The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-01
PITAPAT AND COLLIDE.

Pitapat was a gray cat, with white
forehead and black stripes. and white
stockings on her feet, and big eyes that
shone like stars.
Goldie was canary. with bright gold
en- feathers, and long legs. and a sharp
bill, and bright black eyes.
When he wanted to see anything he
turned his head sideways. He came out
of neat little egg, in long green cage
at grandma's house. l often saw his
mother feed him and his three little
baby brothers and sisters. When he
was old enough grandma gave him to
me. He sang beautifully.
Aunty gave me Pitapat. When she
was kitten l put ribbons round her
neck. Some we're blue and some were
red. She would run after ball.
One day she went down into the cellar
and caught mouse. / told her how
wrong that was. but my papa said that
cats would do such things as long as
they were cats.
One day mamma took me to china
shop to buy little pink bathtub for
Goldie. who loved to battle, and saucer
for Pitapat to drink milk from. We
stopped at the chemists for cutie fish
and paper of seed for Goldie, and
bought nice piece Of cats meat for
D.fox~of Tho oil in,
mas shopping bag, and she let me carry
it. l could hardly wait until the door
was opened, was so anxious to get in,
and / ran up to the playroom two steps
at time.
Generally, when / opened the door,
Pitapat cried New" and Goldie chirped
a How do you do" This time heard
not a sound.
The window was open, and outside, on
the roof of the porch. sat Pitapat, with
her back up and her tail as big as
sausage. And-oh-alas! shall never
forget that moment there. on the floor.
was Goldies cage, upside down, the bot
tom out aud empty.
gave great cry. Mamma said: "Ob,
dear, how dreadful" And papa came
in at that moment.
just as / thought" he said. "Pita-
pat has found Goldie too great a tempta-
ton to resist, and has eaten her, bones
and all. But who took the cage DOWN."
"Oh. papa" said. II left it on the
table. / forgot, but the door was shut
The door is shut now, but the bot
tom is out" said papa. Don't cry 30.
I'll get you another bird"
lit won't be Goldie," l said. "Oh,
cruel Pitapat'
New" said Pitapat. New, NEW,
meww
She came in at the window and rubbed
her head against my dress; but l just
hated her.
l caught up my little red handled
broom and chased her out of the house
and into the street.
Stay there, you wicked thing" said.
"You shall never come into my house
again! You are murderess! You killed
my sweet, sweet Goldie, and ate her up!"
Oh. how l cried after that! l almost
made myself sick. When dinner was
ready, papa carried me down in his arms
but could not eat anything. kept
thinking Of Goldie, all munched up;
and of Pitapat, that l used to love so
and had driven away.
After dinner we went into the library.
Mother made me lie on the sofa, and
covered me with a shawl, and played on
the piano for me. Papa asked me if |
wanted little dog. But said; mo,
thank you. / will never have a pet
again"
And just as l said that the door bell
rang, and in came the girl.
"A lady to see you. ma'am," she said.
And in walked stranger.
Il don't think you know me, Mrs.
Brown" she said. al live next door
Today, just after you went out with your
little girl, my big cat. Whiskers, jumped
ont of the window upon the norch and