"Johnny would take one handle, and Rosy the other, and bring it to the house."—[Page 16.]
The children worried a great deal about this last place that Mammy Tittleback had selected for her nursery. They thought it was damp; and they were afraid the rails would fall down some day and crush the poor little kittens to death; and what was worst of all, very often when they went there to look at them, they could not get any good sight of them at all, they would be so far in among the rails.
At last a bright idea struck Johnny. He said he would build a nice house for them.
"You can't," said Rosy.
"I can too," said Johnny. "'Twon't be a house such as folks live in, but it'll do for cats."
"Will it be as nice as a dog's house, Johnny?" asked Rosy.
"Nicer," said Johnny; "that is, it'll be prettier. 'Twon't be so close. Cats don't need it so close; but it'll be prettier. It's going to have flags on it."
"Flags! O Johnny!" exclaimed Rosy. "That'll be splendid; but we haven't got any flags."