10 TOOTS 



Taking the pink in his paws, the graceful 

 creature played with it a few minutes, when 

 suddenly, with a quick glance at me, he again 

 sprang upon the table, with the solitary posy 

 in his mouth, and dropping the flower back 

 into the vase, he seized the coveted trio of blos- 

 soms with a defiant air that seemed to say, 

 "There, you may have that poor little pink if 

 you want it, but it isn't my choice, by any 

 means !" 



His daily rambles were taken on the roof of 

 Rest Cottage. There he would sit by the hour, 

 watching the passers-by or looking longingly 

 at the doves, whose cozy "cote" was not far 

 away. 



Toots always was considered one of the fam- 

 ily and was so well-behaved a feline that once in 

 awhile he was allowed to have his own chair at 

 the table, where he sat most demurely, evidently 

 appreciating the high honor which so often is 

 denied to juvenile members of a household. 



Handsome Toots ! His keen intelligence, his 

 beauty, and his bright ways won for him a 

 host of friends, and he was a much loved pet 

 of Frances E. Willard. 



