The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . on the picket gates, taking care to look about forany sign of the nights occupant of the barrel, but shewas nowhere in sight. The great flinty corridor was asquiet as a tomb save the soft rippling of water throughthe channel of the invert in its hurry to reach the darkdepths of the drainage well. The superintendent tip-toed up to the chamber, and removing the boards thatnearly covered the top, peeped into the interior. Twobig green and gold eyes met his, and just the faintestsuggestion of a whimper issued from the partly openedmouth. Well, my l
The Angora cat; how to breed train and keep it; . on the picket gates, taking care to look about forany sign of the nights occupant of the barrel, but shewas nowhere in sight. The great flinty corridor was asquiet as a tomb save the soft rippling of water throughthe channel of the invert in its hurry to reach the darkdepths of the drainage well. The superintendent tip-toed up to the chamber, and removing the boards thatnearly covered the top, peeped into the interior. Twobig green and gold eyes met his, and just the faintestsuggestion of a whimper issued from the partly openedmouth. Well, my lady, its time you were up, spokethe superintendent, as he reached down and lovinglystroked the black glossy fur. Here, I have broughtyou a very nice breakfast, and I want you to get up andenjoy it. But there was no disposition displayed toleave the barrel, and the superintendent was puzzled. Havent had rest enough, hey ? Well, sleep away aslong as you like, but, just as the boards were beingreplaced, a faint mew reached the ears of the superin-. FACTS AND FANCIES OF THE CAT. 97 tendent, which caused him to make a more thoroughinspection of the interior of the barrel, when lo ! he dis-covered that instead of having one lodger he had , there they were, five of them, nestled close to theirmother, totally unconscious of the distinction of havingcome to life in Bostons $7,000,000 subway. The sightcaused the big heart of the superintendent to bubbleover with joy and he proceeded to make all the membersof the family as comfortable as possible. As time wenton Superintendent Gould became very much attached tothe little subway colony, and one of the first sights shownto visitors was the family in the barrel. At the end ofthree weeks there was exhibited a disposition on thepart of the newcomers to know more of their surround-ings, and they were lifted out and allowed to run up anddown the cold wet concrete flooring. Their mother kepta close watch, ready to spring to their rescue in
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