The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-03
BEING A CAT.
Lucy Mays wish, and How II Was Grants
ed-Not So Nice ms She Thought 1t Would
BE.

Lucy Mays wish, and How It Was Grants
ed-Not So Nice Ms She Thought 1t Would
Be.
"Yes, mamma, do; just wish was
cat, and then would not have 10 get
up in the morning, but would sleep Just
as late as wanted to. These hot days.
II Ia SO hard to get up so early and wash
and dress, and then have to help do the
work, too. Now, if l was a cat ] would
sleep till got hungry, and then when
/ had had something to eat i would
find good place and go to sleep
again." said Lucy May to her mother
Lucy's mother had told her she must
take care OF her little sister while she
made the bread, and Lucy was cross
about IL, as you can see from what she
said to her mother.
"Well, Lucy. put Bess down on the
bed, and 90 away and be cat, II you
wish to; but you must go out OF this
room. you know / do not let kitty be
near Bess for fear she will hurt herr;
90 out in the shed where the old cat is.
and have nice time"
Lucy looked at her mother and saw
she had to go, 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 bennett
That is my little Ldcy's bonnet; cat
does not want 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 1t hard
work to hold on, but she had no fear
cats did not fall. She got big red APP
ple 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
Fer mamma say about her new dressp
But she was in so much pain from hcr
arm. she did not care so much about
the dress.
When her arm felt better, she said:
81 have been a cat as long as | want
| to. IL is not SO nice as thought it was,
T! guess will 60 and play with Bess for
awhile
When she got to the house she found
her mamma and Bcss just going out
for a ride,
"Oh, mammal said she. cant go
with youP'
"Do YOU think / would take cat
out riding with meP no, indeed, would
not Here is your pan OF milk WIZ
set it on the ground 30 you can arink
it Come, Bess, let us go for our reg
now; we are not eats, are we, deafF
So we can take a ride, and then bring
papa home with us, said Lucys
mamma, and off she went, and ieit
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
WAYS kept so nice for her, and cried
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 ana
said: "On, mamma, can't be your iit-
tie girl againP don't want 10 be cat;
| Just want to be your little Lucy once
more; and oh, mamma, fell and hurt
my arm il. does hurt me so much.
Her mamma took her in her arms
and said: g. 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, hope will tie II
up and put some water on it. and It
will be all right in day or two. l
hope, Lucy, you will be better child
after this
'Oh, yes, mamma, l will, 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.