The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-10-15
BEING a CAT.
Lucy Mays Wish, and How 1t Was Grant
ed-Not So Nice as She Thoughtful Would

Lucy mays Wtshs and How 1t Was Grant,
ed-NOt So Nice as She ThoughtIt Would
BE.
Eyes, mamma, do; just wish was
a cat, and then | would not have to get
up in the morning, but would sleep just
as late as wanted to. These hot DAYS,
it is so hard to get up SO early and wash
and dress, and then have to help do the
work, too. Now, if was cat / would
sleep till I got hungry, and then when
I had had something to eat / would
find q good place and go to sleep
again." said Lucy May to her mother.
Lucy mother had told her she must
take care OF her little sister while she
made the bread, and Lucy was cross
about it, as you can see from what she
said to her mother
1t Well, Lucy, put Bess down on the
bed, and go away and be cat, if YOU
wish to; but you must go out of this
room; you know do not let kitty be
near Bess for fear she viii hurt her;
go out in the shed where the old cat is,
and have nice time"
Lucy looked at her mother and saw
she had togo, and she took her bonnet
and was just going out of the door
when her mother said: What are YOU
going to do with that clean bonnet?
That is my little Lucy's bonnet; cat
does not want a bonnet
Lucy did not know what to say, but
hung up the bonnet and left the room
She went out and found old kit but
she was sound asleep under the shed,
and would not play with her.
She then thought she would like TO
take walk in the garden, and get up
in one of the large apple-trees, as she
had seen kitty do. Lucy got away up
in the top Of the tree and found it hard
work to hold on, but she had no fear
cats did not fall. She got big red app
pie and thought how nice it is to be a
cat. But just then she saw little Young
bird not far from her. She tried to
catch it. lost her hold on the tree and
fell to the ground.
Her arm was much hurt and her pref
ty dress was torn. She sat there on the
ground and had good cry; what would
her mamma say about her new dress?
But she was in SO much pain from her
arm, she did not care so much about
the dress.
+ When her arm felt better, she said:
81 have been cat as long as | want
to, 1t is not so nice as | thought it was,
l guess I will go and play with BessfOr
awhile. y
When she got to the house she found
her mamma and Bess lust going out
for q ride.
'.Oh, mamma" said she, cant go
with you?''
DO you think / would take cal
out riding with me? no. indeed, would
not Here Is your pan Of milk, win
set it on the ground SO you can drink
it. Come, Bess, let us go for our ride
now; we are not cats, are we, deare
So we can takesa ride, and then bring
papa home with u.s. said Lucy's
mamma, and off she went, and left
Lucy at home.
How she did cry! Poor child. by
this time her arm hurt her so much, she
Thought it must be broken.
She went into the house and up to
her own little room that her mother al
Hag . hcpb 80 nice LOT 0er, anu cIlcu
and cried till she fell fast asleep How
long she had been asleep she did not
know. but at last she heard her mother
call her; she got up, went to her and
said: son, mamma, can't / be your lit
tie girl again. l don't want TO be a cat
just want to be your little Lucy ouce
more; and oh, mamma, fell and hart
my arm; it does hurt me so much.
IA Her mamma took her in her arms
and said: Il thought my little girl did
not really want to be a cat, but thought
| would let her try it and see how she
liked it. Let me look at your arm
Why, to be sure your arm is hurt, but
not very much,,I hope. / will tie i
up and put some water on IL, and j
will be all right n dry or two. !
hope Lucy. you will be a better child
after this. "
Oh, yes, mamma, I win, said she,
and she was much better girl after
that, and tried to help her mother al
ways, and tried never to be cross about
it, ever again - School and Home.