Another Home 187 
When Teddy returned, mistress fixed up a cozy 
corner for our little summer boarders, as she called 
Punch and Judy, in the kitchen. 
That same evening the landlord called on mis- 
tress, and I heard him talk in a very upbraiding 
way about so many cats on his premises ; and 
finally he said in a lofty and scornful tone : “ You 
must either get rid of them, or leave the house.” 
On the very next evening the trunks and boxes 
were brought down from the attic, and mistress and 
Guy started to packing as if they were going on 
another journey. 
One morning a few days later we cats were all 
taken to the attic, where we stayed for a long time. 
I was just raising another family, and I wondered 
what was going to be done with me. But soon 
after lunch time mistress came with a large covered 
wicker basket into which she put me with my 
kittens on a nice soft pad. Peeping through the 
cracks of the basket I could see her put Toddy, 
Punch and Judy into the laundry bag, and when we 
were all fixed up Guy came to fetch us down- 
stairs. There I discovered the moving van, all 
loaded, and Guy, who is very strong, mounted the 
wagon with us. Budge had the honor of riding 
