Show IIII HH CArp SIlica nit nil Ells HII With cs Amesbury health ot of Whittlers cat Tom who was the poets constant companion In hem the lost few tew hours ot of his IIlo has latel lately given ron con eero to 10 the Whittler Whittier tome Home association Toms Toma decline is IB attributed In part lort to ids hili a age 18 which olin can only be guessed at but there ore are also other causes Until last summer Toms life wn was one ot of luxuriant ease On Ih the death pt of time tho PMt 1001 the house In Amesbury which had lIMn been his hili home 1834 pl passed led into Inlo the hands of his nl niece le Irs S T Pick aril Artl ot of Boston Hoton sail with time hou house e went Tom Then when the tho ot of Ames Ame Amesbury bur bury formed an m with the object ob obJect or of k keeping the house houe open to those fliers who cherished the poets memory Tom came under th their lr care In these differ oat changes his hAbits were not din Toms Tams decline In health and spirits begAn last lul summer Bummer One day 1 a largo part party ot of visitors arrived tram from Doston They were mostly school hoot teachers an and every pArt ot of the house hou was Willi visited by II there Several attempts were ere made by them to get et souvenirs and the caretaker had to wAtch them vigilantly While she was WA thus 1 In the home sh she a scream ot of from Tom In Inthe Inthe the Irden gerden Looking out nut she saw paw that two souvenir hunters hd seized Tom and were werl quantities ot of fur tur from his skin kin The housekeeper went to the rescue tICUl and Ind that the visitors were In do search of nt souvenirs laver Iver this episode Tom hoe beena been a 1 changed cat at HI He no longer hoiden his hili heed hlad up In the WA way he did once lInce and hue he hae hAB the appearance or of having R a fit It of Ih the blues of hl his age ase this Is looked upon all as II a bad sign and the Iho members of lie 1110 Whittier Home lion are Ver very mach afrAid that b tore fore Ion Sun long the they will lore the York I |