OCR Text |
Show Cats Cat * at Sen Sf'a Sfa Sea Sf'aIn SeaIn SenIn ' In tl tI t ! e old od days day * of sailing sailmg saUing vcnels v0s3e18 vesselsft vcnelsIt v0s3e18ft It ft ws wa'l wal wa ' ' conildered considered very unlucky for forthe forthe forthe the shIp ( hip and all aboard her if the theship theship th * ship hip II cat left the vessel vl"ssel vlssel " while whil * in inport inport Inport port and did not return . . . Many were werethe werethe werethe the gloomy prediction predictions ! of ot dorms storms dormsand stormsand torrrrand and 111 III lii fortune among tha the seamen seamenIf learnen.if learnenif , . it If their ship ( hip set lall sail without the cat catand , . and even if another cat could be bebrought bebrought bbrought * brought on board at the th next port portIt , , It wai was doubtful doubl.ful doublful . whether thai the 111 ill luck luckcould luckcould luckcould could thus be b * turned Even now1181l0ra nowsailors now 1181l0ra sailors allon take very great care car * of the thebhIp the.hlp ttrkhip bhIp .hlp hlp . a . co cat t , , . whose whos * duty it Is I ! . to keep keepthe keepthe keepthe the mice rnlc and rats in check . . She Sh * iith h hthe hthe the * pet of ot all the th crew even ven if she shei sheit ahI * i it * . no longer Ur the object of the tb * old oldtime oldtime oldtuna time superstitious bllefa beUefs beliefs * |