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Show A CAT UP A TREE. Gallant rollcrninn Bent tn Ita Rescns anit tli Kellaf nf the I.adtea. A singular request was made to Chief of Police Wlllard yesterday. A woman who lives In the nelghbor-hoodhood nelghbor-hoodhood of 169 Hamilton street called up police headquarters, and this la the conversation that followed: "Hello! Is this police headquarters?" "Yes." "Is Chief Wlllard In?" "Yes; I'm the chief." "Well, chief, have you got a policeman police-man who can climb a tree?" "Wh-what? A policeman who can climb n tree? For what purpose?" asked tho chief, greatly surprised at the unusual un-usual request. "There's a cat up In a tree opposite 169 Hamilton street, and It has been up there for four days. All the wcmn and girls are In hysterics over it, and I wish something could be done abo'it u, I thought that you could send a ,)) man up to climb the tree and bunt- the poor cat down," "I am afraid our policemen nre not very good at the art of climbing, but I will see what I enn do." "Can't you get a lire department ladder?" lad-der?" "We'll attend to that all' right." Captain Davidson sent a couple of his men to the tree where tho cat was roosting. roost-ing. Thomas was rescued, however, and the hearts of all In the neighborhood neighbor-hood beat regularly again. |