THE MONROE CITY DEMOCRAT — AUGUST 08, 1907
ANOTHER NATURE FAKER ♢ From the Chicago Tribune
For several days Malta, the cat, had been carrying away scraps of dry bread from her plate and, knowing that she would scorn to eat it herself, I watched one morning to see what she did with it. She took the bread to a spot under the currant bushes, broke it up with her teeth and paws, scattered it on the ground, crept under a bush and waited. Presently the gentle waving of her tail and the greenish light in her eyes showed that she saw what she was waiting for. There was a sudden spring, the agonized cry of a bird, and Malta, growling, disappeared under the barn, holding in her teeth a sparrow, which, attracted by the crumbs, had fallen a victim to her crafty trick.
From— Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.), 08 Aug. 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
