Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
REASONING OF suNFLowER.
Again the Cat Conquered by Shccr
Character.

he WIS ii HANSEN. hut because he was
yellow IN iItt, he was native of thu
Mormon capital. When he was very
small l.c was much in need OF a home.
for hr Was ugly. and ugly kittens ar,
not often welcomed Ivy grownup folks.
His eye. we're too big for his head. and
his head was too big fer his wabbIy
bod. H." tuttercd i'm his GAIT ana
meoN-cd mcSt mournfully, like 4 sick
kitten \ family that vas soon To
NOV tuck the founding along, bit
of bad luck" someone would say bul
if so it did net seem to injurc this par
ticulur Kitten.
lie grew up to hC fine specimen OF
catdom, and vas even %eod to look at
He was Intelligent. When he wanted
in" lie void rattle the door knob, ana
in the night time. when invited to Join
an obcn-aiF concert, he would 80 to
the hcdstdc Of some sleeper and make
his desires known. When his eatshiD
was Il year old the family Il which
hc WIS npW q valued member prepared
to move again. The distance being con
sidcra bic Il careful inventory of their
goods MS maGc. The enumeration of
lrrGtqble articles had not proceeded
fan Wh,n Sunlower's name was mer-
toned.
MT an neh shall he so. said the
father
ION. Why ohimed the family III
chorus.
wen. hes lust Il yellow moagrel and
common ti}iet.'
y :. he's CIR cat, and Ill not go one
ster. if can't take him. So there now
NV ere not going t. move that cat
firmly rctortod tie supreme court Of
the family, for in addition. to what
have said il is had luck to move cats
thus ended the battle of words so far
as the father knew, but the household
most likely kept UP Il powerful lot o
th:nsing..
One day after this mild family jar
the father was returning Ia the dwell
ing from the barn, and had to pass the
side of the dining room. whocp only
window was next To the path with the
orlv door in the end OF the building.
Both were screened with wire, and both
were closed. Hearing tinkle of china
ware. and looking through the window
lac saw Mr. Sunllower on the table Sc
leCting his viapds.
The Wrath-dlled man. feeling now
ahmaantly justified in his remarks on
| the character of the ctiprit nurredly
stepped TO the door saying subVecaIiN,
This will settle the case. for the folks
will not want to move a dead one, anu
| will finish him now and lie picked
! ap d convenient club as he went.
Jerking the door open he stood with
raised club ready to do murder. hut
| to hls amazement. no cat was III sight
! Standing in the only avenue OF escape,
| he could see every point IN the small
| room. he locked under the table. the
stove. and every chair without moV-
| ing. and confidently expected To see the
| thieving wretch covering in fear; but
no cat! Had he eVaporated2 lie stood
| there silent yet feeling like Ounce
! nut the eat must he in that room.
! Standing by the doors We're Two chairs
| touching each other. Stretched out at
! full length. half his large body on each
/ chair. was Sunilower, apparently enc
! joying a sound sleep.
Knowing he had teen caught, for he
| Lad seen the rate master through the
| tel,-tale window, he had been instantly
! seized with the conviction that he
was in danger. He did just what anX
! sensible cat would have done-he dart
ed for the door. Finding it shut. and
/ knowing time next to vito was his
most precious possession. he must have
! reached it at one bouHd-more quickly
than il can be told--he had to devise
something else. So he chose To simu-
/ fpT Itlt "a
cuse. lie had not long to reason, for
death was 81 his heels.
Now comes q remarkable exhibition
of the pressure of necessity crystailZ-
ing instinct into reason for II Snnllo"-
or Hid not reason. the writer, who was
tie only witness OF this episode, Is tln-
able To account for his actions.
Notice this. He was lying just by tlt1
door $50 near his hunter that he could
ana did place his hand on hlm) ana
was fcigning sleep. Did he not thihk
Was he not obliged to reason TINS:
am caught. | know l ought not TO maze
| been on this table. | must escape. ftls
ATTEMPT was thwarted. When he reaeh /
ed this disappointing door he had u
thinit further: eff he finds me asleep ne
| will think | have not been in mischief
| s.tratyhtyVay ne stretched himself our,
had both eyes tight shut and MS lei'
arm M over them as he lay on MS
right side. When the angry man sa"
il he stood motionless moment longer
and admired the felon who was pieao
ing not guilty" by thus playing pos
sum" SuniicweT slowly drew ms paw
down from his eyes and, half openlns
thcm pecped at his clubladen lord ana
seeing him still there he quickly re-
placcd IT and breathed on steadily. !"
carry out the semblance OF Steep se'',
more perfectly. the rascal s'rete''e'
himself and yawned i'll the most MAJ
ural manner when he was pushed on
the chairs and made to go out Oh 'h'
| door. J., rot
Now he had been Obliged to 60 h9'
only ordinary cat thnkins' out uoUp''
work. for he had to guess Wtla' 'i,'
man would think also, and act aecoro-
inglv The brute conquered the hutna"
t5at lime. Throwing down his ciuo 'ile
,,on said. You're all right, Sahi'o"ei