Dewey’s Epitaph

On my way up the Massachusetts. Had to stop en route to take a photo of the finest cat's grave I know of. If you want to know more about Dewey and other amazing felines of days gone by, I am doing a lecture tonight at Worcester Art Museum, for the opening night party of their Meow show--a cat art and history show. The inscription here: "Dewey, 1898-1910. He was only a cat, but he was human enough to be a great comfort in hours of loneliness and pain." #petcemetery #grave #cat #famouscat #livingwithcats #worcester #Massachusetts #dedham #worcesterartmuseum #meow
A photo posted by Paul Koudounaris (@hexenkult) on May 20, 2016 at 7:28am PDT

A tombstone in the Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts, pays tribute to a cat that lived over 100 years ago. The first line is in quotes, which points out that it was something Dewey’s owner probably heard over and over as he was mourning, and most likely again when he commissioned a tombstone for his beloved cat. -via reddit

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Kitties are good friends. Always have been. Always will be.

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An Ancient Greek epigram:

You, walking by on the path, if perhaps you notice this memorial
do not laugh, please, because it is a dog's tomb,
I was mourned - the hands of my master covered me with dust
and he wrote these words on my gravestone.