The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-29

lhe1n were real cross. One woman said: Take it
away, were overrun with cats now"
Mrs. Robinson smiled. She could see exactly
now the woman looked What next :" she asked
1T was getting dark by this time"
Very dark, Barbara nodded her ewes bo with
the tragedy of the situation. and near our he'd
time"
I'VE carried it back with US Aunt Bah was
busy somewhere. we couldn't find her but we had
our glasses of milk to drink. We gave kitty some
milk III saucer. then we put her out on the upper
balcony and locked the door. You know. mother
we could not send that poor. lonesome kitten into
The street over night
Again Mrs, Robinson smiled No harm done
so far, and she waited for the end. Was it
good, quiet little kitten all night I"
Barbara,s eyes filed; her tone was indignant
let me tell now, Lefty. Mother there is the aw-
fullest old woman has room that opens on that
front balcony Such fuss she made in the morn
ing. She scolded Aunt Bah like everything. and
sand she'd leave the house if it happened again.
She is afraid of cats, Did YOU ever hear anything
50 silly-afraid of cats. And this lovely kitten
climbed III her window. She had to put it out and
shut the window and the night was so warm she
thought she'd sutfocate, and it screeched outside
as if such little mite could screach-and it made
her sick. and she'd have to call q doctor. She
Just horrid mother" Barbara's words quite tum-
hled over another, they in such hurry to get
out.
And what did Aunt Bah say, Letty!
20 Aunt Bah sort of smoother her down. sh.
was sorry. and it shouldn't happen again She said
her nleces didn't know. and would she forgive
them. Aunt Bah had one Of us on each side of her
with her arms around necks while she talked.
and | know she felt funny inside cause her
mouth twitched. Every bit she said to us was,
that we'd have to get rid of the kitten. So we
started out again on different street. and pretty
soon we found man who kept grocery, and he
said he'd been wanting cat and he'd be glad to
raise the kitten"
Such good. kind man he was" Barbara in
terrupted.
we went TO see it once" Lefty continued land
the man said it was very conented and happy. and
he was very much obliged to us"
Didn't we do right! Barbara asked She
couldn't feel quite satisfied without mothers
decided approval
Ny daughters showed they have kind hearts
which will moi let an animal suffer and | am glad
of that. Mrs Robinson said. But before one docs
humane act to an animal. it is often best to find
out whether human beings will be made more
comfortable by it than the animal now it. After
YOU had fed the kitten. it wouldn't have come to
harm if you had put it loose in the street, that
summer night.
1T was so little mother. and dog might have
worried it." Barbara pleaded
True my dear Yet even a kitten carries some
defensive weapons As for the poor lady, it is
fact that some grown persons have an Unborn fear
of which they cannot conquer. Try they will.
and besides. It means than you imagine,
for one who is troubled to sleep at ALL to have
nights rest broken. | do not thing the kitten
would have Jared so hard outside, the poor lady
did inside"
The girls looked grave 1t was painful to have
their good evil spoken of by mother. Seeing this.
Mrs Robinson said. Il am thankful for my grlies'
tender hearts, and that the kitten has good home
only | wish my children to learn to see both
sides of kindness where others arc concerned, =
Helen A. Hawley in Churchman.