A family in an apartment house in the suburbs of a large city had a cat to which they were very attached.One day the cat got sick and finally died.As there was no rear yard to their home in which to bury the cat.father was forced to wrap the cat up in a newspaper and take it with him,being carefully reminded by mother to toss the bundle from train windw when en route to his work.
Father placed his bundle upon the baggage rack over his seat,but struck up a conversation with a fellow commuter and forgot to toss the bundle out the window.He took the package n to his office.thinking that he would dispose of it on his way home that evening.But again he got to talking to someone on the train.He forgot about the cat,and still had the bundle under his arm when he arrived home.His wife scolded him about it father promised to take of the matter tha next day. But once again his memory failed him.When for the third time he arrived home still carrying the bundle,poor mther became quite angry.
"You've got to dispose of that cat right now," said she."Put it in the furnace right now as the fireman is seldom there at this hour."
Well,father decided perhaps he'd better take it to the basement and put it in a furnace,but as he lifted the bundle from a table it fell open,and lo and behold there was ------a boiled ham!!!!!!!