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Show PoOK HIS CUE FROM SOLOMON. Illustration of Impossibility of Dividing Divid-ing Cat Stopped Family Row. An nmusing Incident occurred recently re-cently in the homo of a Chicago fnm ilyq. Pussy Smith is a monstrous cat, a great pet, especially with Flossie, olght years old, nnd Jack, four years old. Ono night after dinnor both wanted to enrry the cat upstairs. "It's my cat!" declared Jack, stoutly, stout-ly, which was true. "Hut I carried him from the country, and anyhow I'm tho biggest," said Flosslo determinedly. "And I'm tho littlest." Jack put the unlmnl over ono shoulder and started for tho stairs. Flosslo halted him. Dreadful sounds follovod, stormy words Interspersed. Papa Smith hurried to tho scono of brittle. "Children !' shouted ho, "put tho cat down; wo'H settlo this by business methods. Who pays for tho cat's board anyhow?" . Flosslo nnd Jack wero puzzled. "Neither of you owns thnt cat," added tho father. "I pay his board, your mother cares for him; you inertly inert-ly own half shares. Jack, carry your half upstairs; Flosslo, carry your half Nover again must I hear such a dls turbanco." , Without a smllo thoso children slow-ly, slow-ly, laboriously lugged tho cat as sug gostetl. Pussy's head hold by Jack, tho body by Flossie. There has been no further trouble. |