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Show Fa.iruj Tale j6y -MARY-GRAHAM. BOTHER r e VIlttlN NVir UNION THE PRIZE CAT "I was at another cat show tills morning," said Charles Chinchilla Cat "It was held in a beautiful hotel where bell boys ran around answering bells and where beautiful ladies and handsome men walked through the halls. "I won the championship at that cat show, and then my master brought me over here where all my friends were. "And I have won the championship here, too. "I have not only won all these distinctions dis-tinctions but 1 have been told that I have been called the most perfect chinchilla cat in the country. "Of course anyone can tell by looking look-ing at me that I am a beautiful silver cat with a most exquisite coat, but my honors today have been fine and nur&berless. "I am all silver. I have no spots. "That is rare and exquisite in itself. "Yes, I have been judged under different dif-ferent sets of rules; and that means that from every standpoint, from every judge, from every person who knew anything about cats I have been considered con-sidered the prize winner, the best silver sil-ver cat, the most handsome of chin chilla cats. "Ah, I am unbeaten. No one can surpass me, though my four-year-old father is a winner, too, of many prizes. "I came naturally by winning prizes. "But oh, I have won more than al- nnfjfer "I Am a Beautiful Silver Cat." most any cat ever won, I do believe." be-lieve." "We do believe so, too," said all the other cats. "We're proud to know you, Charlie." "Hush," said Charlie. "Oh, we beg your pardon," they all said. ' "We're proud to know you, Charles Chinchilla Cat, and we hope we meet you at the. next show." "I hope so, too," said Charlie "Purr, purr, good-by." For his master had come to take him away. But when he got home he snuggled down on his master's lap and purred and slept and went to sleep just like any old pet cat, and not as thougn he were the greatest prize winner, the noble Charles Chinchilla Cat. And as he purred he had the love liest dreams. He thought lie was quite a common cat and that he was chasing chas-ing down alleys and eating out of garbage tins. He thought he was sing ing on backyard tenets'. He thought he was having quite a time to find food and he was having most thrilling escapes and dangers. Oh, the dreams of this proud cat were very exciting and no one would have believed that he could enjoy them so if they had seen him at the show looking so proud and distinguished distin-guished and handsome. When he awoke his master stroked him and petted him and Charlie was very pleased with life. "I'm a proud, prize winning cat In public, a pet at home and In my dreams I have adventures and lead a dangerous life. Could anything be more interesting? Not to my cat mind." |
