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pie*tioni fromendorse, or tiaenta ut-n to dltfe* rs. All wo lat ail con. gonalliica. ]lt;Y CROSS3r 1871ways the , I would I the fact g y a u to ditLon of loraiog I portion of honfc go-0 cannot ro can at a\ orosa-ies to dowore an t lot tho peaco, un :y ia this can a ! Ladies’ , are alto-mtannna-1 crossing tiling inppoarttnooof having1, and tho to follow )w pair of IB hoar^ , which ia are tin-adopt tho oota liko ia one of ►t present, , I know 1AI*d fortho goodoan exer-ffioe, you. Lady.0 oamol'a ant ont inre fit forareal, and ?Me wanty must bothousand we all ip tho another 3 present , and the IB quality ‘ondor theeat. Themerits of JFhftfc we1 plenty bfFRllEB-to oxpeofc woro put ast Satur-n.t supply rhe oapao-tod to be ich rate it rkicg on many of ■ough the in quaa* a assorted ipsnde to node with tho gaso-i e xas wasCAT3 0ATAQRAI’HIOAhLV CoNBlDEMLa * Cat* hava generally been looked upon with distrust, from tho time when they first “yeowed” upon the roof of Noah’* floating menagerie, dowfl to the present-True, with old maids and sorceresses, the domesticated feline has always been a favorite, yet notwithstanding lids, and tho fact that all well regulated families posses* at Jeaat one oat of their own, and several belonging to their neighbors, the animal ia nob generally popular, like the dog, but is in most o-ises simply tolerated, because o! tho marvelous power* it ie supposed to posacaa as an exterminator of rata and mics—dbougli ft close examination of the habits of’oats develop* the fact that unless made desperate by starvation, the rat is the very teat. article n£ diet preferred by them.The difficulties attendant upon seeding eats to that bourn© from whence they return not, are traditionary and well known aa they aro numerous. Possessing as they are said to, nine distinct existences, it has always.boen considered a good day’s work to kill on of them, and frequently after they have been assisted to “wrap tho drapery of their oouoh about them” by the aid oi clubs, instead of “lying down to pleasant dream?,” they await the departure of their would-be destroyers, and then, bruised and crippled, reappear, like Banquo’a ghost, bloody and unbidden upon tho scone of their former ox*pIoitB. Honoe it is that the tribe aro always increasing, and the stock on hand at tho close of themonth always oxooods that of tho%preceding months by many thousands, not withstanding tho shipments, loss by boot-jacks or pop bottles, shrinkage, or the homo consumption or mined pia and sti-8sge manufftctorio?.Youug and happy married couples, whoarc for the fi^et titno about to beuome initiated in the mysteries of housekeeping, always start in with one cat; ju fact the wife usually haa one given to her by eomo unmarried lady friend oil the ovo of housekeeping. For a few week* ** pue*y * i* one of the favorite fixtures of the fixe-aide, and lounges around in tho onsy chairs with a piak ribbon around lior neck and diaoe upon tho piinone of spring chickens flavored with an occasional alp of nectar and beefsteak gravy from the lips of her mistress. At night “John” comoa home, and alter donning his dressing-gown and slippers (presented by his wife on the day of tboir nuptials) bo draws ft chair before the glowing grate, and reads aloud from ‘'Owen Meredith,” while he fcoldB hia wife, and hia wife holds tha oafc. Happy couple, happy oat; they are both ox-parienoiog tho most blissful part of their earthly existence; for ‘'John*' will never receive any more dressing gowns nor slippers, and instead of gently smoothing tho fur upon tabby’s baok a mouth hence, tho chances are that John, upon hia arrival home, will mark his entrance by kicking the blasted cat across tho room, and if, in the exeeea of her fchao affection, pussy odv.moea with proudly arched back, and ofttauh-Uke - purr, to rub against John’s tbms, it ie not unlikely that amoment later she will find herself on the♦top of the atoro, or soaring through a win-' dow, if ono chance to he open.As the honeymoon draws to tho close of the first quarter, tho peo alterities of tho oat shine forlli with renewed lustro At night John is awakened by his wife, who has hoard burglars down stairs. **Tbey nee after our plated war © that we received at our wedding,” a*ya elie. John, sleepily* replies that he “wishes to goodueas they would burgle some of tho many cheap butter knives and eatt-holdera that constituted the largest portion of their bridal gift*;” nevertheless, he seizes a lamp iaPlTTf tsrTb interest winter College ing, De sit©* of a well i compete faithful all thea-degree, ful, tftM©d. t;od withtwenty-literarythere an ament teacher Germaz needles justly manage parens officers tho tu for thi Aad aui milted and the honest month! idea of The aic of the 1 board a able In college few eq’ for “boi ed room aro butyear,f~States eeommoieducatePerehircatalog'worse.many s and yel Who eel things • only bnCash Up is gSoores from Pi trauspl ThoMlt; doing Laugbl they he parties, instanc. their q which I chased,Sbnmbiacre lee half of Messrs. burg ar eame le tho aboThe which i ling nil No. 2, iUo9S vilte, ai farm, a wells v;month,Frou be oo uiacres.operate bound AN (TnneWedce city, w1800, a vdle, a on the roadj v
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Nov 20, 1871
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