Box Elder News Journal | 1904-06-16 | Page 2 | Took His Cue from Solomon

TOOK HIS CUE FROM SOLOMON illustration of impossibility of dividing cat stopped family row an amusing incident occurred recently in tho the home of a chicago tarn tam llyn pussy smith is in a monstrous cat a g great reat pet especially with flossie eight years old and jack tour four years old one night after dinner both wanted to carry the cat upstairs its my catl cat declared jack stoutly which was a s true u e edir hut I 1 carried 1 h him 1 m from rom abe country and anyhow im the biggest said determinedly and im the littlest little bt jack put put tile the animal over one shoulder and started for the stairs flossie halted baited him dreadful sounds followed follo ted stormy words interspersed papa smith hurried to the scene of battle Child children shouted he put the cat down well settle this by business methods who pays for the cats board anyhow flossie and jack were puzzled aled neither of you owns that cat added the father 1 11 I pay his board your mother cares for him you morely merely own halt bait she shares res jack carry your halt upstairs flossie carry your halt half never again must I 1 hear bear such a disturbance tur bance aitho without u t a smile those children slowly labor laboriously bously lugged the cat as suggested head held by jack the body by flossie there has ha been no further trouble