ced in the casket, and it was e crawled into a corner under r was open, for she was found on the head of the casket, as w she had been watching her

to go to any one, and disape funeral left the house, when opposite side of the street. e old cemetery, she was noticed

carriage to see if it was Jett, out could not find her. They De she; but when days passed return, they were sure it was to her little mistress's grave. where, leaving,the outbuildings eturned she could get in; but trace of her again.

hat they did not give credence n hovering around the grave; elieve that it was Jett guarding

ɔne.

: said that she was a minister

served so devotedly.

But my opinion is, she was just a good, She was grateful for all their kindness, and Hope just as all cats love those who a them. She had not been born in that ho would know by the strange way she ofte that she had no training.

Of course her disappearance is hard to a but I do believe she could not bear to live in after Hope had left it, and she found anot] herself. Of course a cat has a right to a This is mine.

But does it not show how kind, loving, a cats can be? If properly trained, they mal companions for children.

Who that ever has seen dear little kitte ing and trusting, climbing in the arms of are kind to them, can doubt they are give for friends?

XXII

WATCH AND CHLOE

UCH has been said of the benefit of example. Why, then, when a cat follows the example of the people with whom she lives, should she be called "bloodthirsty" if she kills a chicken? She follows her master to the hencoop, and looks on in wonder when he wrings the neck of one of the chickens he has fed daily. Then when she takes her own method of killing a chicken for her own eating, where is the harm? She could be taught better, of course.

Dogs are taught not to touch game, even when it falls at their feet, till their master gives them permission. Cats would never steal if they knew it was wrong.

Look at my case. After the theft of that meat from the good "philanthropist," I never took anything else. My mistress made me understand wherein it was wrong. I felt very much ashamed, though I

could not be blamed. It was one of the most delicious morsels I ever had.

If a cat is not well fed, she will help herself, just as, under the same circumstances, human beings would do the same. It is astonishing how many peculiar traits are brought out when one studies animals.

their legs. Even the cow did not resent it would lick her after she had been milked. say that Tinker had been known to help a little, sometimes, before the good Brindle milked.

They had hens and chickens in plenty. never killed one of their own, always buy poultry of the farmers around. They we with selling the eggs in great quantities, fo: were so well kept that they laid a great ma

Tinker was well fed; and as she had n hens and chickens killed, she treated them right to live could not be questioned. SH out and in the hen-coop whenever she plea: had very nice ways, and was never known t the pig-pen, that being, in her opinion, not pleasure ground.

One day the hens were all out in the 1 back of the house, when Tinker was walk on a voyage of discovery. She soon espied tle chickens of a very tender age shivering and sending forth feeble little peeps. S around; then mounting on the nest, she them, and they nestled in her warm fur.

s most unusual occurrence. drew out the master, who was

e called his wife to see Tinker cken nurse.

aw she was appreciated, Tinker ere is no doubt the chickens had fur on her rather than stiff

e that a cat would be kind to all example before her such as she nals learn to kill by seeing man is allowed to without drawing alty of the law.

said that women care more for s, than men do. I do not think not make such open demonstraeir pets in the absurd way that e they do love them, it is a very

ourse of children who are cruel ind they meet with their punishhis world. I have a story to tell fact.