The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-16
The Cat with a Broken Tail.

ssShe did cry-awful I"
ooh, Jenny, how did it happen?"
"Jimmy shut the door on her TAIL
81 didn't mean to, said Jimmy. ct
didn't know your old cat was there.
Mary and Jenny tried to fondle and
soothe the poor cat /; but she wouldn't
be comforted. Her poor, poor tail
How could it ever wave again? It was
surely broken by that cruel door.
"She can't waggle it,, said Jimmy,
with great sympathy.
"No!' cried Mary. "You broke it
for her"
CT didn't mean to. Perhaps it's not
broken only pinched little.
"Oh! it is; it is Poor thing. Do
see how it droops at the end. 2
"Anyway, it didn't come off. 2
! ''It's mercy it didn't, Jimmy Barnes.
How she would have looked if the piece
| had come off I"
cit would have been awfuller still,
said Jenny, with great earnestness.
Meanwhile, the poor old cat lay on the
rug, moaning and mourning in true cat
language for her blighted tail. The two
girls bent over her with expressions of
the warmest interest and no doubt the
cat felt very much better for their kind
coincidence.
s'It isn't the hurting, you know" said
Mary: though that's bad enough. It's
the disgrace Of the thing. How will she
ever hold up her head with broken tail
hanging down behind? She'll be so
mortified !"
"And the waggle won't run out to the
end, remarked Jimmy.
mo, poor thing; the 'spression will
only go part way"
"And the broken piece will hang
there, so limp and awkward, just like
my cuffs when the stiffening S all gone.
And how it will look Oh, dear T
think we ought to call the DOCTOR
$50 we had. Why didn't we think of
it before? Run, Jimmy; run for Doctor
Green"
"OhlI guess he wouldn't come for
cat"
"He would if he knew how bad she
felt"
"Lets take her to him. I"
'tLet's. I'll get basket" said JIM
my.
They all three concluded this would
be the best plan. Jimmy got the big
market-basket, and Mary ran for her hat,
while Jenny sat on the floor with the I'M
| fortunate patient. She and the cat had
their things on, and could start right
away.
ooh, Jimmy Barnes how stupid you
are We couldn't put her in that
thing
"Well, Mary, never mind. "Let's
take her in our arms. :
Shortly after this, Jimmy, Mary, and
Jenny appeared on the street in melan-
choly procession. Jimmy went before !;
Jenny followed, with the poor, unfortu-
uate cat in her arms and Mary, all
sympathy, and with teary lashes, walked
beside her in the character of nurse and
general assistant.
Doctor Green opened the door himself.
He was young man, and very good
doctor, and when he saw the three chill
dren on the steps, he said politely:
ssGood morning, children. What can
I do for you?''
"Oh Doctor Green, my cat has bro
ken her TAIL said Mary.
1t didn't quite come off, put in
Jimmy.
I" Meow meowl" moaned the cat.
"The patient speaks for herself, " said
Doctor Green.
Eyes, sir she does. And, Doctor,
don't you think you could fix it for
/ herr"
IF Doctor Green had not been a wise
man, he would have laughed. He did
not for he was good surgeon and a
very wise man, indeed.
ssThe patient has my hearty sympa-
thy. Bring her into my Office, and let
me see her poor tail. .
The children were surprised and over
loved at this sudden turn in affairs, and
they marched into the little Office, cat
and ALL
"a cat with broken tail would be a
truly pitiful object" said Doctor Green.
eyes, sir; and think how mortify-
ing,,
way added Jimmy, with great solem-
nifty. e
The Doctor was ready to cry with
laughter, but he did not. He took the
unfortunate cat in his arms and exam
med her injured tail. Puss seemed to
know that everything was all right, and
submitted to the examination with great
moral courage. The children gathered
round with the greatest interest, and
then the doctor said, soberly:
SIT is broken; but, perhaps, 1t we
put on splint it will heal up again.
Ct hope SO, said Mary, with a. sigh
of relief.
ssLet her rest on the floor" said the
Doctor " and do you pat her gently and
keep her quiet while put on splint. :
Mary and Jenny made the cat comfort
able on The floor, and tried to soothe her
feelings as much as possible. Jimmy,
meanwhile, stood in wide-eyed wonder
! by the table, while the Doctor prepared
the splint. First he took sheet of very