PussyCat Town by Marion Ames Taggart

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Title: Pussy-Cat Town
Author: Marion Ames Taggart
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PUSSY-CAT TOWN

Roses of

St. Elizabeth Series

�

Each 1 vol., small quarto, illustrated and decorated in color. $1.00

�

The Roses of Saint Elizabeth

By JANE SCOTT WOODRUFF

Gabriel and the Hour Book

By EVALEEN STEIN

The Enchanted Automobile

Translated from the French by

MARY J. SAFFORD

Pussy-Cat Town

By MARION AMES TAGGART

�

L. C. PAGE & COMPANY

New England Building
BOSTON, MASS.

“They progressed comfortably, hearing without difficulty the story of the founding of Purrington.”

(See page 190)

The Roses of St. Elizabeth Series

Pussy-Cat

Town

BY

Marion Ames Taggart

ILLUSTRATED IN COLOURS BY

Rebecca Chase

L. C. Page & Company

Boston Membi

Copyright, 1906, by

L. C. PAGE & COMPANY

(Incorporated)

All rights reserved

First Impression, September, 1906

COLONIAL PRESS

Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.

Boston, U. S. A.

To my comforting cats, Bandersnatch-Bandarlog and Kiku-

san, sitting close to me now and always when I write; to the
memory of my wise Tommy Traddles; to Bidelia Purplay W.; to
Wutz-Butz and Madam Laura K., all “really and truly” cats, this
book is dedicated by their humble admirer

Marion Ames Taggart

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAGE

I.
Ban-Ban, the Bold
1

II.
Six Small Cats Do Great Things
24

III.
The Purrers of Purrington
45

IV.
A Five O’clock Catnip Tea
66

V.
The Scampishness of Scamp
87

VI.
Mrs. Brindle Brings Startling News
107

VII.
They Fought Like Cats and Dogs!
126

VIII.
Ban-Ban and Kiku-san form an Embassy
146

IX.
Visitors to Purrington
164

X.
The Purrers Bestow the Freedom of Purrington
184

XI.
An Election and a Defection
204

XII.
Wedding-bells and Brief Farewells
224

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

“They progressed comfortably, hearing without difficulty the

story of the founding of Purrington” (see page 190)

Frontispiece

Nugget
8

Puttel
9

Dolly Varden
17

“‘I have had a Great Idea’”
18

Singing the Song
23

One of the Stranger Cats
27

“Little Dolly Varden fell asleep”
31

“S. Katz Fresh Mice Daily”
49

“The shout of welcome which all the Purrers of Purring to

raised”

59

“A long, creamy, blessed drink”
61

“One came to town with five kittens!”
68

“A small, gray cat called Posty”
68

The Dance
82

“Scamp looked him over scornfully”
100

“Licking him frantically”
109

“Ready to pounce”
133

“Each with a cat on his back”
136

“The cats watched the retreat”
142

“They sat for a time resting”
144

“Kiku-san came and rubbed his cheek against Tommy’s”
160

“Their speed increased”
165

“She gathered, the happy, purring white creature into her arms”
170

“A black cat played the violin”
201

“Bidelia sobbed”
220

“Had often sat on a big volume of Shakespeare”
226

“It was a most beautiful sight”
238