pleaded Stella , shudderingly . Aunt Jamesina had brought with her not only the Sarah-cat but Joseph . Joseph , she explained , had belonged to a dear friend of hers who had gone to live in Vancouver . `` She could n't take Joseph with her so she begged me to take him . I really could n't refuse . He 's a beautiful cat -- that is , his disposition is beautiful . She called him Joseph because his coat is of many colors . '' It certainly was . Joseph , as the disgusted Stella said , looked like a walking rag-bag . It was impossible to say what his ground color was . His legs were white with black spots on them . His back was gray with a huge patch of yellow on one side and a black patch on the other . His tail was yellow with a gray tip . One ear was black and one yellow . A black patch over one eye gave him a fearfully rakish look . In reality he was meek and inoffensive , of a sociable disposition . In one respect , if in no other , Joseph was like a lily of the field . He toiled not neither did he spin or catch mice . Yet Solomon in all his glory slept not on softer cushions , or feasted more fully on fat things . Joseph and the Sarah-cat arrived by express in separate boxes .
After they had been released and fed , Joseph selected the cushion and corner which appealed to him , and the XXXXX gravely sat herself down before the fire and proceeded to wash her face .
Jamesina Joseph Sarah-cat Solomon Stella Vancouver colors rag-bag spots tip