Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-11

to be full OF good viii. He raises his |
right paw with very amiabIe face.
waves it in the air entreatingly, and
presents it to Trott Yes, Trott will |
take it TO please him. But that is not
all. He must be very good afterward.
That is more difficult to make him I'M
derstand. Feeling that he is forgiven.
Jip insists upon showing his ioy and
gratitude. He licks Trott's face two or
three times, and is determined to play
with him. Trott restraints him with
difficulty. But he manages to finish his
exhortations. There That's donel
Trott and Jip go out of the kitchen
| together. Jip wags his tail, tries to
bite Irott's shoes, and jumps at his
hand so heavily that he almost throws
| him down.
Gently, Jip! We are going to the
| playroom to see Puss!'
| Playroom! Puss! The words seem
| to have a magic power upon Jip.
/ Uttering growl, he darts down the
! hall like an arrow Trott rushes after
i him in desperation. Alas! His legs are
too short, and the floor is slippery lie
falls at full length One thought cheers
him; if only the door of the room is
closed
/ Alasl
At the entrance Jip makes sudden
turn. The door bangs. Frightful noises
burst forth
What sight!
Jacob is driven into a corner. HIS
back is bumped like a drolnodary's His
/ cheeks are swollen. his mouth is
stretched to his neck He is splitting
| like a mailman He looks like bundle
of thorns, all his claws are out. and he
darts them with swift strokes toward
his enemy. Esau is executing a threat
ening dance in front of him. Barking
with all his might, ne rises on his hind
legs, then drops to the floor again and
! leaps forward. But Jacobs springs act
with admirable precision. Esau utters
a plaintive howl and beats a retreat.
Jacob, with skillful bound, jumps on
/ the bookcase. His claws are adorned
with beautiful tuft of black hair,
which is missing from Esaus forehead
No luck!
Trott seizes Jip b. his collar, gives
him two or three hard blows ON the
head, makes him sit down and holds
him with all his strength
Even though improved, the situation
is not good-far from it.
i Puss, on the bookcase, is horribly
nervous. He crouches in an attitude
that is full Of defiance. His round eyes
7 glitter like electric globes. His tail
sways from right to left feverishly.
From his throat come prolonged sounds
which express mingled menace and fear.
From time to time these rise very high,
like a sharp sob and then end in n
vicious growl At the least movement
from Jip the claws spring out and the
sounds increase. Jip is little better dis
posed He makes irregular attempts to
reach Puss His tongue hangs out Of
his mouth He looks at Puss with ewes
Ioverfowing with covetousness.
These beginnings are very vexatious.
Yet Trott must not be discouraged He
arms himself with patience and energy.
He deals an increased number OF warn
ings and blows to Jip The method
proves good. BY degrees his leaps grow
less violent. He consents to sit motion
less. But his tongue and his eyes con-
tinue to be significant Puss, too, is u
little quieter. He has stopped his mu-
sic He contents himself with watching
Jip with fixed attention, and bristling
| his hair at the slightest sign of hostil-
. ity. Evidently their tempers are cooling.
, Advantage must be taken of it.
, Trott, in an imperious tone, orders
Jip
Don't you stir"
After two or three attempts at DISC
{ bedience. Jip resigns himself. Trott can
| leave HIM He remains sitting up. Then
Trott moves toward Puss with very
J gentle manner and passes his hand two
, or three timesfoyer mis- back to reassure
| him. Puss accepts these caresses with
out response, but he gives no sign OF
| positive dissatisfaction. That is a gain.
! With loud Don't stir, Jip,' Trott
( resolves to try the decisive step. With
! a rapid movement he snatches Puss
: from the bookcase and takes him in his
J arms. Puss utteTs two or three uneasy
igrowls and a piteous new But there
: Is no actual resistance. As for Jip, he
has risen on his hind legs and is beg
/ ging most earnestly.
What triumph! He is evidently
! asking for peace. Trott takes a step
! forward and says a few encouraging
t words TO him. Alas the catastrophe
! comes.
1t was not to make peace with Puss
/, that Jip wanted him. He thought that
e Trott. yielding to his wishes. was of.
i fering him the cat that he might wiring
e his neck, and, finding the little boy
!, rather slow, he took the start of him and
. sprang upon Trott with bound. In
4 describable sounds come from PuSs
throat. Trott tries to hold him. Bang!
: A package of very sharp pins plows
. along his nose, He screams, opens his
e arms. There is a furious gallop through
/ the room. A chair is upset The shovel
and tongs fall noisily. Banks! Piercing
. howls! At last Puss sees the open door
. and vanishes like streak of lightning
with Jip close behind.
e Trott remains sitting on the floor
: heartbroken. He has big bump ON hi:
0 head from his fall in the entry. His
| nose is bleeding profusely, and smarts
$ terribly. He wipes it sofrowfully. Ans
( perhaps he is going TO be scolded. DeeI
e melancholy takes possession OF his soul
e For a quarter of an hour sad thoughts
. fill his brain.
j Yet his face gradually brightens. Aft
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