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TOUCH NOT THE CAT (R4x32) 3s & 4s on opposite sides
John Drewry Greenburn Book 1
1- 4
1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across
5- 8
2s+3s dance ½ R&L
9-16
All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
17-20
1L+3L also 2L+4L cross passing partner LSh & dance down/up side to
change places
21-24
1M+3M also 2M+4M cross passing opposite person RSh & dance
down/up side to change places 2 4(1)(3)
25-32
All circle 8H round & back
Devised in December 1996 and dedicated to the Montgomery family in Edmonton, Alberta. The recommended
tune is, of course, The Old Gray Cat.
“Touch not the Cat bot a Glove” is the motto of Clan Chattan (The Clan of the Cats), a grouping
of Mackintoshes, Davidsons, Macphersons, MacGillivrays and MacBeans.
'Bot' means without. The 'glove' of a wildcat is the pad. If the cat is 'ungloved', its claws are
unsheathed. The motto serves as a warning that one should beware when the wildcat's claws
are 'without a glove'. It is a reference to the historically violent nature of the clan and serves
as a metaphorical warning to other clans that they should think twice before interfering with
Macpherson business.
Ricky, the family cat of the Montgomery’s, is temperamental and does not take kindly to visitors. He was
abandoned by his mother when he was a day old and seems to have deep psychological problems. JD failed to
make friends – even though he bought him a tin of tuna – but Ricky was slightly less fierce towards him
afterwards.