Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-22

! NHCA MuuShE SCUltu,
| Ever since he had been a wee bit Of a
! fluffy kitten he had been thought a mar
vel of cleverness. Thus his name Mar
| vel. As if he had reputation to sus
| tain, Marvel seemed to grow more and
more wonderful. So much So that it
must he confessed that Marvel wa~
! about as self-satiShed kitten as lived
on the west side of New York
When visitors were in the drawing
room Marvel was praised for his beauty
and grace. When he was in the kitchen
! the cook entertained all her visitors with
| how he guarded her turkeys and roast
beef willie she stepped outside to have
Il word with the policeman. When
| Don's boy friends came 10 spend the
afternoon the tales that were told OF
MarVels cleverness in the matter of rat
killing well, they were so thrilling that
Marvel himself was astonished. When
all these things are considered il is not
surprising that Marvel regarded himself
as one of the wonders of the eat world.
1t is only fair to Marvel To state that
in the matter of keeping his mistress
apartment clear of mice Marvel scored
his greatest success. The occupants of
all the other apartments We're Ovcrrun
with these pests, but never was one seen
or heard in the territory over which
Marvel had control His glaring eyes
struck such terror to vcnturesOme mice
that many Of them died of the shock At
least that is a common belief in the So
CIal circles of mUuSeland.
So famous did Marves victories be-
come that Mamma and Papa Mouse no
longer dreaded fox terriers, mouse traps
or Rough on Rats. That is. they did
not fear them with anything like the ter
rur with which they regarded that dread
| full cat in apartment - in the Victoria
| the house OF Alarvel's mistress. So vivid
| ly We're the death pictures described To
/ the little mice that not one of them even
| thought OF making the attempt. That IS,
| only one did, and what happened to him
| is the reason for this story being told.
1t was one morning when Marvcls mis-
| treSS had gone down town To do some
shopping. Marvel was lazily doing on
a velvet cushion, wishing he had been
| born dog instead of Il cat, Such Is the
| iugrattude of animals, Dogs are taken
shopping. reflected Marvel. while eats are
left at home 10 NOPE. | wish life were
not 80 easy, complained he, Nothing but
| eat. sleep and eat again. Don't | wish
| might for once have the excitement ol
rat hunt II makes my blood thrill
1 | have not had rat. or "A mouse either
| for. let me scc-uigh ON to a year, for II
was the night before Dou's birthday,
and mouse dared to be tempted by hs
| birthday cake.
ingS, Il faint scratch, scratch, scratch was
heard Marvers ears were sharp and he
| knew that his wish about the rat hunt
was about To be realized. He hoped tlat
the intruder WAS big aud the contest
would he lively. Another victory to br
added to my already long list, reflected
the Conceited Marvel You have my
sympathy, Mr. or Mrs. Rat as the ease
may be.
Marvel quivcrcd with cNcitcmrnt lis
eyes grew bigger and bigger: his tail
circumference multiplied itself 10y two
and his claws extended that the intruder
should bc greeted at the moment ct It's
entrance. The scratching ceased and the
lively gnaWmg proclaimed the fact that
in another instant the rat would max"
its entrance II tried to- have 1t q DIX
nifrd one, for such is the fashion among
rats of good family. The dignity quab
! ~ departed. however. as soon IL he 50"
Marvel, who was very angry when W'
learned that his visitor was not 70 rt..
but the tiniv~t little bit of a mouse. i""
to get away from tile monster Nae 1N
the mouse thought uI, and no wonder
For the expression un Marvel fac" W1~
enough to -trlk" terror a. the heart "l
- far older and wiser mouse tb3u tas
one proved Ia hc.
Marvel did not Civ" tine mon-" t"HG
for reflections He looked ScoruluIiy ~
it. ~ much as To- say. "You foolish rJta
tun. The biggest rat has never escaped
me. Don't for an Instant thuE fnt %"
insignificant - thing a.. tou have ghost
of a cluncr"
The nous, had evidently about .b'
same opinion Ills only nlru WIS fha'
hc Should die brayry aud ff"m SOM"
lofty position There was uuthiu@ aho9"
him except Il drap"d toilet trh," 81.
~pIeudcut ia pink silk and "hl'r j'7'
Marycrs mistress was very proud "t b..
and only this m"rniu. bad admired d.
a~ She sat before IL makiu- lor fo.'r'