The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-06

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been more appropriate name since
her two almond optics are her prin
cipal claim to feline beauty, but tn
children named her Blackie the da,
she took up her abode beneath tn,
kitchen stove. Blackie it has beer
since, though on formal introduction:
we call her Bluffton Blackie-th'
little kitten whose mamma belongs II
the Harold Balmer family.
Until Blackie came to us, we
must confess we have never been
much taken by cats, and though
not particularly superstitious, a
solid black one crossing our path
at night always sent a little chill
up our spine. We associated cats
with witches and broom sticks
and had an uncomfortable feeling
anytime cat eyed us too closely.
The sly rascals seem to fathom
your innermost thoughts.
Now a dog was something differ
ent, amiable, good, and always half
laughing when his tongue lolls out
Our children will own a dog, we
thought, long before there were
children.
But that was a day before most
cities and villages had ordinances re-
quiring that they be kept tied up OIL
at the end of leash. And that was
day when Nom and Dad had most
of the real worries of keeping our
pets :. So we settled for kitten
Bluffton Blackie.
1t was our neighbor, Nelson Herr,
who presented Blackie with one OF
her first toys-a spool suspended on
string from the back of a chair. AS
though she knew Immediately what
she was supposed to do for Nelson,
the little imp crept up on the swing
ing spool and slapped at it with one
paw and then another. Then as it
swung higher into the air she jumped
higher than herself, turning dizzily
at the same moment She would still
be jumping for the spool if we hadn't
released it when she became so tired
she could hardly stand on her four
legs.
This morning perched on the
window seat in the bay she anus
ed us at breakfast stealthily
sneaking up on flies, and only
narrowly missing them on the
wing as she jumped in mid air.
Bluffton Blackie is a cute trick,
but as some folk say: '"The only
trouble with kittens is that they
grow up to be cats" We think
we're going to like cats too, from
now on.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
Saturday a week to the opening of
the hunting season, not because we're
planning 20 shoulder a shotgun and
go in search of pheasant or rabbit,
but simply because we've heard so
much about the holiday-like hustle it
brings to Bluffton. Restaurants flood
ed with strangers in hunting coats
and streets parked full with autos
bearing licenses from all parts of the
state. ~ = ,
The excitement has already touched
us. Even a week ago friends from
Cincinnati drove up to see us-and
incidentally to see if we could reserve
some hunting grounds for them =.
then there was phone call Sunday
from five other down-state friends
asking US to make overnight arrange
ments for their hunting party {.
we acted promptly hearing that rooms
are at premium the night before the
season opens.
THIS NOVEMBER has a spe-
cial historical significance for
natives of the Buckeye state. 1t
marks the 150th anniversary of
the month in 1902 when the
founders erected the framework
down in Chillicothe for the state
hood attained by Ohio the follow
ing March l, 1903.
Chillicothe, then a wilderness town,
had been the capital of the Territory
for year or more when the Constitu-
tional Convention was called. The
Convention assembled on November
1, 1902.
Of the 35 "Ohio fathers" more
than half were under DO years old
English-born Edward Tiffin, Sc, des-
tined to become Ohio's first governor
was elected president of the body.
Laboring through 25 sessions, the
Constitution was finished and signed
on November %. The document was
handed to 29-year-old Thomas Wor-
thington, who rode out of Chillicothe
on horseback in a deep snow on the