Evening star., 1926-05-16
This and That
BY Charles Z. Trdce.oeH.

From the This and That Letter-box:
Dear Sir: If I owned the wonder
full lamp Of Oriental fame ! would give
il a rub and wish for seven Sundays
a week if il would encourage you 10
write about. Jack Spratt.
I'm the two years that you have
been telling us about him, once in a
while some pest II cannot call him q
human being has bobbed up with the
remark that he doesn't like the cat
stuff and demanded that you cut II
out
This gets me into the same frame
of mind as one of the characters in
Vaughan Kester's novel, The Prodigal
Judge was when, floating down the
Ohio River on a raft and not liking
the treatment given him. by the ma
tives on shore where he tied up. he of
fered to Tick 'em for a dollar if they
could raise that much money. and If
not. Just for so cents and If they did
not have that-'fer d chew of tobacco,
and if that was not to be had, why
he'd do ii fer nothing
That's just the way / feel every
time you write and tell us that some
one is kicking about the cat stories
"They have the column six days a
week, which would suit any mortal
that was not hog, and which proves
what a mean narrowminded nature
they have when they do not want to
give Jack Spratt and his host of ad
nlirers one day out of seven. / class
this fellow with the one that kicks
when an SOS call stops radio
broadcasting for a few minutes some
times.
II was born in New England. and
resided there until siX years ago. when
l took up my residence in Washing
ton. 1t did not take me long to no.
tice that many people in this city
lacked a love for animals ESPECIALLY
CATS and this being just the opposite
from what was the prevalent feeling
in New England, ! thought that I had
fallen among a tribe of barbarians.
Believe me, Mr.. Tracewell, the fell
low that doesn't love animals must
have something the matter with his
beam and my advice would be that
he be compelled to go over and be ex-
amined by DIR. White. for as it is he
Is a danger to the community.
Please keep UP the stories about
Jack Spratt, adds my wife. Sincerely
yours. NJ. A. H"
A gentleman in the Government
service writes:
81 am very sorry to see in The Sun
day Star that some of your readers
dislike to hear so much about Jack
Spratt.
Jack Spratt is a fixture, a friend
OF so many of your readers, that I
hope you will not pay attention to the
few people who do not like cats.
you may write of anything you
wish during the week-of the Copper
nican theory, the Einstein theory, the
Napoleonic code or anything else, but
please, for the sake Of cat lovers, con-
tinue to give us the news of Jack
Spratt and of his doings.
Whenever 7 see a. cat which looks
like your description of the famous
cat. call my mothers attention TO it
and say, That looks like Jack Spratt.
And so we ask that Jack Spratt
be kept on the editorial page of The
Sunday Star, in. spite of the few who
seem to be disgruntled. With best
wishes for you and Jack Spratt, very
truly yours, E. r. S. c."
lowing:
Dear Sir: Have just received my
Sunday Star, and as usual first turned
TO find out how Jack Spratt is recov-
ering after the visit OF the cat doctor;
and, Of all things, to read that you
may decide to tell us no more of that
dear Jack Spratt with his green eyes
and striped coat.
"Now, I only get The Star once a
week, and then, again, being a woman,
what / think may not count, but The
Star which comes to me every Monday
will be less interesting If you fail to
write about J. S.
"Have seen your articles quoted in
Our Dumb Animals. and If you call
for ]. SIS men friends am sure you
will find SO many you will continue
right along with the same kind of
Sunday This and That One who
appreciates them. Mrs. W. L. p"
Dear Sir: Please let us have more,
lots more, of the chronicles of Jack
Spratt. for I am only one of many
who consider them as genuine literary
treasures and hope we may some day
have them in book form. 1t is real
regret to me that / have not kept
them all as they came along in The
Star. ] like that cat and sometimes
think he is washing his face i'll front
OF nv own fire. he is so perfectly alive
in the letters. An Admirer of J.
Spratt."
From the wife of well known local
pear Mr.. 'Traceweli; Please con