Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-16
TINS LUCK.

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Tim was a kitten. He lived all alone
n anywhere he could find shelter. He
did not know his mother. In FAC he
had never thought about her.
One day Tim took u long walk, n
after a while he found there was some
thing else in the world besides brick
houses. and high walls and street cars
n noise, for he walked so far he VAS
out in a big open lot.
He felt SO happy he ran. and then
Tim found trees n houses different
from any he had seen, and best of all
he found a garbage can.
Tim decided that this new country
he had discovered would be a good
| place to live. SO he crawled bac OF a
barrel beside a board fence. and went
to sleep.
But this country had dogs as We'll
as the n he had left, and Tim had
a rude awakening, for Il big dog barked
right in his face. and if Tim had not
been city bred and quick to juu,n he
would have Jared badly.
The dog became tired OF barking aft
er awhile and went away. and Tim
jumped down M trotted off, Tot
knowing and not caring where. so that
he found something to eat.
This was the beginning of Tins good
luck, and he found more as he ran on,
for he did not see another dog, and
when night came on he found a place
under the steps of a house where some
one a been kin enough to throw
an old bag. and in all his short life.
Tim had never had such a good bed
or such a nights rest.
He slept until the sun shone in
through the cracks of the steps so
bright and warm it awoke Tim, and
for the first time in his life he did not
have to jump INT run for his life.
This is a fine country" thought Tom
stretching himself with a yawn. IF
/ had some breakfast 1 should be afraid
that 1 had reached the end of my nine
lives. but 1 guess 1 will have to hunt
for the breakfast"
Tim crawled out very slowly from
under the steps. for he was sure some
awful thing was awaiting him outside
this blissful place.
But all was still, and Tim walked up
the steps and sat down in the warm
sunshine and made his toilet before he
heard a sound
Tim eyed the bottle of milk but there
was no way of getting any, and in
fact he had never tasted milk but u
few times in his life, and that was
when someone broke the bottle and
Tim was fortunate enough to get q sip
before someone drove him away or he
had been able to steal a drink from the
saucer put down for some cat who had
a home in n of the brick houses.
While he was looking at the milk the
door opened. and Tim RAM, but as the
maid only said. Hello. Puss, where
did you come from?" and did not bang
the step with a broom, Tim rubbed
himself against the steps and purred.
Tim had never one much purring,
and he was pleased with the sound he
made, SO he purred again and went up
one step and sat down.
The door was open, but the maid had
gone in to get breakfast, and Tim could
smell something cooking.
Tim grew more daring n went up
another step and then another until
he sat on the sill of the door and still
no n drove him away. .
Then something happened. Tim saw
a mouse run acros the floors, and, for
getting everything but that he wanted
breakfast. he ran after the mouse and
caught 1t.
well! if this puss can catch MICE
said the cook. you are q real cat, not
n that waits for your breakfast 20
be cooked. nice pussy" she said, call
ing Tim to her and smoothing his fur.
"Now you shall have a nice saucer
Of milk" said the cook. and when he
had finished 1t Tim crawled under the
stove and went to sleep.
When he awoke he could not believe
1t was all true. for there in front of the
stove was another auc Of milk.
I'VE will keep the cat" he heard the
cook telling the maid, he knows how
| to catch MICE"