Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1883 — A DISSAPPOINTMENT FOR PUSS. [ARTICLE]

A DISSAPPOINTMENT FOR PUSS.

On Tuesday morning, s.-iys the Providence (R. I.) Pr< ss, Mrs Epn|s, of Wickford, heard l.er cat. about on« year old, calling very en>| hatically on the door step. The call not be iug answered, tabby renewed her efforts in such a persistent manner that Mrs-. Euni. ’ curi*.- ity was arous* ed. going to the do. r, there was the cat wt’h a flour bag stuffed full of paper and rags, which had teen left in the s tne three rods from the house. This she had dragged out of the building to the house, and upon the appearance of her mistress endeavored to dlaw her attention to it When sfae sup ceeded in making herself undprsitpod and the bag bad been cautiously ap? pro-Ached anti shaken, out jumped a huge wharf rat, much to the delight of tabby, but to the horror of her mistress. A large coal-box by the bouse afforded a retreat for the rat, and no man being at hand to drive it out, kitty’s finely laid plan for a breakfast was thwarted,