| Show CUPID AND THE CAT A suffering F feline came 13 tween two soul that boat as n one he lives in Evi evanston inston and during the past two years has been paying his hia addresses to one of the most charming girls on the north side the wedding day has not been named but their engagement ga was announced almost a year ago several weeks ago while they were walking home from church one sunday night they ran across a cat that was wailing piteously on a doorstep do you hear that jim she exclaimed grasping his arm with a closer grip theres something the matter with that poor little pussy rm im going to see what ails it nonsense I 1 he replied lets goon go on the cat will take care of itself no lets see what is the trouble without more ado the young woman ran up tip to the cat and was li horrified hori fied t to find that the animal had evidently been run nin over by a wagon as its spine was dislocated and it was barely able to crawl by dragging its hind legs ashes done for sure enough com dented the Evans tonian she wont last long come on now the girl suddenly straightened up to her full height do you mean to say that you would leave any animal to suffer like this aliis there is a drugstore on the next corner run over there and buy an ounce of chloroform hurry now there s a dearl Non nonsense you dont suppose im going into the business of doctoring sick cats on the streets at night do you be ri sensible I 1 and you dont suppose im going to lot let this cat suffer here do yau you go and bring me a bottle of chloroform instantly st 1 I wont do it but I 1 insist you certainly cant bo be in earnest 1 I certainly am it if you dont do it I 1 will go after it myself you want to make me appear rid ridiculous ic hurry up dearl for a moment the young man did not stir the blood rushed to his face and lie he began to grow angry see herel he exclaimed this is carrying matters entirely too far I 1 will permit no woman to make a fool of me like this ill get your chloroform if you really insist but I 1 warn you never have a chance to do such a trick again I 1 will never have anything to do with you again narl mark thail ot the chloroform if I 1 do everything is over between us all right bring it two minutes later a fine lace handkerchief saturated with vath the an aesthetic was applied by a fair white hand to the nose of the suffering brute and the wailing ceased here this story should end A regard for the truth however compels the addition of the statement that the young man thus far has actually carried his threat into execution and the prospect of that wedding grows dimmer and dimmer chicago mail |
