats until
morning and then send for the s. P. e.
A. to remove Thorn.
A few minutes before midnight the
chef down in the kitchen came up
stairs on a run and informed the pro-
| prl6tor that mother cat ana Tour
babies had been discovered back Of the
kitchen range.
"Howly shmokep' exclaimed the
man. "Ain't there no ind to this?"
| just then man came in, stepped
up to the bar aud ordered little
''straight" at the same time remark.
ing "It's raining"
"Yez bet it's raInin',n replied the
restaurateur dejesJsdly, "rainin' cats."
One of the kitchen help came up
stairs and asked:
Scan i speak TO you min ute,
please?"
Eye can If you don't tell me there's
i1ny more Kittens" replied the pre-
prietor in dsjeetea tone of voice.
"No more as / knows Of" answered
the dish washer, "but the chef did tell
me to tell you that he made a mistake
coantin' them kittens back OF the
range, there's six instead Of four of
them. - Baltimore News.