Written by Lauren Simmons \/\/ Photo by Macy Cox<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local bookstore workers found a new employee after they adopted a stray cat discovered outside the store. Books by the Pound employees dubbed the new feline family member and employee Edgar Allan Poe after he appeared three months ago at the storefront. Employee Anita Kelly said when she first saw \u201cEddie,\u201d she felt heartbroken for the hungry, homeless kitten. She said it was natural for the store to keep him since other bookstores have been known to have cat residents as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe brought him in and \u2026 I had some hesitancy because he looked very tiny and this store looked very big, and I sort of worried about him,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cDay number two, I swear he was greeting customers at the front door and helping lay books. He just has a personality that\u2019s like he was born for it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edgar, who was first named Agatha Christie until they could determine his gender, has lived permanently in Books by the Pound and been funded by the store. Employee Brady Matthews said various customers have donated money for his food and other necessities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe community loves him,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cThey brought him his own little bed, treats, a collar, everything \u2026 He\u2019s the sweetest thing. He wouldn\u2019t hurt a fly.\u201d Kelly estimated that Eddie is approximately three months old. The workers used the book scales to weigh the cat when he was adopted and said that Eddie has gone from 2.7 pounds to 4.7 pounds since he has lived in the store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe does the funniest things,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cHe seems to know when I\u2019m working with customers, and he sits on those plastic bags that I need to put books in just like he\u2019s helping. It didn\u2019t take him long to catch on to the goings on around here and to get right in the middle of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employee Jason Phillips said Edgar is in his \u201cterrible twos\u201d phase, wanting to play and interact, but the employees have never received anything but positive feedback for the feline\u2019s presence in the store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s basically become a permanent fixture here,\u2019\u2019 Phillips said. \u201cHe comes and goes, he plays, customers enjoy him, kids enjoy him \u2026 he\u2019s been a very docile cat.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eddie\u2019s coworkers said that he has become an integral part of the bookstore community and likes to greet returning customers. His hobbies include playing hide-and-seek as well as roaming throughout the store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll of us enjoy that he adds a little life to the store,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cHe\u2019s just good to have around, he really is \u2026 Everybody\u2019s in love with him, he\u2019s just fun.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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