Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-20

pencd Ia me.
Wayalong last winter. Two day
before Christmas. a. 1 rcmcuoc
IL an arrogant black kitten ar
pearcd on our front porch.
AT that particular time som
mysterious eli had been leaving al
sorts OF things on our porch. Il
the summer II had been flower
and pennies for Penny ScrenadC
We never saw the person who let
these things, although We TREE
hard enough 20 catch HIM an
thank him
Well when Kltten-Cat arrived
We supposed the same person hat
left the kitten. Now, after al
these months. we believe we haV
run down the mystery-that Kit
tcn-Cat was bequeathed 20 Us b,
Pierre Andre. and that the othc
things were from Stewart Davis
an acroSS-the-street nelghbor. !
this detective work is correct,
wish they would verify II SO ! cal
stop wondering
Anyway. now comes sull an
other Teverberation, letter i
says:
'Dear Mr.. Pickering: Some
time ago L read In your column
about the stray kitten-Cat that
came 10 your house. Now here's
the story of another eat.
This one nigh be called
Kitty Thomas. Defense Worker.
He was just a poor. bedrsggled
creature making his rounds I'm
the alley one day behind hum
ming defense plant.
"One of the workers saw him
and decided TO zee II he could
combat the plague of mice that
was 0verrunning the place.
Thomas, at first, seemed to
70 on a slt-down strike. He
Just sat, and he wouldn't eat.
not even when the men offered
him milk, bits Of ham, and fresh
liver.
"Then he saw n mouse. After
that. Thomas worked double
time. until there were just no
mice left.
Thomas became thinner and
thinner. He was definitely sick
cat. One of the workers finally
decided that he deserved a
break, 80 he took Thomas TO a
cat and dog hospital.
The last I heard. the worker
already had paid out $40. and
the last time he went TO see the
patient he was rewarded by n
grateful Thomas crawling out of
his cage and contentedly purr-
ing on his shoulder.
But Thomas benefactor II
taking n lot Of rubbing. One fell
low worker told him he would
bet that II some child came TO
him begging for money for
shoes. ne wouldn't give II to him.
'Well. IL l were a shoeless
youngsteT with cold toes kissing
the snow l know very well which
of the two I should 20 TO. Any
way. isn't Il swell to live in n
country where things like this
happen:--Mrs. w. ii. Walker"
I agree with Mrs. Walker. and
also insist that every sane house
hold should include a pet Of some
sort. I will draw the line only al
Mrs. L. c. HugheS-l1allett, wife oi
the former British consul, who
likes snakes. mice and rats.
She once greeted a guest (Jack
J. Oliver) with an extra large
Tom Collins. two doughDutS and
bome white rats which proceeded
10 crawl on his shoulders. That is
going too far
Ordinary pets, though, are won
derful Mrs. T. -. Bull for IN
stance. is famous for her pet cats
The Forrest W. StarlingS have ,
Great Dane and keep their sum
mer home in Canada open in Tn,
cold weather with a house man II
attendance) so the dog can sta,
there. This may be an excuse Jus
10 keep the summer place open
though.
Miss Margaret Oliver and Mrs
Carrie T. Wade have a blue Per
sian cat that growls when the al
q arav - Nr
understand. arc quite rare. al
though many animals becom
greatly upset By blackoutS. Tn
author Of TO a Blindfold Lady.
Joseph Purtell believes that hi
dog belongs 10 one of the fey
breeds not bothered by blackout:
His Irish terrier just sleep
through them.
The Detroit Yacht Club has
couple Of muskrats that are NOR
or less tame, and the Han
WasumS have a cat that will e
for walks with them just the wa,
a dog will
in fact. practically everybod.
seems 10 have a pet and | wouldn'
be surprised II / have talked my
sell into going out and hunting 70
dog Kitty has been after m
10 get either a Boston bull or al
English bull anyway. so | guess
might a. well start looking.
And IF 10 diSrupts the household
It's all your fault for getting m
10 writing about animals $
there!
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