THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 14, 1908.
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TWADDLES' LITTLE JOKE.
One morning Fluffy Raffles to her break
fast came down late.
"Good morning,' said Aunt Mary. 1
decided not to wait,
Because I've got a meeting that I really
must not miss
Oh, by the way, can you explain the
meaning, dear, of this ?"
She picked the morning paper up and
passed it to her niece.
The very first advertisement I think it
is a piece
Of impudent effrontery. Who could
have put in that?"
Then Fluffy Ruffles read out food .''For
every pretty cat
111 pay each child who brings me one a
dollar maybe more.
To-day ; the Mall in Central Park. , From
half-past three to four.
(Signed) Fluffy; Pvuffles" Fluffy gasped
and then at last she spoke:
"Now some one put that notice in who
thought it was a joke."
"You will not notice it," said Aunt Said
FluffV, Yes, I will j
IH be on hand, I'll buy die cats and I will
pay the bilL
Although some wag inserted it there's
many a little tot
Will be quite disappointed if I am not on
the spot"
And so that afternoon the two were early
on the scene
And Fluffy had a roll of bills, all fresh and
crisp and green.
At half'past three the fun began a sight
to frighten rats
At least a half a hundred "kids" and full
as many cats.
Plain backyard ones and Persian ones and
tabbies, black and gray.
And Thomas cats, with lordly stride, and
kittens, full of play;
And Maltese cats, and tailless cats, and
yellow cats and white.
And gentle pussies full of purr and
- bruisers full of fight
"Here, puss, puss, puss I" said Fluffy, and
at once the cats began
To scramble from encircling arms and to
fair Fluffy ran.
She seemed to wear a carskin coat, and
it became her welL
And when they saw the pretty sight it
made the children yell.
Then Traddles came up suddenly with
bow and sheepish grin.
'Miss Fluffy, please forrive me." "Did
you put that notice in?"
1 did," said Traddles, "for a joke. But
really now, I say"
The joke was good. The cars are" yours
and for them you must pay."
Then Traddles showed himself a sport?
he took his wallet out
And paid a dollar for each cat (the
while the children shout).
'Here, children," said Miss Fluffy, "l will
now a dollar pay
If each of you will take his cat and
carry it away."
"Each child then took a dollar bill and
took his cat as well,
And hurried homeward down the Mall
with merry shout and yelL
Then Fluffy took Aunt Mary's arm and
to her thus she spoke :
1 think the children liked the point of Mr.
Tcaddles pke."
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