Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

me with three kits-two tiger and
one MalteSe-and they are just old
enough to be as lively as a show. A
2-year-old mother has rather a job on
her hands bringing up triplets, and
she has her paws full at times, but
they are all fat and lively. The little
Maltese is Tinker Bell and the others
Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Little
Malty pranced up to his mother the
other day and scratched her on the
nose. And such an outraged express
sion on cats face you never saw.
She looked at him with blood in her
eye. and then she went for that kit
ten and gave 1t such a trouncing as
never was. It squealed and tried to
get away, but she did the job up
proper. 1 don't know how she makes
the kittens understand that they are
not to go out in the barn. They make
for the kitchen every time the door is
opened, but never offer to go into the
barn. She must have some way of
talking to them in those mewing tones
of hers-I never could see why people
want to teach tricks to animals: their
own ways are much more interesting.
These kittens are no bigger than a
fair sized rat, but each one has a dis
tinct character. and no one of them
is at all like the mother. 1 should
like to have a menagerie of pets if /
had some one here to look after
them"
Such members of the cat kind as
Cleopatra's snowy-furred Egypt, that
had to have jeweled wine mixed with
her morning cream, or that Puss in
Boots who was the Marquis de Carab-
has, or Poe's Black Cat, or the Three
Little Kittens who lost their mittens-
not to mention the Kilkenny cats
would be more sensational possessions
but for solid companionship wouldn't
you rather own Toots and Tinker Bell,
with the Tweedle, twins thrown in?
The ayes have it.
MO ONE seems to be acquainted with
the young Indian Maid"-one of
the old songs inquired for last week
but two friends of the column have
forwarded copies of Beautiful
Dreamer.
Mrs. Frances s. Larkin, the first to
forward verses. made a little inquiry
Of her own: Are you the lovely Mrs.
Lancaster who used to room at --?'
Fancy the humiliation of having to
deny that you are lovely or that you
have captured the magic Of a wedding
ring,
Mrs. Mavis r. Falconer added to
her song the little statement that 1t
gave her pleasure to send 1t in be
cause her father was a lover of Fos-
ter's songs. and this was a favorite. F"
Love makes us do SO many kindly
things.
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER.
Beautiful dreamer awake unto me-
Starlight and deWdrops are waiting
for thee;
Sounds of the rude world heard in the
day.
Lulrd by the moonlight, have all pass'd
away.
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while l WOO thee with soft
melody;
| Gone are the cares of LIES busy
throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me.
Beautiful dreamer. out of the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelei,
/ Over the streamlet vapors are born,
! Waiting to fade at the bright coming
morn.
/ Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart
| Fen as the morn on the streamlet
| and sea;
/ Then will all clouds of sorrow depart
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me. "
| X X
WAY up on the gilded peaks OF
Vanity Fair there is an empty
house-palace is a better word. Its
| owner, absent abroad for the Summer
intrusted it's care to a mechanic who
lives back a Bit and he goes over the
premises every day or two to see that
the treasures of the house keep safe
behind the boarded-up windows and
doors.
Not long ago two men called at the
caretaker's house when he was not al
home and asked for the key of the
back door of the palace--the owner
had ordered new plumbing.
4 Mrs. Caretaker refused. The meT
insisted The woman was Gibraltar.
Until you bring me note from the
boss and we get one from him at the
same time, you will never get key
whatever you sa
i The men third ened. Then they