The Kind Providence 117 
eyes and long golden hair, which hung down her 
back in a graceful braid, tied at the end with a blue 
ribbon. There was also Mr. Banks her father, and 
Miss Beggs, the housekeeper. Arthur- — that’s the 
boy’s name — set me down by the side of his sister, 
and told her where he had found me. 
I am very thankful to the kind Providence that 
put it into his heart to love animals and to show 
kindness to a poor little homeless cat like me. 
Miss Dorothy took me to the bathroom, where 
she sponged off my coat and wiped it dry with a 
towel. Then she gave me a good combing, and 
tied a fresh ribbon around my neck, for the one that 
I had on was all soiled and ragged. She did not 
like the name Tommie, so she called me Tootsie, a 
name which I trust I never dishonored, during the 
short time I bore it. Miss Dorothy also put a soft 
silken cushion at the foot of her bed, and that was 
my “ corner ” during all the time I stayed with her. 
But my new ribbon came very near causing me 
serious trouble. Miss Dorothy had tied it so 
loosely that it was quite uncomfortable. I tried to 
slip it over my head, and in so doing my lower jaw 
became caught in it, and I was unable to close my 
mouth. The worst of it all was, my jaw was caught 
