Evening star., 1944-08-14
This and That
By Charles E. TrdceUell.

The cats were gathered in the garden.
lying comfortably few feet from each
other. paws beneath them.
The nodding of their heads made 1t
seem as if they were discussing some
thing, an absorbing topic, if one could
Judge
Could it possibly be that they were
talking about the cat Buster, which
inherited $4,000?
Old Tgey, who has never slept indoors
in his life, waved his club-like striped
tall
They go on in the papers," he said,
about how much food that cat gets.
Why, I have always got good food"
He purred contentedly.
Me, too," said little Tfppy, waving
the white tip at the end of his black
tail. Tippy was somewhat ungram-
matical, of course, but then he was only
a few months old.
Penny, the tiger-and-white lady cat.
smiled gently. Not for her the broad
grins of Tigey. or the loud cat laughter
of Thumper the big black and white.
She arched her tail daintily.
They say he has radio!" she smiled.
What sensible cat wants to listen to a
radio?"
Double, so named because he is the
exact image of Thumper, laughed out
loud.
"Radio!" he sneered. who wants
to listen to one Of those things? Why,
would you believe it, the first time saw
one I thought it was a stove and curled
up in front of it for week before I
found out that all it could do was make
a big noise!"
The assembled cats laughed loud and
long.
"A stove gives heat" said Penny,
sententiously. Il have heard about
them, but all we have is radiator Do
you know what radiator is?"
, Tigey sprang up with excitement
"Oh, boy!" he growled. They let me
in, once, and I leaped up on it and
burned my toes"
A big laugh went up at this.
Il can't see what any one wants a
radio for, anyway" chimed in Thumper
"A human or a cat. All you have to do
is listen to your neighbor
But did you see in the paper how
that cat Buster has his paws washed
every day?" This came from Double.
i missed that" unused Penny. He
has his paws washed, does he?"
The sissy" growled Tgey.
THE idea of a cat having its paws
washed" Tippy didn't say much, but
what he did say had feeling. Its
bad enough to be combed for neas.
They tried that on me the other day.
I didn't really mind it so much"
The cats turned around, and all
settled comfortably again
They said that Buster is exercised
on a leash every day." went on Tigey,
with a broad grin. Now, think it is
much more fun to exercise on your own. :"
They said 1t was on his own estate"
put in Tippy.
1T is great deal more fun," suddenly
said Thumper, jumping up, Ito roam on
other peoples estates. And what fun is
1t to be accompanied by human?"
Miss Penny smiled pleasantly. "Oh,"
she mewed, humans are not so bad. I
rather like mine. They really try hard
to give me the best of food, and even
give up their ration points for me. Do
you suppose cat with $4,000 has his
own ration points?"
The assemblage was stumped at this.
No one had thought of it.
Thumper grinned and rolled over
And what do you know-that cat had
to submit to be photographer"
They all laughed loudly at this, but
at q little distance it rather resembled
the beginning Of cat fight.
If you hear, in your own neighbor-
hood, what seems to be q great deal of
meowing, you may feel sure that 1t is
just the netghborhood cats discussing
the c&t Buster and his $4,000.