The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
Three little sleepy kittens
Twilight Stories.

Twilight Stories.
Children, suppose that I tell you
story, for it's not dark enough to draw
down the curtains or light the gas, but
IFS too dark to roll balls or spin tops to
any advantage. Things have such
way of slipping out of sight in the dusk,
t does not improve the temper to bump
)na's head under the tables and chairs
ooking for them; while stitches taken
n dolls clothes by this faint light are
tpt to be pulled out IN a great hurry the
ext morning. See how the freight
lances on the walls. Everybody bring
chair or a stool or at least themselves,
carer the fire, and I'll tell you a story.
What shall it be about2 The smallest
hildren of this great family shall choose
0-night. I think | heard some one say,
Kittens" Kittens it shall be. So
eep very quiet.
The name Of the story is "The Four
title Kittens"
When Lizzie, the nurse, went up stairs
i the morning she said /: "Come,
lildren, it's time to get dressed"
But Wilie's train Of cars, tangle Of
hairs and string, reached across the
ursery floor, and he was busy oiling
lie engine with the oil-can from the
ewing machine. Harry was turning
Immersaults on the bed-that is, try
lg to do so, but his fat legs were SO
lort he only stood on his head and fell
yer sideways on the pillow to get up
nd try again. How could either of
nem spare time to be dressed? But
oh 17aoJ
on must get dressed; it's almost break
asst time. Beside, I've something to
FL you about the cat. "
The engine steamed quietly into the
tation, while the engineer put his feet
nto his red stockings, and Harry said,
S he ran across the floor, what is 1t
bout the eat2 is she lost?"
ooh, no, she has some kittens in the
5ox behind the door in the back hall.
rs / was coming along early this morn
ne [ heard the funniest little noise in
he box, and when [ looked in there were
our of the sweetest little kittens, two
ray and white and two black with white
paws. They were all curled up to-
gether to keep warm, for the old cat was
n the kitchen getting her breakfast.
Now, hurry and you'll have time to see
hem before breakfast. y
No one would believe Willie was
slow boy, if they could have seen how
quickly he was dressed that morning,
md Harry did not dance about at all,
but winked very hard when Lizzie gave
a dreadful pull to the tangled curls, SO
there was time to pay the visit. Such
lovely kittens! All curled up in a
bunch, as Lizzie said, fast asleep. They
did not like TO be disturbed very much,
and chung to one another and made such
funny little squeaks for news, for all the
world like toy kittens besides, they
never opened their eyes at all. Pussy
came into the box with bounce and a
NEW, and tapped with velvet paw on
the little fat hands, just to remind the
bows that she did not wish liberties
taken with her babies. Robert came in
with the milk just then, and Harry said,
'Oh, Robert, do you see these sweet
little kittens?" Robert admired them
very much, but Harry didn't hear him
say to the cook, 9 It's carrying them off
I'll be for doing. There's enough little
cats in the house now, that's only two
feet"
But the old cat heard him!
Harry and Willie talked about the
kittens all the morning, but mamma
would not let them disturb them again,
because, she said, "They were just lit
tie babies, like baby brother in his bas-
ket up stairs, and as they hadn't their
eyes open, it frightened them to be taken
ont of their warm box and handled
roughly" So the little boys minded
mamma till after dinner, when Harry
asked if he might not take his little sis
ter Amy down to see the kittens if they
did not touch them. Mamma said, yes.
So the two trotted off, hand in hand,
through the halls and over the hills and
mountains, three steps and door sill,
to the box in The back hall. Amy looked
into the box, and said, "Kitty 2" She
saw roll of carpeting In the corner, and
was so little she did not know the differ
ence in the dark hall, but Harry was a
whole year older, and he saw that there
were no little gray and black muffs
curled up in bunch asleep, and no
old cat either. What did it mean 1t
only took him minute to get into
the kitchen, though ne tumbled up every
stair.
ooh, lizzie, cook, where are the dear
darling pussies? They are gone And
the old cats gone. I don't like it I'm
indignant I" 80 he lay down and kicked
till mamma came out to see what made
all the noise, for little Amy was crying
at being left alone, and the two heels
made great clatter on the bare floor.
CT don't see what's come of the kit
tens myself, ma'am,'' said Lizzie, the
cook, to mamma, +" for Roberts not
been in since, and they were safe after
breakfast, for 1 heard them NEW. The