Identifier: lettersfromcatpu00jack (find matches)
Title: Letters from a cat : published by her mistress for the benefit of all cats and the amusement of little children
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) Ledyard, Addie Botsford, Bertha Fisk
Subjects: Cats Pets
Publisher: Boston : Roberts Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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drawer of thelittle workstand in the sitting-room.When your mother put it in, sheturned round to me, and said, Poorpussy, no more good plays for youtill Helen comes home! and Ithought I should certainly cry. ButI think it is very foolish to cry overwhat cannot be helped, so I pretend-ed to have got something into myleft eye, and rubbed it with my paw.It is very seldom that I cry overany thing, unless it is spilt milk. 32 LETTERS FROM A CAT. I must confess, I have often criedwhen that has happened: and italways is happening to cats milk.They put it into old broken thingsthat tip over at the least knock, andthen they set them just wrhere theyare sure to be most in the way.Manys the time Josiah has knockedover that blue saucer of mine, in theshed, and when you have thoughtthat I had had a nice breakfast ofmilk, I had nothing in the worldbut flies, which are not good formuch more than just a little sortof relish. I am so glad of achance to tell you about this,because I know when you come
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I hope you found the horse-chestnuts which I put in the carriage for you. I hada dreadful time climbing up over the dasher with them. — PAGE 33. LETTERS FROM A CAT. home you will get a better dishfor me. I hope you found the horse-chestnuts which I put in the bot-tom of the carriage for you. Icould not think of any thing else toput in, which would remind you ofme: but I am afraid you will neverthink that it was I who put themthere, and it will be too bad if youdont, for I had a dreadful timeclimbing up over the dasher withthem, and both my jaws are quitelame from stretching them so, tocarry the biggest ones I could find. There are three beautiful dan-delions out on the terrace, but I 34 LETTERS FROM A CAT. dont suppose they will keep tillyou come home. A man has beendoing something to your garden, butthough I watched him very closelyall the time, I could not make outwhat he was about. I am afraid itis something you will not like; butif I find out more about it, I willtell you in my

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