Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
This and That

THE End Of a Perfect Day" In not
SO perfect when the household loses
its pet cat. r..
A Washington family, which moved
recently. had this strikingly brought
homo to them. Moving day, Of course,
whether It occurs in June or October,
brings many trials.
There Is the matter Of getting the
electricity and gas turned on" and
the telephone put In" and the
screens for the porch properly ad.
justed.
There come some so miles Of auto
mobile trips with particular treasures.
such as rare lamps. some favorits
photograph records and perhaps the
new radio speaker.
One trusts perfectly the movers
but there Is so much EARRING in the
big wagons, and the huskies who per-
form the necessary service do not,
1t would seem, have a delicate sense
Of touch!
When the transportation Of twin
Persian tomcatS, favorites OF the house.
hold, Is added to the regular moving
Job. the family has It's hands full,
literally and fguratively.
The cats were put off to the last load.
Whether or not their feet were but.
tered, as the old-fashioned receipt
calls for. in order to prevent them
from leaving their new home, we have
no record. The theory Of this pro.
cedure IL that once the cats indulge
In such normal action as licking. which
generally follows q good meal, they
will "stay put"
The animals stood the trip across
town very well. according to reports.
Their great tails waved gracefully in
the air, their big eyes noted points
Of interest along the route. They could
be said neither to enjoy nor resent the
trip.
We know only two Washington cats
who seem to like to ride, and these.
too. are Persians. The cat normally
prefers its own means Of .loconnotion,
and, unlike the dog, does not take
kindly to its masters Inventions.
Cats are terribly oid-fashioned.
II y
Once in the house, the PersianG
snooped around, sniniing at the IA.
miliar furniture with ono breath, and
at the unfamiliar surroundings with
another.
Now here In q pretty how.de-dow
their eyes seemed to say. Evidently
we belong in this house. all right. for
part Of Il has the right smell-hut
this Dashboard is slightly foreign,
don't you know"
Great care was taken by the mem.
bers Of the household to keep track
Of the pets, in order that one or the
other might not wander away through
an opened door. Every one who ap-
preciates the cat will understand this
natural fear.
Bedtime came In the new home.
Il was the end Of a perfect moving
day-and then-one cat showed up
Too bad! This small sor-
row, added to the cares and fatigue
Of the day. put a sour edge on every
thing.
Just az the family was about to re.
tire, after q fruitless search, q faint
''cheep. cheepv was heard. Hope,
which the poet truly says springs
eternal in the human breast, sprang
10 life with tremendous vigor, result
ing In a protracted exploration OF the
new home from top to bottom.
And In the basement. sitting calmly
,etween the V-shaped strips that add
support to the rafters, was the lost
'riend Of the household. Catlike. he
lad been able to climb to the place,
tut was unable to get down again.
So our story has a happy ending,
lfter all, 81 stories ought to have
hat md their way into homes o.
happiness and peace.