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[Illustration: "The lady came into the room to find out why the dog had
called out. Mew-Mew... crept out." _Page 19._]




BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW

    BY
    GEORGIANA M. CRAIK


    EDITED BY
    JOSEPH C. SINDELAR


    _Author of_ NIXIE BUNNY IN MANNERS-LAND
    NIXIE BUNNY IN WORKADAY-LAND
    NIXIE BUNNY IN HOLIDAY-LAND
    NIXIE BUNNY IN FARAWAY-LANDS
    FATHER THRIFT AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS
    MORNING EXERCISES FOR ALL THE YEAR
    BEST MEMORY GEMS

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    BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
    CHICAGO




    COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY
    JOSEPH C. SINDELAR

    _Made in U. S. A._




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CONTENTS


    CHAPTER                                               PAGE
          I BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW                              7
         II BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW ARE NOT HAPPY                9
        III MEW-MEW FALLS ASLEEP                            11
         IV THE CHICKS, THE PIGS, THE DUCKS                 13
          V BOW-WOW IS HURT                                 16
         VI BOW-WOW IN BED                                  18
        VII MEW-MEW BY THE FIRE                             20
       VIII BOW-WOW IN GREAT PAIN                           21
         IX MEW-MEW A NURSE                                 24
          X BOW-WOW FEELS VERY ILL                          27
         XI WILL BOW-WOW DIE?                               29
        XII BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW BECOME FRIENDS              31
       XIII MEW-MEW SEEKS SOME FOOD                         34
        XIV BOW-WOW DOES NOT DIE                            37
         XV BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW ARE VERY GREAT FRIENDS      39
        XVI BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW WILL GO AWAY                41
       XVII SHALL THEY START SO SOON?                       44
      XVIII SAYING "GOOD-BY"                                46
        XIX BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW SET OFF                     48
         XX RUNNING AWAY                                    51
        XXI IS IT GOOD FUN?                                 52
       XXII IN THE FIELDS                                   55
      XXIII PUSS FALLS LAME                                 57
       XXIV IN THE CORN-FIELD                               59
        XXV THE FIRST MEAL                                  62
       XXVI THE WORK OF EACH RUNAWAY                        64
      XXVII THE BIG SHEEP-DOG                               66
     XXVIII BOW-WOW IS BADLY HURT                           69
       XXIX PUSS TURNS NURSE                                71
        XXX CROSS WORDS                                     73
       XXXI HOW THE RUNAWAYS FARED                          76
      XXXII KIND FRIENDS                                    78
     XXXIII BAD BLOWS                                       80
      XXXIV THOUGHTS OF HOME                                83
       XXXV WHERE WAS HOME?                                 85
      XXXVI PUSS FALLS ILL                                  87
     XXXVII THE OLD FARM-HOUSE                              88
    XXXVIII HOME                                            90
      XXXIX TELL US MORE                                    92
            ABOUT THE BOOK                                  95


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Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew

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I

BOW-WOW AND MEW-MEW


"Get out of the way," said a little fat dog, as he came near the fire.

"I shall not get out of your way," said the white puss, who had got
the best place first. "Do you keep out of my way!"

"You are as bad a cat as ever I saw," cried the dog, in a rage.

The dog's name was Bow-Wow.

"I am not half so bad a cat as you are a dog," said Mew-Mew.

Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew were a very young dog and cat.

They did not know how to be good. No one had told them.

They did not use kind words the one to the other.

They led a sad life, and were cross all day long.

Bow-Wow said that Mew-Mew was idle, vain, and