Alley Cat’s Kitten

"The Alley Cat took no pride in her own appearance. Indeed, it had been said when she was born that her mother, the blooded tortoise-shell of a beautiful home, had never produced such a terrible kitten. She would not have been allowed to live, if an accident had not deprived her mother of the others. And as she grew up even her own parent saw that she was homely. It may be thought that homely cats have no feelings; but this is not the case, for homely cats, like plain people, are sensitive, and