66 Pussy Meow 
it in ditches and puddles, and then are blamed for 
not keeping a clean, soft, fluffy coat. Anybody 
ought to know that we can’t be expending moisture 
through our tongue, washing and scrubbing our 
coats, unless we can drink water whenever we want 
it. Some people think it answers the purpose just 
as well if they give us milk, and dear knows it’s 
true enough of the milk that some cats get. But 
we would prefer to have our milk straight, and our 
water likewise. 
Our principal food is fresh boiled meat, mashed 
potatoes, and milk, and in summer-time we also get 
sweet peas, asparagus, beans and corn. Once a 
week we get salmon mixed with bread crumbs or 
mashed potatoes. 
Once I came very near getting into trouble 
through my fondness for canned beans. I saw a 
can on the ash pile, and in trying to get what beans 
were left in the bottom I got my nose in too far. 
Imagine my shame, when I could not get it out 
again, and was obliged to go about with a tin can 
for a muzzle till Guy came home and took it off. 
In pleasant weather our food is left on the kitchen 
porch, which, with our pads and cushions looks like 
a little summer parlor. There we stay in the bright 
