Show DROVE THE CAT TO SUICIDE representative probably did a little thinking after he had heard emans story alfalfa bill I 1 murray representative from oklahoma made a tour of washington a short time ago with a party of friends in due time they reached the washington monument and the oklahoma statesman told at length of the beauties of the shaft at the close of ills peroration alfalfa fa bill mopped his brow und and turned genially to a minion million of the law nearby how about it asked lie he that some little talk on this ancient pile of masonry you forgot about the cat replied that official imperturbably what cat the brindled ent cat of 1896 well what about him queried representative murray oh nothing replied the guard evasively see here said mr murray ir 1 I demand to know about tilts this cat it aint much of a tory atory replied the guard your talking there reminded me of t it ysee tilts tills here cat aled in ill tile the monument well si fl me and another chap that used to bu horo here noticed that cat noting acting queerly every time a party edine came along and was told about the beauties of tills this vast pile of ns masonry soitry as you was saying then one day along camo came a gent gen with some friends and talked for foi three quarters of an hour along this line when blamed it if that there ca cat run all the way up odd feet feel of steps and commit suicide by jump ing off the top of the monument washington post |