WHAT a handsome pussy we see in our picture! She is lying on the top of a stone wall with one pretty paw hanging over the edge. She looks very happy and contented, and if we could listen to her we would probably hear her purring to tell us so.
By looking at her soft fur and bright eyes we can easily tell that the little girl or boy who owns her is very kind and good. She is very sleek and fat and this shows that a nice dinner is given her whenever she is hungry for it. Many cats are so rough and ill-fed that it makes us very sorry to see them. Bow sad it is that some little folks abuse and starve the poor little pets who have no power to tell us how they suffer!
This pussy shows us how God intends all such little pets to look when He gives them to us. If she were not well treated she would not be the beautiful cat we see in the picture. Instead of that peaceful look of contentment, her face would wear a savage one, and her claws would not be as well hidden as we see them, for pussy would always be ready to growl and scratch.
We can be sure that her coat was made So smooth by the gentle patting of loving little hands, and no doubt puss purred her thanks as best as she could. Some little children rub a cat's fur up the wrong way, and so make the poor animal very uncomfortable. Many a playful kitten grows up into a cross, ugly tempered cat because of such treatment. The Lord sees all things, and no doubt He is grieved very much when he looks down upon such actions. In the Bible we read:
It would be well for all little ones to remember that God sees just how each one is treating the pets He has given to them.
Messages of God’s Love 11/3/1901