Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
This and That
Bv Charles E. TrdceiCeH.

The three kitten musketeers came OUT
of the basement on the same oay' iea'-
ing the fat pair behind.
Alexandra Dumas, himself, was the
first to mount the. IA steps leading from
basement to kitchen.
On his heels came Athos. and shortly
thereafter Nipper managed the ascent
For fellows only weeks old that
was going some, as the vernacular
has 1t.
A. Dumas is black and white spotted,
Athos is entirely black and Little Nipper
is tiger striped, gray, black and brown.
This trio is composed of the leaner
members of Mrs. Blackie's family,
Dumas and Athos being pleasantly thin,
with Nipper fatter but shorter.
D'Artagnan, light gray tiger striped.
and PorthoS all maltese, are much
bigger and fatter and the least progress
sive of the kittens.
D'Artagnan (who, by the way, Is
really Miss D'Artagnan. just as Nipper
is Miss Nipper) has to date managed
to get up Ave of the steps, whereas
Porthos roly-poly maltese, is unable to
negotiate but three Of them.
These two in the basement are miss
ing the huge sport daily INDUCED in by
Alexandra Dumas, Nipper and AthoS.
who find in the living room, dining
room and kitchen new world.
Their first entry. as grown-up kittens.
was made with some trepidation and
much snuffing Of chairs, draperies, rugs,
etc. Here was something new!
1t only took Alexandra Dumas. i'm
pudent A. Dumas. few minutes to
realize that here was the finest play
ground he had ever struck.
Cooking his triangular shaped head.
with cleaning bright eyes deftly on one
side, and posing his long hind legs, he
darted at the smaller coal-black AthoS.
Over they tumbled, then Athos got
Dumas down and gave him good nip.
Alexandra uttered one of his peculiar
cries, hoped to his feet, Scampered
across the rug.
The sound of kitten feet patting over
the floor is like nothing else i'll the
world, their little paws rapping down
SO quickly.
Alexandra Dumas is the jester of the
bunch. We have not determined what
it is about him which gives him such
comical air.
We call him black and white spotted,
but in reality his black is very dark
chocolate brown. coming over both eyes
in patches similar to those which some
times distinguish specimens of wire
haired fox terrier.
His glittering eyes, and his friendli-
ness. together with his sprawling gait.
combine to make him one OF the best
OF the kittens.
He Is forever climbing into ones lap.
there to lie on his side and make darts
here and there at anything which at
tracts his attention.
The two in the basement are very
sedate kittens. liking to sit on ones
lap. Little Nipper is more inclined TO
pay little attention to human beings.
He likes you. but can get along with
out you. Such is his attitude.
Alexandra was the first one to leap
up on the davenport but no sooner had
he accomplished the feat than he was
followed by AthoS, and soon by Nipper.
The little fellows can leap off, too,
but when they do they roll over when
they hit the floor. This does not seem
to hurt them a bit-even kitten
evidently has nine full-siZed lives.
The portieres afford special pleasure
to the three kitten musketeers, who use
1t not only to leap at and swing on, but
to hide behind to pounce on others.
When the front door was opened for
the first time. the three left their play
and gazed out the screen as II they
could not believe their eyes.
What! Another whole world out
there, and, they had thought this great
room the amit Of civilization.