Show when minister bry n s cat came back clor OL PAW C COL who has beon ben transferred fro from III hla place as raf minister nister to portugal t to 0 aba tb of minister to 0 o cealie CeM liE h aden ad en to his popularity while serving na as minister to brazil A large larga coffee importer returning from a trip to the interior brought with him it a young onca which Is a species of wild cat or tiger anti and he be gave it to col dryan bryan as a testimonial of its hla the minister was fiend of animals and prized his gift highly mit aut the onca while interesting during its youth rapidly loses that attraction as it becomes older one of its specialties being nn an insatiable appetite e the colonel wearied of his pet and one ace day when some borne united states battleships were in port he be presented the onca to tho the officers officer of the lowi iowa as a mascot lit in the course of at time themen of at the navy looked about for or one on whom to unload the animal and ana nt at buenos ayres they fell in ili with a chilean man of war As aa a the cordiality existing between them the impoverished iowa officers gaab ear the onca to the off officers leers of the chilean warship donor dollar and recipient were pleased beyond measure and the ships re I 1 their courneya jour neya r the lapp cons liei time hioe kat cl the harbor at RIO nio janeiro and among the entertainments prepared to fo the officers was ons ona at the american I 1 legation minister bryan was wag more than usually felicitous as a host and the chileans Chi leans thought they should in n some manner show their appreciation so the next fiedt day a delegation of 0 gold laced plumed De and clanking warriors appeared at the legation and after presenting col dryan bryan nn an address teeming with good nature they gave him the on cathe same name old cat only larger and litin hungrier grier and more repulsive and the minister turned away to hide his tears lie ile had received the samp eama token twice from two wido ly separated sources sour cei |