Show 89 Evening A J MARY GRAHAM BONNER o n u o A NEIGHBOR CAT CATI I was thinking how bright we were said the gray catA catA catA cat A cat will smell a n piece of meat before eating it It and with a piece of poisoned meat which some cruel person person person per per- son has left lert around because he hates cats and dogs the cat will be saved sa probably from being poisoned For the cat will smell the poisoned meat and will lick It a little perhaps but not enough nough to get poisoned while the dog wI will eat It right down and may maydo maydo maydo do himself a great deal of harmI harm I have heard that a collie dog Is different from other dogs in that way and will be more careful to see sec that each piece o of meat he touches Is good meat meat especially especially meat he piths picks up I have heard that too said the black ack cat Yes I 1 do believe that cats deserve the famous old saying that they have ha nine lives and were we're very clever ver very clever I think the gray cat continued that I have the most handsome green eyes ever seenI seenI seenI seen I have heard soI soI so O. O I have heard that they vere were so green and so bright that once once I won wona a prize because I had the greenest eyes of any cat around You have lovely eyes lovely lovey green ones said the black cat that Is of course course If one cares for tor green eyes I like them though eyes dont don't Interest Interest interest In In- terest me especially I am more In- In 4 Ill Are You Hungry In milk and cream and bacon and other good things to eat Are you ou hungry asked ased the tle gray gray cat No said the black cat but you were talking about food Well We 1 wasn't talking about good food said the gra gray cat I was talkIng talkIng talk- talk Ing lag about poisoned pieces of meat anti and feeling happy because cats had the good sense and th the good luck to be pretty careful about such things Well somehow from your talk of ot poisoned food I began to think of good food said the black cat And I was glad to think of ot food for my thoughts had been rather sad before Why I was tired I have just come from froma a long trip you know and I have felt tired from so much traveling But 1 I am feeling better now v. Well said the gray cat I am so glad to hear it and are you going to tob tobe tobe b be my neighbor and live U In this next house now nor Yes said said the black cat I know v I will like It here and you will make male a nice neighbor The The gray cat cot purred We must see each other often maybe hunt mice together to too gether getter and sit and sun ourselves on your our porch and on my porch We can go to sleep and not hurt the others other's feelings Oh yes you will willbe willbe willbe be such a nice neighbor 1 And the new v new cat waved his tail u a little and purred some more more and said Thank you I I am glad indeed tobe tobe to tobe be your neighbor too |