Tom has
been feeling a bit depressed and upset about all of the recent events. Aunt
Polly takes notice and gives him a number of ineffective remedies since she is
under the impression Tom is sick. Tom decides rather than drink down these
awful concoctions, he should feed the medicine to the cat. The cat in turn
reacts by becoming extremely hyperactive. Aunt Polly catches on and promptly
sends Tom off to school.
