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Show MINNIE'S LECTURES. A Col'iise of Lectures delivered UEFoitE Miss Kitty: Kat bv Miss Minnie Marsh (sued five and a half) author of 'Sage Remarks," " Philosophical Posers," etc.,"" Ere. LECIURE I, Kitty, come here a few minutes, I want lo 'peak to you: I want to talk to you 'bout yourse'f. Do you hear what I say? It is mectiu' now, and we' 11 make believe the minister n'eaches: so vou must not nlav with the ball or any fin', 'cause I'm goin' to say somefin' 'portant. (Mamma says I don't say my words all right, but I guess you won't know the dif-fence!") dif-fence!") O Kitty, I lay my hand on my heart when I tell you, you are not a little girl like me and fVudy and Dotty; I'm afraid yn- numfi- ht - infic annum: bee me walk: vou don't walk the way I do. You'are way down close to the floor, so folks step on you. It's awful, but it would be awfuller if you was a spider, or a sketo, or a great dog; yeB I do. Do you member the new pimmer I bringed you? You wouldn't look at the pictures; pic-tures; you went and played with your tail. Animals don't know any better they are just as iguorantasheedens that's what they call 'em the hee den. My dear Kittv, its dreadful to be a heeden and a little animal! I love you; I want you to be spettable. There, now, you've went and runned around in Jmeetin', 'fore meetin's done! Makes me feel bad to see how you do act. I pitty you, Miss Kitty Kat. Your mother don't 'struct you a bit, and you don't go to your aunts and grandpa's grand-pa's and couins, 'cause you haven't dot any. You don't wear clo'ea, and you won't wear 'em, 'cause I made you some and put 'em" on, and vou Well, I guesi meetin's done now, 'cause you've runued away. LECTURE 1 1. Here you are, Kitty Kat, on the rug. I've been finkin' 'bout you in my heart. Now you sit still, and don't you play with my dress and wibbins. I must make a few more 'marks to you hush, meetin's begun. be-gun. Well when I peaked to you before t pitied you drelily, but aunt Susy says no matter if you was a ammal Do you hear that:' Now hush purrin' and look in my face. When God made you, he knew he was making a kilty, and lie meant you to be a kitty all the time; so you can't help bein close to the flour where folks step on you, you can't help being a little ammul. Xo, you c n't you little darling. Aunt Susv savs so, and my teacher says so, and they know. So I've changed my 'pinion bout you Kitty Kat. J ' Yes, now I know God meant for you to be a coduped (that's what uiv teacher calls you). He 'tended you to run round and act so bad when I want you to get your Sunday school lesson. So I shan't scold vou anv more. " J Auntie says you eat a mouse 'cause I you was made to eat a mouse. Heb-heuly Heb-heuly father didn't tend for you to have fingers and sit a: the table and have a doll, and be little folks. No he tended fur you to say "mew mew.' "aud wash your face, and run into the wocdpile; so vou may. Auntie says old Brindle is a cow cause he wanted him m l. ' I Sue 6 aunt busie, 'cause he wanted her to be aunt Susie. The president wouidn t stand up straight with two feet like me if God hadn't wanted him too. I s'pose God wanted somethin' siucs folks, and that s why he made coduped,. So, now, don't you feel feel bad bout what I said the other d;.y, for I ve changed my pinion. 1 uu re a real .-petuble coduped, now you may go. Meetin's done. Good by, Kitty Kat. I don't cry for vou any moreinmy heart. Ccujre.mt'io. |