Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
IlusraGd By IrNsnFy CoPyr9h Dyle0r9e HDoFonC0

He might have been impatient, have
had whlus aad crochetS. He might
have been iraScible in his demands
upon and acccptauce of service. But
Mr.. Sidney was always cordial anu
con~iderate. \ great deal OF IN" t'lne
he spent in bed. When he was no' III
bed, he sat in a great chair, ana very
often q yellow Persian cat rested on
his knees. II was a dittlcult II not
dangerous matter for any one else IMAM
Mr.. Sidney to touch the cat, name"
Algol.
The WmkiuG Demon. Sald MI
Sidney. lingering the cats run as ]"
lay OH his lap and purroG. | knew Ju-'
enough of the star A'gol ana IT'S war;
ability Z" understand lh' "l'l'>''"'I''
81 AN old man n"Iiin- u cat t"' ''.'
Winhlng sun AlGoI III MI ',"'''' .
Zap hhuhcd AT me- ana 'te "'" '.'''''
genus l"F UNDERSTANDINGS anu
hcail"h seemed ul'ai'i'\'
Mr.. sidney room was "l great So
IL Htf wv" HttFia'ts an" '"'
"i windows hNiS'nI '""''" l''' w., w.,
Al the smarter oil '"' Nv" ''''i Pc.
i'' h"d ms "''"Ai">,' i-i''''' a, ,'.
III 70 HI'i'''' OF III ,''' "u'""'"
"l N'"'''NN' NV i'''' '''N "'''''
In Sp'te OF me PERSIAN cat MI ''II-
u'H I"' three '"'l'''''> jill INC lI'''l'
AlS"I r'Np''I'u 'Il'I" "l'eL l'N''''''
'Nat l 'HouShI u''''' am nav
canary NI'il1- Oh me '"I H'"u' '"'
l Thought 1t WIS u''I"'u I"9c VI ,'''
paced confidence A'g"I "hil'eu ,'i"'
lie was deferred from hatural "ctI"h
In the matter ny ms a1ectloh LOT 'he
strange but Kindly master WI" want
ed cats ana canarles 10 I'VE together Jul
anltN.
| Know / never tuiiy SraSped MT.
Sldney's scheme OF me- hut thought
that he found existence lronlc his
graciouSnesS ana his cheerlulhess'
thought, represented the GarIhhhs OF
his conquest OF norhldlty. HIS per-
Sonal charm was extraordinary. Every
one IN the mouse feit II. but an aston
ishing thing about Mr.. sidney was an
occasional emotion which, as II mani
tested Itself In his eXpreSsi0hS-ah
that was the only faShlon L saw IL Ior
a long time-was one OF savage nate
1t was only by coming on him when
he was not expecting me that l saw
this. l remember that the hrst time
| saw the expression on his face was
dumfounded. That was not expected
in his room was entirely without lnten-
ton on my part. People who were ac-
customed to being with him walked
into the room without ceremony. HIS
bedroom and bath were TO one SIDE.
Hls hVihg-room ne insisted shouio De
open without lorfnah'v'
oh me occasion speak OF hau come
1T quietly OUT IL was WITHOUT intention
|" surprise ilS Pdilehl' ne was sI''IhR
III his large chair WIN Algoi Oh MS
NheeS' Ills eyes were Closed ana on
MS race was an expression OF maleVoi
ehce that was almost demonlac. IL
was so starting that the sight or IL
SUPP" 'ne III NY sup anu Haue me
Icei lnole 'n"ii UNEASY a'hiost dlrdlu:
MI STUNT! WIS qulel, except mat WIN
""e i""" "e ''f"heu Aisot dpodt the
"'au anu eaIN, ine careSs was al
n'oS' ''hierCepIole III mouoh' Out Al
s"i "hs purr'hg 40 iouuly mat Ihe
SouIiu hlieu 'i'e o'her"iSe quiet rooIn'
Inc H'aieNoIehCe-'he maIghancy'
hatreu' concentrated essence OF feroc-
''N-'h MI Siuhe! lace "onId nave
S'"pi'u anyone 10 one VINO had al
Ie'''oh lot MN as had, II was ab-
NUTRIENT 20 see MN So II was con-
IeS>ioh OF something i dld not want
L" Know
l was IN fear that he might hear me
and, opening his eyes, find that 7 had
discovered him. | was embarrassed
and uncertain what TO DO. II was
SHY predlcameht as | saw afterward
My part was quite simple ] should
have paid no attention to any such
phenomenon as the expression on
ma" l"'e ohu nave hCteO perfectly
90 -, my
ne 'o"iinon-Nehse Ihihg-and con-
sluer in!seli lSirly sensible-was ap-
parent alter"ard. II indicates the as
tohisHihg SHOCK OF the thing that | was
unable 10 act sensioly. What was the
expression IN an amiable, charming