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Show Jlurk Twain's Cat8. New York Tiniest When MnrlcT-wnln lived at "Quany Farm," a plgturpMiuc lionie up on a siitilheri) New Ymk miitiutaln, says a writer In St. Nicholas, Nich-olas, hu did innjt of Ids ivrlifuglo n little eiuhl-sldt'd summer bouse, which ho called his "Pilot IIoiim" In memory mem-ory of tho days long ago when' he was a pilot on the Mls-lsslppl river. dully nestling In a groat chair or snuggled eomfortnbly upon 1111 old lounge ii) this literary workshop, at almost any time of thn day, could ho fotiini Mark Twalii's pels. ' They weie allqvi!il l hbru bocauso ,ihcy had thu good manners to keep qiilet'wMlu ho workoil. If they hud presuinml to Jump upon the desk and put their feet upon the manuscript or tip over the ink. they would not have be6n allowed to remain. The cosy little Pilot homo was very populir with these cuts. It tuny huvo been because it was such 11 nice, sunny place, having windows upon all of Its sites. Being upon tho tip top of thu great hill, It received tho warmth of the first uud last rays of tho sun, oj which these pets were quite as fond us was tho (umioilst himself. Murk Twain know that nlthough qats are said to huvo nine lives, tho time must comu when even ills pots and ho would have to part, so onn day ho summoned Mr, Van Akon, tho photographer. " A Ji'al(ius,dog did ins best to prevent tho photograph being taken, but in vain; and two good views of them wero obtained. ob-tained. Murk Twain himself thus signs tho requiem of his pets. "Hnrlfurd, Conn. "I don't know as there Is anything of continental pr International interest to communicate about tbosA caK They had no history. They did not dlsilnguish thomselvos In any way. They died curly 011 account of being ovcr-wolghted with their names, It wns thought Sour Mush, Apolllnanes, Zo-master, Zo-master, Blulherskljo name's given thorn, not In no unfriendly spirit, hut morefy to practice thu children lu large and (llfllcultHtylus of proiiunchtttou, "It was a very happy idea I mean for tho children. Maiik Twain." |
