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Breaking Home Ties 
It was not long after Miss Dorothy’s visit, when 
late one evening I missed Topsy, and Jasper one 
of the Maltese. After searching for them in every 
place I could think of, I finally gave up in despair; 
but on the following morning I heard a very 
familiar sound coming from the next yard. I 
mounted the fence, and looking over there I saw 
my kittens basking in the sunshine on a big rug in 
Mrs. Moody’s yard. My first thought was to go 
and fetch them back ; but the fence was very high, 
and the kittens were quite heavy ; I had to give it 
up. There was one thing that worried me : Mrs. 
Moody’s dog Jip is a very saucy fellow ; I did not 
know how he would treat my babies, and I kept a 
pretty close watch on him. But one day I saw him 
lying on the rug with Topsy between his paws, and 
Jasper on his shoulders, and after that I could 
no longer entertain any unkind thoughts of Jip. 
A few days after this, Teddy called with his little 
sister Dorothy, a sweet little girl with beautiful 
flaxen curls. They played with my kittens for a 
long time, telling each other which they liked best; 
and as they had brought a big covered basket with 
them I rather surmised what they had come for. 
In fact I have learned to heartily dislike people 
