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When I leave you I shall spend every moment till we meet again in practising your airs and graces, till I make them all my own. Dear friend, if you will let me call you so, help me to King Cæsar's place. "There was much that was flattering to Mrs. Velvetpaw in this speech. "'Well, said she, 'I will see what can be done.
Now there was your grandma, Mistress Velvetpaw, and there was your grandpa, Master Sniffwhisker, how grave and dignified they were! Many a night have I seen them dancing upon the carpet below me, but always the stately minuet and never that crazy frisking which you are executing now, to my surprise yes, and to my horror, too." "But why shouldn't I be merry?" asked the little mauve mouse.
"'If you please, said Furry-Purry, for it was she, 'I have made bold to come out and meet you to ask your advice. I am a poor little barn-cat, and I was contented with my lot till I saw you yesterday in your beautiful home; but now I feel that I was intended for a higher sphere. Tell me oh, tell me, Mrs. Velvetpaw, how I may become a house-cat! "'Well, did I ever! said Mrs. Velvetpaw.
"'How handsome you have grown! said she; 'your eyes are topaz, your breast and paws are the softest velvet, your coat is spun gold. My dear, you are the belle of cats, "'Dear Mrs. Velvetpaw, said Gold Elsie, 'my beauty and my prosperity I owe in large measure to you. But for your wise counsels I should still be a' "'Hush! don't speak the word. My dear, never again allude to your origin.
You shall lie on Cæsar's silk cushion; and because you are yellow, and papa says you are worth your weight in gold, your name shall be Gold Elsie, "So Furry-Purry became a family cat. "The first time she met Mrs. Velvetpaw after this change in her life, that excellent tabby looked at her with evident admiration.
They've tried to kill me a dozen times; but I'm Robber Grim, ha! ha! and I've got nine lives! "At this instant there came a flash of lightning, followed by a peal of thunder that shook the barn to its foundations, and every cat fled in terror to its hole. "The next morning Mrs. Tabitha Velvetpaw took a stroll round the garden and down the lane a little way, where the catnip grew.
'The idea! and she moved a step or two away from poor Furry-Purry, her manner, as well as her words, expressing astonishment and disdain. "'I know it seems presuming, Mrs. Velvetpaw, but' "'Presuming! I should say so. "'I have heard my mother say "a cat may look at a king," said Furry-Purry. "'Go away, you low-born creature! How dare you quote your mother to me? Go away, this instant!
The child's blue eyes beamed a welcome, and the lady's face was gentle and kind. "'If I catch a mouse, thought the cat, 'and bring it to them to show what I can do, perhaps I shall gain their favor. Then she put away all the fine airs and graces Mrs. Velvetpaw had taught her, and became the sly, supple, watchful creature nature had made her.
Tabitha was not at heart an ill-natured puss; and when she saw Furry-Purry's imploring face, and listened to her eloquent appeal, she was moved with compassion. "'Rather than see you go to the dogs, said she, 'I will lend a paw to help you. But what can I do, you silly thing? "'Mrs. Velvetpaw, you have lived a long time in this neighborhood? "'All my life, Yellow Cat.
"They hurried away, and presently Gold Elsie timidly inquired after her former playmate, Tom Skip-an'-jump. "'Don't, my dear! said Mrs. Velvetpaw; 'really, I can not submit to be farther catechized.
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