The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-31
The Girl Who Wished H 3rself a Ca
A STORY FOR THE VERY LITTLE ONES.

II do not see, mother, why you
wish me to work every. day" said lit
tie Fanny. "You know do not like
to read and sew always
Il think it right for You to learn to
sew now," said Fanny's mother, $50
that it may he of use to YOU when
YOU grow up. You do not wish to
live au idle life, | .hopc?'
mo, mother; but | love to play so
well now, and | do not see why can
not learn to sew when | am older -
I i 'IU wish rrrc cat - ',lru said, az
puss ran before the door; "then /
might always play"
d "Well, Fanny said her mother,
"ifyou wish, will let you be cat for
one week"
Fanny gave n laugh. 80. how fun
ny that will be. Do you really mean
what YOU say, mother
Yes" said she; mot that you can
he turned into cat, but you may act
rs if You were one"
Fanny put down her work. "What
fun | shall have. Let me see; what
shall do first? / think | will take
my ball and have nice play in the
yard"
When the bell rang for tea, she came
in and was going to take her seat ut
the table.
NO, no." said her mother, "pussv
does not eat with us. Iou may go
out to the cook. and she will give YOU
some br e..d s,ud rui,N."
Fanny did not like this very we'll:
still she did as she was told, and when
Betty had given her the bread and
milk, she went to bed
When Fanny went to bed her moth
/. er used to go with her, To ask God to
bless her, and to see that she was
nice and warm in bed: hut this night
Fanny went to bed all alone, with no
kind mother to pray with her or to
cover her up. "Cats do not pray"
said Fanny to herself. That must be
why mother did not come up with me.
! don't know, after all that ] shall
like to he cat"
The next day while busy mt play,
she saw lady, of whom she was very
fond, come up the wald Il must 20
in and see dear Mrs. Bell" she said,
. ''she may have come To take me home
with her" But as she came to the
door, she heard her mother say, II am
sorry l cannot call Fanny; rs she
wants to be Il cat this week, | cannot
, let her come in to see you"
Fanny went away, for she knew hel
) mother would do all she had said
1t made her feel very cross to be shut
) out of the room. Still she did not
like to go to her mother and say that
she was tired Of being cat rs it had
been but two days since she had made
the wish.
The next day was Sunday. She had
been used to go to Sunday School to
meet her class and the kind teacher
who took care Of it,
Fanny saw that her mother was not
going to do rs she had always done
that is, wash and dress her, and ther
get her book for her, and help her tt
learn her lesson. SO she went up tC
: her and put her arms round her heck
while the tears ran down her face.
Mother. dear mother" she said
: "do not treat me as cat any III lre
] want to be your own child again
and have you talk to me and pray will
! me as you used to do. And now
mother | see that | was not made {,
+ be idle, and play always; and shall
be glad-to sew whsueveryoa tell me,
ut makes me glad" said her moth
|, er, "to hear you speak in this way
and, now that you are tired of bein;
: eat, you will be my own dear daugh
/, ter again, - Childrens' Paper, Ian
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