El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-12

stay all day long He was as good as
gold and had not been punished once
until Friday morning came
Now, II I can Just get through to-
day" he remarked as he crawled out
Of bed, III get 10 so on that picnic
II would take too long TO tell and
this must be a short story, how he
tried 10 be a good kitty boy He didn't
run up and down stairs. and ne kept
his toys off the floor, and he didn't
fail IN the rain barrel. and he didn't
tease his sisters and newell, he
was just good
But there was one thing that he
thought would not do any harm He
couldn't resist chasing flies Tommy
do ii the right way with the nv swat
ter" said Mrs Tabby. very kindly.
You viii break something in a minute
o. two" She was trying very hard TO
help Tom 60 be good, Tor she wanted
him TO 80 on the picnic almost as badly
as he did But he did not use the fly
killer and stopped for the moment
But began again as soon as HRS.
Tabby left the room Just look at the
picture and you viii see what happened
without my telling you He saw a big
buZZilg blue bottle Fly on the edge OF
been mixing he crepr up, and raised
his paw. and sWOOOOOOop. He knocked
the bowl over and spilled -four on him
self and the floor
he stood as still as a marble cat
Now have done it he whispered to
himself I can't 80 on the picnic-un-
less" he looked at the overturned
bowl and then at the stairs, 4 can get
away and clean up before mother
catches me"
And that was just what he did He
ran upstairs. and brushed himself clean,
and then jumped in bed 70 take his nap
without being told I've cleaned Up
all the tracks" he said drOWslly. But
he had forgotten one thing
Mrs Tabby entered the room
downstairs and threw up her. paws in
horror What a mess" she cried.
L wonder who has done thisE she
looked about the room. and saw not
one sign Of kitty girl OF kitty boy
but-what was that on the 1lOOr2 Out
lined in flour, two small feet had
made tracks leading away from the
scene OF the trouble
All that she had TO do was to fol-
low the tracks They led straight up
right TO the side Of the bed where he
lay asleep There they stopped and
there were no other traces Of flour,
even on his clothing. Mrs Tabby
then took his little paw in her hand
and looked at il closely.
sure enough. tiny traces OF flour
were hidden between the toes. and
there was paste where it had been
washed off Poor little fellow she
smiled TO herself. he did so want 10
go 10 that picnic won't punish him
yet III wait until tonight. and see
II he confesses- He has tried 10 de-
ceiTe me, but I viii forgive him II
ne tells, and viii let him 50 on the
picnic"
AT dinner time Mrs. Tabby asked:
Who spilled the flour" but no one
answered No one seemed to know.
Tommy viii not get TO 60" she
thought, and sighed. for she worried
10 see her little kitty boy so naughty
and did not like 70 give him such a
severe punishment
And do you know that Tommy
Tabhy held out until after he had
gotten into bed2 And then he thought
and thought. and could not 90 to
sleep. and then he said. 'Tu do ia.
] don't care if 7 do have to STAY
home from the picnic Mother VIII
be happier"
1t was just about two seconds
after that Mrs Tabby felt two soft
little arms around her neck. and a
fearful whiskered face pressed
against hers She let Tommy con-
fess. and then she told him that she
had known all day
Not word was said about the pic
mic, but the next morning very early
proud kitty mother walked 8
happy little kitty bow in time TO Join
the others for the picnic.