Show saluting a cat there is at least one place in tho world where the cat was until recently held in high honor and received the attention due to one of so high a station in life that place is india where in fortress the sentries used to present arms to every cat that appeared on the scene the custom is accounted for by this singular anecdote which comes from what appears to ie good authority some 60 years ago it happened that a very high english official died in an indian fortress at a place that is one of the centers of religion and at the moment when the news of his beath met the guard at the main ate a black cat rushed out of it the superstitious guard presented arms to the cat as a salute to the dying spirit of the powerful englishman and the coincidence took a firm hold upon the locality that up to a few years ago neither exhortation nor orders could prevent a hindmo sentry at that gato from presenting arms to any cat that passed out at night harpers round table |