The true philosopher and other cat tales . u started, too. THE PATRIMONY Once a good man died, leaving behind him three had divided his property into three very awkwardparts, namely: a fortune, a house and a cat; and as hehad on his death-bed expressed a wish that each sonshould choose the portion he desired, the boys fell toquarrelling immediately, for of course they all wantedthe cat. Roland is the oldest, said Gerald, sensibly, so heshould inherit the fortune; and Mark is the youngest,therefore he should be provided with a home; so Iwill take the cat. Not so! cried Mark. Roland, bei
The true philosopher and other cat tales . u started, too. THE PATRIMONY Once a good man died, leaving behind him three had divided his property into three very awkwardparts, namely: a fortune, a house and a cat; and as hehad on his death-bed expressed a wish that each sonshould choose the portion he desired, the boys fell toquarrelling immediately, for of course they all wantedthe cat. Roland is the oldest, said Gerald, sensibly, so heshould inherit the fortune; and Mark is the youngest,therefore he should be provided with a home; so Iwill take the cat. Not so! cried Mark. Roland, being the oldestshould certainly have the money, and Gerald being thesecond son must decidedly have the house. I am theyoungest and it is proper for me to have the cat. Rolands argument was plainer. I, quoth he,doggedly, am the oldest and should have what I want:—-which is the cat. Let us make the cat decide, suggested one he loves the most shall take him. Very well, replied his brothers, and Gerald tookthe cat on his knee. [34]. AND OTHER CAT TALES 35 Only hear him purr! he cried, shows how he loves me. Whereat Mark andRoland, inclining their ears, admitted the fact grudg-ingly. But hes not yours yet, cried Mark, pugnaciously,grabbing the animal. Hes purring for me, too, sothere! Hes purring loudest for me, so hes mine! saidRoland with determination. But whether the cat was purring louder than be-fore proved to be a matter of opinion; and as Geraldand Mark did not happen to agree with Roland onthat point, they found themselves no nearer a satisfac-tory decision than before. So after much turbulentdispute, Mark finally suggested that he whom the catwould willingly accompany into the wide world,should be entitled to it. Accordingly Mark set forth with the cat in his armsand journeyed all day long, by lane and highway,through seven villages and three towns, till at the fallof night he flung himself down by a hay-stack, strokedthe cat to sleep and fell
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