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Pussy Meow 
more on the way to the concert. So I fear that 
the violets were not intended for our dinner. 
But to return to Miss Dorothy ; it was a beauti- 
ful day, and mistress brought her into the garden 
where my kittens were gathered around their big 
saucer. As each one finished he sat down and 
gave himself a good washing. Then they gave a 
quite noteworthy performance of acrobatic skill on 
the gym : some taking possession of the horizontal 
bar, while others scaled the walls, or ran a race on 
the edge. 
I think I was the only one in the entire com- 
pany that was not perfectly happy that afternoon, 
for I half-suspected what Miss Dorothy had come 
for. She carried a very suspicious looking basket 
with a cover on it; and sure enough, when she pre- 
pared to take leave, mistress picked up my two little 
tigers and carried them into the house, and in a 
few minutes I heard the carriage roll away. That 
was the last I saw of my little tigers. Oh, how my 
heart ached ; and yet I knew perfectly well what a 
happy home they would have. What must a 
mother’s feelings be who has to see her babies 
taken away from her without this blessed assur- 
ance ? 
