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Show Tabby Brought Kittens Into Christmas Manger THE ceU'liralion with the Christ-, uias tree unit touched the celling cell-ing and had a manger beneath It, was over, and a row of little stockings stock-ings were hanging fr Santa Claus. Mother had just tucked the happy children into bed and by the soft glow of the nursery Christmas tree was singing Christmas carols to them. Father was about to turn off the lights below and loci; the door for the evening when he heard a faint "meow"' from the cold darkness without. Upon opening the door he saw a forlorn, bedraggled tabby cat almost frozen in the Christmas snow. "Why, you poor creature," spoke i father tenderly, "come in this very i minute!" For some moments fa-ither fa-ither was busy making tabby com-fortable. com-fortable. He found some milk which he warmed, and plenty of holiday food. He served kitty with generous portions of Christmas repast re-past and then provided a soft bed In the corner, with a cushion from his own easy chair.. Tabby showed .her appreciation by purring and purring louder than father had ever heard a cat purr before. Satisfied and delighted with his Christmas guest, father retired, grinning and wondering what the family would say in the morning. Christmas morning the happy family entered the living room the children rushing ahead, bearing their bulging stockings and shouting shout-ing with laughter. "Oh, look at the manger!" cried mother with surprise. "Merry Christmas!" retorted father, fa-ther, trying to keep from bursting out laughing. Tabby had selected the soft straw of the manger as a fitting birthplace birth-place for her litter of Christmas kittens. Alice B. rainier. Weston Newspaper Union. |
