Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
MRS, wIvrEs IlErrpR.

MRS. WHITES LETTER
Mrs. White, walking slowly and
noiselessly through the front hall.
was startled by sudden thump.
thump, behind her. Turning her head
she saw the letters which the post
man, on his morning round, had Just
cropped through the opening in the
door. Is
Was there something for her per
haps? Any way she would see, and
turning back she looked them over,
selected one and started on with It
in her mouth.
Why do you look so surprised, my
dears? Oh! I see. you thought Mrs.
White was a lady! No, indeed. she
was just a great pussy cat, the pride
and pet OF the boarding house where
she lived. -. s.
Well, as I said, she was Just going
on with a letter in her mouth when
her mistress entered In answer to the
postman's ring.
Why. Pussy-cat White. what are
you doing with one OF the boarder's
letters?" she asked, taking It away
and putting 1t with the others which
win. fail arac+ Mrs Mrbite ,o,,ow
al her mistrass Int tha a,n,ne rno,,
showing by her very walk that she
thought herself Ill treated. She
jumped UP on her fayorite cushion
nm tba corch ana .,,r.,.ss ~ oo,,,.as+
ahlv .. 1, nrano Nh J, ~ ,,,,,s na,,
she Kent wafcbfn, aya howanar H.
the letters !, wb,cS war. ii.,a - .-ay
n "a a small side table r a
No sooner haa her ,n,straas ,s,,
tho room than Mrs White NTH an
agile lean was nm me table again "a!
lecting certain letter With wb,ch
she Jumped to the floor
Kstia tha naa;a 80 aa..,,.. 3. ..,,.,.
soma dishes . litt,a 'Iotars tonr, har
rollinr On thu fnor With the Letter
hetween her naws = s.
Sure bnt ye,re maxim vary ho,d
with other ,paynle,s letters -; said
Katie. and sha rascnaI thass,attar
q / second time ! uniting Them, oil To- Tow
greater safety m tho rantai
Deprived 81 har tr.asnre NM.
white showed he,. disnlaa snra nv :an.
erai vigorous .,maows .. MI saains,
that e,ntreatv aid mn VAN aha rssort,
ed to stratepem ana rat,ra.li unds,.
the table where Katie IAN har. : y.
90 1880 Asiss<k
Did Mrs white know MAJ tho .b,rd
fine naver failae n th.t 90 1, ,nay :.
sha resumed h., ..so,,+s -, y w. a..
deean,artnra. ,umnirg this tin,e; ~ 'stha
a,acDk ~ q char witch GOD i, :,,,.t
under the shell, whanca sha ns,wad ' y, :
letter. t. tle soor al, sha so,,rd ths
onias si,a wanted ana TVS .,,, 49,, -. ~ -.
her seal nm Il sha M az ecrn -.
~ -. . -. -, 4 80 ~,
s In the meantime wre M.son .hasr.
mo from Katie shat ss,a -hod eas, 4,
tha d,ninp.roon snenact.a. thatssaxr.
whita would NOT ssSa -, nov s-. s.,ar,n =
without another trisl ana wsnt =
see see for hersa,f whot was ro,n ~,
Her ewes fall nnor .tba r,atts.. 500 -
terad ,rnon tba aoor sha ,ooIaa ~.
,or Mrs whita ~ sao,i,, go, 49, -
ar..ranI,v s,a.n,na az 49, .u !. ~.
pnod and v,rtno,,s cat Int = : h -
latter NV Nov s,sas h..,.,. s ~ - iS.'l
llayon nauehty o.4,s ,sa,s NJ *.
aon nounc,no ~, .tha 1000 ,,.r' a.,s ~.
lett.,rs = a .hat 49,, 49, ~, $3.50. -
* .onen 9n ma s,,rn,.n I. saa- $500 8. :.
read tha .1,,rese Mrs wh,.s 30 ~ r III.
ton, straatH Rostnr Noes - W
.Well now wbo e. NJ. u,h,4., M.
haven '.ny ona =, = thas w. nar,a - . W.
famijy. ~. ssid .,on1 L e - .n.s
susdan,v' : ,,a,,. ,,,. 49, -.
Innzzled taco ana ~ taaa ~ go ne.
- ona ~ nr,aa 81 .,aas..., 10 81
aaxc,a,med 1 p,e.s 80 'ns
.sWby it,s VOW ,st.a. ~ uy.,.
eirrd uor rnan, =. -, -. u.s.. ". ~,
cart a;nIv ars ~ a.. =. s .a ou
ill.,, q, aon.sa 10. 'ess "a. - .n.s
on,r ,ottar Az ~ - IVA, a yv y =
~ oddad - sha $500 ~ sa :. 10 Aas. ~
ca over nc sr,ai, 49,. :. sn.si nanu
min which Mrs wh..a.. a,saa 49, 80. w..
'ha p aetactad as .non ~ : Aesa ssen !,
touched n go - ~ noso Aau