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 she has never been before, and her feet are lame and painful. We must get her away from there as soon as possible."

"I shouldn't be surprised if Posy would bring out her sewing soon," said the house-cat. "I heard Mrs. Winton tell her she didn't like to have her run about in the hot sun so much,—that she had better take her playthings on the piazza where it was cool; and Posy said, 'I guess I'd better make a new dress for my dolly, for her's hardly got a dress after her name.'"

A slight rustling was heard behind the bush where the sparrow was seated, and all quickly turned in that direction. Before the others knew what had happened, the barn-cat was down from the window and in the bush, and the next minute they saw her chasing a large rat across the yard towards the barn. Quickly as he ran, they saw he was old and gray about the mouth; and when he turned and gave a quick look back,