104 Pussy Meow 
“ What has become of Old Blackie and her 
kittens ? ” said Aunt Minnie. 
Mistress continued : “ Blackie raised her family, 
two tigers and two Maltese ; the Maltese were 
named ‘Jumbo ’ and ‘ Fritz,’ the tigers ‘ Meow ’ and 
‘ Peggy.’ Jumbo and Peggy were adopted by the 
doctor who attended Guy ; Fritz was taken home 
by our milkman, and I kept Meow. But the fol- 
lowing year Guy’s health was not good, and we 
went to my father’s to spend the summer on the 
farm. In the meantime some more kittens had 
come to Blackie, and I arranged with my neigh- 
bor’s little girl to take care of the whole family 
during my absence, and to find homes for the little 
ones, if she could. Meow we took with us, in a 
large bird cage covered with a cloth.” 
As I listened to the story of Old Blackie, I was 
reminded of old Peter, a cat that was deserted by 
his people who left him in the cellar. He was 
nearly drowned when the landlord found him, and 
took him to his own beautiful home ; and he 
named him Peter, because he had found him walk- 
ing in the water. 
Aunt Minnie had by this time become so in- 
