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| My parents sent this card to piano students and grandchildren, c. 1965 |
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| Yes, I know this is a dog. |
The moon was shining in brightly and
lighting the tree and everything else in sight. One of Earle’s packages
contained two fresh coconuts and a small tin of salmon -- “For Mr. Teeny and
family from Pappy and Mammy.” “Mr. Teeny” is a black cat they brought home last
spring and proved to be a “Mrs.” Now she has four very pretty black kittens
like herself. They had been regaled on beef liver already and so had Dick [the
dog]. Dad had wished all the stock a Merry Christmas and made them happy with
extra feed of oats, etc., as he always does. Later we opened the salmon and
gave Teeny a bit wishing her a Merry Christmas, then a second bit with
instructions to pass the greetings along to her family. After that we gave them
all some. Ina Dobson, Christmas 1932
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| Farm kittens in '20s |
The cats in the picture are not black, so obviously not "Mr. Teeny," but we see that the family kept cats and enjoyed them. KW
The cats in the picture are not black, so obviously not "Mr. Teeny," but we see that the family kept cats and enjoyed them. KW
Someone is trying to tempt those kittens in the photo. Do you suppose they were hoping to capture a photo of them on their hind legs? That would probably have been difficult given the need to be still.
ReplyDeleteYes -- I think that's exactly what happened. I have another picture where the photographer successfully catches the cat reaching as Aunt Ethel tempts it. I'll post that one day.
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