Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-11-02
THE CALAMITY OF GINGER.

THE CALAMITY OF GINGER.
Wow, wow! Ginger. il you please.
| That is my name, and / wish to tell
you have had terrible trial. My
| great trouble in this world is cats. l
SIMPLY cannot endure them, and,
judging by the way they growl and
waul and spit and bend their backs
and stiffen their tails at me, they feel
no more friendly toward me than do
toward them.
There is just one pussy That l can
tolerate. and she lives next door. II
never call her a cat, even though she
is one. call her dear old puss.
Nancy is her name, and we have more
fun than you can shake seven sticks
at. Our playground is the grass plat
in our backyard, and the way We chase
| and tumble and roll would bring
smile to the face of the wooden Indian
at the cigar store.
But draw the line just past Nancy,
for She Is cat of sense, and remem-
Der, pray, that myself have the cred
it of being the most sensible dog on
our street. know all the children,
and they know me. There isn't one
of them wouldn't feed me n I was
hungry, and not one Of them could ba
hired to disgrace me the way they do
common ours by tying them to tin
cans and kettles.
Yet have had dreadful trial right
in MY own house, as / started to tell
you. think 1t was Nora's fault
Nora is our domestic-but 1t vas all
on account of young, unnecessary
cat OF cou Sc, couldn't make war
upon Nora, SO had to battle with the
cat. Nora found the beast, lost and
starving, on our front porch, and
would bring it in, she pitied 1t SO. L
would have sent her scampering in q
j!ffy. but my lady mistress says to mo.
rather sharply:
Now. Ginger, you must leave this
kitty alone. Do you hear, sir?"
20 WOW! Wow! Wly?" barked.
Because Nora feels sorry for her,
and she needs protection" said my
lady mistress, as she picked up the
unnecessary cat, and rubbed down
the bump on lhe wretched creatures
, back. She held the thing close to my
nose, and pretended to sneeze, and
brussled my nose of with my paw.
Then backed away to the corner and
sat down. looking as angry as posi-
be. Indeed, l did not need to pre-.
tend being angry, for was really
, boiling mad. Then Nora came a few
| mil &c. q nd ~ ca,
!. Ger with milk for that unnecessary
beast. This crushed me. felt weak.
closed my eyes in an effort to forget
myself. Finding this impossible,
sneaked away, went down to the gro
!, Gerry, picked sack out OF a large bas-
ket, and proudly carried 1t home.
Nora took the sack and with an ex-
preston OF surprise took it to my
lady mistress. 1.-TWO heads of lettuce.
= half dozen eggs and cake of soap!"
: She exclaimed.
! stood by looking eagerly to see il
;, my service had not won back their
= favor. My lady mistress stopped
= down and gave me good-natured
stalking, and said something that
y sounded like scamp" ! trotted to
"A my corner and found-I can hardly
speak it-found that hateful. unneces,
:. sary animal lying comfortably on n n
), cushion, in my chair!
That was too much. took her by
!" the neck as gently as my feelings
would allow, and, depositing her on
:. the floor, took the place myself. And
!, what do You suppose happened! The
- moment saw myself on the chair
y and the weak little founding on the
. floor ! felt ashamed. Ny lady mis-
- trcss looked as if she felt ashamed
of me. ! lay still few minutes, and
' taen, in a manner that must have
seemed very sheepish, l Slid to the
floor, picked up tlat little creature
and put 1t back on the chair. Then |
=. crept away to a corner, and there my
:. lady mistress came after a while Il
~ fondle me as Of cd, and call me hel
own pet Ginger. The next day fount
" that Nora had given the founding
e away to friend of hers who reall,
u wanted cat. She will not be al
le unnecessary cat tnere; and hope sh.
y may live happily.-Indianapol News