The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-06

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Maria's been hunting her kittens all
day and is 50 lonesome, and now here
are all these little chickens and no.
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Mamma smiled at Carl, but did not
laugh, and just then Grandma came in
with the basket Of chickens. She set
the basket down by the fire and went
to find something to cover the chicks.
While she was gone Maria, the gray
cat, came into the room u Maria had
had a cunning family Of three little
kittens until that day. but Mamma had
given them away, and poor Maria was
very lonely without her babies.
When Maria came into the room and
saw the basket in which her kittens
had slept she ran quickly to it, put her
front paws on the edge, and was about
to spring in, when she looked down
and saw that her kittens ! were not
there. Carl had started up when Maria
ran to the basket, but Mamma put her
hand on his arm, Wait, she said,
Maria won't hurt the chicks !
Maria drew back, looked sorry,
mewed, and then to their surprise she
put one foot in carefully, then another,
pushed the chicks gently aside to
make room for herself, climbed in and
curled around as many of the chicks
as she could, and began to purr in a
perfectly satisfied way. The lonesome
little chicks nestled UP to her, and
cuddled into her soft fur, tucked their
little heads under her neck and legs,
made soft little sleepy sounds and
seemed quite happy. i. .,s.s.t !;
Mamma and Carl stood watching
afraid to say word for fear of spoil
ing the pretty sight btfore Grandma
came in. But Maria liked her new fam
lily. She. slept with them all night,
and in the morning after eating bread
and milk from the same dish, took
them out in the yard, where they
scratched to their hearts content or
climbed and played over Maria as she
lay under the bushes. If one wan
as she did her kittens; and she washed
them as she did her kittens, with her
tongue, and they didn't seem to mind
AT noon Carl saw her bringing them
In. They ran before her, and after,
and on both Sides and even between
her legs, and all the time she kept
making the queer. sound a cat MAKES
for her kittens. .." =
4. II Declare said = Grandma, Il
wouldn't be surprised to hear her
cluck. !" For over three months Maria
kept the chicks and every one of the
r grew and sthriyed and seemed happy,
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