PYX, B. A. 



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winter season we had some fine times; there 

 would be music and singing and the besl 

 things to eat! I got so I could always tell 

 when company was expected, for there was 

 such a cleaning up; all the prettiest sofa 

 pillows and hangings were brought out, 

 objectionable things were pushed out of 

 sight and I was always in for an extra wash 

 and rub; for the ladies all liked me, and I 



treated me rather coldly. I was just dying 

 to do something to attract their attention 

 and I did it. 



There was an old gray eat on board. My 

 master had taken me up and introduced me; 

 her name was Mascot. He told me I was 

 never to disturb her, but to treat her with the 

 utmost respect; he never said a word about 

 any kittens, and how was I to know; now 



THE FOLKS ARE VERY KIND TO ME 



ON THE RANCH 



would go from one chair to the other for a 

 taste of this or a bit of that, and when desert 

 came I had my dish of ice cream with the 

 rest. But I had one experience I did not 

 like very well, although I had no one to 

 blame for it but myself. 



You see, I had always done pretty much 

 as I pleased, and I liked to have my own 

 way. There were a lot of other dogs on the 

 ship; they had been there before me, and I 

 don't think they thought much of me, any- 

 way, for to those old sea dogs I was only a 

 small undersized fox terrier. I had been 

 on the ship several months, and they always 



I'm not partial to kittens excepting as a 

 means of amusement. In the lumber yard 

 the cats gave me my only recreation. I'll 

 confess it was a little hard on the cats, but 

 I enjoyed it. 



Well, one day I saw Mrs. Mascot curled 

 up on a pile of rope and I thought I would 

 just make a friendly call, so up I jumped, 

 and bless my heart, if there didn't jump up 

 five little cats all at once. I had not 

 known there was one on board. They had 

 tails as big around as their bodies, and mighty 

 poor manners, too, for they actually spat in 

 my face. I was so taken aback that for a 



