Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

I said, Joe, Emmilne knows what is
best You must rise to the level Of events
and adapt yourself to the exigencies of
life.
GO and pinch another waste basket
from the head printers room" And this
he did.
The day the kittens were 10 days old,
was writing an editorial on The Pres
ent Tendency In Government by Expert
ment" when what do you think? Emml-
line leaped on my back with the black
kitten. She gently deposited his little
nibs in the box where place my unans-
wered letters.
Then she made three quick trips to the
tower room. each time bringing a kitten.
Why did she put the kittens in that mail
box?
First kittens need a change OF environ
ment Second, she wanted me to see the
kittens and congratulate her on giving to
the world such a delightful gift as three
gray kittens and one black one The
third reason was that the mail box was
shallow and the kittens are always going
somewhere, or mink they are.
And I noticed before the day was over
that the kittens had tumbled out of the
box and were walking on my desk.
I had to get another mall box
At the end OF the second day the kittens
had tumbled off the desk and onto my
chair when I was away. and from this had
jumped down onto stool and then TO
the floor. They We're in great distress
trying to get back home. Emmiline let
them suffer certain length of time, and
then she Just picked them UP one at a
time and a a bound was on the desk and
placed them in the mail box.
Emmiline was giving the kittens an
education. They got their feet in my
ink bottle and then left their prints on the
times They monkeyed with my mail
hunted under sheets OF paper and played
1-spy.
In the course of their climbing they oc-
caslonaly tumbled off the desk and got
few bumps
They were not quite strong enough and
big enough to climb back. but in a week
| they had discovered how to climb up on
the stool, make bound from the stool
to the chair and get their claws on the
desk, pull themselves up and get back in
the mail box so to take much needed
| nap.
| In three weeks Ehnmillne moved the kit
tens from the mail box down into the
basement and placed them in the box
that Joe had provided. They were now
big enough to jump out Of the box and In
at their pleasure. and We're investigating
their environment
visit with me for an hour. Time doesn't
seem to be much object to them.
l noticed that Emmiine never manifest
ed any III nature or impattence with the
kittens. She would waeh their faces
turn them over In their sleep. and then
she taught them to chase her tail, and
play King OF the Castle" pushing each
other off the dictionary
| And one day Emmiine took them all
out Of doors on the lawn and showed them
how to make a pounce at robins They
| did not catch any robins, but they chased
leaves that blew across the ground and
had wonderful time.
Emmiline, noticed was very strong
on the Montessori system and knew all
of the secrets of Frederick Froebel
have been wandering who was
taught her so much about the wonderful
science OF education Goodness me.
And as ! write this, there is one kitten
on my right shoulder one on my left. and
one in my lap. Bob La Toilette. the black
one, is trying to fish something out OF the
ink we'll