VIII 
BUDGE AND TODDY THE SECOND 
About a month after the death of Beauty, a little 
girl came one day with four tiny kittens in a basket, 
some tigers and some Maltese, and I heard her beg 
mistress to adopt one of them. 
Mistress said at first that she did not care for any 
more cats. But the little girl was so persistent, and 
the kittens in the basket looked so bright and 
pretty, mistress was persuaded to take a closer look 
at them ; and as I saw her take them up and fondle 
them, I felt pretty sure what the result would be. 
“ I will take two,” said she, “ for if I should take 
but one away from her companions and from her 
mother, it would get lonely and homesick ; besides, 
a little girl who tries to get good homes for helpless 
kitties ought to be encouraged.” 
This made the little girl very happy, for she knew 
her kittens would have a good home with mistress ; 
and she went away with only two remaining in the 
basket. 
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