spite-cat

Updated: May 22, 2025

He looks from the picture like a man who would be as soft as a frosted pawpaw." Nancy Ellen's face flamed crimson. "You hateful spite-cat!" she cried. Then she picked up the picture and laid it face down in her drawer, while two big tears ran down her cheeks. Kate saw those also. Instantly she relented. "You big silly goose!" she said. "Can't you tell when any one is teasing?

Gene Stratton-Porter - A Daughter of the Land