The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-12-10
TnE CATS PARADISE.

cal shich Ia tie noel foolish sninsl tha
krou. This eel told re the follosinl
sioy ose vinia everins - ve ssrs si
iins together BY tie Gre.
l go years old at tie ,ine snd th,
i.s.es. snd ca.esi est the, you can imagine
Al thst tender sse l vss toll oil conosi
and despised ell the quie, comforts OF oal
hons let deeply isJsbied ss ! 10 ib'
prosidebce tbsi had btoosbt N, 10 you'
supt TIE good lady vorshipei ms N.Y.
bedroom YES 10 the bot, u OF . olctei,
sad IT ss handsomely furnished With !
feather pillow snd . trieoiored blanket
My food vas equally excellent; never any
bread or coop, bot slssys mss good,
fsv meet
Bat amid oil these i,ys snd comforts |
bsi only one desire. ! knew oply one
dresm namely. 10 clip throush the open
sindo~ AID escsoe ovss the roofs. vss
tired Of caresses; I ss di'eus,ed with the
soiinsss Of my bed; vss so let thst iel.
borids6 whenever I eau sbt tipht OF ny
eelf, hence II vss that l ftl, bored sl
dsy lonr.
I ought TO bsve ssid that could zee toe
opposite rooi from our widow whenever
| stretched my neck ont . little. There
ioor cats bad crest inp every dsy prsnc
ing sronnd With bristlips hair snd tails
erect IS they ssns their joyous songs smid
the tunliebt on the blue iiles. Sich o
wonderful sight have never before seen,
The very day when fi,st saw them !
made up my miud what to do. True bsp
piness vas only to be found on thst roof
beyond the window which your suut 81
ways 90 csrefully closed. ! determined
TO escape. ] felt that there must be some
thing else 10 life besides raw meat Yon
der lay the unknown. the idesl, the world |
One day they forgot to close the kitchen
vindow. sprsne ont on email rooi
b low.
How beautiful the roofs werel Broad
CUTTERS ran sro1Dd them, and thess | fcl
loved With uDspesksbie delight, my paws
mesnwhlle fiukins deep 10 soft. warm
mud. seemed to be walking on vslvet,
and the eun shone warmly down on me,
and it's hot rays seemed to melt my tat,
Ye, must admit that vas trem bling
10 every limb My i,y wss mingled with
tear aud anguish. Especially do | remem
bed horrible occurrence. which almost
made me ding myself down ou the pave
men.. From the peak OF IN adjoining
house came three cits rushing toward me
With irishtfal misouss. When they saw
my tsrror. they laughed and ssid they
hs1 only inlended to scsre me. When
heard .bss bessn TO misouw with them.
Oh, II 9ss etss. sporll The rssosls we're
by DO means as fat as ] was, and much .
loo they msds e me ss rolis3 myself
around hks b,ll on the SEQ wsrmed Eioc .
sooi
40 lli tomca, wss one OF the company. .
10 be bscsme very friendly towsrd me.
BE even offered to train me properly for
,i,door lite. 90 tff,r which / gladly &C
pied
Alb, bow isr swsy was your sunts com
ort able homtl drank come water on the
'oof, end 10 tussred milk ever tasted 80
Ixeet to me. Everything, indeed. seem .
ID btsutiiul A very handsome young
sdy CT ~se strellips near %. and st the !;
nere slab, Of her | fell in love. :
Uotil that time these delightful smooth
kiuned cres,ures bad only appeared to
ne 10 dresms. So l approached the !,
'oupe lady and vas sbout to pay her .
mpliment when obe OF my comrades bit
ne horribly 10 the neck l utterei q fear
oil yell.
Bail esid the cid tomcst soothingly as
10 drew me away. You'll soon see lots
4 othere. "
After vsIkice Tor 90 hour felt terribl,
unery. el
Whst do cats eat on the roof' / asked 81
~ friend the tcmcst a'
Wta,ever thry can fnd. he answered. Ia
This reply filed me with despair, Tor ! v
,ut no food sny where. though hunted r.
cry eagerly. Finally l saw . youug work "a
,g girl preparing ber breskisst 10 sn .. 81
0. and on the table 10 front OF the win b.
ov wss besu,iial outlet With . mos. 10
ppetiziog smell 70
There's chsnoe Tor me. thought 10 hI
| innocsnce. and l sprsps 90 the table
I'd grssped the coilst. 10
The moment. however. thst the working IL
RI csugbt eight OF me she rsieed her th
'oom snd struck me , fearful blow 90 en-
. back. l dropped lbe meat snd rushed pc
II Of the sttic. d
What sre you sbou 7 remarked the tom &c
I. When you see meat 90 tsbIe, you en-
ust understand that you can only enjoy
from . distance. Iiyou vsnt food, you 80
II hsve 10 look on the roof. st
His statement tbst meet 10 Kitchens no
zee not belong 10 cats vss incom preheD ni,
Die 10 me- Nov indeed my stomsch be d.
q TO cl.mor most earnestly for food, ab
,e ,onca Hiled me with despsir BY bis lilo
tnr.ncs th.t ss could not expect 10 get me
,ob loo before nishtisll. When dsrt BIZ
.. comes, be said. ve viii 90 down into de-
{ .trs-t sod search through the sch
rrs. Wait tiil nietsisll. HoW calmly ne
sci, hat. tue bsriened old philcso fol
81 ros
V ~ nsIy TIE s,rest sppesred to me. se
.re foosi 10 more warmth, 10 more no
pstiae. Very different vas II on the qu
.smins ' o's sb.re one could frolic Q