Show AS substitute FOR KITTENS B caved cat adopted and tenderly cared for a family of squirrel last spring ft cat on the tarm ol 01 albert fisher bear Water rlUe N Y had several small kittens aa the farm was overstocked over stocked with cats her young were taken from her and drowned after that the cat seemed very unhappy and being a house favorite she received considerable sympathy one day shortly after her kittens were taken from her a young squirrel which had fallen from its nest in the hollow of a tree was found and taken to abo cat with the idea that t would be a dainty morsel to tempt her appetite instead of pouncing upon it cat fash ion she took the young squirrel to the box where she bad so recently moth ered her own young and there bestowed upon the squirrel all the affection she had previously given to her kittens stranger stilt says a writer in country lite in america in about two hours the old cat had hunted out the squirrels nest in the tree some tance away and carried the remainder of the young squirrels in her mouth one at a time to her box in the house then until the squirrels were nearly full grown the cat watched over them with all the solicitude that la possible for any animal mother to show even providing nourishment for them in ex acely the same manner that she had for her own young when the squar rols had outgrown a mothers atten alon they were very tame and were given to ot the family |