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Title: Dick and His Cat
An Old Tale in a New Garb

Author: Mary Ellis

Release Date: May 9, 2007 [EBook #21399]

Language: English

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DICK AND HIS CAT.

An Old Tale
IN A NEW GARB.

By MARY ELLIS.

[Illustration]

J. HAMILTON,
1344 CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
1871.

[Illustration: DICK AND HIS CAT.]

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by

J. HAMILTON,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

J. FAGAN & SON,
STEREOTYPERS, PHILAD'A.

A WORD TO PARENTS.

The story of "Dick Whittington and his Cat" has so often amused the
little ones, who never wearied of its repetition, that the author of
the following version thought she might extend the pleasure derived
from it by putting it in language which they could read for
themselves.

No word contains more than _four letters_, and none is over _one
syllable_ in length, so that any child who has the least knowledge of
reading will be able to enjoy it for himself.

DICK AND HIS CAT.

PART I.

Once on a time, a poor boy was seen to go up and down the side-walk of
a town, and sob and cry. At last he sat down on a door-step. He was
too weak to run more. He had had no food all the day. It was a day in
June. The air was mild. The warm sun sent down its rays of love on
all. But poor Dick had no joy on this fair day.

He laid his head down on the step, and took a nap; for he was sick
and weak for want of food. As he lay, a girl came to the door. She saw
the poor boy lie on the step; but he did not see her. She went in,
and said to a man who was in the room, "A poor boy has lain down on
our step to take a nap."

The man