The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01

strength or direction-a kitten that ought to
nave been In basket with its mamma Lone
sahio caught 1t by the serum OF It's neck. harded
II over to the sweeper to be drowned, and hned
tho bearer four annas
That evening. rs no reading in his room
he fancicd that he saw some thing moving abou,
on the hearth-rug. outside the circle OF light
from his reading lamp. When the thing began
to myowl. ne realized that It was kitten-a
wee white kitten nearly blind and very m,ser-
able He was seriously angry. and spoke Dit.
terly to his bearer. who said that there was no
kitten In the when he brought in the
lamp ana real kittens OF tender age generally
had mother-cats in attendance.
III the Presence viii 20 GU. into IN. ver,nde
and listen" said the bearer. "he will hear no
cats. How. therefore. can the kitten on ths
bed and the kitten the hearth rug be real
kittens?"
Lone sahib went out to listen. and the bearer
followed him. but there was no sound OF RACHEL
mewinG for her children Ha returned to his
room having hurled the kitten down the hill
side. and wrote out the incidents OF the day
Tor the benefit OF his co-religionists. Those
people were so absolutely free from superstition
that they ascr!bcd anything little out of the
common to Agencies AS II was their business
to know all about the Agencies. they were ON
terms OF almost indecent familiarity with Mani
festations OF every kind. Their letters dropped
from the ceiling--unstamped-and Spirits used
to souatter UP and down their staircases all
night But they had come into contact
with kittens. Lone sahib wrote out the facts
noting tho hour and the minute as every Psych-
ical Observer is bound to do and Impending
the Englstman's letter because II was the most
mysterious. document and might have had
hear IN
next An outsider would have translated all tho
tangle thus Look out! You laughed AZ ma
once. and now am going to make you sit up"
Lone Sahibs co-religionists found that mean
ing in 1t: but their translation was refined and
full of four-syllabe words. They held a sede-
runt and were filled with tremulous Joy, for In
spite OF their familiarity with all the other
worlds and cycles they had very human awe
Of things sent from Ghostland. They met in
Lone Sahib's room in shrouded and sepulchral
gloom, and their conclave was broken up by
c!nking among the photo frames on the rnantel-
piece wee white kitten. nearly blind was
looping and writing .tself between the clock
and the candlest!cks. They stopped all investi-
cations or doubtings. Here was the Manifesto
ton In the flesh 1t was SO far could be
seen devoid OF purpose. but it Manifesto
ton of undoubted authenticity.
They drafted Round Robin to tho English
man. the backslider OF old days. adJuring him IN
the interests OF the Creed to explain whether
there was any connection between the embodi-
ment OF some Egyptian God other q have
forgotten the name) and his communication
They called the kitten Ra or 10th. or Shem or
Noah. or something and when Lone Sahib con-
fessed that the nrst had. at his most mis-
guided instance, been drowned by the sweeper.
they said consolingly that In his next life No
would be "bounder." and not a "rounder"
OF the lowest grade. These words may not be
quite correct. but they express the sense OF tho
house accurately
When the Englishman received tho Round
Robin-it came by post-he startled and
ocwildered He sent into the bazaar for Dana
Da' who read the letter and laughed. That is
my Sending" said he. II told you 1 would work
we'll Now give me another rupees"
But what in the world is this gibberish about
Egyptian Gods?" asked the Dnglishman.
"Cats!' said Dana Da With hiccough for he
had discovered the Englishman's wh!skey bottle
Cats and cats. and cats! Never was such a
Sending. A hundred OF cats. Now give me ten
more rupees and write L dict
Dana Da's letter u curiosity. II bore tho
Englishman's signature and limited at cats-at 4