30 Pussy Meow 
How dreadful ! Well, I thought if dogs and horses 
can write stories, why can’t I ? And so I concluded 
to try. 
I had often heard mistress read stories about cats, 
cat shows and cat clubs, but it was always about 
Persian cats and Angoras, and I made up my mind 
that my story should be about tigers and Maltese 
and black cats, because they are considered to be 
of so very little importance. I have known of 
many a poor, sick cat just treated as a nuisance, and 
compelled to stay outdoors ; whereas then, if ever, 
she needs a warm, comfortable place, and nourish- 
ing food. 
And when a cat has kittens, she is usually put 
into the barn, or the basement, if tolerated in the 
house at all. Now very few kittens will learn or- 
derly habits when raised in a place where they can 
do as they please ; and when such a kitten is taken 
into a home it causes no end of trouble. In many 
cases it is abused and made very miserable, not for 
any fault of its own, but because it has not been 
properly trained. This is one reason why there are 
so many poor tramp cats. Another reason is, that 
some people will let a cat raise five or six kittens 
without paying any attention to her needs as to 
