Evening star., 1927-08-28
This and That
BY Charles E. TraceweH.

A tiger.striped kitten was up a tree,
meowing loudly in a peculiarly plain.
tive strain. Rescuing him, We donated
the small cat to the family abandoned
by Nipper. who ran away several
| months ago.
Jack Spratt, he Of the green eyes,
| takes more kindly to the new Nipper.
/ Nipper the Second, as he is called.
| than to the old one. He seems to have
none Of the resentment over this kit
ten that he demonstrated over the first
one.
The new Nipper visits Jack daily.
partly to play with Spratt, principally
to partake of the saucers of milk and
other food which he finds sitting
around.
He is a veritable pig. Not all cats
are alike in this respect. Some Of
them seem to care little for food.
Most cats. however, are very fond Of
their dinner Often kittens can eat
as much as full-grown cats.
The appetite of Nip seems insatia-
BILE. He thinks nothing at all Of lap
ping up a saucer of milk, then an egg
beaten in milk. followed by a healthy
serving Of beefsteak.
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nice markings, his coat not being as
dark as that of Jack Spratt, being
more silver gray.
He has no white markings whatever.
His distinguishing feature is the black.
ness of the bottoms on his feet. BLACK
foot" might have been a good name
for him, if 1t had been a good name
for a cat, which it is not. BLACK
Bottom" also suggested, fell fiat.
Nip. then, Is very solemn little fel-
low, entirely different in disposition
from the former Nipper. The old Nip
per. as readers here may recall, was
distinguished for his ability to talk"
and for his lightning.like speed.
The new Nipper is more sedate in
every way. and. so far. perhaps more
lovable d creature. He makes some
thing Of the same appeal that some
children do. Even those who do not
particularly care for cats have declared
that they are attracted to this kitten.
Nipper at first meOwed in an ag-
gravating manner all day long. Per-
haps he had been used to playing with
other kittens his own age, and missed
their society.
Recently, however, he has stopped
this sort OF meowing, and has become
more normal kitten. a charac-
teristic meow is given every time he
jumps off chair to the floor. 1t is
sort of cross between a grurt and
meow.
The kitten has a great deal of fun
with a catnip mouse. He does not re-
quire, as Jack Spratt does. that the
mouse be tossed for him.
= Nipper manages to play with 1t by
the hour all by himself, indulging in
leaps, bounds and various cavortings.
He Is particularly fond Of grabbing at
fingers wiggled at him through the
meshes of wicker chair.
He carries his tail. which is rather
bushy. stuck straight up in the air.
giving him something of the appear
ance of a squirrel.
Jack Spratt and Nip play together
quite happily. although for not very
long periods at a time. The kitten is
game. Even when deliberately walked
upon by the large cat, he makes no
protest. but jumps back for more.
His most comical caper to date was
to leap squarely upon Jacks back
much to the astonishment and indie.
nation of that interesting creature
After partaking heartily of Jact
Spratt's good things. Nip will sesi,
the davenport for a siesta. So,-'n
times he stretches himself ont IN .L
same chair with Jack, and tbe .,'e me
them repose in likeness Of each otbsrt u