The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-23
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRnER
Helen Again Exhibits Pussy Furrn1ew
But This Year Does Not Win Blue
Ribhon

Helen Again Exhibits Pussy Furrme"
But This Year Does Not Win Blue
Ribbon.
I'D have gone this afternoon" muir
INJURED Helen. disapi ointedly, If l
hadn't thought you'd 90 with me to-
night"
Wei. I'm tired" grumbled Warren,
any cat show
But. dear. they must have judged
them by this time. oh, I'm so anxious
to know if she's taken n blue ribbon,
We'll, I can tell you right now
she hasn't
But she did last year," Indignantly
Last year she was only a kitten n
the novice class. Now she's in the
open class against lot of regular Old
kshow cats-an entirely different prop
osition.''
We'll, she stands as good a chance
as any of Them stoutIy. They said
| her mother, Fluff of Athca, used TO
win over everything
Warren picked up the evening paper
Ought to be something in here about
that show"
NO, I've Iooked-there isn't a thing.
L suppose the morning paper will have
It,"
What's this? Lady Sonia Is Cham
pion of Show. Judges Decision in
Many Glasses Causes Dissat isfaction P"
oh, l didn't see that as Helen
| leaned over his shoulder and breath
| lessly looked through the list of prize
winners for Pussy Purrmew's name
j but it was not there.
| An Odd Decision.
! Told you she didn't stand any
| chance against those oil regulars. Lis
r,f hi
| r. E. Mason, the Canadian judge,
( caused much discussion by deciding
! that Tabby cats do not have to he tab
| by marked to win in tabby classes
| Ha ha. that's rich. .Tabhy cats do not
| have TO be tabby marked TO win in
| tabby classes
What does it mean" asked Helen,
wonderins1y.
! Don't be SO LITERAL chuckied War
/ rcn. Don't have to mean anything il
| it sounds like that. 'Tabby cats do
! not have to be tabby marked to win
| in tabby classes BY Jove, that's as
good as a nursery rhyme
| Telen's smile was reluctant ono
! for she was again looking over the list
! of winners as though still hoping to
| find Pussy Purrmew there.
! The distribution o, prizes resulted
! in much dissatisfaction read War
! rem. There was general dissatisfac-
: ton from the judges awards ! say.
| that might be good fun--lot of old wo-
men fussinG over their cats. Get on
! your thinss-Iet's CO.
! Helen wanted TO protest that they
! were not old women, and that they dil
, mt fuss, but inostead she hurried in to
get on her wraps before he changed
his mind.
W
GaEden, Helcns exhibitors ticket took
them in the Fourth avenue entrance
and the fun sweep of the poultry show
which filled the great arena was be-
fore them.
y thousand rooSterS seemed Growing
at once. The whole place was a mass
of cages, inside of which prize winning
fowls scratched as concentedly as i'll
| their barnyards at home.
Warren, like most city men. had
covert interest in chickens. founded or,
the firm belief that if he ever had the
time to, could start a chicken farm
and produce more eggs and make.more
money than anyone NOW in business.
Warren is Amused.
Here" pausinS before a cage in
| which a huge snecllcd rooster with
comb like raw meat was regarding him
| impersonaIly. plymouth Rocl>-thst's
the breed to stock with. Fine for the
market. Steady layers.
These are good birds. too as ne
parsed on to the next cage. in which
q pcrtIy white hen was scratching
some crushed grain with staid dignity
White Orphiugtons-the mighty
good layers
Since only the LOT number marked
the cages. Helen. was Of course much
impressed with this display of knowi-