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This little matter attended to, all hands now turned their attention to raising the sail, and by the time the advance-guard of cat pirates came rushing down through the pussy-willow grove in their pursuit, the Merry Mouser, borne along by a breeze that was something more than a catspaw, was fast leaving the shores of Catnip Island behind her.
"Say" Mr. Jarvis was evidently touching on a point which had weighed deeply upon him "why's catnip called catnip?" John looked at Smith helplessly. It sounded like a riddle, but it was obvious that Mr. Jarvis's motive in putting the question was not frivolous. He really wished to know. "The word, as Comrade Maude was just about to observe," said Smith, "is a corruption of catmint.
Like many of its relatives, catnip was a popular medicinal remedy for many fleshly ills; now it is practically relegated to domestic medicine. Even in this it is a moribund remedy for infant flatulence, and is clung to only by unlettered nurses of a passing generation. The small white flowers, borne in umbels, are followed by long, pointed, black seeds with a conspicuous furrow from end to end.
There, too, was Aunt Betsey, who never looked any older, because she always looked as old as she could; who always dried her catnip and wormwood the last of September, and began to clean house the first of May. In short, this was the land of continuance. Old Time never took it into his head to practise either addition, or subtraction, or multiplication on its sum total.
"Going out, Minnie," he said, in his jokeless voice, "to get some catnip for you." He meant it good-humoredly; but it was taken otherwise.
The catnip is hanging from the rafters in the attic, in case you should want some tea, and the sassafras is in the little drawer in the bureau that's got the key hanging behind it. "If there's anything else you should want, I reckon Hepsey will know where to find it. Hoping that this will find you enjoying the great blessing of good health, I remain, "Your Affectionate Aunt,
It paid to collect those leaves, so the Harvester hastily stripped the amount he wanted. Yarrow was beginning to bloom and he gathered as much as he required, taking the whole plant. That only brought a few cents a pound, but it was used entire, so the weight made it worth while. Catnip tops and leaves were also ready.
What d'ye mean by running out o' wind? Head her for Catnip Island this instant, or I'll have ye skinned!" "Yes, sir, I'll do my best, sir," answered Prowler meekly. "But you see, sir, the breeze havin' died, sir, it'll be a tough job to get the Merry Mouser " "Prowler!"
"'You take no interest in this problem? he demanded. "'Oh yes. "'Then why do you not ask me why? he said, looking vaguely disappointed. "'Well, I said, in desperation, 'why do cats bite? hang it all! I thought, 'it's like a burned-cork show, and I'm Mr. Bones and he's Tambo! "Then he smiled gently. 'Young man, he said, 'cats bite because they feed on catnip. I have reasoned it out.
He'd spring up in bed cryin' out, "All aboard for Coney Island!" or, "There is the Immoral Railway! See the divin' girls, and the Awful Tower. Get a hot dog; look at the alligators, etc., etc." I gin him catnip to soothe his nerve, but that didn't git the pizen out of his system; no, acres of catnip couldn't. Oh, how dead sick I'd git of their talk, Coney Island! Luna Park!
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