Show I I Ii I 1 i I II Q I ia I I PETE DOG AND THE KITTENS I tOg Tog had had th r-th rather a lard time of 1 ife louse house where he be lived for fori forve ve i a three half haIr grown kittens sere also T was vas the oldest and his sis- sis uy and Nimble were just about e t. t l mes Blackie would let Pete but moro morn often he hemore heu u more to show that he could couldman I Ia man Ul a n anything else for he real real- re ike ike Pete Peto Dog very verv much times ies they played tag running down the rooms until their mis- mis ld say in fun fin that she would em all lall ll o outdoors and and let them tramps ramps if they dM not keep ete ele Dog had a nice home and It t haPPy most of the time but n shen the mistress was out 1 gap gan to show his authority j n ils gl ls sisters off in one room and playing at something ch there here was no place for Pete fn fr told Kitty and Nim- Nim was Vas going to harness them up Were his horses sod so he heem he elI em to the flat bottomed wash with a piece fo string stood up in the basket and if he was racing while poor Pete on bri with anxious eyes to see ifould if ifould uld not let him play ut or my way cried Blackie I 1 run over you if you dont don't a et e play too pleaded Pete Pete run behind your carriage and 1St istas as the big dog up the street II 11 I dont don't want a dog said iJ l shall use my whip on you carriage That is the 1 way the man does up the street when that I big dog barks Poor little Pete stood around awhile and watched but that was poor fun There seemed to be oe no way he could i stop the game for Blackie was hav- hav too good a time All at once Pete thought of some and ho he ran into the other room for the day before he had seen a little mouse run across the floor lie He stood very still at one the room and watched and pretty retty soon he saw the little mouse run under couch Very carefully I Pete ete went to the hole where he knew the mouse lived and sat down He cant can't get in and he will have to run around the room thought Pete Oh If Blackie would I only drive ill iii hero here I Arou Around the tho room ran the mouse to togo togo togo go in his home but lut Pete drove him I away and just U then en Blackie mackie wondering wondering wondering wonder wonder- ing what Pete could be doing drove int the room fine pair Kitty and Nimble sa saw the little mouse and before Blackie e saw it or new what had happened his bis sisters jumped and nd ran after it Over dver went went the basket and tumbled I poor Blackie out on his head It would not have been so bad had if Blackie and the basket had not hit the shovel and tongs and brush by the fireplace a athey as ag they rolled over but they did and over they tumbled t hitting poor Blackie on the head J I Up he jumped and off he ran never ne stopping until he was in the ball back backof of the umbrella stand which was his favorite hiding place when he was scared Oh Oh how ashamed was Blackie when he found his sister Nimble had caught a mouse and he had run away and Pete felt his hia revenge was all he could I wish For of course you were afraid Blackie he said else why did you I run away And what could Blackie say lIe He did run and was frightened but of course not of the mouse so instead of ot trying to explain he began to treat l Peter eter very kindly never playing any game in m which he did not have Pete Join And so 80 Pete forg forgot t all about the day Blackie ran away and let Nimble catch the mouse for Blackie was wise I enough to know that kindness is the best way to wipe out the memory of ofa a wrong s |