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fidentially about its outcome, will perhaps never be 

 known ; but at all events they had a very frolicsome 

 time for the next half hour. 



The little kitten began to develop a fondness 

 for music, though not always of the highest order, 

 for it seemed as much fascinated by the hand-organ 

 in the street as by the piano which its mistress occa- 

 sionally played. At such times it would sit very 

 quietly, often with its head turned to one side, its ears 

 erect, and its eyes sometimes very wide open, and 

 again dreamily and drowsily listening as long as the 

 music continued. Evidently the baby did not have 

 so good an ear for music, for he often seemed rest- 

 less while the kitten was so absorbed, and sought to 

 break up the reverie in which his feline friend was 

 indulging ; but the kitten usually managed to hear 

 the music, notwithstanding the interruptions. 



On one occasion, on a warm spring day, the 

 music of an organ was heard upon the street, and 

 the sounds came distinctly through the open window 

 near which the baby and kitten were playing. The 

 little animal listened intently, turning its head from 

 side to side with its ears very erect. The .baby tried 



