Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-15
DEAR CHILDREN
SISTER HELEN.

DEAR CHILDREN
This letter is going to be about Jacin-
ia. have heard Miss Susie say people
oughtn't to talk too much about them
selves, and I'm afraid that's what I've
been doing. Perhaps she didn't mean
eats, but anyway I'm going to tell
about Jacinta now.
She couldn't talk very plain when
she first came. Besides not having much
voice to talk with. she had been starved
so long, and that just takes cats voice
right away so it can't cry, and makes it
more helpless than ever.
Well. Jacinta had lots to eat after
she came to us. she grew quite fat, and
learned to talk as well as [ could my
self, and that 5 pretty well, if do say it.
She said that she was born in a very
nice place; at least. she thought it must
have been. because her mother never
said anything about being hungry, and
always gave them plenty of milk.
Sometimes they were all taken up in
the nice soft basket where they were
born. and carried into a room that
Jacinta said was quite different from
any of the rooms we were ever in at
Miss Susie's. where there was a big
black thing that people pounded on to
make Il noise. When she first heard it,
she was afraid; but | don't think |
should have been, not after hearing
that awful noise scat"
Whenever they were taken in there,
they always saw some one who wasn't
in the family. who would stand and look
at them and say: "Oh, how pretty
and "Oh. how cunning" And sometimes
it would be quite a long time before
they would be carried back where they
belonged.
But one day-this was after they
had begun to drink milk from saucer
the young lady came and took up the
basket where they were all asleep and
carried it into another room and put it
down on a chair beside a strange lady.
You may have your choice" she
said. This woke them all mp, and the
lady picked up Jacinta the first thing
and said:
"Oh. want this pretty little plump
black and white one. What Il cute
little thing"
The lady had nice. kind face, Jacinta
said. and she was sopleased to have her
soft hand stroking her, that she began
to purr.
she is Il perfect little darling the
lady said: II know they will like her.
They are really kind people, only they
have that odd way some people have of
wanting Just such a color in their cats,
and wanting them to be pretty. If [
were taking one for myself | should
take the plainest one, because it would
be least likely to find anyone else to be
good to it,
YES, but you know you and I are
cranks, the young lady had said,
laughing.
well, l think this black and white
one will just suit them. Have you
named herr"
No; knew they would all have to
be given away. so left the names to be
applied by the new mistresses.
III just take her right in my arms
said the strange lady; she seems so
gentle, l don't think she'll be so much
afraid as if / put her in bag or basket
How far do you have to drive?"
asked the young lady.
About ten miles, but I have the
close carriage. 50 she won't get away
I'm sure you're very good, said the
young lady, as they went out on the
street. and her friend got intoa carriage.
"Oh. you know better" she said
laughing lyon know its a selfish
pleasure for me 30 find kitten a good
home Goodbye"
Jaciuta began to feel frightened 10y
this time and had stopped puwing.
She didn't like to be taken away from
her home, and She began to cry. She
would have cried harder fl she had
known what was goiug To happen her;
but that viii have to 20 In the next
letter. Your friend,
DOROTHY WHITETOor.
How proud we shall be when we