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Title: A Book of Cheerful Cats and Other Animated Animals

Author: J. G. Francis

Release Date: October 25, 2009 [EBook #30328]

Language: English

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A BOOK OF
CHEERFUL CATS
AND OTHER
ANIMATED ANIMALS

BY J. G. FRANCIS

A BOOK OF
CHEERFUL CATS
AND OTHER ANIMATED ANIMALS

BY
J. G. FRANCIS

THE CENTURY CO. NEW YORK

Copyright, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887,
1890, 1892, 1903, by ELSIE W. FRANCIS

Printed in U.S.A.

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[Illustration]

Some Cat-land fancies, drawn and dressed
To cheer your mind when it's depressed.

[Illustration]

[Illustration: CONTENTS]

Page
SOME FUN WITH A TOY SPIDER 1
THE TEA-PARTY 2
A MUSICAL EVENING 3
THE GIRAFFE RIDE 4-5
A VERY HAPPY FAMILY 6
A DUTIFUL PARENT 7
A CASE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY 8-9
"THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PENNY" 10
THE REFORMED LION 11
QUITS 12
THE GENIAL GRIMALKIN 13
EUCHRED! 14
THE BICYCLE RIDE 15
STUDY OF HEDGEHOG STEALING APPLE 16
THE LION IN THE BARBER-SHOP 17
THE BALD EAGLE AND THE BARBER 18
THE SPRING CURTAIN 19-21
"'T IS A PERFECT PICNIC DAY!" 22
"A TAM O' SHANTER DOG"