The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-25
SeS Time ctor;e
For the Little
Folks
THE STORY OF FOUR PETS.

| saved canary and how dog savei
parrot. Those aaimaIs belonged &
Miss Patty, and she also had a han
some tiger puss named Tim, WHO whel
his mistress was about was as wei
behaved a puss as you would wish tc
know.
One day Miss Patty went out and
so did the maid and after calling and
looking for Tim they decided he was
outdoors and gave no more thought to
him.
Now, Tim did not want to go, be-
cause he had seen the cage, which was
Dickey's home on the table in the sit
ting room, and he liked the looks Of
the fat little canary very much, but
he walked by the table without even
a glance, so his mistress thought, to-
ward the fat Dickey.
Tim is good puss," said his mis-
tress, "he knows mistress loves all her
pets and he would not hurt little Dick.
ey, would he?"
Tim blinked and purred and his mis-.
tress stroked his fur and then Tim dis.
appeared and was not to be found, so
his mistress went out and left all the
doors open and little Dickey in his
cage on the table.
Tim crept down the stairs and
walked to the door of the room where
Dickey was. He looked at the cage
and then stretched himself. There
was no hurry. Tim thought he had
plenty Of time. So he walked around
the table before he jumped up on it
and looked at the parrot, who was in
his cage on stand by the window.
Good puss! good puss!" said the
parrot. Tim had heard that before, so
he did not stop. He went to the table
and jumped up and looked at Dickey. |
Dickey was not afraid, because he |
had seen Tim many times and he had !
never tried to hurt him, 50 Dickey be. |
gan to sing.
Polly, however, knew that Tim had |
no right to jump on the table, and she |
kept her eye on him, and Just as Tim
put his paw through the cage she
screamed out: Here! here! bad puss,
bad puss!" and making such a noise
that Tim jumped down frightened that
his mistress had returned and caught
him.
But when he discovered that it was
Polly who had made all the noise he
seemed to be angry with her, and
jumping on the stand beside her he
poked his paw through the bars of her
cage.
1t was no gentle peck she yave him.
1t took of the fur and left bad place
ON Tins head, and he jumped from
the stand. taking the cage along with
him. for his paw was through tho bars
when Polly pecked at him and he did
not have a chance to free himself until
he fell. ~s
Toby was asleep by the kitchen
stove, but all this noise awoke him,
and when he came in he saw Tim fall.
ng with Polly and the cage, and knew
What had happened.
Toby barked and ran at Tim. who
was SO surprised TO have Toby bark a,
him that he stood still for q minute :
ookins at him. but when he saw his
esth he ran up the stairs and Toby
lftsr hin.
Tim ran under the bed, but Toby
I'D not 60 down stairs. He sat BY tho
losr and watched. When Miss Patty
ssurAsA Polly was screaming from
lsr upturned cage on the Aosr. anal
DOT little Dekey was huddled in ons
srnsr ct his cage terribly frightened. ;
The rumpled cover on the table
bowed Miss Patty what had happened
D1ckey. and she suspected It was
oily who had saved him. But who
Aved Polly. she wondered, and where {
~ Tssv?
shs called to him, and a sharp little
lrk answered. but he would not leave Z
10 door before which he sat c
When Miss Patty went upstairs h. /
\ toward the bed. barking and jump
6, and when Miss Patty looked under
there was Tim curIed up a. though
was asleep. but his head showed
at ne was guilty. and from Toby,
lions Miss Patty knew Tim was
a puss and ungrateful, SO she gave
N away to family who did not
We birds for pets, and Tim lost a
e home and a soft bed and plenty
cream.