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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 516

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 516 — e bottom, whence the same performance wouldbe gone over again, with such quickness of mo-tion one could see only a blur of red fur and hearthe rhythmical thump, thump of his little feet asthey struck the floor of the cage, until he stoppedfor sheer want of breath. He was a charming combination of… … READY FOR PLAY. furious, he often became so excited that his lit-tle nails and sharp teeth left their marks on myhands, and I was obliged in self-defense to teachhim to play gently; thereafter a word would al-ways stop the fierceness of the fray. My tiny pet had many sweet, affectionate little ways…

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