1 68 Pussy Meow 
meander off at their own sweet will ; and so they 
grew daily stronger. 
One pleasant Sunday when mistress and Guy 
were at home, the comfortable was spread on the 
garden lawn, with the basket upon it as usual. At 
first I protested most seriously against this innova- 
tion, and started to take my kittens back to their 
accustomed place in the house. But they had 
grown so large, it was impossible for me to carry 
them up the steps, and I had to let them stay. I 
soon found, however, that the radiant sunshine was 
as a tonic to them, filling them with joy and 
strength and courage, and before the afternoon was 
gone, I had become well pleased with the change. 
Just as soon as the sunshine disappeared, Guy 
put the kittens into the basket and carried them 
back into the house, and after that I never objected 
when they were given an outing. 
Oh, how very happy I was in those days, with 
my little ones basking around me in the beautiful 
sunshine, for even in the house mistress always saw 
to it that our comfortable was in a sunny place. 
The basket became the scene of most wonderful 
activity. Guy said it was horizontal bar, side 
horse, long horse and race-track all in one; and 
