The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-07
ROMP'S LETTER.


play SO much.
It's tru. that have no brother or
sister kitten to play with. hut then |
can have lots Of fun playing with a
little string or stick. or running
after my own tail.
My little mistress name is Kitty.
too, aud she gives me saucer full oil
milk every morning. ] drink it all
up. every drop. That is the reason
why am SO fat.
But ! am going to tell you Of a
dreadful thing that happened to me
last week
Monday morning after had eaten
my breakfast and washed my face. /
went out into the garden for walk.
When | came around 10 the back OF
the house, ! saw two men mt work
piling up wood. Our house has wide
piazza all around it. ana they were
piling the wood underneath the piazza.
SO as TO keep it from the rain this
coming winter. / sat down and
watched them work for awhile.
By-and-by the men went away into
the field. After they had gone | went
over to see the wood. Iclimbed under
the piazza, and sat down on one Of the
sticks In tho pile. Sitting so long in
the sun had made me sleepy, and
curled down in a hole and began to
dream about /. mouse.
After long time l woke up. but
every thing was all dark around me.
To be sure. can see in the dark. but
did not like my fix very we'll, for.
when tried to get out Of my hole.
could not move. Then l knew what
had happened. The men must
have come back with some more wood
when was asleep. and piled it all up
and fastened me in. SO that could not
get out. What dreadful thing to
happen 10 cat!
felt very badly. for thought
should have TO stay inside OF that great
pile OF wood and starve to death. |
scratched and pulled at the wood with
my claws, bu; tina, did not do any
good.
ooh! what shall do?" thought to
myself. What will Kitty say when
she can not find me any more?"
After awhile | heard my little mis-.
tress out doors playing. She was
singing, and drawing along her dolls
carriage. lnewed as loud as could.
but she was singing SO happily that she
did not hear me.
By-and-by che stopped singing. and
then mcwcd very loud. She heard
me that time.
kitty, kitty" called she.
"Miaw." cried I.
Pussy, where are your" she called
..Miaw. miaw." said ]. which mean
in cat languages: Here am under tn,
wood"
NJ little mistress came running y
the woodpile.
20 Romp!' said she. you're in tina
wood. know you are. Come out ant
play with me- Don't hide any longer.
''Miaw,' said l, just rs loud us
could. which meant: Il can't get out.
She understood me this time. too
and she tried with all her strength Il
pull away the sticks of wood. But
was away inside the pile. and she wa
too little to help me out. She begal
to cry out loud.
20 my dear kitty" said she. -
can't help you"
She cried SO loud that Bridget cam
to the door,
What's the matter. darlint?" sal,
she.
Kitty is in the woOd-pile. and
cant get her out" sobbed my mis-
tress.
Bridget called the two men that ha,
fastened mo In there. and they too
down their great wood-pile. and. q
last. they found me covered with dust
sitting In q little hole.
My little mistress was so glad TO &c
me again that she kissed me over an
over. and afterwards she brushed til
dust of my white coat.
Now ! hope that this will be q warn
} ing TO all little kittens to keep ava
from wood-piles where men arc q
work. Your friend. Romp.-Mary
Bamford, in Youths Companion.