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Pussy Meow 
Doris, he spent some very happy days with us. 
He was a fine mouser, and was always rummaging 
around the barn over in the corn-field. Of course 
he never succeeded in catching any mice for the 
simple reason that the barn is too close to our 
premises, and no mouse could exist there for a 
single day. 
And now speaking of mice, let me say right 
here : never expect a poorly-fed, ill-treated cat to 
catch them, because such a cat in time loses her 
sense of smell so completely that she is unable to 
scent mice at all. But on the other hand, the 
better you treat her, the more she will do for you 
in return. 
