The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-16
CATS AND OTHER CATS
Two Tomcats Named Kaiser and T..

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. y, Aug.
9-These sweltering hot August days
bring to our mind the shore, the
balmy breezes, with the cooling kind
right from the briny deep! but re-
member
But mind the tobacco barn at home;
Yet longing for the breeze
From the flaming flying foam,
would it were mine, but
To stay at home I'll have to-the
price is fine.
Well, We are in a fix. Now just
imagine yourself little cub CORES
pendent who writes for his local pa
per (and then folks don't like his
dope) and has written out-nothing
to say-nothing to write about-and
yet the news world is trimming full
of that that is no secret. We cannot
make any comment on anything, for
the interesting topics are so big till
our feeble mind cannot comprehend
it, and when We do get pretty good
thing to talk about-now it's not the
weather-somebody else grabs it up
and goes tearing down the road with
it and leaves US gaping for breath,
while we are thinking ooh, if we had
been sooner!" And for Sam Hills
sake are we all thinking in unison?
We are somewhat like the two
country SWANS, both loving and good,
who went a-wooing the same girl at
the same time. One was a slick-ton-
gued glib talker, the other spoke when
his heart told him something to say
right smart. His companion was do
ing all the talking while the other
| was waiting to get a smart message
from his soul to utter. Every time
his companion would speak the 9TH
er fellow would say to himself, II
| was just thinking Of that and was
fixin' to say it." But it was done
and said. So we were just fixing to
tell you all about two blessed little
! Tomcats when poor Mary went thru
the fire remember the Smyrna cat?)
and lost her vision, then three days
later her life, and went where all
good cats go. Well, that was stun
ming to the most critical and unbe-
lievable to not few. Then the wind
blew and We heard another which
would do to believe: the prince of
cats-W oodrow-was on the eve OF
being the household companion and
the chaser of all obnoxious pests Of
big cullud lady, who must have
been a natural born cat kidnaper. 1t
seems so Or she wouldn't have tried
the highest official cat, Woodrow of
cat kingdom.
So, Mr.. Editor, if you care to de-
vote these columns to the ways,
means, freaks, habits and customs
of big cats, little cats, little girl kit
tens, or very small Tom cats, We will
tell YOU, as we started off long ago
to tell you, about Kaiser and T. R.,
two more cats of the official regime.
Near here there is a little boy
whose delight it is to bring up lit
tie cats in the way they should 60,
SO when in declining years they will
not waver from, the knowledge thus
impaired to them. This little fellow
delights in cat fights not few. His
very highest official Tomcats, Kals-
er and T. R., are the fighters. The
Kaiser was always Maynard boy
who wouldn't listen to a word his
master would say, also thought ne
must be the prince and make all
other cats walk a chalker when in his
presence. No cats fight but Kaiser
and T. R. Qady cats are not suf-
fragists). These two just can't agree
on any question, whether national,
intermediary, or who shall
be cock of walk when darkness hoy
ers about this old earth. Kaiser is
the very imp Of that fellow Billy
Hohenzollern, and T. R. is the per
feet spirit of the genuine T. R. But
fighting? There just amt no talk
ing, for it's a sight the way Vt; 7: + +
sails right on Kaiser and would i II
his stature were that Of the Goliath.
One on top, then another. A minute
later Kaiser utters a loud wall
whipped. T. R. quits and purrs loud
", as much pleased as the Amer
cans would be if a Tar Heel were
to twist the original Kalsers tall
and ride him on a rail.
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