Huck, the bookseller cat at From My Shelf Books & Gifts, Wellsboro, Pa., who was part of the beloved Huck and Finn team, died recently and his passing was marked in a series of heartfelt Facebook posts, including:
November 5: "I lost a friend today. I loved Hucklebury with all my heart. My wife and I had to let him go. He was a little cat with a big heart, but that heart had a heart murmur that ended in congestive heart failure, and now my heart is hurting too.
"Finn lost his brother last night. If you're able, please stop in to From My Shelf Books & Gifts and give him some love."
November 10: "We buried our Hucklebury this morning in my wife's parents orchard, along with a picture of his brother, Finn, and his beloved cactus toy.
He is in good company there, with Hobo and Gypsy; our home girl of 19 years, Velvet; my wife's first tortoiseshell, Bisous; and many, many pets. It never gets easier. Rest in peace, dear boy. We'll see you on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge some day."