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V. LUCAS</span> +</p> + +<p class="center p2"> + <span class="small70">ILLUSTRATED BY</span><br> + <span class="large110">PAT SULLIVAN</span><br> + <span class="small70">(<i>Creator of Felix the Cat</i>)</span> +</p> + +<figure id="title_illus" class="figcenter m1 illowe10"> + <img class="w100" src="images/cat.png" alt="A cat licking itself clean"> +</figure> + +<p class="center p2"><span class="large110">HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS</span><br> + NEW YORK AND LONDON<br> + <span class="small80">1927</span> +</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<p class="center small80 p2"> + PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +</p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img1"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img1.png" alt="A cat holding butter and rejecting a slice of bread"> +</figure> + +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_DAINTINESS"> + THE CAT’S DAINTINESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The cat desirous to be fed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Has very little mind for bread.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">At thick or thin, at new or stale,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She waves “No, thank you,” with her tail.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">But butter! she would eat a pat,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Such is the nature of a cat.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_GREEDINESS"> + THE CAT’S GREEDINESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">To get at milk a cat will do</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A hundred things she oughtn’t to.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">But if it’s cream she wants, why then,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She’ll multiply those sins by ten.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img2"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img2.png" alt="A cat holding a small bottle of cream"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_DREAM"> + THE CAT’S DREAM + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The cat (like ourselves) has its favourite dream,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And the dream it loves better than all,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is to take the large milk-pail and fill it with cream,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Drawn fresh from the cow in the stall.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img3"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img3.png" alt="A cat dreaming of drinking a bucket of cream"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_CLEANLINESS"> + THE CAT’S CLEANLINESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">There’s nothing by a cat desired</div> + <div class="verse indent2">So little as a tubbing.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Its tongue does every thing required</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In scrubbing and in rubbing.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img4"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img4.png" alt="A cat licking itself clean"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_CONSCIENCE"> + THE CAT’S CONSCIENCE + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A dog will often steal a bone.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But conscience lets him not alone,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And by his tail his guilt is known.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">But cats consider theft a game,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And, howsoever you may blame,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Refuse the slightest sign of shame.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">When food mysteriously goes,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The chances are that Pussy knows</div> + <div class="verse indent0">More than she leads you to suppose.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And hence no need there is for you,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">If Puss should lose a meal or two,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To feel her pulse and make ado.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img5"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img5.png" alt="A cat holding a roast chicken and being scolded by an angel"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_PLAYFULNESS"> + THE CAT’S PLAYFULNESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">However you exert your wits</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To find a plaything meet for kits,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You’ll never choose a better thing</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Than ball of worsted, wool, or string.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A cotton reel is very well,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A bell-rope answers for a spell;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But, mark my words, a costly ball</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of Berlin wool is best of all.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">They chase it up and down the floor,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unwinding more and more and more,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">They twist it all about the chair,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bite and knot it everywhere.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Till what with twist and roll and pull,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You can’t distinguish kit from wool,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And only with another skein</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Can knitting be resumed again.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img6"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img6.png" alt="A cat chasing a ball of string"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_CRUELTY"> + THE CAT’S CRUELTY + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Of all the cruel things there are,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A cat is cruellest by far.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">While other creatures kill outright,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To persecute is her delight.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">So when you hear that Pussy’s prey</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Successfully has got away,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">You should enthusiastic be,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And ask for marmalade at tea.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img7"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img7.png" alt="A cat hitting a mouse using a slingshot"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_FISHFULNESS"> + THE CAT’S FISHFULNESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Although for milk and mice and birds</div> + <div class="verse indent0">A cat reserves her choicest words,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She makes exception in the case</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Of herring, haddock, sole, or plaice.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">If breakfast should consist of these,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She’ll do her very best to please:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">She’ll rub against your leg, and purr,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And beg of you to notice her.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">This appetite for fish can lead</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To shocking instances of greed;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And goldfish in particular</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Dislike to be where pussies are.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img8"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img8.png" alt="A cat staring into a bowl of fish"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_SERIOUSNESS"> + THE CAT’S SERIOUSNESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the things that kittens hate,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">A doll comes almost first:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">’Tis bad enough to share its plate,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To wear its clothes is worst.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Luxurious or dignified</div> + <div class="verse indent2">No kitten ever looked,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With bonnet strings severely tied,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And cloak severely hooked.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img9"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img9.png" alt="An angry cat wearing a hat and bow tie"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_IMPATIENCE"> + THE CAT’S IMPATIENCE + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the games a Persian cat</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Declines to play with rapture at—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Or join at all except by force—</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Is acting as its owner’s horse.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The Persian cat’s one wish is this:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To live a life of perfect bliss.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And bliss is far away indeed,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When children use you as a steed.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img10"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img10.png" alt="A cat being used as a horse"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_FRIENDS"> + THE CAT’S FRIENDS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the friends that cats possess,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Come girls and women first of all</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Unceasingly will they caress</div> + <div class="verse indent2">This comfortable animal.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The man to Puss is also kind,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">But quite the contrary, the boy,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Who can, I grieve to mention, find,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">In teasing her, acutest joy.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img11"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img11.png" alt="A cat hiding behind a barrel looking at a boy"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_ENEMIES"> + THE CAT’S ENEMIES + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Among the cat’s persistent foes,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The dog deserves the foremost place:</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The moment Puss is seen, off goes</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The dog in ever-zealous chase.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">And cockatoos and parrots hate</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The cat, with all their strength of beak.</div> + <div class="verse indent0">And magpies never hesitate</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To call her coward, thief and sneak.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img12"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img12.png" alt="A cat being chased by a dog"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS"> + THE CAT’S SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS + </h2> +</div> + + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A kitten need not be a dunce,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Nor specially absurd,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To see no difference at once</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Between a bee and bird.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">It has to learn by slow degrees</div> + <div class="verse indent2">That, though they both have wings,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">There’s far too little meat on bees,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And far too many stings.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img13"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img13.png" alt="A cat being chased by a be"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_MASTERFULNESS"> + THE CAT’S MASTERFULNESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The hungry child intent to feed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Is well advised to hide,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">For pussy-cats beset by greed</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Are not to be denied.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">Suppose the slice of cake is big,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Suppose the child’s a mite,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With all the ardour of the pig</div> + <div class="verse indent2">They’ll ply their appetite.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">One cat alone could be withstood,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The child could win the day;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">With two to one it’s little good</div> + <div class="verse indent2">To try to get away.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img14"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img14.png" alt="A cat eating a child’s meal"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_SLEEPLESSNESS"> + THE CAT’S SLEEPLESSNESS + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">By nature’s laws</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The dog bow-wows,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">The ass hee-haws,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">The cat miaous.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The worst miaous</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Occur at night</div> + <div class="verse indent0">When cats carouse</div> + <div class="verse indent2">With all their might.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">A cat miaous</div> + <div class="verse indent0">Upon the tiles,</div> + <div class="verse indent0">In twenty thousand different styles.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img15"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img15.png" alt="A cat on a roof caterwauling"> +</figure> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" aria-hidden="true"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_CATS_FUTURE"> + THE CAT’S FUTURE + </h2> +</div> + +<div class="poetry-container"> + <div class="poetry"> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">The dog is really useful, for he helps to guard the house,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And he’ll carry your umbrella or your glove;</div> + <div class="verse indent0">But a cat does simply nothing save to catch the luckless mouse,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">Which no one could account an act of love.</div> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <div class="verse indent0">In exchange for cream and butter and the other things she loots,</div> + <div class="verse indent2">’Twould be a just and proper thing indeed</div> + <div class="verse indent0">To persuade our friend the Pussy to put polish on our boots;</div> + <div class="verse indent2">And—instead of midnight carolling—to read.</div> + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp80" id="img16"> + <img class="w100" src="images/img16.png" alt="A cat wearing a halo and shining a shoe"> +</figure> + +</main> +<div style='text-align:center'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 79268 ***</div> +</body> +</html> |