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Twain gave his cats fantastical names: like Apollinaris, Beelzebub, Blatherskite, Buffalo Bill, Satan, Sin, Sour Mash, Tammany, Zoroaster, Soapy Sal and Pestilences. When away from his own cats, he’d rent them. In Dublin, New Hampshire, where he spent the summer of 1906, he rented three kittens for company. He named one of them Sackcloth and Ashes.
"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."
One time, Twain lost a black cat named Bambino in New York and put an ad in the New York American offering a $5 reward for restoration. Bambino turned up after a couple of days, across a street in Dan Sickles' back yard and was finally brought home. I wonder if the General collected the reward.
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction."
"A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime."
Twain's cats were as ubiquitous as his signature white suits. But, when "out of uniform" .......
"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."
"When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction."
"A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime."
Twain's cats were as ubiquitous as his signature white suits. But, when "out of uniform" .......
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