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Puckett</p> - <p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Illustrator: Helen Walley</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: December 29, 2021 [eBook #67044]</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</p> - <p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em; text-align:left'>Produced by: Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)</p> -<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TEN KITTENS ***</div> - -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/cover.jpg" width="500" alt="" /></div> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<h1>TEN KITTENS</h1> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/titlepage.jpg" alt="" /></div> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="titlepage"> - -<p><span class="xlarge">TEN KITTENS</span></p> - -<p>By<br /> -<span class="large">G. A. PUCKETT</span><br /> - -Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of<br /> -David;” “Thoughts Along<br /> -the Way.”</p> - - -<p>Illustrated by<br /> -<span class="large">HELEN WALLEY</span></p> - - -<p>Kansas City, Missouri<br /> -<span class="large">BURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY</span><br /> -Publishers</p> -</div> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> -<p class="center"> -COPYRIGHTED 1919 BY<br /> -Burton Publishing Company</p> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - - -<p class="center">To the children who are interested in the welfare<br /> -of their pets, this little volume is affectionately<br /> -dedicated.</p> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_7">[7]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">PREFACE.</h2> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot"> -<p>The stories of the ten kittens told -in this book are true to life. They -have been gathered from here and -there over the country. All the kittens -have lived and played their little parts -in the life history as told in each -chapter.</p> - -<p>The purpose of this collection of -stories is to create more interest and -love for kittens on the part of our -boys and girls. If these stories help -someone to be kinder to little kittens, -then the author’s purpose will not have -been in vain.</p> - -<p class="right">G. A. P.</p> -</div> - - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_8">[8]</span></p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_9">[9]</span></p> - -<p> </p> -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_10">[10]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image010.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">[11]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">MACK.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>The story of Mack begins in a Rescue -League in Albany, New York, -where he was born. The story was -very interesting to me as the lady -who owned Mack told me about him. -I will try to tell you about the unusual -circumstances in this kitten’s -life.</p> - -<p>Mack was a Tiger Persian kitten -but was afflicted with a disease called -mange when he was very small. His -mother had a very bad case of the -mange, but instead of being cruelly -treated, her mistress took her to the -Rescue League where she could be -well cared for. While under treatment -in this League, which was a -home for sick, afflicted and homeless -kittens, Mack was born. A short time -after his birth he and his brothers -and sisters became afflicted with the -disease of the mother. When Mack<span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">[12]</span> -was six weeks old the mother and -all the kittens, excepting Mack, were -chloroformed, because of their awful -condition with the disease.</p> - -<p>Mack was left an orphan kitten with -no home but the quarters of the Rescue -League. One day a kind lady -went to this League and from all the -kittens there she selected Mack to go -and live in her home. This was very -kind of the lady because Mack needed -a home. Let us not forget this example -when we see a homeless or -hungry kitten. It would be easy -for many people to make kittens happy -in this way.</p> - -<p>The lady who took Mack had a little -daughter who became attached to the -kitten and in a few weeks they were -the best of friends. By the time Mack -was one year old he had learned many -tricks and was very obedient. When -he wanted someone to open the door -he would stand on his hind feet and -put both front feet around the door -knob and try to open the door or -attract attention. It was a good thing -that Mack learned to do this. One<span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">[13]</span> -night he was left in the kitchen to -sleep. The little girl of the home, -Mack’s little mistress, was asleep in -another room which opened into the -kitchen. About two o’clock that night -the girl’s mother heard Mack rattling -the door knob and meowing with all -his might. She knew that something -was wrong so she went to the kitchen -to see why he was calling so much. -When she opened the door she saw -that the kitchen was on fire and the -blaze had almost reached the door of -the little girl’s room, where Mack -was calling for help. His fur was -scorched a little but he was not seriously -burned. The mother said that -five minutes more and the blaze would -have been beyond control and would -have made its way into the little girl’s -bedroom. She feels that Mack saved -her daughter’s life by calling for her -to open the door.</p> - -<p>When the lady and her daughter -moved from Albany, New York, to -Chicago, they did not leave Mack behind. -He moved with them as one -of the family and lived for a long<span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">[14]</span> -time in a boarding house in the big -city. There are so many kittens that -do not get to travel over the country; -neither do they get to live in boarding -houses. Almost any kitten is satisfied -to have a good place to sleep and -plenty to eat. There is another thing -most kittens like, and that is kind -treatment. They like to be petted and -loved as well as being cared for with -home and food.</p> - -<p>After leaving Chicago, Mack moved -to Kansas City with his kind mistress. -For some time he lived in this city but -at last he moved to Maple Park, just -east of the city on the Interurban line -to Excelsior Springs. It was there he -lived and spent many happy days. -Out there in the open, away from the -crowded streets of the big cities, Mack -caught grasshoppers as his favorite -pastime in the fields. This he enjoyed -very much and it was also good exercise -for him.</p> - -<p>When the lady’s husband would sit -down to read the evening paper in -the big Morris chair, Mack would always -sleep on one of the arms of the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">[15]</span> -chair. At meal time he would sit in -a high chair at the table and eat just -what was given to him. He would -not offer to get on the table nor bother -anything in the kitchen. One day -another kitten came into the home to -live but he was not so careful to keep -out of the food not intended for him. -When he would try to get into anything -or stand up against the cabinet -or table, Mack would box his ears and -make him get away. Mack had been -trained from his baby days to keep off -the table or cabinet and to keep out -of food which did not belong to him.</p> - -<p>The years passed by in Mack’s life -until he became a very old cat. He -never forgot his early training and the -many little tricks which he had been -taught to do. Of course, his mistress -thought more of him after he saved -the little girl from the fire but he always -had a favorite place in everything.</p> - -<p>At the ripe old age of fourteen -years Mack died. His life had been -useful and he had been kind and obedient -through all the years. It was a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_16">[16]</span> -sad day in the home when Mack died. -The whole family went to his burial. -He was buried at Maple Park in a -little grave over which many tears -were shed. He was loved by all and -had helped to make life brighter with -the life which he had lived. A beautiful -and obedient cat was laid to rest.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_17">[17]</span></p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">[18]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image018.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">[19]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">SNOOKS.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Snooks was a very small kitten and -lived in a preacher’s home. He was -well liked by the children in the home. -One day one of the girls became very -ill and for weeks everyone had to be -very quiet. The kitten liked to be in -the house and romp with the children -but during those weeks of sickness -he had to stay outdoors. One day a -young man called at the house on an -errand and as he turned to leave he -noticed the kitten asleep in a chair on -the front porch. He told one of the -children that he would like to have -the little ball of gray and blue and to -his surprise the little girl gave it to -him.</p> - -<p>The first ride the kitten ever had in -an automobile was that afternoon -when the young man started home<span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">[20]</span> -with the little gift. Kittens do not -like to ride as dogs do, so this kitten -was afraid and had to be kept from -jumping out while the car was running.</p> - -<p>The kitten soon made friends in the -new home and was named Snooks. -This name was given him by his new -mistress because a little pet chicken -she once had was named Snooks. He -was trained in many ways during the -early months in this new home and -could be trusted alone in the house for -he would not climb upon the table or -bother anything.</p> - -<p>Nearly all kittens are afraid of water -but Snooks likes to get into it and -play by splashing it with his feet. -He also likes to take a bath for he -will not offer to scratch or bite, but -stands in the bathtub while his mistress -washes him.</p> - -<p>Sometime during each day Snooks -has a big romp from room to room. -He has learned to run fast and then -jump on little rugs and slide on the -floor. Many times a day these rugs -have to be straightened and put back<span class="pagenum" id="Page_21">[21]</span> -into place. On cold nights he is allowed -to sleep in the house on a little -bed which is all his own. This he -greatly enjoys, but little does he realize -that many poor kittens which have -no homes have to sleep out in the cold. -Many times they go to bed on the cold -ground and their little ears freeze -because they cannot keep warm.</p> - -<p>One of the greatest delights of this -kitten is to play with a little rubber -ball which was bought for him. He -will chase it from room to room, like -playing with a mouse. He makes it -roll by striking it with his feet or -jumping at it. One day the ball rolled -under the pantry door and the mistress -heard Snooks meowing but did -not go to see what he wanted. Soon -he came to the living room and meowed -again and then started back toward -the kitchen still meowing. The -mistress followed and Snooks led her -to the door of the pantry and looked -under as much as to say, “I have lost -the little ball, will you get it for me?” -She opened the door and found the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_22">[22]</span> -ball and the kitten went on playing -again perfectly satisfied.</p> - -<p>On another day a Victrola was -brought into the house where Snooks -lives and at first he was afraid of -the music but soon showed signs of -interest. He would sit and listen and -liked to watch the records go ’round -and ’round. He would walk all around -the machine smelling and looking as -though trying to find where the music -and voices were coming from.</p> - -<p>At this writing Snooks, the little -blue and gray kitten, is alive and well. -He lives in a college town but has -never gone to college. He is satisfied -to eat three times a day and every day -he plays with the little ball which he -enjoys so much. He is now about -one year old and is going to be a large -cat when grown. Let us hope that he -will always have a good home and be -well and playful.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_23">[23]</span></p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_24">[24]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image024.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_25">[25]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">DUMP.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>This is a very peculiar name for -a kitten but kittens often have peculiar -names. Dump could not be -called a beautiful kitten but his good -nature and playfulness made him attractive -and likeable. His mother -must have thought him pretty for she -petted him so much by smoothing his -fur with her tongue. I have not yet -told you the color of this kitten and I -am sure you are wondering about it. -You might say he was very pretty. -His fur was a bluish gray and white -and his face was white almost all -over. He was just a common kitten -but you know the common kittens are -smart and many times as good in disposition -as the thorough-breds.</p> - -<p>Dump was very playful and would -do many cute things. One thing that<span class="pagenum" id="Page_26">[26]</span> -he did and seemed to like most of all -was playing hide and seek in the house. -He would get behind the door and wait -for his little mistress to come and then -he would jump out at her as though -he meant to frighten her. Of course, -she had jumped at him in the same -way many times and in this way had -taught him the game of hide and -seek.</p> - -<p>One afternoon in the summer time -the little girl thought of something -to do of which Dump had not thought. -It was this. The girl had a nice -little kodak which her uncle had given -her and she thought of taking Dump’s -picture. Not very many kittens are -fortunate enough to have their pictures -taken. The little kitten had -never posed for a picture and of course -thought it was great fun, that is, if -he thought of it at all. Anyway, they -both went into the yard and the little -girl placed Dump on the gate post. -He seemed to know the purpose of -being placed there for he sat still in -the warm sun just like he was really -posing for the picture. It was a good<span class="pagenum" id="Page_27">[27]</span> -picture, too, and the girl has the little -picture yet, although she is grown now -and has a home of her own and another -kitten takes Dump’s place.</p> - -<p>Dump always slept in the window -during the summer between the screen -and curtains. He would always answer -his little mistress with a little -meow when she called him. He knew -when it was time for his meals as his -master worked down town in a meat -shop and when he would go to the -house for his meals Dump would meet -him at the door and beg for meat.</p> - -<p>When the yard was mowed and the -grass piled up in one big pile, the -kitten would run to it and hide himself -from his little mistress. This -was great fun for both. They loved -each other very much and where one -went around the yard or in the house -the other was to be found, too.</p> - -<p>Dump never cared to play with other -kittens and would not be very friendly. -One of the neighbors had a big -cat next door, but Dump would never -let him come through the yard fence -if he saw him. He must have been a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_28">[28]</span> -little selfish but probably it was because -he loved his mistress more than -other kittens.</p> - -<p>Many times Dump would go to the -woodshed and watch for mice. He -nearly always caught one and he loved -to play with it for hours at a time -before eating it. One hot summer day -he played too long and it cost him -his life for he became overheated and -died in just a little while. The little girl -did everything she could for him but -could not save his life. Dump’s little -body was buried back of the cave beside -the graves of two little bantam -chickens and a little gold fish.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_29">[29]</span></p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_30">[30]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image030.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_31">[31]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">MITCH.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Mitch was a beautiful Persian kitten -and lived in Kansas City, Missouri. -City kittens do not have such large -playgrounds as kittens on the farm -for many times they are kept in the -house almost all the time. There are -many dangers for kittens outside in -the big cities, too. Some one may -steal them and take them away from -their homes or they may get run over -by the cars and big trucks.</p> - -<p>A little girl whose name was Mitchell -gave the kitten to the lady who told -me this story. The family called him -Mitchie for awhile after the name -Mitchell. Some of them thought that -name too long so they shortened it to -Mitch, and that became the name of -this beautiful Persian kitten.</p> - -<p>The mistress kept a large fruit basket<span class="pagenum" id="Page_32">[32]</span> -on the dining table and when there -was no fruit in it, Mitch used it for -a bed. He learned to run toward the -table and with one jump he would -land right in the basket. Then he -would curl up for a long nap and be -perfectly satisfied for hours. He always -liked to get into boxes and when -the dresser drawers were left open -he would get into them. It did not -make much difference to Mitch just -what it was for he could feel contented -in anything. One day a member of -the family brought something home -in a paper sack and taking the articles -out, laid the sack on the bed. In a -few minutes Mitch was curled up in -the sack, fast asleep.</p> - -<p>The lady’s husband worked at night, -or about half the night, and when he -came home about midnight, Mitch -would always meet him at the head -of the stairs ready for a romp. He -loved to play with the man’s watch -chain but one day it was a costly play. -The watch was left on the dresser -with the chain hanging over the edge -and Mitch decided to romp with it a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_33">[33]</span> -little while. Of course, he did not -know the watch might fall and break. -In some way he got his claws fastened -in the chain and jerked the watch to -the floor. Mitch did not mean to -break the watch but it cost about seven -dollars to have it repaired. Mitch -could not repair the broken watch -and he had no way of paying the -debt except by love and affection for -his master.</p> - -<p>Mitch was like Snooks (in the other -story), he liked water and liked to -play in it. He was very careful about -keeping clean and would go to the -lavatory and put his feet in the water -and then wash his face. One faucet in -the bathtub leaked a little and Mitch -found that he could get a drink there. -In some way he learned that he could -strike the faucet with his feet and -turn on more water. One day some -member of the family had prepared -a half tub of water for a bath and -about the same time Mitch decided -that he wanted a drink. He went to -the bath room and as usual jumped -right over into the tub, but this time<span class="pagenum" id="Page_34">[34]</span> -he landed in all the water. You should -have seen him scramble to get out for -he was terribly frightened.</p> - -<p>One day the lady and her husband -moved away from the city to the farm -and of course Mitch went along and -became a country kitten. I am sure -that he liked to be on the farm where -he could get out into the big outdoors -and catch lots of mice. About -a year passed and the family moved -back to the city, but Mitch was left -on the farm with the family who -moved on the place. Evidently he did -not like his new friends or else decided -to go back to the city for he disappeared -one afternoon and has not been -heard of since. If you should see -Mitch anywhere it would be kind of -you to tell him that the fruit basket -is on the table in the city waiting for -him. His mistress, too, will be very -glad to hear from him or have him -return to his former home.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_35">[35]</span></p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_36">[36]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image036.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_37">[37]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak">THOMAS.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Thomas is another very peculiar -name for a kitten. He was a grocery-man -by trade, as he lived in a grocery -store for seventeen years.</p> - -<p>Like so many kittens, Thomas was -a stray that came to the store in -search of food. The proprietors of -the store, two brothers, were kind to -hungry and friendless kittens. They -allowed this kitten to live in the store, -and not many days after he arrived -they named him Thomas. At night he -slept in the basement of the store. He -kept the store free from mice, as he -was a good mouser. He was well -cared for, too, as he had plenty to -eat of everything that he liked which -the store furnished.</p> - -<p>Because of kind treatment and -plenty to eat the kitten grew very<span class="pagenum" id="Page_38">[38]</span> -rapidly and made a large cat when -fully grown. Many months before his -death he weighed thirteen or fourteen -pounds and was always fat and sleek. -So many poor, wretched cats that have -no home could be more like Thomas -if people would give them a home and -treat them kindly. A kind deed, -though done for a kitten, is not thrown -away.</p> - -<p>Thomas had a favorite place to sit, -which was on one of the counters near -the front window of the store. In -this way he made many friends. He -was of a lovable disposition and kind -to everyone. He could have numbered -these friends by the score as all -the customers had a kind word or pat -for him. Many people would stop at -the window and look at him because -he was so large and beautiful. His fur -was gray and striped and he made a -very pretty ornament as well as a -good advertisement for the store.</p> - -<p>The play ground for Thomas was in -the basement of the store building. He -had many a romp there but one romp -cost him his beautiful gray coat. Near<span class="pagenum" id="Page_39">[39]</span> -the basement stairs there was a large -oil can or tank that had a large top -which could be removed when the tank -was filled with oil. One of the employees -had left this top off and -Thomas stepped into the hole while -walking across the tank. The tank of -coal-oil did not make a very good -swimming pool nor bath tub. It was -lucky for Thomas that he got out alive. -The oil caused all the fur to come off -his body and this left him without a -coat. The only fur left was a little at -the end of his tail. Some one said -that his smooth body looked like that -of an elephant. Thomas was ashamed -of this condition and would not appear -in the main room of the store. -His meals had to be taken to the basement -for him and even then he would -not come into the light any more than -necessary. For three or four weeks -he remained in the dark corners of -the basement until a new coat of fur -was well started. The new coat was -even brighter and prettier than the -old one so Thomas did not lose so much -after all.</p> - - - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_40">[40]</span>One of the brothers of the store -seemed to be more attached to Thomas -than the other. The cat noticed this -and showed his appreciation in many -ways. When this brother would go to -his meals Thomas would get on the -front counter and watch and wait for -him to return. He could see up the -street for a whole block the way his -kind master would return and he -would watch him all the way.</p> - -<p>For seventeen years Thomas lived in -the grocery store after being taken in -as a homeless kitten. The men who -owned the store never regretted that -they had shown kindness to a dumb -animal and furnished a home for a cat -that had many times repaid them for -all the care and expense he had been -to them. Many new friends and acquaintances -had been made because of -Thomas on the front counter. New -customers had been added to the already -long list. The store contained -no mice to disturb anything and everyone -seemed happy because Thomas was -always happy. During all those years -he never spent more than two nights<span class="pagenum" id="Page_41">[41]</span> -outside the store building. He always -attended to his own business and was -satisfied to stay at home and romp in -the basement play ground. At last he -died of old age and for many weeks -afterward people would look on the -counter for the old friend of former -days. There were many regrets expressed -when the news went out that -Thomas was dead. A life of good -fellowship and love had not been lived -in vain.</p> - - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_42">[42]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image042.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_43">[43]</span> -<h2 class="nobreak">TIGER.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Perhaps you have read or heard of -tramp kittens. Sometimes they are -called little beggars. No doubt you -have seen such kittens along the roads -or on the streets. Sometimes they -will go for miles in search of food and -home. In cities and towns they will go -from house to house or to the stores -in search of scraps of food to eat. -Many times these kittens are afraid of -boys and girls because they have been -abused and often driven away with -rocks and clubs but they would like -to be treated kindly.</p> - -<p>Tiger was one of these tramp kittens -in his young days. He had been cast -out from his home as an undesirable -kitten. Days and nights he wandered -around in the town in which he had -been left but no one seemed to care<span class="pagenum" id="Page_44">[44]</span> -for a homeless kitten. Sometimes he -was able to find enough to eat but -many nights he slept in an alley, -cold and hungry.</p> - -<p>One morning this tramp kitten was -sitting on the back porch of a drug -store very hungry. His little body -was wasting away. While sitting in -the warm sunshine on the porch he -went to sleep but was soon awakened -by someone opening the back door. -Instead of being kicked off the porch -with a warning not to return he was -surprised to hear kind words and to -feel a warm hand stroking his dirty -fur.</p> - -<p>The kind words and tender strokes -came from a young boy whose name -was Frank and whose father owned -the store. In a few minutes Frank had -a little bed arranged by the stove in -the store and the tramp kitten was -soon fast asleep. A little later he -was awakened by Frank who had -brought scraps of meat from the meat -shop and this the hungry kitten enjoyed -very much.</p> - -<p>When Frank’s father came in that<span class="pagenum" id="Page_45">[45]</span> -morning he was led back to the stove -where the kitten was sleeping and -asked if it might live in the store. The -father consented and by noon the little -boy and the little beggar kitten had -made friends for life.</p> - -<p>“I am going to name him Tiger,” -said Frank that evening as he was -telling his mother of the new found -friend.</p> - -<p>“Why name him Tiger, Frank?” -asked his mother.</p> - -<p>“Because he looks like a Tiger,” answered -Frank. “His body has stripes -all over it just like the pictures of -Tigers in my books.”</p> - -<p>As the months rolled by Tiger became -more and more at home in the -store. His little master fed him every -day and soon he was fat and sleek. -He grew very fast and became the pet -of the store force. He was taught -many tricks and it seemed that he -always tried to do what he was told.</p> - -<p>By Frank’s continual training Tiger -became a little circus performer. -Frank would clasp both hands and -then hold out his arms in front of him<span class="pagenum" id="Page_46">[46]</span> -forming a circle through which Tiger -would jump back and forth.</p> - -<p>Another thing which attracted much -attention from the employees and customers -was that Tiger would try to -get into any kind of box left open or -set out for him. He never forgot this -and after becoming a full grown cat -he would try to get into little boxes. -Sometimes Frank or one of the clerks -would give him a small paste board -box and tell him to lie down in it. He -would turn ’round and ’round in it -until the sides were mashed and then -he would lie down on the flat piece -of the box. Sometimes they would -give him a very small pill box and he -would try to get into it. He would -walk all around it and at last would -lie down on top of it.</p> - -<p>As the years went by Tiger became -the pet of all who knew him. His -master grew to be a young man but -the close friendship with the kitten -always existed. Tiger never failed to -receive good meals and kind treatment.</p> - -<p>One evening while Tiger was lying -in the alley one of the clerks called<span class="pagenum" id="Page_47">[47]</span> -him but he would not answer. The -man almost had to whip him to get -him back into the store. This was -very unusual. The clerk noticed the -changed attitude and spoke to others -about it.</p> - -<p>During the night the fire alarm was -given and news soon spread that the -drug store was burning. Frank -thought first of Tiger and of his desire -to remain outside the store that -evening. The firemen arrived too late -to enter the building although it was -not entirely destroyed. The next day -Tiger was found on top of the office -desk near a rear window. He had -suffocated in the smoke but the flames -had not touched his body. Such was -the end of life for the obedient and -faithful Tiger.</p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_48">[48]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image048.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_49">[49]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak">SAMMY.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>It is very interesting to know why -pets are called the same names as -people. Not only cats and dogs, but -birds, horses, cows and other pets are -given the names of people. Many -times these names are given because -of fondness for the pets and love for -those after whom they are named.</p> - -<p>The lady who told me this story -of Sammy also told me why she called -him this name. She had met a very -attractive young man while visiting -in another town and when she came -home she did not forget the new acquaintance. -In a few days after she -returned from the visit someone gave -her a little kitten which she named -Sammy for him. She never learned -whether the young man felt honored<span class="pagenum" id="Page_50">[50]</span> -because of this, but the kitten was -well cared for.</p> - -<p>Sammy was a beautiful Maltese kitten -but his young mistress did not -know where he was born nor anything -about his mother, sisters nor -brothers. He seemed like an orphan -kitten and was given the best of care. -In a little while he was satisfied in -the new home and seemed to be perfectly -happy.</p> - -<p>As the months rolled by, Sammy -and his mistress became very fond of -each other. One day something happened -which changed the course of -events. The young lady made another -acquaintance—this time of a young -man who had gone into business in -her home town. Sammy was afraid -of all strangers and would not play -with any of the boys in the neighborhood -and would not make friends with -any of the young men who called on -his mistress. When the nice looking -business man began visiting the young -lady Sammy also became acquainted -with him. From the first visit he -seemed to like the new acquaintance<span class="pagenum" id="Page_51">[51]</span> -and soon they were close friends. -When the young man called at the -home Sammy would always meet him -at the gate and accompany him to -the door. When his mistress would -allow him to do so he would go into -the house so that the young man -might pet him.</p> - -<p>Sammy was never trained to catch -mice and was never given one to eat. -It is often a good thing to have a cat -that will catch mice, but sometimes -it proves very fatal as mice are often -poisoned and thrown out or die where -the kittens can find them. Sammy was -not allowed to eat meat either, especially -raw meat. Feeding raw meat has -proven very costly to many valuable -cats as it has made them of vicious -or cross disposition. The mistress of -Sammy was very careful to cultivate -in him a kind and obedient disposition.</p> - -<p>In the yard of the home there was -an old tree in which Sammy spent -many happy hours in the warm sunshine. -Not many feet from the ground -the tree forked and this made a very -desirable place to get out of the reach<span class="pagenum" id="Page_52">[52]</span> -of dogs and to rest or sleep. This -had been a favorite resting place for -Trilby, a kitten that lived in the home -long before Sammy was born. The -lady said that both kittens had used -the old tree for a resting place and -that she had often regretted that she -had not taken their pictures. I am -sorry, too, as I would like to have -shown you the picture of Sammy in -this book, but we will have to imagine -how peaceful he was as he slept in -the warm sunshine.</p> - -<p>One beautiful autumn day in September, -the young man whom Sammy -loved and who had been going to the -home very often, went to take Sammy’s -mistress away. Sammy was -pleased to have the young man there -although he did not understand why -so many people were there and what -it all meant.</p> - -<p>A few days after the couple were -married they moved to a little cottage -in another part of town and took Sammy -along to live with them. In this -new home he seemed perfectly satisfied -and never tried to go back to the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_53">[53]</span> -old home again. He spent many happy -days in this home and every evening -he would go down the street to meet -his new master. The young couple -became very much attached to Sammy -and gave him the best place in almost -everything. Have you ever heard of -a spoiled kitten? Sammy was like -some children who are allowed to have -their way for he became a spoiled kitten -later in life.</p> - -<p>On another day, many months after -the beautiful autumn wedding day, a -little baby came into the home to live. -Sammy did not know what to think of -a baby crying and to see everyone -making over the new daughter. In -those days he felt somewhat neglected -as he was not petted as much as usual -but he soon became attached to the -little one in the crib. He seemed to -love the baby as much as anyone else -and at last he became so jealous that -he would try to protect her when anyone -would lift her from the crib. He -would almost fight the young father -or mother to keep them away as he -seemed to think that they should not<span class="pagenum" id="Page_54">[54]</span> -fondle her. He must have been afraid -that they would hurt his little playmate, -although the baby never got to -play with Sammy except to coo at him -from the crib. He became so cross -and so jealous that he had to be given -away.</p> - -<p>The father saw a man in town one -day who lived in the country and he -told this man about Sammy and of -how good he had been until he became -jealous of the baby. Sammy was given -to this man and he went to live on a -farm. I have wondered how much he -missed the baby but probably the farm -life attracted his attention so much -that he did not grieve very long over -the change. He lived to be seven or -eight years old and proved to be a -valuable cat on the farm. He never -got to see his little baby mistress again -but after she grew older she was told -of Sammy’s fondness for her. She -is now three or four years older than -Sammy was when he died but of course -she can remember nothing about him -except as the parents have told her.</p> - -<p>Sammy is buried on a farm not far<span class="pagenum" id="Page_55">[55]</span> -from Liberty, Missouri, and those who -knew and loved him will never forget -the story of his life.</p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_56">[56]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image056.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_57">[57]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">BETTY.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Betty is of the Persian breed of cats -like Mitch and Mack in two other -stories of this book. She lives at -Winnwood Lake, just east of Kansas -City, and has a good home and a kind -mistress. She is of a loveable disposition. -Her father is the famous -White Czar, of Kansas City, and her -mother is of good stock.</p> - -<p>Betty has not traveled over the -country like Mack in the other story -but she is satisfied to live in a comfortable -home with her mistress. She -has no time for traveling anyway, -because she has to be at home with -her family of kittens. I am not sure -she is perfectly satisfied though because -three of her kittens are far -from home today.</p> - -<p>The day that Betty’s first babies<span class="pagenum" id="Page_58">[58]</span> -were born was very gloomy and by -night a storm was gathering which -broke from the clouds in all of its -fury later in the night. The trees -were howling in the wind and the -thunder and lightning caused Betty -and her mistress much fear. The lady -had gone to bed that night before the -storm came on and Betty was in the -corner of the room with her new babies. -When the noise of the storm -was heard, Betty ran to the bed but in -a few seconds went back to the box -to be with the kittens. She kept this -up, going back and forth, for several -minutes. At last the lady told her -to bring the kittens to the bed. It -seemed that she knew what her mistress -had said for she went to the box -in the corner three times, each time -taking a kitten to the bed. After three -kittens had been placed on the bed, -Betty took a long breath and seemed -almost exhausted by jumping back -and forth so many times. The lady -told her that she had left one kitten -in the box so again she went to the -corner, this time getting the fourth<span class="pagenum" id="Page_59">[59]</span> -kitten. After a second attempt she -jumped upon the bed and then cuddled -down to sleep regardless of the raging -storm. She had been used to sleeping -on the bed, but was not satisfied to -sleep there that night and leave the -four kittens in the box in the corner -of the room. This act of Betty’s -showed the mother love for her babies.</p> - -<p>The four kittens grew to be beautiful -pets. There were three brothers -and one sister in Betty’s family. One -of the brothers was taken to the state -of Michigan, and one was sent to -Abilene, Kansas. The third brother, -named Jack, went to France with a -Captain and his wife during the war. -Only this one of the brothers went to -war. It seems that it would be right -for Betty to have a blue star for Jack. -The sister, Blue Bell, is still at home -with her mother. The father of Blue -Bell and the three brothers is Blue-Eyed -Billy, another famous cat of -Kansas City.</p> - -<p>Blue Bell is not alone now because -Betty has two more babies in the -home. The father of these two younger<span class="pagenum" id="Page_60">[60]</span> -kittens is called John and he seems -to love them as much as Betty does. -He will get into the box and wash -their faces just like the mother cat. -Betty does not forget Blue Bell as her -first baby. She is almost two years -old now, but Betty washes her face -and ears every day just like she did -when Blue Bell was a little kitten.</p> - -<p>Betty is very fond of going down -to the lake and catching craw-fish -for the kittens. She will sit near the -water until a craw-fish comes in sight -near the edge and then with one grab -she has it. She always catches them -by the back so they cannot pinch -her with their sharp pinchers.</p> - -<p>Another of her favorite pastimes -is gathering the eggs. Betty goes with -her mistress every morning and looks -into all the nests. If she finds eggs in -the nests she will wait until her mistress -takes them out. If she looks -into a nest and finds no eggs she goes -on to the next. In this way Betty -helps her mistress every evening.</p> - -<p>Betty always knows when Saturday -comes because her mistress goes to<span class="pagenum" id="Page_61">[61]</span> -town on that day. Betty expects a -treat of good meat on Saturday. -When the lady gets home from town -Betty always goes to the hand bag and -smells for meat. If she finds none -she will go back to her box and lie -down greatly disappointed. If she -smells the meat then she sits upon her -hind feet begging for it and is not satisfied -until she and the kittens have -the special Saturday treat.</p> - -<p>When the lady goes to the mail box -for mail Betty always desires to go -along. She climbs the post and looks -into the box when her mistress opens -it but she has never learned to carry -the mail to the house.</p> - -<p>Betty still lives at Winnwood Lake -and with the help of John she is carefully -rearing a family of three beautiful -and obedient kittens.</p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_62">[62]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image062.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_63">[63]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">JIMMIE.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>Jimmie was a drug store cat, following -the same occupation as Tiger -in the story called Tiger. One of the -clerks in the store found him in the -alley one morning while burning some -old boxes. The kitten was poor and -hungry and seemed to be homeless and -friendless. He was a stranger in the -neighborhood and no one ever came -to the store to claim him. He was -lost and lonesome when picked up and -seemed very glad to find a friend. He -was only a stray kitten and no one -knew of his mother nor where he was -born. This seems sad but with Jimmie -it gave him a distinguished place -later in life which I will tell you about -in this story.</p> - -<p>In a little while Jimmie was growing -and happy in the new home. He had<span class="pagenum" id="Page_64">[64]</span> -made friends with all of the clerks -in the store and especially with the -proprietor. They became devoted -friends for life; even money could not -separate them as a large sum was offered -for him but his master loved him -more than money.</p> - -<p>Some of the clerks taught him to -jump through hoops or through their -arms or over their feet. On one of the -counters in the drug store there was -a large clock which became the resting -place for Jimmie. When told to -go and get on the clock he would obey -instantly and then look around at -those watching him as though he was -proud of the feat. One day his master -took a picture of him as he sat on -the clock and he seemed to pose for -it. The picture is now in the desk -of the drug store although Jimmie -has been dead three years. When I -asked Jimmie’s master for the facts -about this story he turned to the desk -and showed me the picture. While -we were speaking of the kitten’s life -a man came into the room who used -to know and love Jimmie. He was<span class="pagenum" id="Page_65">[65]</span> -asked if he knew the picture and when -he looked at it he exclaimed, “that’s -Jimmie!” This shows how much he -was loved and that he was well known. -Like Thomas of the grocery store in -the other story Jimmie had scores of -friends and is remembered by many -citizens in the town in which he lived.</p> - -<p>During one of the cat shows in Convention -Hall in Kansas City a few -years ago, Jimmie was also on exhibition. -He attracted much attention although -he was not a thorough-bred -and was only a stray. His fur was -striped like a tiger and in the show -he received first prize as the best tiger -cat shown. He also won first prize -as a stray, but to receive the premium -his master had to take three witnesses -before a notary public and make affidavit -that Jimmie was found in the -alley and that no one knew of his -birth or his pedigree. After receiving -these prizes Jimmie’s master thought -more of him than ever. He attracted -much attention in his home town, too, -when the news went out that Jimmie -had won first at tiger and stray. New<span class="pagenum" id="Page_66">[66]</span> -friends went to the store to see him -and he, too, became a good advertisement -for the store.</p> - -<p>One day a physician’s wife from another -town went into the drug store -and saw Jimmie sitting on the old -clock. She soon made his acquaintance -and became attached to him. -She was a lover of kittens and Jimmie -so large and beautiful seemed to her -an ideal kitten. She asked all about -him, of his birth, pedigree, disposition -and many other questions. When -told that he was only a stray picked -up in the alley as a homeless kitten -she seemed to think more of him than -ever. Perhaps she had been kind to -some homeless kitten sometime in the -past and understood what it meant -to care for one that needed a friend. -She was anxious to have him as her -own and let him live in her own home. -I am sure that she would have given -him the best of care and that he would -have had a good home in which to -spend his old age. In a few days the -woman’s husband was in the town and -went to the store and offered twenty-five<span class="pagenum" id="Page_67">[67]</span> -dollars for Jimmie. The proprietor -would not sell him for that, and -then the physician offered him fifty -dollars, but Jimmie’s master said that -money could not buy him. Such was -the love for a kitten that had been -so kind and obedient during the many -years in the store.</p> - -<p>About two weeks after the physician -had offered the fifty dollars for him, -Jimmie in some way got hold of poison -and died. He was nine years old at -the time of his death and left many -friends who have greatly missed him -during these past three years.</p> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_68">[68]</span> -<div class="figcenter"><img src="images/image068.jpg" alt="" /></div> - - -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_69">[69]</span> - -<h2 class="nobreak">PETE.</h2> -</div> - - -<p>To get the story of Pete I had to go -to a large hotel and there I found an -old gentleman who had lost his wife -by death about a year before and who -seemed lonely for her presence. He -told all that he could about Pete, but -said, “if she were only here,” pointing -to a picture on the wall, “she could -tell you a fine story of this kitten. -She loved cats as no one else on earth, -I suppose,” he continued. “Such deeds -are not thrown away either, although -I used to think many of them were -unnecessary.”</p> - -<p>One morning, while the good wife -was living, they lost their last kitten -and she had said that they would not -try to raise or care for any more. -That same morning Pete arrived at the -back door of the home and begged for<span class="pagenum" id="Page_70">[70]</span> -something to eat. He was invited inside -and that was all that was necessary -to make friends between the lady -and the homeless kitten. Pete was -not so young either at that time for -he seemed to be nearly two years old.</p> - -<p>The gentleman said that there never -was a cat that could fight like Pete. -He was not afraid of anything that -walked and could whip any dog that -ever came into the yard. When he made -up his mind that he did not want any -dog or certain cats around the house -or yard it was then that they had to -leave. He would sometimes make up -with a cat after giving him a good -flogging if the cat was willing to stay -long enough to make up. He was an -awful fighter and yet he was of a good -disposition around the home. Of all -the kittens this lady had and loved and -cared for there was none so loveable -and of a better character than Pete. -If it had not been for his fighting nature -he would have been an ideal cat -in every way. Perhaps the brave spirit -he showed helped him to protect<span class="pagenum" id="Page_71">[71]</span> -himself from cruel dogs and mean -cats.</p> - -<p>For ten years Pete occupied the best -chair in the home for his resting place -and bed. He had things his own way -because he was loved by all the members -of the family. His food consisted -of anything and everything that -money could buy. He lacked for nothing -that would make him contented -and happy.</p> - -<p>When baby kittens were born in the -neighborhood Pete was always one of -the first visitors and took charge of -the kittens along with the mother cat. -He would fight for the baby kittens -and protect them with his own life. -No mother cat was afraid to leave her -kittens in charge of Pete because they -all knew his daring spirit and courageous -nature.</p> - -<p>After the death of the kind mistress -Pete missed her very much. He missed -her loving caresses and the good meals -which she always provided for him. -Of course the other members of the -family took good care of him then, but -the mistress of the home had been the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_72">[72]</span> -one he had largely depended upon. -She would get up any time in the night -and let him in if he came to the door -and called. If he was not in the house -at supper time a good meal would be -placed back for him and then during -the night if he came to the door she -would let him in and warm his supper -for him. All this he greatly missed -although he was well taken care of.</p> - -<p>Today he lives in a Boarding School -for cats in the city of Chicago and is -visited once each week at least by a -daughter of his former mistress. This -daughter loves Pete too and Pete loves -her just as much. When she goes to -the boarding place to see him he will -come to her and put both front feet -around her neck and try in every way -to show his affection. He is now about -fourteen years old and weighs sixteen -and one half pounds. During March -of this year (1919) the old gentleman -received a letter from his daughter in -Chicago saying that Pete was well and -seemingly contented in the Boarding -School. 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