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Show CATS AND 8HIPS' RATS. jH Felines Seem to 8hare the Superstl- flH tlons of 8allors. lil Everybody has heard ot rata aboard H ships and how Bailors would rcfuso to !H sail upon ono that tho crafty and H robber rodents had deserted. This jH belngknown It will surprise landsmen H and landswomen when thoy aro told H that thcro aro vessels which carry jH to take prido In observing anclont H traditions. H Apropos of this, howevor, only a JH few days ago a vessel lay at her dock jH In tho Delawaro River. Suddenly a H rat left tho ihip, followed by another JH and another, until a wholo colony had IH ovacuatcd. Tho crow noticed the jflH rodents' exit, and to a man followed ll tho rats. Nothing would lnduco the flH seamen to return. Tho ship was jH ready to Ball. Tho Bklppor stormed. !H Then It was that this eye foil upon H tho form of a hugo, gaunt black cat. ,H Tho rats' exit was explained. The JH oxnspcratod captain seized Tom by IH tho neck and hurled him at the sailors H upon tho wharf. Then tho crow re- lil turned unhesitatingly. So did tho 'H rats. Then, ton, tho lines wero cast 'H off, tho vessel backed out ot tho dock, and was soon speeding seaward. Philadelphia Telegraph. !H |