Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-01
FAIRY STORY FOR NELLIE.
President Arthur Tells About a Wkite
Cat with Dainty Pink Ears.

President Arthur Tells About White
Cat with Dainty Pink Ears.
Thanksgiving day has been generally
observed in Washington, says special
of Nov. q, to the New York Morninq
Journal, manufactured to order in New
York. The President set good example
by attending morning services at St..
Johns Church. He drove in from the
Soldiers Home with his little daughter
Nellie. She held her papa's hand They
presented very pretty picture.
During the afternoon some.of Miss Nell
| lies little friends called Do see her and
Mr.. Arthur entertained them with his
| promised story. He had a very attentive
audience. The little girls eyes became
| as large as saucers under the influence of
| the Presidents romantic tale,
When the children were all seated
around Mr.. Arthur's knees, he began:
'Once upon a time." All stories are sup
| posed to commence in this way. and the
President did not feel like changing the
custom. The Presidents story in full
would fill column. Briefly, however, it
was about the strange adventures of q
white cat with pink ears. She began life
in poor and humble circumstances, but by
| hard work became rich and famous. The
plot OF the story was very intricate. 1t
transpired that the cat was once a beau
| tiful young lady. Her transformation to
| the cat land had been brought about as a
punishment for her evil deeds. The beau
tiful young lady owned a little white
kitten. She was very fond of it, and tied
blue ribbon around its neck. The kit
ten and blue ribbon were her constant
companions. The young lady, however,
who was called Arabella, had cruel dis
position. She did not think the kitten had
any feelings. One day, to improve It's ap-
pearance. Arabella cut two small holes in
the kittens ears. The kitten cried pite-
ously, and, strange to relate, it was given
| voice.
"Ah," snid the kitten, "ArabelIa, you
have no pity for me? How would you
like to be kitten"
II should like it very much, indeed"
said Arabella thoughtlessly.
The fated words were scarcely out of
| her mouth before Arabella was changed
into kitten and the kitten into Arabella.
Then the queen of the kitten world ap-
| peared. She said:
"Arabella, when you have given proof
to me that you have a heart you can re-
| turn to the land of mortals and your
home; but not BEFORE"
Arabella felt very badly at first over her
changed position, and cried a greatdeal,
but she finally determined that the most
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prove that she had heart. She set about
| it at once.
Here the President paused and re-
| marked:
'Like many other young ladies, she
| found it very difficult task, but she
| finally succeeded. She established a
| hospital for all manned and abused cats
| and kittens. By hard work she managed
| to secure better treatment for all the kit
tens in the neighborhood. Arabella's
punishment took place on Thanksgiving
eve. On the following Thanksgiving day
the kitten queen appeared, and by waving
her wand broke the spell. Arabella was
once more beautiful young lady. She
had proved that she had heart. Her
father was so much pleased at the inn
proVement in his daughter that he bought
her new dress and box Of jewelry.
Arabella was very happy, but ever after
that she remembered the lessons she had
learned. She was always kind to little
Kittens"
The children pronounced the story de-
lightful.