The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . e said, so she shant feel neglectedany longer, poor little thing. Its all right, she added,as Maysie looked at her in bewilderment. This An-gora belongs to me. Oh, I didnt mean that your Nangora oughtnt toget a prize, cried Maysie, conscience-stricken. I-Ionly meant that she isnt Rags. I understand, dear, said the lady. Of course, sheisnt Rags. There are the judges, she whispered sud-denly, and they are coming from the other side of theroom. Now we will go over there and look for Rags ;and, if they have given her a prize, it will be writtenupon
The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . e said, so she shant feel neglectedany longer, poor little thing. Its all right, she added,as Maysie looked at her in bewilderment. This An-gora belongs to me. Oh, I didnt mean that your Nangora oughtnt toget a prize, cried Maysie, conscience-stricken. I-Ionly meant that she isnt Rags. I understand, dear, said the lady. Of course, sheisnt Rags. There are the judges, she whispered sud-denly, and they are coming from the other side of theroom. Now we will go over there and look for Rags ;and, if they have given her a prize, it will be writtenupon a card and hung on her cage, where we can see itin an instant. Oh, my ! said Maysie, trembling with excitement r do you suppose everybody whats got a cat here feelslike I do now ? I hardly think so much so, dear, said the lady, smil-ing, as she drew the little figure tenderly along. At last they stood before Rags cage. Maysie putboth hands over her eyes, and peeped fearfully throughher fingers. Oh ! oh ! she cried. I believe I see a card. H 32!. FACTS AND FANCIES OF THE CAT. 81 Yes, said the lady, you do. Whats on it ? fairly shrieked Maysie. Oh ! whatis on it ? P-r-i-z-e, prize ! read the lady. Ten dollars prizefor the ug— for Rags. My ! said Maysie, and she burst into delicious tearsof pure joy. Then the great, severe-looking judges came up, andcongratulated her, and counted out into her two littlehands all the heap of money that was the prize ; and shehad to tell the story of Ragss rescue all over again tothem. And now, said the lady, I will drive you home. So she did ; and didnt all the children in the neigh-borhood run out to see who was getting out of the finecarriage that stopped before the tenement, and werentthey surprised to find that it was just Maysie? Anddidnt Mrs. Williams laugh and cry and scold and pether all at once when she heard the great news ? Dear, dear ! sighed Maysie, dizzy with happiness ;what a jewel Rags is ! Yes, said her mother, whod have thought
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