The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-08-07
By Way
of Proof

A1uIp u&1O Ampioys coToAobcy.
"Catnip," contradicted Amplay's
wife. decisively.
Ampley regarded her with the be
nignly plying look men reserve for
erring and weak-minded members Of
their families. Geraldine" he said
in . panied tone. do you suppose I've
lived all these years and escaped a.;
intimate acquaintance with mint IA
IT. various formsf It Is Just as easy
to tell mint when you see It as It IL
to recognize q potato! This IL mint"
Mrs. Ampley dropped her golf clubs
and sat down plump In the middle OF
the disputed green stun. At the eight
zenith hole they had wandered on ths
course into the inviting autumn woods
bordering the links. Her cap was one
sided and her face was flushed.
you may know mint" she admin
ted crisply. I've not the slighteN
doubt that you could tell It in a tai
glass . mile away. but let me inform
you that when It comes to catnfp
you've nothing on me. Why. I was
brought up on catnip-almosti
Haven't I gathered 1t by the bushel
for the cats and kittens We always
had at home? Il"
Fine aroma" interrupted Ampley,
twisting the sprig he held beneath his
nose with the maddening air Of con.
noisseur. Il don't know when I've
stumbled on . finer bed of mint,
really"
You'd infuriate me If you weren't
SO silly" remarked his wife. And
you are SO absurdly stubborn"
"What're you doingf" demanded
Ampley with curiosity as she began
picking handfuls of the herb and
stuffed them into her sweater peck.
etc.
Mrs. Ampley regarded him coldly.
II am picking catnip." she Informed
him. ito take home to the cats next
door-and l intended to incidentally
prove to you that am in the right"
ANY sane cat" scoffed her hus.
band. would be insulted II handed a
BUNCH OF that stun! 1t would collect
all its intimate friends and sit out on
the back fence and yowl at you In
disgust"
His wife smiled. ANY cat would
be my friend for life." she contradict.
ed. The poor thing would be hys.
tericai with joyi Did you ever see q
cat playing with catnip?"
No. but I am curious to observe
one having . jag of Joy on plain
mint" said her husband. 1T will be
novel"
SHOOT" said Mrs.. Ampley six timer
to the golf club cat, which seemed de
termined to tag them into the station
bus.
What ails the animal?" asked Am
pley.
"Catnip!" explained Mrs. Ampley
sweetly.
''Umph," commented Ampley. Walk.
ing up the avenue to their home In
the dusk Ampley fell over some ami.
NAL twice. What the" he began.
Il think" said his wife casually,
that 1t must be that big black cat
I've seen In this block so much. II
probably has smiled the catnip in my
pockets"
'Oh. fudge!" growled Ampley.
Just as they sat down to dinner
there was . NOW from the front
porch. 1t was an insistent call and
Mrs. Ampley beamed.
The dear thing!" she murmured
Cats are SO intelligent! dropped q
leaf Of the stun on purpose as l came
in and it's calling for more! Listen
there are two Of them now!"
Ampley got TO his feet violently.
Have we got to endure this serenade
all through dinnsrf" he inquired with
awful sarcasm. ~Just because some
fool cats can't tall mint when they
see it,"
He opened tho front door to scare
away the invaders. but they vanished
suddenly. For . moment he thought
he saw shadow forms fit by him. but
when he glanced back into the hall
nothing was 70 b seen.
1T is really remarkable" unused
Mrs. Ampley, how cleverly cats will
discover catntp and search 1t out!
See how those tWo ON the porch"
That was msro coincidence" Am.
pley insisted. "A cat wouldn't walk
a foot to smell Of mint! And I'm tell
ing you that Il vas mint you picked"
"CatnipI" SID Mrs. Ampley serene
ly.
Ampley went upstairs to bed a lit
tie later. murmuring contradictory
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