The black cat, whose adventures and proclivities have been chronic. cled from time to time for the edification of patient readers, has developed a new taste. So has his tabby companion, who is usually contented with the ordinary provender of cats and occasional tributes to his extreme handsomeness. The other day the mistress of the house fell a victim to some pink camellias which, bringing home, she put all together in a corner of the dining room till she should have time to arrange them. Coming back later for this purpose she found tabby sniffing and curving round the vase. Then he thrust in his head among the stems and began to drink. At this juncture the black cat arrived, who not content with mere sniffing, was beginning actually to eat the flowers when his mistress "landed him one." But she had to turn both cats out of the room before she could arrange the flowers in peace. No prize is offered for a solution of their extreme attractiveness. By the way the tom cat in Hans Andersen's fairy story asks the ugly duckling if he can "emit sparks and purr." The black cat was being brushed the other day, and it conveyed distinct electric shocks to the hand that was holding it. This may not be news to our readers as regards cats generally: but if it is, it is none the less true.
Mar, 15.
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