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A BOOK OF CHEERFUL CATS
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A BOOK OF
CHEERFUL CATSAND OTHER ANIMATED ANIMALS
BY
J.G. FRANCIS
THE CENTURY CO. NEW YORK
Copyright, 1879, 1880, 1881. 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1903, by The Cknturv Co.
Printed ir U. S. A
Library, Univ o
North Caroluu
Page
Some Fun with a Toy Spider I
The Tea-Party 2
A MusicyvL Evening 3
The Giraffe F^ide 4-4
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A Very Happy Family 6
A Dutiful Parent 7
A Case of Highway Robbery 8-9
"They didn't h^ve fi Penny" K)
The Reformed Lion II
Quits . 12
The Gljiial Grimalkin 13
Euchred! H
The Bicycle Ride 15
Study of Heogehog Stealing Apple 16
The Lion in the Barber-Shop 17
The Bald Eagle and the Barker . 18
The Spring Curtain 19-21
P.ge
" T is a Perfect Picnic Day!" 22
"A "!>m o' Shunter, Dog" „ 23
The Donkey and his Company 24-28
Late! 29
Pictures with a Moral for Boys and Dogs 30-31
YE Joyful Owl 32
A Queer Barber-Shop 33
The Cat and the Cream 34
Stoky of the Catnip Ball 35-36
The Prickly Pig, the Pug a^d Pard 37
MjATern^l Counsel 38
Coasting Cats 39
The Elephant Juggler 40
A Se^ Ch^ge
A Medical Opinion
A Needless Apprehension
The Cat-o'-N>ne-Tails
A H^ppy New Ye^r .
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A BOOK OF CHEERFUL CATS
Some Fun with a Toy Spider.
.A. liltle. Gcirl a.sKe.
They were happy and did laugh
When their friend, the big Giraffe,
Tried his speed along the highway with the cars,
But their joy was turned to grief
When their charger bit a leaf
That was growing in a region near the
stars.
^A. "very Plappy Tsv-mily
The Mother sings a. Song of youth, ©.nd :May»
The/ T©.th.eir cLolh. tine- festive fiddle/ play,
^Neighbors strolling on Ine fence-
Slop etnet Smile "with, joy intense,
While/ tbe happy Kittens dance the- livelong deM
DUTirUL. PARENT.
OrlocL a, ce.'t to his "wife/ , Sco, my
STUPENDOUS AGGREGATION OF MIRACULOUS MARVELSTHE
MUSICAL LAMS
ORPHEUS
JUMATHE JUGGLER
LADY BLANCHETHE COLOSSAL
ONLY LIVINGFIVE EARED
•A CASE OF
i^ilGHWAf -ROBBEKf
Said a Cat to his sons, "I should deem
This blithe Picture-Book Boy carried cream."
THEY DIDM*T HAVE APriUNV,AND COULDN'T BORROW ANY,
AMDTHEV OWED EXACTLY WALK A DIME FOR. COAL. ;SO THEY SAIo/we'LJ. RUN AWAY, -WHEN A GOOSE CAME OUT TO SAYt
YOU MI/STPAYTWO CENTS APIECE AU-'RDUND FORTOU-T
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-A- J^agLrcg'Rparircp; \Li012 , of a Lamb-devouring~,KirccU
Quits.
12
Che/ Cjconietl ^j^rim^XKin.
"TXTho c-ou.lcL j oK& lill yoxx e-rLcd, Hold , craou.cflr!Tr-Iis TkJlfc/ euncl Jiis C-hild do voe-jrai^le/Yzlly drreilod
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Euchred
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OH,; tJceu* -Pajsa. ! ™ three child,rer*
Study of Hedgehog Stealing Apple.
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""VvhentheBarloer at last shut his shop,
Irorrz/ihe clouds aBaldEagle did drop,To purchase a lotiorj,JA brush., or some"notiorTTo rrcaKe the hair avow
OT2 His top.
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The Spring Curtain. A drama in five acts.
I. Which? 2. The Choice.
3. The Rivals. 4. " Ha, the Spring Curtain !
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5. Revenge.
ITICKET OFFICE P
T Is a peyfeci plcnio day! tke liftle Jog dhl aa)unAs Kefound kis/riends all ready/or the train
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"Still, I thought !t would ease your mindNot to leave tkis thing behind,-For you. Know a bonnet suffers so /rom Tain."
J\ Tarn o' 6jjaittep Dog.^nct a plaintive piping frog,
WffliaCafc\vt»se cme extravagance\vasClothes,
~vvW to 6«® a Bouno\iitg BugBancs a. jvg.upon a ru,;
While a Beetle. halanoe^ baities otl
Kis nose.
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A desultory Dog once met a dis-
contented Donkey who could form no
plans for his summer vacation. "Whynot go with me to Bayreuth ? " said
the Dog. "We '11 hear some musicthere, besides meeting all our friends."
"Agreed," cried the Donkey; "'t is a happy thought." And they shook hands on it-
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On the way they met a fashionable Cat,
and also a proud and sensitive young Fowl,
who both declared they had long desired to
go to Bayreuth. And so the four walked on
in company.
About noon the second day they sudden-
ly stopped to listen, for they heard distant
music. "That must be the ending of an
overture," said the Dog. "I should judge
by the sound we were now about three
miles from the Opera House."
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Arriving at the Opera House, they
found all the seats were sold, and that
they could gain no admittance ; and this
so disappointed the sensitive Fowl that
the others kindly assisted him to look in
at an upper window.
The music which poured from the
building now so stirred them that they
simultaneously burst into song.
After the opera they all went to the Inn, where they had an
excellent dinner, and then spent the evening in happy festivity.
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Their musical sensibilities were now so quickened that they resolved to give a
concert themselves, which was a great success and aroused immense enthusiasm.
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Late !
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Pictures with a Moral for Boys and Dogs. I.
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III.
A Queer Barber-shop.
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Scene I. Scene II.
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IV jticvKcs cv Cea-t- o'-nvy-i«,-'S^c«-lls pimply smiU ,
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