THE WISE OLD MOUSE. 



oi 



"Thank you, Mr. Buzz; but if I am to 

 dine with you I should like 

 first to put on my red Sun- 

 day coat. My oldgray jackcL 

 is not nice enough." 



This amused the cat. He 



had never seen the mouse 



with his red Sunday coat. 



" Perhaps he will taste 



better," thought he. " Very 



well, Mr. Mouse," he said, 



"do not be long, for I am hungry. I will wait for you here." 



The mouse lost no time, but at once popped into his hole. The 



cat waited all day, softly singing to himself; but the wise old 



mouse did not come back. 



Since then there is a new proverb in cat-land. It is this : " A 

 mouse in a gray jacket is sweeter than a mouse in a red Sunday 

 coat." 



