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    Feline Philosophy
    Feline Philosophy
    Feline Philosophy
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    Feline Philosophy

    By Walter Léon Hess

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      FIRST CATERWAULThe family have gone to the country,Horton, his wife and four children.They took the butler and maids, the dogs,The canaries and parrot. ShuttersThey put on the house and the keysAre turned in the locks. The silverWas put in the vault and everythingValuable carefully stowed....Little JackLooked well for me. But when he found meWas told to put me outside; a cat has noPlace in a house that is closed forThe summer.When they were sorely troubledWith rats and mice they coaxed me toCome to live in the cellar. They fedMe richly on cream and the choicest[Pg 8]Bits from their lavish table. They gaveMe a rug to sleep, and taught the childrenTo pet me. All took turns to feed me andThey saved the bones of each fish.

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    Title: Feline Philosophy

    Author: Walter Léon Hess

    Release Date: June 9, 2013 [EBook #42897]

    Language: English

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    FELINE PHILOSOPHY

    BY THOMAS CAT

    RENDERED INTO ENGLISH

    BY

    WALTER LÉON HESS

    BOSTON

    RICHARD G. BADGER

    THE GORHAM PRESS

    Copyright, 1919, by Walter Léon Hess

    All Rights Reserved

    Made in the United States of America

    The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.

    FELINE PHILOSOPHY

    BY THOMAS CAT

    FELINE PHILOSOPHY

    BY THOMAS CAT

    FIRST CATERWAUL

    The family have gone to the country,

    Horton, his wife and four children.

    They took the butler and maids, the dogs,

    The canaries and parrot. Shutters

    They put on the house and the keys

    Are turned in the locks. The silver

    Was put in the vault and everything

    Valuable carefully stowed....

    Little Jack

    Looked well for me. But when he found me

    Was told to put me outside; a cat has no

    Place in a house that is closed for

    The summer.

    When they were sorely troubled

    With rats and mice they coaxed me to

    Come to live in the cellar. They fed

    Me richly on cream and the choicest

    Bits from their lavish table. They gave

    Me a rug to sleep, and taught the children

    To pet me. All took turns to feed me and

    They saved the bones of each fish.

    The

    Mice and rats disappeared; the rug

    Is filthy, in tatters. Old Horton curses

    And kicks me and kicks me down

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