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Title: Ursula at home
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Griffith, Harriet P. Roelofson
Subjects: Children's stories, American
Publisher: Morristown, N.J., Vogt Bros.

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Wilhelmina. Dickens was not the only onein the house who made a pet of pussy, but with all inthe house it was a pet. The name of Dickens homewas Gads Hill. Soon after pussy came to live withhim there, she was the mother of six little baby kittens,and what do you think Wilhelmina thought she woulddo ? Why I suppose she said to herself, the nicest, bestand softest place for my babies is Dickenslibrary, for hewill be good to them, he has always been, good to me,and it is so warm there. So in the library walked Misspass with her six little children. She did not bring themall at once, but one at a time.5 Mr. Dickens did not think he could have them there,and sent for his man and told him to take out the littlefamily. But little mother thought differently. Shebrought them one by one back, then they were orderedout of the room again—but still again she came throughthe open window with one of the kittens in her mouth,and came and laid it at Dickens feet, then went and got Tr PUBLIC LIB: X I
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MOTHER AND KITTENS. Intelligence of Cats. 175 another of her pussies, then another and so on, until shehad brought all the six little creatures to the same spot,and she then came herself, and sat down by her family,and at the same time looking up at Mr. Dickens with aknowing look, seemed to plead for her offspring. Dickenscould not withstand pussys mute request, and he letthem all stay and they grew up to be large kittens in hislibrary, and amused themselves there running over hisbooks and papers, and playing with each other. One ofthem was stone deaf, and this one became a specialfavorite of Dickens ; and as time passed by, Dickensgave them all away except the mother and the deafpussy. This Pussy used to be on his table when hewrote or read, purring to him, telling him by her purrshow she enjoyed her pretty quarters, and using the onlymeans she had to convey to him how happy she waswith him. One evening he was all alone in the housewith pussy, all his family had gone out, and he wras

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