The free press., 1897-02-18
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beautifu, victory thnn that which was
won by the little children who saved
Hamburg.
NINTY.
Hamburg.

work done. "Anything but a cat
underfoot!"
81 want kitty" repeated Carrie
Bell, but as she could not have one
she tried to make much of the little
wooden cat that came in her Noah's
ark. Perhaps she would never have
had better kitty than that if some
thing had not happened.
Thtro was o rap ON the door, and
when Mrs. Cisco opened it. there stood
tai, 'retty young German woman,
with shawl pinned over her head.
"Habe you seen mein kittykin?'she
asked anxiously.
"Your what?" asked Mrs. Cisco.
"Mein leetle cat. mein kitty, she
call Minty."
'No, haven't seen any cat. You'll
catch cold out in that little thin shawl.
Where do you live?'
The woman waved her hand up
toward long hill.
"Mein kitty gone two day!" she
said, the tears springing in her eyes.
II go all where und no find. l call
'Minty MintyP und she no come"
"What color is your kitty?" asked
Carrie Bell.
"Minty she gray and white" and
the woman touched her own neck to
show that Minty had a white spot on
the neck.
Mrs. Cisco was kind-hearted and
felt sorry for the woman, even though
she herself dislikcd cats, SO she said:
"Well, if see your kitty anywhere
around I'll catch her and keep her for
you"
The woman frightened and went
away looking hopeful. She came
again that night, and again the next
morning, bat Mrs. Cisco had seen
nothing of Minty. During that day,
however, Carrie Bell, who was at the
window, exclaimed:
80, mamma! there's Minty now,
coming into our yard!'
Sure enough, there was kitten by
the fence, gray kitten with white
paws Mrs. Cisco put milk in saul
Ger, and going to the door, called:
"Minty Minty!"
"We'll keep her till the woman
comes" said Mrs. Cisco.
Carrie Bell was perfectly happy; she
fed Minty and put her to sleep IN
basket.
81 wish she was my kitty!" she
said.
"Oh, no she's the German woman's
kitty, and she'll come for her before
night, 1 hope" said Mrs. Cisco.
But as she did not come before night
Mrs. Cisco made bed for Minty in
the wood-box, and when she came
down next morning she had to laugh
at Minty's delight and loud purr.
Minty was really clever kitten and
very playful. She made little leaps in
the air for nothing, unless for pure
iov. and Carrie Bell was in an ecstasy.
All that day the woman did not
come, nor the next dny, and Mrs Cisco
had to keep Minty for fsar she would
be lost again. Minty was very frolic-
some and seemed to love her hoste 8.
The third day Mrs Cisco saw boy
who was going up the long hill. and
told him to tell the German woman
to come for her cat. Carrie Bell
wished her mother had not sent word.
In the twilight the German woman
came smiling into the yard. Mrs.
Cisco opened the door and said:
Here's your Minty!"
The German woman laughed pleas.
antly.
"That's no mein Mintyl" she said.
"cMein Minty come home two day
now. Mein Minty hab one eye! That
no mein Minty.
80 mammal" cried Carrie Bell,
.then we can keep kitty for our Minty.
can't we?"
I'm willing" said Mrs. Cisco, and
after the German woman departed, she
exclaimed; "All that worry over a
one-eyed cat Our Minty has two
eyes. I'm happy to say, aud bright as
buttons !" ~ Youths Companion.