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get my breath, and I was dizzy. I lay in the 
orchard under an apple tree, and mistress sat be- 
side me, wondering what to do. Finally she 
poured some castor oil down my throat, which 
tasted very unpleasant ; but in a few hours I was 
all right again, and after that I had a delightful 
time. 
There were two big cats on the farm ; one white 
and the other yellow ; and as they had no name, 
only “ Kitty,” mistress named the white one 
“ Blanche ” and the yellow one “ Goldie.” 
They did not like me at first ; in fact they acted 
just like Budge and Toddy did w r hen I came to live 
with my mistress. But the next morning mistress 
took us all in her lap and petted us for a long time ; 
then she gave us some nice warm milk in a big 
saucer, and we ate breakfast together ; and after 
that Blanche and Goldie were more friendly towards 
me. But we did not see much of each other, for 
they spent most of their time out in the field. 
Their “ corner ” was a big market-basket on the 
kitchen porch ; but I did not have to share it with 
them, because I always slept on my mistress’ bed. 
This reminds me of a wicked slander on cats 
that I have heard, namely, that it is not safe for 
