Mousers

(1964 August 25)

Monday Penelope [cat] left a little hamburger sticking to the paper when she had her breakfast. She then went up to the attic. When I next came into the kitchen, there was a Big Black Mouse finishing it up. I got Dee in to get him, but Dee came back to me chagrined, saying that someone was before him in finishing off Penell's breakfast and wouldn't give him any! Then I chained him outside and came back and the mouse was still eating. Rather under the radiator so hard to hit. I went around all morning with a broom for protection - at last saw mouse calmly sitting in living room and called Joe R. who killed it. Whew. Painter thot I was describing a rat (baby).