New-York tribune., 1906-05-13

Sally was supremely happy. Her chubby fingers
were buried deep in the fur OF great black cat
sprawled six-year-Old neighbor Marys knee.
But Tabby was not happy. With ears laid back
and an occasional groWl she barely submitted 70
the digs Of admiration.
IT like cath. like black cath. too" Mary was
Informed.
$50 do l." was Mary's re1oinder.
eff you give me thith one you could get another
"a thweet. little kttlely. all nithe and black.
Wouldn't that be nithe?'
Mary's indignation grew and grew during this
recital, ana burst finally into. 'Xou can't have my
cat. Get a little black kitten yourself but you
can't have mine" And leaning over 70 cover
Tabby in a protecting embrace she felt sharp
claws savagely prick her small bare knee as Tabhy
made wild leap for self-prOtectiOn OF sped the
cat and pel-msN went the children IN pursuit
"sheth mine II I get her." called Sally.
''She amt either; she's mine." sObbed Mary.
If ownership was to be proven by catching the
cat, to neither did she belong. for Tabby soon
scaled high fence and was lost to sight
Sally Mitchell was plump mite Of girl OF four
tangle OF brown hair about her shoulders and
brown eyes. which az times, when this maidens
very earnest in al her UndeTtakinss and. Ike
Tommy sandys was apt 70 fnd "a way
q big spoon in the warm, soft earth Of a freshly
pSseG rons nCTeF saPqen AaEinS made three deli
flour begged from the kttchen-She stood OF 20
view her handiwork. She heard NEW, new near
her.
Along the top Of the fence Just back Of the gar
specimen Of half-grown catRood Nearly starved
ne looked and too weak 70 keep his coat clean-at
any rate 1t was not clean For had 1t been It
would have been white. as that was the original
back tended to enhance the picture OF dirtness-
Opening his mouth to utter his piteOus wall again.
his eyes grow strangely larger with the drawing
down Of the skin; Apparently none Of these re-
noticed by Sally. for after q moments pause, she
IN bl
Kitty responded in the affirmative. Apparently
he wanted to reach his new friend but he hesi-
tatingly put down first one fore paw then the
Alas for the Esst Of the tiny seeds IN that wen
Ssn 'd besaIf GNG W be s ZEN SS eeo t9S us i
Of her small toes and triumphantly grasped the
poor little beast hOwled with misery at the press
Ure Of the loving embrace which caused all four
rub up and down at every step. To the kitchen
sally carried & 5er new % 50 IO1nq treasure a16 os
In a week the kitten gained sufncient ambition
to keep himself clean and grew tat and pretty.
Now, this little girl should have been happy
But envy again entered into sally's heart. Il was
it what she had wanted all along. What was
Ene% SG 0S Of Goe me- one Else Who had 4' one ana Sns
s 1eS SoS " dSaF mobs4 Snq 6 6nv9 ts oYT '
All through the usually . sgually period s Of being
her cat She was picked up and sat down with her
rusty little shoes were in position for polishing
AS the sponge touched. e. her her shoe: she exclaimed
What is 1t you know sallyr' asked her
SItth a thecret. mother"
The clouded countenance had cleared and was
idea which had taken it's abode IN the small head
waS H5F and donnng Of the spotsss white
AZ last it was done and her mother on her way
downstairs Waiting just long I enough for her
reach the bottom STEP sally 9TI9iS5y 1. , PSt
rioQsiy on top Of chair and reached into the lit
tie cI5set. The bottle she sought was on the low.
est = Elf Carefully. on up-tOe the little SIT
Went 10 her mothers room. carrying the bottle
behind the door. Unconcernedly she tTipped down.
stairs hu-nming tune 70 comfort hsIseI @ ,o,hs ana
of tn scent as it were For was Is not al
From room to room she went softly caIlins
IIittely. kttley Spying the cat II me yarn =
eatching hm and tEiumgA@antly 1 AM but very 3 painfully
After closing (as she thoughU the door, Sally
carried the kitten 20 the bureau and went back g
the cork to which sponge. dripping With shoe
PoI' t ,bs W hack of Eittvs besutifuily white head
The liquid began to Oozo down the Kittens neck
himself in the mirror ana selt the cold stun tFiekis
.'1S61 f Lttiev vou1l be nithe ana black Ike
Mary's cat Wont that Be fne9 You like Il little
''SGex'' replied kitty. and trisa 70 get away.
now kittlely, cawth itth all wet. but when you
get dry you'll be all theiny black. You like t.
little kittlely? You like it?'
The kitten decided he had had enough OF this
cold. black stun plastered on him and after a
very gentle dig with his claws into the small.
warm hand holding him he made a frantic leap
FOR liberty upsetting the bottle. The contents ran
over the white bureau cover into the delicate coll
ored satin handkerchief case. and In many streams
down the front OF the bureau upon the floor.
In CONSERVATION Sally tried to catch the kitten
which had landed from his flying leap upon the
and straight line which drpped from tho soaking
tail Had Sally been less generous with the polish
the catastrophe would not have been 90 great but
wherever the kitten scrambled to get out OF Saly's
way he left ugly spots. AZ last he was captured
and held closely against ehe pretty white dress
which, needless - sAy, toEs serious o1 tAs