The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-23

creamy gravy ali about it and smooth
brown taste, with no sign OF a tough
outer skin and with even the legs just
good. good, good! That's some chick
/ en-! And not many women know how
- cook one that way Either the Skin
Is dry and hard or the meat itself
has cooked till tasteless, OF the gravy
| is tar from creamy OF there are few
other things the matter with it, dtfet-
| cult to describe. Tie to the lady who
can cook turkey or chicken right this
Thanksgiving. If you haven't got
such a lady-haye pork chops!
Swinging from pork chops to cats
may be quite jump, but after all they
have something in common. Today l
am interested IN cats because we have
one at cur house who is causing quite
| little trouble. Anybody who finds a
human interest in ANNALS will appre-
ciate the small tragedy which Is TAX
ing place at our house. A small dog,
quite for some time, the sole pet IN
the house, feels much as did the small
boy when he discovered that some
body had presented his mother with a
wee, ugly baby A very tiny black cat
came to our door for three nights in
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Only one member Of the family was
in favor Of admitting the creature and
all because small plaintfve meow got
the best OF his sympathies. So the
kitten was brought in and ia. 1t
need not be added that now the animal
reuses to leave. AS soon as we put
her out on the porch and say, GO
away" she sits down and waits to be
taken In again-which we do The
dog in the house Is highly disguised,
though at first she did very little but
stay at a discreet distance, not offer
ing to touch pussy until our backs
we're turned when she made one mad
dash for her, nearly swallowing whole
that poor, frightened mite OF a cat
When scolded, our dog went under the
buffet and sulked. When anybody
took up the cat, that dog howled IN
jealous pain. Not a loud howl but
Just a low whine as though actually
suffering. She finally put her head
down between her paws and refused
10 look and there she stayed, Iefus-
ing food or consolation
we have tried to persuade the two
to become friends but it is useless. so
we have to keep pussy in the base
ment when we are not at home and
the dog in the kitchen We are con-
SANITY afraid tragedy will occur
when no one is at home and II ever 1t
does, there will be nothing left but
small amount of black fur as circum-
stantial evidence. Yesterday we tried
feeding the two from the same dish.
The dog took one bite and retired IN
disgust back OF the stove. Though
very hungry, nothing could persuade
her to come out while the cat re-
NAMED in the room. Thinking her
asleep, / went in the next room. leay-
ing the kitten plaeldly drinking milk.
heard a commotion and coming in,
discovered our dog dragging pussy
backwards by the tail. This. was a
new one. 1 rescued the cat and went
out again, watching around the door
The dog walked quickly up to kitty
and kitty put up her small back and
Kissed family. The dog looked her
over, made quick jump. and landed
over her on the other side. Before
the cat had recovered, she found her
self thrown clear across the room
I believe our dog has come to the
conclusion that killing will not be al
lowed in this family so she intends
( to brighten the cat out Of her wits so
she win leave OF her own accord
Pussy now leaves the room hastily
when the dog enters. we don't dare
take our eyes OF of them. Today, our
dog could not be found. Neither could
the cat. After some search the dog
was discovered under the couch and
the cat under a chair. Both faced
each other from distance OF across
the room and move from either OF
them would have received instant re-
sponse. The suspense was more than
We cared to endure Thoroughly tired
Of the trouble, we hauled out the dog
and also the cat and placed them side
! by side. explaining quite plainly that
1t was time to make up. Pussy shifted
and the dog lay down and went TO
sleep as though tired. we left them
together. The cat walked cautiously
some distance away and also went to
sleep. We soon discovered that both
had one eye open. we pretended to
leave the room and hid behind a
screen. Instantly that dog was after
the cat, and such mixture OF bowls
and splitting hope to never hear
again. We have about come to the
conclusion that wed rather have the
circumstantial evidence!
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