The Pug Who Bit Napoleon by Mimi Matthews

Author:Mimi Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
ISBN: 9781526705020
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Published: 2017-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Though Paul’s burial service was not sanctioned by the Church, this did not stop other cat funerals from adopting a religious tone. The 1 April 1897 edition of the Hull Daily Mail relates the story of a clergyman who held a funeral for his cat. This particular cat is described as an obese, black and white female who was known to go for daily walks with her master. Upon her death, the clergyman and his household were ‘thrown into mourning’. The Hull Daily Mail states:

‘For three days pussy, whose remains were placed with loving care in a beautiful brass-bound oaken coffin, with inner linings of silk and wool, lay in state in the drawing-room. At the termination of this period, the rev. gentleman hired a cab, drove to the station, and took a train for the North, bearing with him the oak coffin and the precious remains. Where the funeral took place seems to be somewhat of a mystery – at least there are conflicting accounts – but of one thing people seem to be certain. The ceremonial respect which had been accorded to the deceased was maintained to the last, and the burial service, or part thereof, was recited at pussy’s grave.’

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