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Show 1 uir I UrlmiiUttJ. A freak of lightning probably more remarkable re-markable than any hitherto recorded, has ortnrrod near the small vtllago of Now Balcta, Vt , at tho foot of tho Hel dtberg mouutalna. A refit 8. Yandjck occupies an old maiulon, In the parlor of which hung a collection of Ilerolu tionary auorJi, one of which waa henv tty 1 Uted with silver A terrlllo thun ler-ttcnit ler-ttcnit camo at night, an 1 one terrible crash aroused the houaihoM. All were stuunel for a moment, but recovering thoy hatnel to dUuver what damage wasdonn, Bui Unly tlm younger Vanljck point-el point-el to an ol 1 faahloncd sofa. Upon It lay what was aj panutly tho ailrcr linage of a cat curled up tu an excwdlngly coin fort able p.itluiu As far as tho ahapo anl poaturo of the animal wire concerned con-cerned It might haro been a Hie cat Iach glittering hair was separate mil dittluct, anl each silvery brlatle of tho whUkers d.acrlbixl a graceful curro as In life rutin r nnd ron tnrrml towaM tho swords which bung upon tho wall Juat Abfie the sgfa nud there sawtlutthe word had lCti ttrli ll of all ita all ir Tho hilt was goue and the scabbard scab-bard was but Aitrlnot blackentM steel The family cat had been electroplated by lightning In one of tlis juinea of glass In tho window win-dow was found a roun 1 hole alwnt tho size of half dollar, wht.ro the lightning ha) evidvuily eiiterod. There was a (hnmd itrwilc acns the saah where the lettrical llul 1 had madelUwu) to the sword down which It had wiaaed to tho rat, canning with It thoaUvtr which It depoalTed upnu the animal Of courso thucitwns Inttantly killed, anl therefore there-fore remained In tho position In which It was qutuily tUvitug wheti tho llu.li came. It U thought the plating of the cat's body will j reveut decay, an I that probably prob-ably It may Ui rttalne 1 among tho col IvUhiti of ourlotlcs, tho moit smuark abto of them au Ixal siiintlats Are pnxxh 1 an X pi of tho memW i f tho Albany fti t'tuto Is lun ti Mlnj the caie.-Cgr. St, LouU Ueoublio- |