Show dadd us fair faira a j tale idle axy mary M GRAHAM boiden jerom THE PRIZE CAT 1 I was at another cat show till morning said charles cat it was held in a beautiful hotel whore here bell bos ran around answering bells and where beautiful I 1 ladies a iles and handsome men walked through the talla taus 1 I won the championship ship tit nt that eat cut show arid then ihen try iny master brought me over here where hit all my friends w ere re and I 1 hae won the championship here too q 1 hae not only won won till nil these thebe distinctions ions but I 1 lia have ve been told fluit I 1 ila haf been called tile the most perfect chinchilla cat in llie lie country of course anyone can tell ly by looking at me mat inin a bt dutiful silver cat with ith a most exquisite coat but lit my honors today hae been line fine aud ami 1 I arn all I 1 have no spots that Is rare nire und find e in itself yes I 1 fia boon been judged under dif dl ferent sets of rules und and thit means that front from cery nt flora eiers judge judg from ciery person who knew anything about cats I 1 have leen beer con the llie prize winner the best sit ver cat the llie most Ivind soine of chin thilla chilla ente en IP I 1 ah I 1 am unbeaten no one can CT surpass me though my fulir i carold car old father is a winner too of many prizes 1 I came naturally by winning prizes cut but oil oh I 1 have won more than at al kol ka 1 ir Z t ll 11 1 I am a beautiful silver cat ca 4 11 most any cat ever on it I 1 do believe we ve do do believe so too said all the other cats were proud to know you charlie hush said charlie oil oh we ue tie beg your pardon they all said were proud to know yon yol charles chinchilla cat and we hop we e meet you at tile the next show 1 I hope so too said charlie Cli arlie purr purr goodby good by hy for ills his master ila hail come to take him away cut but when he got home he smuggled down on his masters lap and purred and slept and went to sleep just like eny any old pet eat and not as though lie were the alie greatest prize winner vie noble charles chinchilla cat and as ile he purred lie he bad the love liest dr dreams eaIns ile he thought lie be lasquite was quite a common cat and in that tha lie was ch chasing as down alleys and eating out of garbage tins lie thought lie was sing ing on backward fence ile he thought he fie as having quite a time to end food and tie lie was having most thrilling escapes and dangers oh tile the dreams of this proud cat cal were ery exciting and no one would wool liae have belleE bc liel fl that lie he could enjoy them so if they lad had seen him film at the show looking so proud arid and distin gulshen and handsome when he ettoke ills master stroked him and petted him and charlie was very iery plew pleaded ed with life im a proud prize winning cat IP in public a pet nt at home and in my di die earns sinis I 1 have adventures and lead a dangerous life could anything bo be more interesting not to my cat mind |