YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



take the picture, Tit- Willow ran away from 

 the home in the city where mamma had 

 planned for him to stay till spring; so she 

 put in the daily paper: 



"Lost. A double - pawed, f awn - and- 

 white kitten, white face and breast, white 

 ring round his neck, four white mittens, 

 answering to name of Tit- Willow. $5.00 

 Reward," etc. 



And little boys came thronging with black 

 cats, and blue cats, and yellow-and-black 

 tiger cats, or else came empty-handed and 

 said, " I know where your kitty is, and I will 

 take the five dollars, if you please!" till the 

 man who had charge of Tit- Willow had to 

 explain to the boys that they couldn't have 

 the five dollars till they came with the right 

 cat in hand, and no other. Finally he had 

 to take the notice out of the paper, or else 

 take off his door-bell. 



A dear old lady over the way, who had 

 taken care of Tit- Willow the winter before 

 for mamma, and was very fond of him, said : 



"I know just where he is; he has run 

 away, down to the island, because he was 

 homesick, and if you ever find him, there's 

 where he'll be!" ' 

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