Cupid Baulks at Howling Cats.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 August 1910, Page 3

Cupid Baulks at Howling Cats.

PROFKSSOi; SKKKS DIYOIU-E. Dr. Ifobert A. Pierce, of Tuft's Dental College, Massachusetts, deflared that t hiifv-two cats which his wife possessed have broken up his home. I-or three 'lays the Divorce Court- listened to the' woes of the Pierces. Airs Fierce is ueil known in New \nrk and Boston as an exhibitor of blue ribbon Angoras, According ft> the story told in Court by Dr. Pierce, the Angoras crawled mewing about the rooms and halls. Thev slept- in the bath tub during the day. 'I hey crept into coat pockets and took up quarters in hats and other wearing apparel. Numerous cat autopsies were held to discover the causes of <b: :iths in the population. One part of the house was turned info a laboratory' and pharmacy. where cat medicine wis kept. Litters of kittens turned up in the most, unexpected plaids, and howls and fights enlivened the evening and sleeping hours. _ Dr. Pierce testified that tin' limit \\ fis rojicluvl ulhmi vnrioiis members of tide cat colony began fo appear regularly at the 'tableTto dim* with him and Mis Pierce, rherefore. last October, after much disagreement- on the subject. the Pierces agreed to break up their home.

In defence of her thirty-two cats Airs Pierce said : - -

"Every ono of the thirty-two eats that- he had at one. time was a prize winner. _ A dozen of them had at eight blue ribbons apieco to their credit. Any number taken seconds and thirds in New and Moston. Iliev were not ordinary cats, as one night- think irom the wav this ense has been handler! in court. They wer- worth cf dollars, ami several of them f had -refused 1,1 -f! 1 !'"• '"'v v. n„lh Dr. Pierce and I a "Teed on this, and now ho In— -s ' 1 ' !>N- "<r;iinst nie. Our quarrels 'had nolhing to tit; with cit- all.' 1 «Hf ll'llll 111 11