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diff --git a/old/67044-0.txt b/old/67044-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 92203ea..0000000 --- a/old/67044-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1265 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ten Kittens, by G. A. Puckett - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Ten Kittens - -Author: G. A. Puckett - -Illustrator: Helen Walley - -Release Date: December 29, 2021 [eBook #67044] - -Language: English - -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.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TEN KITTENS *** - - - - - -TEN KITTENS - - - - - TEN KITTENS - - By - G. A. PUCKETT - - Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of - David;” “Thoughts Along - the Way.” - - Illustrated by - HELEN WALLEY - - Kansas City, Missouri - BURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY - Publishers - - - - - COPYRIGHTED 1919 BY - Burton Publishing Company - - - - -To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this -little volume is affectionately dedicated. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -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. - -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. - - G. A. P. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -MACK. - - -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. - -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 was six weeks old the mother and all the kittens, -excepting Mack, were chloroformed, because of their awful condition -with the disease. - -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. - -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 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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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 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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -SNOOKS. - - -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. - -The first ride the kitten ever had in an automobile was that afternoon -when the young man started home 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. - -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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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 ball and the kitten went on playing -again perfectly satisfied. - -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. - -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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -DUMP. - - -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. - -Dump was very playful and would do many cute things. One thing that -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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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. - -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 little selfish but probably it was because he loved his -mistress more than other kittens. - -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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -MITCH. - - -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. - -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. - -The mistress kept a large fruit basket 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. - -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 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. - -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 he landed in all -the water. You should have seen him scramble to get out for he was -terribly frightened. - -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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -THOMAS. - - -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. - -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. - -Because of kind treatment and plenty to eat the kitten grew very -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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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 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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -TIGER. - - -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. - -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 for a homeless kitten. Sometimes he was able to find enough to -eat but many nights he slept in an alley, cold and hungry. - -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. - -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. - -When Frank’s father came in that 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. - -“I am going to name him Tiger,” said Frank that evening as he was -telling his mother of the new found friend. - -“Why name him Tiger, Frank?” asked his mother. - -“Because he looks like a Tiger,” answered Frank. “His body has stripes -all over it just like the pictures of Tigers in my books.” - -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. - -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 forming a circle through which Tiger would jump back and forth. - -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. - -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. - -One evening while Tiger was lying in the alley one of the clerks -called 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. - -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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -SAMMY. - - -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. - -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 because of this, but the -kitten was well cared for. - -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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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 -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. - -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. - -Sammy is buried on a farm not far from Liberty, Missouri, and those -who knew and loved him will never forget the story of his life. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -BETTY. - - -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. - -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. - -The day that Betty’s first babies 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 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. - -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. - -Blue Bell is not alone now because Betty has two more babies in the -home. The father of these two younger 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. - -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. - -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. - -Betty always knows when Saturday comes because her mistress goes to -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. - -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. - -Betty still lives at Winnwood Lake and with the help of John she is -carefully rearing a family of three beautiful and obedient kittens. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -JIMMIE. - - -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. - -In a little while Jimmie was growing and happy in the new home. He had -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. - -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 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. - -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 friends went to the store to see him -and he, too, became a good advertisement for the store. - -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 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. - -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. - - - - -[Illustration] - - - - -PETE. - - -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.” - -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 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. - -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 -himself from cruel dogs and mean cats. - -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. - -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. - -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 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. - -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. It costs two or -three dollars a week to keep him there but this kindness is due him -after such faithful service during all the years. - - - - -TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: - - - Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. - - Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TEN KITTENS *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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