AND HER CAT, 5

 

One day as she was coming out of church, she saw a
crowd of children running about, shouting, and laughing
most lustily. She had no sooner stepped into her carriage,
and was able to see over their heads, but she discovered
that the cause of this uproar was a poor cat, to whose tail
these mischievous urchins had tied a large saucepan. The

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poor cat had been chased about for some time, and seemed

quite exhausted ; and when he slackened his pace, his tor-

mentors made a ring round him, and began pelting him

with stones. The poor creature held his head down; and,
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