Show tabby brought kittens into christmas manger alig HE celebration with the christ amas mas tree that touched the cell ing and had bad a manger beneath M it was vas over and a row ot of little stockings were hanging for santa clans 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 oft off the lights below and lock loch the door for the evening heard a taint faint meow from the cold darkness without upon opening the door lie saw a forlorn bedraggled tabby cat almost frozen in the christmas snow why you poor creature spoke father tenderly come in this very minute I 1 for some moments father was busy making tabby comfortable for table he found some mill milk which he vi armed and plenty of holiday food he served kitty with generous portions of christmas repast and then provided EL a soft bed in the corner with a cushion from his own easy chair tabby showed her appreciation clathon by purring arild 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 bay in the morning christmas morning the happy family entered the living room room the children rushing ahead bearing bulging stockings and shouting with laughter oh look at the mati manger gerl 1 cried mother with surprise merry christmas 1 retorted father trying to keep from bursting out laughing tabby had selected the soft straw of the manger as a fitting birthplace for her litter of christmas kittens alice B palmer a western union arvi |