WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT. 43

and asked her if she would let him have
it fora penny. ‘The girl said she would,
and at the same time told him the cat
was an excellent mouser.

Dick hid his cat in the garret, and always
took care to carry

a part of his din- Py ane =
Ho Ro

    

ner to her ; and
in a short time
he had no more
trouble with the
rats and mice,
but slept quite
sound every
night.

Soon after
this, his master had a ship ready to
sail; and as he thought it right that all
his servants should have some chance
for good fortune as well as himself, he
called them all into the parlour and asked
them what they would send out.

They all had something that they were
willing to venture except poor Dick,
who had neither money nor goods, and
therefore could send nothing.