Show ADOPTED CHILD OF A QUEEN QUEENI I p v r n In the Princess Mary Village Homes It at Addleston Surrey lives little Rosie Bloxham who has the unusual distinction dis dis- of being the adopted child of ofa a queen Mary of England On Christmas Christ mas mae Queen Mary sent the little one a achina achina achina china tea set together with a card cardon on cn which was written In her majesty's own hand Rosie Bloxham from the queen Christmas 1910 CAT NURSING A RAT Cats and rats are commonly regarded regard regard- ed as Inevitable enemies but a story comes from Scotland of an Instance In which this hatred has hns given place to warm affection The day while potatoes were being lifted in Glen Glen- Forest near Kingussie one of or ortho the tho workers came on a rats rat's nest containing containing containing con con- a number of young ones These were promptly dispatched with the he the exception exception ex of one which the finder re re- re- re tamed Shortly afterwards the baby rat was adopted by a cat which at atthe atthe atthe the time was nursing kittens Instead of devouring the rat as one would expect pussy quietly gave It a place beside her own offspring bestowing upon tho the newcomer as much cars Care and affection as she formerly devoted to her own family At the time of or writIng writing writ writ- Ing the rat was still under pussy's maternal care |