Bella T. Manx
"Stripey"
"Bella Bongos" "Bella Bagpipes"
"Strypo - The Laziest Cat On Mars"
7/11/1992 - 10/28/2005

Her little paws ne'er were made
To labour in the sun;
For she is sleeping in the grave,
And all her playing is done.
-paraphrase of a Manx child's epitaph

CeliCruz

"Palchey puddase as skeddan dy-liooar;
Arran as caashey, eeym as roauyr;
Baase myr lugh ayns ullin ny soalt;
Cadley sauchey tra vees shiu ny lhie,
Gyn feeackle y jiargan, cadley dy mie."

"Lots of potatoes, herring enough ;
Bread and cheese, and butter and beef.
Death like a mouse in a barn haggart3;
Sleeping safely when you are in bed,
Undisturbed by the flea's tooth, sleeping well."

3 The meaning of this is, probably: may death when it comes upon you find you
happy and comfortable as a mouse in a well-stocked barn.
-Manx Christmas song, "Ollick Gennal," Manx Ballads, 1896

"O let the world turn round about,
Let the world turn round about,
That knows not peace, nor any rest,
As long as peace doth govern us,
Among the little Manx nation."
- Manx Ballads, 1896

"Chaddil mish riyr eddyr daa guillag,
Eddyr daa guillag, eddyr daa guillag,
Chaddil mish riyr eddyr daa guillag,
Myr yinnagh yn oikan eddyr daa lhuishag,
As O ! my cadley cha kiune!"

"I slept last night between two leaves,
Between two leaves, between two leaves,
I slept last night between two leaves,
As a babe 'twixt two blankets quite at ease,
And oh ! what a peaceful sleep !"
-Manx Ballads, 1896

"Tribute to Bella T. Manx and Michel Delacroix"
by Bee of "Beezzzart"
Bella's stripes include words representing some of her favorite foods and things: Soccer, No Tail, Fancy Feast, Cod Sole & Shrimp, Chopped Grill, Trout, Manx, Meow, and of course ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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