“CATS,” UTTERED MR. BURTON
“Now’s the time for orthodox teaching, my dear,” suggested Mr. Burton. “Physiologists say that the mind is more active when the stomach’s empty.”
“Thank you,” said Mrs. Burton, starting for the kitchen, “but the minds of those boys are too active, even on full stomachs.”
Breakfast was on the table in due time, and the boys showed appreciation of it. After they were partly satisfied, however, Budge asked:
“Aunt Alice, how much longer do you suppose we can live without seeing that dear little sister?”
“Dear little girl sister,” said Toddie, by way of correction.
“Oh, quite a while,” Mrs. Burton replied. “I know you love it and your mamma too much to make either of them any trouble, and both of them are quite feeble yet. You love them better than you love yourself, don’t you?”
“Certainly,” said Budge. “That’s why I want to see ’em so awful much.”
“I fink it’s awful mean for little sishterzh not to have deir budders to play wif,” said Toddie.