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Show I wall wllh euap and every lima he opritea ' hia mouth to cry aha waahad hla tongue with aoapy waier. ' j When the last one waa aha put . I hrtn all Into bad. and thrn aha aaid: 1 "You BH will live on bread and wairr ! for a eerk. and fur evvry time you com- I plain I shall add one day. You are the ifrv wot si sat of children that 1 ever hail " j "efJngLJim I hoii1drrnnk alt our brothers and efttero were well be-toavari be-toavari kitteiia," aaid Tiger, "but I happen to know they ware Dot. They ran away and got lliLO mischief Just as we do," "Mollier haa forgotteu all about that; thry-are grown up now," aaid Tom. "It ua go to sleep ao we will grow, too." eald Tom. "Maybe aha will forget for-get we were naughty and not make ue ' live on bread and water for a week." . ! THE FOUR NAUGHTY KITTENS j about with the Jar on hia head while the )an etieanjed out all over hla fur coat "Bang the Jitr with a hammer. aaid j Tom. "that will break it and let aim ; out " j Oh! oh? oh!" cried Tim. "you want 1 to kill me " and he darn ed all tha faater , around the room and, of course, not be- , I fig abie to sea where ho danced, he hanged into the doorknob and rraah went ' the Jar and out came Tim a head. The ! rim of the Jar was still around hia neck and poor Tim dared not move for iear of being cut. ao he had to stand atlll while hia brothera licked off the )am and he had none. Huch a sight aa greeted Mrs. Tabby aa I she opened Ihe door you never ran think. I Hhe dropped her. bundles and Just stood I and stared at her naughty children j Toby a head In a handage, Tim covered j with Jam. Tiger with one paw dona up In a cloth. Tom with a piece of bread 'in each paw and dancing about Tim, eating eat-ing Hm. 1 Mra. Tabby did not aland long looking ! at them. Hhe took off her bonnet an1 tahawL, then aha broke the Jar rim off Tim e neck. I The nest thing she did brought a howl from all the kittens, for Into tha midrtte j of the room Mra. Tabby brought a big i tnh and po'.red hot water Into It. I Not a word did aha apeak: aha put M'h kitten In thr til and scriihtwd him Mrs Tal.by looked hark at her four children eleeplng tn the bed and closed Ihe door aortly. "They will sleep until I get kit I am euro." ehe aatd aa aha tooa "her bonnet and shawl from a peg behind the door. "I dwn't get a minute te go to market when thoee children era awake, they are ae full of mlarhief. I have never had a aet of children that gave me eo much trouble " I Mre. Tabby had no sooner Hoard the outairta dwr then four pair of bright eyee opened wide. alf four moulhe opened with a emlle. and then ihe kitten, listened. lis-tened. - She haa gone." aaid Tim. They all ran out In the i her room lend looked about. Oh: let ue play lea party?" aaid Tom; "I'll make the tea " Tiger put a clean cover on the labia ,nd Tim cut the bread and Tom made the tea. while Toby climbed up on a chair I to itel tha Jam. The shelf proved to ne too high, sns when Toby alood un tlploee to reach, lover went Ihe chair, and bump went Toby I on the floor. Oh! anch lump ae there waa on hla heed They had to hind It wllh vinegar and brown paper )ist like Jack and Jill and tie a rkrth around Toby a head. At laat the table waa eet and all aee ready for the parly.' They acrambled Into their chatra. all eager to kelp theraselvee first and get the moat. Tim puUed the cloth te gat the Jam and that tipped the teapot. Over It went, with tka aot tern spilling en poor Tiger e pear. "Oh! oh" bo cried. Jumping up eo quickly that he tipped eer the cream, which ran down the aide of the cloth. But Tim reached the jam and poked his bead right Into the r Inatead of taking out a little with a apeotl. ae well aaae- t bered ktttena ahould do. Tiger forgot all about hie hurt pa7 when be saw eJI the nice cream going te waate. He graobee a cup and eauait it aa It ran erf tha cloth and drank II all up. ! 'fjlve me aome lam." arreamed Tom. who bad tha bread and butter tn front nf hla place "Or,, look at Tim. he la et- : tng It all hlmeetf." Ipt'lf pnnr Teen waa iwrt eating the Jam. He found he waa held fast in. the, jar and was trying tn gel out. "Ma-owl me-ow!" ke cried, daodng |