Show I r c Why lie he Cussed the lie Cat A short sort while ago ngo a lady going up the te slope on Charles Chles street to the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Ingon monument was very ver much interested interested inter inter- iter- iter ested este In the the- tO performance of a black cat which was hunting for a 1 tender sparrow on which to make mae a breakfast The cat ct proved prove to be a n successful sport He bagged bogged the game and ad ran Ian across the ie path between the te lady and a 1 gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- gente man approaching from the te opposite di dI- The Tho Te gentleman genteman was on his way down dow town to business When Ten he saw the te cat he stopped short as If I he be had been shot turned around aroud three times on Isis his b heel said sad Darn Dar that cat ct an and hurried hurie away from the spot spot The Te Tela la lady y who very ver well wel understood all nI the te actions of the te cat cat was so d dby by those of the gentleman genteman that tnt sho she became be lie- came fixed fed to the spot She could not make it out until a I black woman cou Informed her that tat it was mighty bad luck for fora a black cat to cross ones one's path pat especially on en the te way to business buies In the morning moring She Sho also alo learned leared that the te way to break the te spell of bad luck hick was to turn tur around three times and wd cuss cust the te cat cat Ct Baltimore Sun Su |