The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-24
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All around the kitchen they went
playing hids-and-seek. Topsy hid un-
der the stove; Alice hid in the cup
board Topsy hid behind the wood
box; Alice hid under the table, Topsy
hid In the corner back of the c0al-hod.
Alice hid in the folds of mammals big
door; but they never failed 10 find
each other, and always had a grea.
frolic after each ones hiding placewas
discovered.
At last the play was over, and Top
sy went fast asleep, lying on her back
in the dolls cradle. She looked very
funny with her paws sticking straight
up in the air.
Soon Alice wanted to put dolly TO
bed. So Topsy found another nice
resting place. stretched out in NAM
mas work basket, with her front paws
lying on the pincushion; but, when
mamma came for thimble and thread.
kitty was forced to move again.
Meow! Meow" she said. II will
get out OF every ones way, and go
whore can sleep as long as / please
without being disturbed" So Topsy
sprang upon the table, then upon a
tall folded screen near by, and with
a big jamp landed at last on the very
/ tiptop OF the china closet. No one
saw her. She crept far back against
/ the wall, and was soon fast asleep, ly-
! ing in a nice warm corner, just under
the ceiling
After a time Alice grew tired Of
1 playing with her doll, and looked
around for kitty, but kitty was no
where to be seen. The little girl went
/ to the door and called Kitty kitty!
kitty" but no kitty came She called
again, but no shrill meow answered
her
20, mamma, where can kitty be-"
SAID Alice, with tears in her eyes. Il
am afraid she is lost. l haven't seen
her for ever so long"
Have you looked in all the hiding
places? Perhaps she has gone fast
asleep somewhere, and doesn't hear
you call, said mamma
So Alice began to search for her pet;
but, though she looked everywhere, no
kitty did she find
Never mind, little daughter" said
mamma. Kitty has probably gone
off hunting, and will surprise you by
and by with a big fat mouse"
So Alice was comforted; and, though
she felt very lonely with no furry ball
Struggled IN her lap and no bright
eyed playmate scampsTing at her
heels, she tried to be happy playing
with her doll.
At last the long day was over, ana
night came. 1t brought no Topsy but
it did bring papa from his work. When
Alice saw him coming, she ran cut to
meet him, and, throwing herself into
his arms, poured out all her trouble
Papa comforted his daughter as
papas know how to do. Cheer up.
little girl! We will find her after sup
per" he said.
When the pleasant evening meal
was over, and all the family sat around
the cosey fire, papa said: Il think /
know how to make Topsy come if she
is in the house"
"Oh, how~ cried Alice.
; Papa said nothing; but he puckered
up his lips, and began to whistle in
l loud shrill tones. At the first note
something stirred on top of the china
I closet. Then there was a short pro-
testing meow Papa kept on whist
ling. Kitty stood up, and began to
, stretch AS the shrill music continued
Topsy walked to the edge of the cup.
i board and looked down.
e "Oh. there she is! there she ISL
J, cried Alice. "Oh, my own dear kitty!
: But what a funny place to hide in"
Louder and shriller grew papa's
whistling. Kitty jumped upon the
screen, and then leaped to the table
Still papa whistled on. Topsy spranG
T to the moor, and, jumping into papa''
e lap began to rub her face against hi!
6 breast. Meow" meow" she said
S Still the shrill noise did not stop
y Pussy put her front paws high up OF
r. papa's chest, and rubbed her fac
y against his chin, at the same time nip
If ping it gently with her teeth and call
Fl ing. Meow! meow!" which meant
c stop. stop! Please, master, l an
e here. What do you want? Oh, d,
1t stop that dreadful noise!
If So papa stopped whistling, and Alic
1t and Topsy had fine frolic before bed
lie time,
N This was the first and only time tina
e Topsy ever was lost; but to this da
le she will sometimes steal away, an
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