The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28
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about Kitty" Kitty, be it known,
was our faithful but erratic kitten,
aged six weeks.
ID Kitty" began, but as Mrs.
H. looked so shocked l hurridly said:
"Give her to someone"
"No, sir" said Mrs. H., "Ill never,
never, never, part from my darling cat!"
If that darling cat could have read
my thoughts at that moment it would
never have started turning somersaults
over an empty spool with such perfect
abandon.
"They don't allow pets in the state
1ooms," 1 said.
"Well," said Mrs. H., 'it's Kitty and
1 together, and 1 don't care what rules
the steamship people have, Kitty is
going with me-
"Please be sensible" said 1; eff you
leave Kitty here I'll buy you seven
cats when we get to Savannah"
"Yes," said Mrs. H., "but none of
them would be Kitty.
80 Lord 1 groaned 1 made little
box for Kitty, and just as we finished
our luncheon, the carriage arrived.
Mrs. H., Kitty and l were driven to
Mas. Ma was ready to go in exactly
45 minutes. When she did approach
the carriage, she had covered bird
cage in one hand, and Wellington, the
prize canary, was inside. When we
alighted at the pier, Mrs. H. endeavored
to conceal the boxed-up Kitty under
her wrap, but that darling cat began
series of plaintive "meows" at most
inopportune time.
AS we boarded the ship, Kitty was
giving an elegant musicale for one so
young. Quite prodigy. The purser
who conducted US TO our staterooms
called our attention to the rules, and
Mrs. H. reluctantly allowed him to
take Kitty down among the freight.
Mas canary seemed greatly relieved at
Kitty's departure and sang in triumph.
We were to sail at D. m. Shortly
after that hour the last piece of freight
drawn in, the tug that was to tow US
out of the harbor gave several toOts,
and we were off to sea.
"The boat doesn't rock very much,s
said Mrs. H.
"No, indeed" said I. "It can't rock
much in the smooth water of the
harbor, but wait till we get to the
ocean,"
II cannot believe large boat made
of iron like this one, will rock at ALL"
said Ma.
'Maybe it WON'T" replied; cat least,
1 hope not
When we went down to supper Mrs.
H. was given the seat of honor, on the
captains right, much to that little lady's
pleasure. And how she did talk to
that grizzled captain! He seemed very
much pleased with Mrs. H. and her
loquacity, and actually gave her a
permit for Kitty to occupy our state
room. "Such diplomacy" said l when
Mrs. H. received Kitty from the hands
, of perspiring cabin boy.
ayes, indeed" said Mrs. H., soaring
the dayights out of Mas canary by
holding Kitty up to Wellington's cage.
Ma soon claimed the bird for her own,
and retired to her stateroom, bearing
that agitated songster aloft.
: When we awoke the next morning
: we were glad to feel no swaying of the
boat. In fact we felt no motion at all.
No wonder, for fog had arisen during
| the evening and the boat lay at anchor
off Fort Carroll There we were with
, in sight of land, after figuring on see
ing the Atlantic by dawn. When we
\ met Ma at breakfast, she blamed it on
: the cat, but Mrs. II. said we were un-
? lucky because broke so many mirrors
while packing up. When we went on
: deck, Kitty took one rubber at the
? water and skurried out of Mrs. HIS
r arms and sought shelter behind the
S funnel, from which point of vantage
: she refused to emerge until the whistle
q blew. Then she emerged. Lnever saw
r anything emerge so quickly. She
Q emerged with her caudle appendage
!. Swelling wisibly." But in twenty
s minutes she was chasing stray feath-
1 or all over the deck, and Mrs. II. was
/. chasing her.
v Concluded on page three)