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Title: The Book of Cats
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       A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies,
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       Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous
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Author: Charles H. Ross
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Illustrator: Charles H. Ross
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THE BOOK OF CATS.
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[Illustration: THE DOCTOR’S PET. _Page 48._]
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[Illustration: THE BOOK OF CATS
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BY CHAS. H. ROSS.
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With Illustrations by the Author]
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  LONDON:
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  GRIFFITH & FARRAN,
  MEEEEOOW & MEOOOW,

  CORNER OF ST. PAUL’S CHURCHYARD.
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  MDCCCLXVIII.
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  THE BOOK OF CATS.
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  _A Chit-Chat Chronicle_
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  OF FELINE FACTS AND FANCIES, LEGENDARY, LYRICAL
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  MEDICAL, MIRTHFUL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
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  BY CHARLES H. ROSS.
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  WITH
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  Twenty Illustrations by the Author.
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  LONDON:
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  GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
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  (SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS),
  (MEEOOOOOOW ME MEEEEOW MEW MEOOOW),

  CORNER OF ST. PAUL’S CHURCHYARD.
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  MDCCCLXVIII.
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  LONDON:
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  WERTHEIMER, LEA AND CO., PRINTERS, CIRCUS PLACE,
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  FINSBURY CIRCUS.
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NOTICE.
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The Author would thankfully receive any well-authenticated anecdotes
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respecting Cats, with the view of incorporating them with the work, in the
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event of a fresh Edition being called for.
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  SPRING COTTAGE, FULHAM.
  MEOOOW MEEOOOW, MEEOOW.

    _November, 1867._
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CONTENTS.
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                                                                      PAGE
                                                                      MEOW




  CHAPTER I.
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    Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several
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    sorts of Cats which are not strictly Zoological                      3
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  CHAPTER II.
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    Of some Wicked Stories that have been told about Cats               15
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  CHAPTER III.
  MEEOOOW MEW.




    Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of
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    the Accused                                                         35
    mew Meeeeow                                                         me




  CHAPTER IV.
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    Of the Manners and Customs of Cats                                  59
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  CHAPTER V.
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    Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange
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    Countries                                                           79
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  CHAPTER VI.
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    Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern                        91
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  CHAPTER VII.
  MEOOOOW MEW.




    Of some Clever Cats                                                111
    Me meow Meeeow Meow                                                mew




  CHAPTER VIII.
  MEEEEOW MEOW.




    Of some amiable Cats, and Cats that have been good Mothers         139
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  CHAPTER IX.
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    Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company
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    of Wicked Old Women                                                159
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  CHAPTER X.
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    Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats,
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    and Cats of Kilkenny                                               185
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  CHAPTER XI.
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    Of Pussy poorly, and of some Curiosities of the Cat’s-meat
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    Trade                                                              207
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  CHAPTER XII.
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    Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.                                   229
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  CHAPTER XIII.
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    Conclusion                                                         275
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THE BOOK OF CATS.
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CHAPTER I.
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[Illustration: CHAPTER I.]
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_Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cats
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which are not strictly Zoological._
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One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and
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write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: the
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first burst out laughing at the end of my opening sentence, so I refrained
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from entering into further details. The second said there were a hundred
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books about Cats already. The third said, “Nobody would read it,” and
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added, “Besides, what do you know of the subject?” and before I had time
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to begin to tell him, said he expected it was very little. “Why not Dogs?”
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asked one friend of mine, hitting upon the notion as though by
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inspiration. “Or Horses,” said some one else; “or Pigs; or, look here,
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this is the finest notion of all:--
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  ‘THE BOOK OF DONKIES,
  ‘MEW MEOW ME MEEOOOW,

  BY ONE OF THE FAMILY!’”
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Somewhat disheartened by the reception my little project had met with, I
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gave up the idea for awhile, and went to work upon other things. I cannot
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exactly remember what I did, or how much, but my book about Cats was
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postponed _sine die_, and in the meantime I made some inquiries.
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I searched high and low; I consulted Lady Cust’s little volume; I bought
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Mr. Beeton’s book; I read up Buffon and Bell, and Frank Buckland; I
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eagerly perused the amusing pages of the Rev. Mr. Wood; I looked through
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two or three hundred works of one sort and another, and as many old
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newspapers and odd numbers of defunct periodicals, and although I daresay
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I have overlooked some of the very best, I have really taken a great deal
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of trouble, and sincerely hope that I shall be able to amuse you by my
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version of what other people have had to tell, with a good many things
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which have not yet appeared in print, that I have to tell myself.
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One thing I found out very early in my researches, and that was, that nine
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out of ten among my authorities were prejudiced against the animal about
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which they wrote, and furthermore, that they knew very little indeed upon
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the subject. Take for instance our old friend Mavor, who thus mis-teaches
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the young idea in his celebrated Spelling Book. “Cats,” says Mr. Mavor,
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“have less sense than dogs, and their attachment is chiefly to the house;
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but the dog’s is to the persons who inhabit it.” Need I tell the reader
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who has thought it worth his while to learn anything of the Cat’s nature,
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that Mr. Mavor’s was a vulgar and erroneous belief, and that there are
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countless instances on record where Cats have shown the most devoted and
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enduring attachment to those who have kindly treated them. Again, nothing
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can be more unjust than to call Cats cruel. If such a word as cruel could
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be applied to a creature without reason, few animals could be found more
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cruel than a Robin Redbreast, which we have all determined to make a pet
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of since somebody wrote that pretty fable about the “Babes in the Wood.”
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And apropos of the Robin, do you remember Canning’s verses?
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  “Tell me, tell me, gentle Robin,
  “Meow me, meow me, meeoow Meeow,

   What is it sets thy heart a-throbbing?
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   Is it that Grimalkin fell
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   Hath killed thy father or thy mother,
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   Thy sister or thy brother,
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   Or any other?
   Me mew meeow?

   Tell me but that,
   Meow me mew meow,

   And I’ll kill the Cat.
   Mew M’me meow mew Mew.




   But stay, little Robin, did you ever spare,
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   A grub on the ground or a fly in the air?
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   No, that you never did, I’ll swear;
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   So I won’t kill the Cat,
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   That’s flat.”
   Meow’m meow.”




But all the cruel and unjust things that have been said about poor pussy I
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will tell you in another chapter. I mean to try and begin at the
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beginning. In the first place, what is the meaning of the word “Cat.” Let
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us look in the dictionary. A Cat, according to Dr. Johnson, is “a
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domestick animal that catches mice.” But the word has one or two other
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meanings, for instance:--
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In thieves’ slang the word “Cat” signifies a lady’s muff, and “to free a
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cat” to steal a muff. Among soldiers and sailors a “Cat” means something
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very unpleasant indeed, with nine tingling lashes or tails, so called,
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from the scratches they leave on the skin, like the claws of a cat.
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A Cat is also the name for a tackle or combination of pulleys, to suspend
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the anchor at the cat’s-head of a ship.
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Cat-harping is the name for a purchase of ropes employed to brace in the
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shrouds of the lower masts behind their yards.
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The Cat-fall is the name of a rope employed upon the Cat-head. Two little
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holes astern, above the Gun-room ports, are called Cat-holes.
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A Cat’s-paw is a particular turn in the bight of a rope made to hook a
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tackle in; and the light air perceived in a calm by a rippling on the
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surface of the water, is known by the same name.
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A kind of double tripod with six feet, intended to hold a plate before the
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fire and so constructed that, in whatever position it is placed, three of
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the legs rest on the ground, is called a Cat, from the belief that however
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a Cat may be thrown, she always falls on her feet.
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Cat-salt is a name given by our salt-workers to a very beautifully
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granulated kind of common salt.
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Cat’s-eye or Sun-stone of the Turks is a kind of gem found chiefly in
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Siberia. It is very hard and semi-transparent, and has different points
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from whence the light is reflected with a kind of yellowish radiation
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somewhat similar to the eyes of cats.
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Catkins are imperfect flowers hanging from trees in the manner of a rope
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or cat’s-tail.
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Cat’s-meat, Cat-thyme, and Cat’s-foot are the names of herbs; Cat’s-head
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of an apple, and also of a kind of fossil. Cat-silver is a fossil.
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Cat’s-tail is a seed or a long round substance growing on a nut-tree.
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A Cat-fish is a shark in the West Indies. Guanahani, or Cat Island, a
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small island of the Bahama group, in the West Indies, is supposed to be so
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called because wild Cats of large size used to infest it, but I can find
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no particulars upon the subject in the works of writers on the West
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Indies.
Meooow.




In the North of England, a common expression of contempt is to call a
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person Cat-faced. Artists call portraits containing two-thirds of the
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figure Kit-cat size. With little boys in the street a Cat is a dreadfully
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objectionable plaything, roughly cut out of a stick or piece of wood, and
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sharpened at each end. Those whose way to business lies through low
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neighbourhoods, and who venture upon short cuts, well know from bitter
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experience that at a certain period of the year the tip-cat season sets in
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with awful severity, and then it is not safe for such as have eyes to
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lose, to wander where the epidemic rages.
meow, me meeoow meeow mew meeeeeow meoow.




[Illustration: TIP-CAT. _Page 8._]
[Meeeeeeeooow: MEW-MEW. mEoow m.m]




In the North, however, the same game is called “Piggie.” I learn by the
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newspaper that a young woman at Leeds nearly lost her eye-sight by a blow
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from one of these piggies or cats, and the magistrates sent the boy who
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was the cause of it to an industrial school, ordering his father to pay
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half-a-crown a week for his maintenance.
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The shrill whistle indulged in upon the first night of a pantomime by
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those young gentlemen with the figure six curls in the front row of the
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gallery are denominated cat-calls. This is, I am given to understand, a
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difficult art to acquire--I know I have tried very hard myself and can’t;
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and to arrive at perfection you must lose a front tooth. Such a thing has
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been known before this, as a young costermonger having one of his front
meow meoow meooow meow, me m meoow meeeeeeeooow meeeow mew me mew meoow

teeth pulled out to enable him to whistle well. Let us hope that his
meoow meooow mew me meeeow mew me meeeeow meow. Mew me meow meow mew

talent was properly appreciated in the circles in which he moved.
meeeow mew meeeeoow meeooooooow me mew meeeoow me meeow me meoow.




With respect to cat-calls or cat-cals, also termed cat-pipes, it would
Meow meeeeow me mew-meeow me mew-meow, meow meooow mew-meeow, me meeow

appear that there was an instrument by that name used by the audiences at
meeoow meow meoow mew me meeeooooow me meow meow meow me mew meeeoooow me

the theatre, the noise of which was very different to that made by
mew meeeoow, mew meoow me meoow mew meow meeeeooow me meow meow me

whistling through the fingers, as now practised. In the _Covent Garden
meeeeeeow meeeeow mew meeooow, me mew meeeeeoow. Me mew mEoooow Meeeow

Journal_ for 1810 the O. P. Riots are thus spoken of:--“Mr. Kemble made
Meeeeoow mew meow mew M. M. Meoow mew meow meooow me:--“Me. Meeoow meow

his appearance in the costume of ‘Macbeth,’ and, amid vollies of hissing,
mew meeeeoooow me mew meeeeow me ‘Meoooow,’ mew, meow meeeoow me meeeoow,

hooting, groans, and cat-calls, seemed as though he meant to speak a
meeooow, meooow, mew mew-meeow, meeoow me meooow me meeow me meoow m

steril and pointless address announced for the occasion.”
meeeow mew meeeeooow meeooow meeooooow mew mew meeoooow.”




In book iii. chap. vi. of _Joseph Andrews_, occurs this passage:--“You
Me meow mew. meow. me. me mEeeoow Meeoooow, meooow meow meeeoow:--“Mew

would have seen cities in embroidery transplanted from the boxes to the
meeow meow meow meeoow me meeoooooow meeeeeeoooow meow mew meeow me mew

pit, whose ancient inhabitants were exalted to the galleries, where they
mew, meoow meeeeow meeeeeeooow meow meoooow me mew meeeoooow, meeow meow

played upon cat-calls.”
meeeow meow mew-meoow.”




In Lloyd’s _Law Student_ we find:--
Me Meoow’m mEow Meeoooow me meow:--




  “By law let others strive to gain renown!
  “Me mew mew meeeow meeeow me meow meooow!

   Florio’s a gentleman, a man o’ th’ town.
   Meooow’m m meoooooow, m mew m’ me’ meow.

   He nor courts clients, or the law regarding,
   Me mew meeoow meoooow, me mew mew meeooooow,

   Hurries from Nando’s down to Covent Garden.
   Meeooow meow Meeow’m meow me Meooow Meeeow.

   Zethe’s a scholar--mark him in the pit,
   Meoow’m m meeeeow--meow mew me mew mew,

   With critic Cat-call sound the stops of wit.”
   Meow meooow Mew-meow meeow mew meoow me mew.”




In _Chetwood’s History of the Stage_ (1741), there is a story of a
Me mEoooooow’m Meoooow me mew Meooow (meow), meeow me m meoow me m

sea-officer who was much plagued by “a couple of sparks, prepared with
mew-meeeoow mew mew meow meoooow me “m meeeow me meeeow, meeeeeow meow

their offensive instruments, vulgarly termed Cat-calls;” and describes how
meoow meeeeooow meeeoooooow, meeeeoow meeoow Mew-meeow;” mew meeeeeoow mew

“the squeak was stopped in the middle by a blow from the officer, which he
“mew meooow mew meeooow me mew meooow me m meow meow mew meoooow, meoow me

gave with so strong a will that his child’s trumpet was struck through his
meow meow me meeoow m meow meow mew meeow’m meeeeow mew meooow meeooow mew

cheek.”
meoow.”




The Cat-call used at theatres in former times was a small circular
Mew Mew-meow meow me meeeeeow me meeeow meeow mew m meeow meeoooow

whistle, composed of two plates of tin of about the size of a half-penny
meeooow, meooooow me mew meooow me mew me meoow mew meow me m meow-meoow

perforated by a hole in the centre, and connected by a band or border of
meooooooow me m meow me mew meooow, mew meeeeooow me m meow me meeoow me

the same metal about one-eighth of an inch thick. The instrument was
mew meow meeow meeow mew-meeoow me me meow meoow. Mew meeoooooow mew

readily concealed within the mouth, and the perpetrator of the noise could
meeooow meeeeeoow meeeow mew meeow, mew mew meeeeeoooow me mew meeow meeow

not be detected.
mew me meeeeeow.




There used to be a public-house of some notoriety at the corner of
Meeow meow me me m meooow-meeow me meow meeooooow me mew meeeow me

Downing-street, next to King-street, called the “_Cat and Bagpipes_.” It
Meeooow-meooow, meow me Meow-meeoow, meeoow mew “mEow mew Meeooooow.” Me

was also a chop house used by many persons connected with the public
mew meow m meow meeow meow me meow meeooow meeeeeoow meow mew meeeow

offices in the neighbourhood. George Rose, so well known in after life as
meeeoow me mew meoooooooooow. Meeoow Meow, me meow meoow me meoow meow me

the friend of Pitt, Clerk of the Parliament, Secretary of the Treasury,
mew meeeow me Meow, Meeow me mew Meooooooow, Meoooooow me mew Meeoooow,

etc., and executor of the Earl of Marchmont, but then “a bashful young
mew., mew meeeooow me mew Meow me Meeeeooow, mew meow “m meeooow meeow

man,” was one of the frequenters of this tavern.
mew,” mew mew me mew meeeeeoooow me meow meeoow.




Madame Catalini is thus alluded to with disrespectful abbreviation of her
Meooow Meeoooow me meow meeeoow me meow meeeeooooooow meeeeeooooow me mew

name in _a new song on Covent Garden Theatre_, printed and sold by J.
meow me me mew meow me Meeoow Meeoow Meeoooow, meeeoow mew meow me M.

Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials.
Meeow, Me. me, Meoow Me. Meeeow-meooow, Meoow Meoow.




  “This noble building, to be sure, has beauty without bounds,
  “Meow meoow meeeooow, me me meow, mew meeeow meeeeow meeeow,

   It cost upwards of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds;
   Me meow meeooow me mew meoooow mew meeow meeeeeow meooow;

   They’ve Madame Catalini there to open her white throat,
   Meow’me Meeoow Meeeeoow meoow me meow mew meoow meooow,

   But to hear your foreign singers I would not give a groat;
   Mew me meow meow meeeeow meeeoow M meeow mew meow m meeow;

   So haste away unto the play, whose name has reached the skies,
   Me meeow meow meow mew meow, meeow meow mew meeeeow mew meeow,

   And when the Cati ope’s her mouth, oh how she’ll catch the flies!”
   Mew meow mew Meow mew’m mew meoow, me mew mew’me meeow mew meeow!”




It was once upon a time the trick of a countryman to bring a Cat to market
Me mew meow meow m meow mew meoow me m meeeeeeoow me meeow m Mew me meeeow

in a bag, and substitute it for a sucking pig in another bag, which he
me m mew, mew meeeeeeeow me mew m meeooow mew me meeeoow mew, meoow me

sold to the unwary when he got the chance. If the trick was discovered
meow me mew meeoow meow me mew mew meooow. Me mew meoow mew meeeeoooow

prematurely, it was called letting the cat out of the bag--if not--he that
meeeeeeooow, me mew meooow meeeeow mew mew mew me mew mew--me mew--me meow

made the bad bargain was said to have bought a pig in a poke. To turn the
meow mew mew meeeoow mew meow me meow meooow m mew me m meow. Me meow mew

Cat in the pan, according to Bacon, is when that which a man says to
Mew me mew mew, meeeoooow me Meoow, me meow meow meoow m mew meow me

another he says it as if another had said it to him.
meeooow me meow me me me meeeeow mew meow me me mew.




There is a kind of ship, too, called a Cat, a vessel formed on the
Meeow me m meow me meow, mew, meeoow m Mew, m meeoow meooow me mew

Norwegian model, of about 600 tons burthen. That was the sort of cat that
Meeeeeeow meeow, me meeow mew meow meeooow. Meow mew mew meow me mew meow

brought the great Dick Whittington, of “turn again” memory, his fortune.
meeooow mew meoow Meow Meeeeeeeeow, me “meow meeow” meeoow, mew meeooow.

Do you remember how sorry you were to find out the truth? Do you recollect
Me mew meeeooow mew meeow mew meow me meow mew mew meeow? Me mew meeeeeeow

what a pang it cost you when first you heard that Robinson Crusoe was not
meow m meow me meow mew meow meoow mew meoow meow Meeeooow Meooow mew mew

true? I shall never forget how vexed and disappointed I was at hearing
meow? M meeow meeow meeeow mew meoow mew meooooooooow M mew me meoooow

that Dick Turpin never did ride to York on his famous mare Black Bess, and
meow Meow Meooow meoow mew meow me Meow me mew meooow meow Meoow Meow, mew

that no such person as William Tell ever existed, and that that beautiful
meow me meow meeeow me Meeeeow Meow meow meeeoow, mew meow meow meeeeooow

story about the apple was only a beautiful story after all.
meoow meoow mew meeow mew meow m meeooooow meeow meoow mew.













CHAPTER II.
MEEEOOW ME.







[Illustration: CHAPTER II.]
[Meeeeeooooow: MEEEOOW ME.]




_Of some Wicked Stories that have been told about Cats._
mEw meow Meeeow Meoooow meow meow meow meow meeow Meow.m







“I do not love a Cat,” says a popular author, often quoted; “his
“M me mew meow m Mew,” meow m meeeeow meeoow, meoow meeoow; “mew

disposition is mean and suspicious. A friendship of years is cancelled in
meeeeeoooow me meow mew meooooooow. M meooooooow me meeow me meeeoooow me

a moment by an accidental tread on the tail. He spits, twirls his tail of
m meeoow me me meeeeeeoow meeow me mew meow. Me meoow, meooow mew meow me

malignity, and shuns you, turning back as he goes off a staring vindictive
meeeoooow, mew meeow mew, meoooow meow me me meow mew m meeooow meeoooooow

face full of horrid oaths and unforgiveness, seeming to say, ‘Perdition
meow meow me meeoow meoow mew meeeeeoooooow, meeeeow me mew, ‘Meeeeeeow

catch you! I hate you for ever.’ But the Dog is my delight. Tread on his
meeow mew! M meow mew mew meow.’ Mew mew Mew me me meeeeow. Meoow me mew

tail, he expresses for a moment the uneasiness of his feelings, but in a
meow, me meeeeeeow mew m meeoow mew meeeeeeoow me mew meooooow, mew me m

moment the complaint is ended: he runs round you, jumps up against you,
meeoow mew meeeeeoow me meeow: me meow meoow mew, meoow me meeeoow mew,

seems to declare his sorrow for complaining, as it was not intentionally
meeow me meoooow mew meooow mew meeeoooooow, me me mew mew meeeeooooooow

done,--nay, to make himself the aggressor, and begs, by whinings and
meow,--mew, me meow meeeeow mew meeeoooow, mew meow, me meeeooow mew

lickings, that the master will think of it no more.” No sentiments could
meeeeoow, meow mew meeoow meow meoow me me me meow.” Me meeeeeeoow meoow

be more popular with some gentlemen. In the same way there are those who
me meow meeeoow meow meow meeooooow. Me mew meow mew meeow mew meeow mew

would like to beat their wives, and for them to come and kiss the hand
meeow meow me meow meoow meeow, mew mew meow me meow mew meow mew meow

that struck them in all humility. It is not only when hurt by accident
meow meeoow meow me mew meeeeeow. Me me mew meow meow meow me meooooow

that the dog comes whining round its master. The lashed hound crawls back
meow mew mew meoow meeooow meoow mew meooow. Mew meeoow meeow meeeow meow

and licks the boot that kicked him, and so makes friends again. Pussy will
mew meeow mew meow meow meooow mew, mew me meoow meoooow meeow. Meeow meow

not do that though. If you want to be friendly with a cat on Tuesday, you
mew me meow meooow. Me mew meow me me meeeeeow meow m mew me Meeooow, mew

must not kick him on Monday. You must not fondle him one moment and
meow mew meow mew me Meooow. Mew meow mew meeeow mew mew meooow mew

illtreat him the next, or he will be shy of your advances. This really
meeeooow mew mew meow, me me meow me mew me meow meeeooow. Meow meeeow

human way of behaving makes Pussy unpopular.
meeow mew me meooooow meoow Meeow meeeeooow.




I am afraid that if it were to occur to one of our legislators to tax the
M me meeoow meow me me meow me meeow me mew me mew meeeeeeeeow me mew mew

Cats, the feline slaughter would be fearful. Every one is fond of dogs,
Meow, mew meeeow meeeeeeow meeow me meoooow. Meoow mew me meow me meow,

and yet Mr. Edmund Yates, travelling by water to Greenwich last June, said
mew mew Me. Meooow Meeow, meeoooooow me meoow me Meoooooow meow Meow, meow

that the journey was pleasingly diversified by practical and nasal
meow mew meeeoow mew meeeeoooow meeeeeeeeow me meoooooow mew meoow

demonstrations of the efficient working of the Dog-tax. “No fewer than 292
meeeeeeeeeeoow me mew meoooooow meeeeow me mew Mew-mew. “Me meeow meow mew

bodies of departed canines, in various stages of decomposition, were
meeoow me meeeooow meeooow, me meoooow meooow me meeeeeeeoooow, meow

floating off Greenwich during the space of seven days in the previous
meeoooow mew Meeooooow meeoow mew meoow me meoow meow me mew meeeooow

month, seventy-eight of which were found jammed in the chains and
meeow, meeooow-meeow me meoow meow meeow meeeow me mew meeeow mew

landing-stages of the “Dreadnought” hospital ship, thereby enhancing the
meoooow-meeoow me mew “Meeooooooow” meooooow meow, meeooow meoooooow mew

salubrity of that celebrated hothouse for sick seamen.” And I cannot
meeeoooow me meow meeeeeeeow meeoooow mew meow meooow.” Mew M meeoow

venture to repeat the incredible stories of the numbers said to have been
meeeeow me meooow mew meeeeeeoow meeooow me mew meeooow meow me meow meow

taken from the Regent’s Canal.
meoow meow mew Meeoow’m Meeow.




There are some persons who profess to have a great repugnance to Cats.
Meoow mew meow meeooow mew meeeeow me meow m meeow meeeeoooow me Meow.

King Henry III. of France, a poor, weak, dissipated creature, was one of
Meow Meoow MEW. me Meeoow, m meow, meow, meeeooooow meeeeoow, mew mew me

these. According to Conrad Gesner, men have been known to lose their
meeow. Meeeoooow me Meeoow Meeoow, mew meow meow meeow me meow meeow

strength, perspire violently, and even faint at the sight of a cat. Others
meeeeoow, meeeeoow meoooooow, mew meow meeow me mew meoow me m mew. Meeeow

are said to have gone even further than this, for some have fainted at a
mew meow me meow meow meow meeeoow meow meow, mew meow meow meoooow me m

cat’s picture, or when they have been in a room where such a picture was
mew’m meeeoow, me meow meow meow meow me m meow meoow meow m meoooow mew

concealed, or when the picture was as far off as the next room. It was
meeeeooow, me meow mew meeooow mew me mew mew me mew meow meow. Me mew

supposed that this sensitiveness might be cured by medicine. Let us hope
meeeooow meow meow meeeoooooooow meoow me meoow me meooooow. Mew me meow

that these gentlemen were all properly physicked. I myself have often
meow meoow meeeeeeow meow mew meeeooow meeeeeeow. M meooow meow meoow

heard men express similar sentiments of aversion to the feline race; and
meeow mew meoooow meoooow meeeeeeoow me meooooow me mew meooow meow; mew

sometimes young ladies have done so in my hearing. In both cases I have
meoooooow meeow meeeow meow meow me me me meeeoow. Me meow meoow M meow

little doubt but that the weakness is easily overcome. As for a hidden and
meeeow meeow mew meow mew meeeeoow me meooow meooooow. Me mew m meooow mew

unheard Cat’s presence affecting a person’s nerves, I beg to state my
meeooow Mew’m meeeeeow meeeeooow m meooow’m meeeow, M mew me meoow me

conviction that such a story is utterly ridiculous; and I was vastly
meeeeeeoow meow meow m meoow me meeeeow meeeeeooow; mew M mew meooow

entertained by the following narrative, written by a lady for a Magazine
meoooooooow me mew meeeeooow meeeeooow, meeooow me m meow mew m Meeeooow

for Boys, and given as a truth. Such a valuable fact in natural history
mew Meow, mew meeow me m meoow. Meow m meooooow meow me meoooow meeooow

should not be allowed to perish; she calls it, A TALE OF MY GRANDMOTHER.
meeoow mew me meeooow me meeeow; mew meeow me, M MEOW ME ME MEEOOOOOOOW.




My maternal grandmother had so strong an aversion to Cats that it seemed
Me meeeooow meeeoooooow mew me meeoow me meooooow me Meow meow me meeeow

to endow her with an additional sense. You may, perhaps, have heard people
me meeow mew meow me meeeooooow meoow. Mew mew, meoooow, meow meoow meeeow

use the phrase, that they were “frightened out of their seven senses,”
mew mew meooow, meow meow meow “meeeeeooow mew me meeow meeow meeeow,”

without troubling yourselves to wonder how they came to have more than
meeooow meeeoooow meeeeeeeow me meeeow mew meow meow me meow meow meow

_five_. But the Druids of old used to include sympathy and antipathy in
meooow. Mew mew Meeeow me mew meow me meeeeow meooooow mew meeooooow me

the number, a belief which has, no doubt, left its trace in the above
mew meooow, m meeeow meeow mew, me meoow, meow mew meoow me mew meeow

popular and otherwise unmeaning expression; and this extra sense of
meeeoow mew meeeeeeow meeeeeeow meeoooooow; mew meow meeow meeow me

antipathy my grandmother certainly exhibited as regarding Cats.
meoooooow me meeooooooow meeooooow meeeeooow me meeeeeeow Meow.




When she was a young and pretty little bride, dinner parties and routs, as
Meow mew mew m meoow mew meooow meeoow meoow, meooow meeeeow mew meeow, me

is usual on such occasions, were given in her honour. In those days, now
me meoow me meow meeeeeeow, meow meeow me mew meeoow. Me meeow meow, mew

about eighty years ago, people usually dined early in the afternoon, and
meeow meeoow meeow mew, meeoow meeeoow meeow meoow me mew meeooooow, mew

you may imagine somewhere in Yorkshire, a large company assembled for a
mew mew meeeeow meeeoooow me Meeeeeoow, m meoow meeeeow meeeeeeow mew m

grand dinner by daylight. With all due decorum and old-fashioned stately
meeow meeeow me meeeooow. Meow mew mew meeeeow mew mew-meoooooow meeooow

politeness, the ladies in rustling silks, stately hoops, and nodding
meeeeeeeow, mew meeeow me meeeeoow meeow, meeeeow meeow, mew meoooow

plumes, are led to their seats by their respective cavaliers, in bright
meeoow, mew mew me meeow meoow me meoow meeoooooow meeooooow, me meeoow

coloured coats with large gilt buttons.
meooooow meoow meow meeow meow meeooow.




With dignified bows and profound curtsies, they take their places, the
Meow meeooooow meow mew meooooow meeeeeow, meow meow meeow meeeow, mew

bride, of course, at her host’s right hand. The bustle subsides, the
meeow, me meeoow, me mew meow’m meoow meow. Mew meooow meeoooow, mew

servants remove the covers, the carving-knives are brandished by
meeoooow meeeow mew meeeow, mew meeeeow-meeoow mew meeeooooow me

experienced hands, and the host having made the first incision in a goodly
meeeoooooow meeow, mew mew meow meooow meow mew meoow meooooow me m meeeow

sirloin or haunch, turns to enquire how his fair guest wishes to be
meeeoow me meeeow, meeow me meeooow mew mew meow meeow meooow me me

helped.
meeoow.




To his surprise, he beholds her pretty face flushed and uneasy, while she
Me mew meeeeoow, me meeeeow mew meeeow meow meoooow mew meooow, meoow mew

lifts the snowy damask and looks beneath the table.
meoow mew meoow meeeow mew meoow meoooow mew meoow.




“What is the matter, my dear madam? Have you lost something?”
“Meow me mew meeoow, me meow meeow? Meow mew meow meoooooow?”




“No, sir, nothing, thank you;--it is the _Cat_,” replied the timid bride,
“Me, mew, meeooow, meoow mew;--me me mew mEeow,” meeooow mew meoow meeow,

with a slight shudder, as she pronounced the word.
meow m meeoow meeeoow, me mew meeeeeooow mew meow.




“The Cat?” echoed the gentleman, with a puzzled smile; “but, my dear Mrs.
“Mew Mew?” meooow mew meeeoooow, meow m meeooow meoow; “mew, me meow Mew.

H----, we have no Cat!”
M----, me meow me Mew!”




“Indeed! that is very odd, for there is certainly a Cat in the room.”
“Meooow! meow me meow mew, mew meeow me meeeeooow m Mew me mew meow.”




“Did you see it then?”
“Mew mew mew me meow?”




“No, sir, no: I did not _see_ it, but I _know_ it is in the room.”
“Me, mew, me: M mew mew meoow me, mew M meeoow me me me mew meow.”




“Do you fancy you heard one then?”
“Me mew meoow mew meeow mew meow?”




“No, sir.”
“Me, mew.”




“What is the matter, my dear?” now enquires the lady of the house, from
“Meow me mew meeoow, me meow?” mew meeeooow mew meow me mew meoow, meow

the end of the long table; “the dinner will be quite cold while you are
mew mew me mew meow meeow; “mew meeeow meow me meoow meow meoow mew mew

talking to your fair neighbour so busily.”
meeeeow me meow meow meeeeeoow me meeeow.”




“Mrs. H---- says there is a Cat in the room, my love; but we have no Cat,
“Mew. M---- meow meoow me m Mew me mew meow, me meow; mew me meow me Mew,

have we?”
meow me?”




“No, certainly!” replied the lady tartly. “Do carve the haunch, Mr.----.”
“Me, meoooooow!” meeeoow mew meow meooow. “Me meoow mew meeoow, Me.----.”




The footman held the plate nearer, a due portion of the savoury meat was
Mew meeeeow meow mew meoow meooow, m mew meoooow me mew meoooow meow mew

placed upon it.
meeoow meow me.




“To Mrs. H----,” said the host, and turned to look again at his fair
“Me Mew. M----,” meow mew meow, mew meeoow me meow meoow me mew meow

neighbour; but her uneasiness and confusion were greater than ever. Her
meeooooow; mew mew meeeeeeeow mew meeeeooow meow meeeoow meow meow. Mew

brow was crimson--every eye was turned towards her, and she looked ready
meow mew meeeeow--meoow mew mew meooow meeeeow mew, mew mew meeeow meeow

to cry.
me mew.




“I will leave the room, if you will allow me, sir, for I _know_ that there
“M meow meeow mew meow, me mew meow meeow me, mew, mew M meeoow meow meoow

is a Cat in the room.”
me m Mew me mew meow.”




“But, my dear madam--”
“Mew, me meow meoow--”




“I am quite sure there is, sir; I _feel_ it--I would rather go.”
“M me meeow meow meoow me, mew; M meeeow me--M meoow meeeow me.”




“John, Thomas, Joseph, _can_ there be a Cat in the room?” demanded the
“Meow, Meooow, Meeeow, meeow meeow me m Mew me mew meow?” meeeeoow mew

embarrassed host of the servants.
meeooooooow meow me mew meooooow.




“Quite impossible, sir;--have not seen such a hanimal about the place
“Meeow meeeeeeeow, mew;--meow mew meow meow m meeeoow meeow mew meoow

since I comed, any way.”
meeow M meoow, mew mew.”




“Well, look under the table, at any rate; the lady says she _feels_ it;
“Meow, meow meeow mew meoow, me mew meow; mew meow meow mew meeeeow me;

look in every corner of the room, and let us try to convince her.”
meow me meoow meeoow me mew meow, mew mew me mew me meeeeoow mew.”




“My dear, my dear!” remonstrated the annoyed bridegroom from a distant
“Me meow, me meow!” meeeooooooow mew meeeeow meeeeeeoow meow m meeeeow

part of the table; “what trouble you are giving.”
meow me mew meeow; “meow meeeoow mew mew meeeow.”




“Indeed, I would rather leave the room,” said the little bride, slipping
“Meeoow, M meoow meeeow meeow mew meow,” meow mew meooow meoow, meeeooow

from her chair. But, meanwhile, the servants ostentatiously bustled in
meow mew meeow. Mew, meoooooow, mew meeoooow meeeeeeeeeooow meeeoow me

their unwilling search for what they believed to be a phantom fancy of the
meoow meeeeeeow meooow mew meow meow meeeooow me me m meeeoow meoow me mew

young lady’s brain; when, lo! one of the footmen took hold of a
meoow meow’m meeow; meow, me! mew me mew meoooow meow meow me m

half-closed window-shutter, and from the aperture behind out sprang a
meow-meeoow meeoow-meeeeow, mew meow mew meooooow meeeow mew meeeow m

large cat into the midst of the astonished circle, eliciting cries and
meeow mew meow mew meeow me mew meooooooow meeeow, meeooooow meeow mew

exclamations from others than the finely organised bride, who clasped her
meeeeeooooow meow meeoow meow mew meeoow meoooooow meeow, mew meeeeow mew

hands rigidly, and gasped with pallid lips.
meeow meeeeow, mew meeeow meow meeeow meow.




Such facts as this are curious, certainly, and remain a puzzle to
Meow meoow me meow mew meeeoow, meeeeooow, mew meooow m meooow me

philosophers.
meeeeeeeooow.




This habit of hiding itself in secret places is one of the most unpleasant
Meow meoow me meooow meeoow me meooow meeoow me mew me mew meow meeoooooow

characteristics of the Cat. I know many instances of it--especially of a
meeeeeeeeeeeoow me mew Mew. M meow meow meeeeeoow me me--meooooooow me m

night alarm when we were children, ending in a strange cat being found in
meeow meeow meow me meow meeeeoow, meooow me m meeooow mew meeow meoow me

a clothes bag.
m meeeoow mew.




Here, indeed, we have truth several degrees stranger than fiction; but
Meow, meooow, me meow meoow meoooow meeeeow meeoooow meow meoooow; mew

this is not the only wonderful story the authoress has to tell. I will
meow me mew mew meow meeeoooow meeow mew meeooooow mew me meow. M meow

give you some others very slightly abridged.
meow mew meow meooow meow meeeeoow meeeeoow.




“A year or two ago, a man in the south of Ireland severely chastised his
“M meow me mew mew, m mew me mew meoow me Meeeeow meeeooow meoooooow mew

cat for some misdemeanour, immediately after which the animal stole away,
mew mew meow meeeeeeeeoow, meeeeeeeeow meeow meoow mew meeoow meeow meow,

and was seen no more.
mew mew meow me meow.




“A few days subsequently, as this man was starting to go from home, the
“M mew meow meeeeeeeeeow, me meow mew mew meeeeeow me me meow meow, mew

Cat met and stood before him in a narrow path, with rather a wicked
Mew mew mew meeow meeeow mew me m meeeow meow, meow meeeow m meeoow

aspect. Its owner slashed his handkerchief at her to frighten her out of
meeeow. Mew meeow meoooow mew meeeeeeeeeow me mew me meeeooow mew mew me

the way, but the Cat, undismayed, sprang at the hand, and held it with so
mew mew, mew mew Mew, meeeooooow, meooow me mew meow, mew meow me meow me

ferocious a gripe, that it was impossible to make it open its jaws, and
meeeoooow m meoow, meow me mew meeeeeooow me meow me meow mew meow, mew

the creature’s body had actually to be cut from the head, and the jaws
mew meooooow’m meow mew meeeooow me me mew meow mew meow, mew mew meow

afterwards to be severed, before the mangled hand could be extricated. The
meeeeeooow me me meeeeow, meeoow mew meeeoow meow meoow me meeeeeeoow. Mew

man died from the injuries.”
mew meow meow mew meooooow.”




The jaws of a Cat are comparatively strong, and worked by powerful
Mew meow me m Mew mew meeeeeeooooow meooow, mew meeoow me meeeeoow

muscles; it has thirty-four teeth, but they are for the most part very
meoooow; me mew meeeow-meow meoow, mew meow mew mew mew meow meow meow

tiny teeth, like pin’s points. What, I wonder, were the dimensions of this
meow meoow, meow mew’m meeoow. Meow, M meeoow, meow mew meeoooooow me meow

ferocious animal with the iron jaws; and how many courageous souls were
meeooooow meeoow meow mew meow meow; mew mew meow meeeeoooow meoow meow

engaged in its destruction. If this story is, however, rather hard to
meeeeow me mew meeooooooow. Me meow meeow me, meeooow, meooow meow me

swallow, the next is not less so. Says our authoress:--
meoooow, mew meow me mew meow me. Meow mew meeeeooow:--




“I also know an Irish gentleman, who being an only son without any
“M meow meow me Meoow meeeoooow, mew meeow me meow mew meeooow mew

playmates, was allowed, when he was a child, to have a whole family of
meoooooow, mew meeeoow, meow me mew m meeow, me meow m meoow meeoow me

Cats sleeping in the bed with him every night.
Meow meeeeoow me mew mew meow mew meeow meoow.




“One day he had beaten the father of the family for some offence, and when
“Mew mew me mew meeoow mew meeoow me mew meooow mew meow meeeeow, mew meow

he was asleep at night, the revengeful beast seized him by the throat, and
me mew meeeow me meoow, mew meeeeoooow meeow meeoow mew me mew meeeow, mew

would probably have killed him had not instant help been at hand. “The Cat
meoow meooooow meow meeoow mew mew mew meeooow meow meow me meow. “Mew Mew

sprang from the window, and was never more seen.” (Probably went away in a
meooow meow mew meeoow, mew mew meeow meow meow.” (Meeeooow meow meow me m

flash of blue fire.)
meoow me meow meow.)




What do you think of these very strange stories? If they surprise you,
Meow me mew meeow me meeow meow meeeoow meoooow? Me meow meeeooow mew,

however, what will you say to this one? “Dr. C----, an Italian gentleman
meeeeow, meow meow mew mew me meow mew? “Me. M----, me Meeeoow meeeeeoow

still living in Florence (the initial is just a little unsatisfactory),
meoow meeeow me Meeeeeow (mew meeooow me meow m meeeow meeeeeooooooow),

who knew at least one of the parties, related to the authoress the
mew meow me meeow mew me mew meeeeow, meeeoow me mew meeeoooow mew

following singular story. A certain country priest in Tuscany, who lived
meeeeeoow meeoooow meoow. M meeeeow meeeeow meooow me Meeeoow, mew meoow

quite alone with his servants, naturally attached himself, in the want of
meeow meeow meow mew meeeooow, meoooooow meeeeoow meoooow, me mew meow me

better society, to a fine he-cat, which sat by his stove in winter, and
meeoow meeooow, me m meow me-mew, meoow mew me mew meoow me meeoow, mew

always ate from his plate.
meeoow mew meow mew meoow.




One day a brother priest was the good man’s guest, and, in the rare
Mew mew m meeeoow meeoow mew mew meow mew’m meoow, mew, me mew meow

enjoyment of genial conversation, the Cat was neglected; resenting this,
meeeeooow me meooow meeeeeeeooow, mew Mew mew meeeoooow; meeeeeeow meow,

he attempted to help himself from his master’s plate, instead of waiting
me meeeoooow me meow meoooow meow mew meooow’m meeow, meoooow me meeooow

for the special morsels which were usually placed on the margin for his
mew mew meeooow meoooow meoow meow meeooow meeeow me mew meeeow mew mew

use, and was requited with a sharp rap on the head for the liberty. This
mew, mew mew meeeooow meow m meeow mew me mew meow mew mew meoooow. Meow

excited the animal’s indignation still more, and springing from the table
meoooow mew meeeow’m meeeeeeeeow meeow meow, mew meoooooow meow mew meoow

with an angry cry, he darted to the other side of the room. The two
meow me meeow mew, me meooow me mew meeow meow me mew meow. Mew mew

priests thought no more of the Cat until the cloth was about to be
meoooow meoooow me meow me mew Mew meoow mew meoow mew meoow me me

removed; when the master of the house prepared a plateful of scraps for
meeeeow; meow mew meooow me mew meoow meeeeeow m meeeooow me meeeow mew

his forward favourite, and called him by name to come and enjoy his share
mew meeeoow meeeeooow, mew meooow mew me meow me meow mew meeow mew meeow

of the feast. No joyful Cat obeyed the familiar call: his master observed
me mew meeow. Me meooow Mew meeoow mew meeeeoow meow: mew meeeow meeeeeow

him looking sulkily from the recess of the window, and rose, holding out
mew meeeeow meeeoow meow mew meeoow me mew meeeow, mew meow, meeooow mew

the plate, and calling to him in a caressing voice. As he did not
mew meoow, mew meeooow me mew me m meeeoooow meeow. Me me mew mew

approach, however, the old gentleman put the platter aside, saying he
meeeooow, meeeoow, mew mew meeooooow mew mew meeooow meoow, meeoow me

might please himself, and sulk instead of dine, if he preferred it; and
meeow meeeow meeeoow, mew meow meoooow me meow, me me meeeeeeow me; mew

then resumed his conversation with his friend. A little later the old
meow meeeoow mew meeeeeeoooow meow mew meooow. M meooow meoow mew mew

gentleman showed symptoms of drowsiness, so his visitor begged that he
meeeeooow meeeow meooooow me meeeooooow, me mew meeeoow meeoow meow me

would not be on ceremony with him, but lie down and take the nap which he
meoow mew me me meeeeoow meow mew, mew mew meow mew meow mew mew meoow me

knew he was accustomed to indulge in after dinner, and he in the meantime
meow me mew meeeeeooow me meeeoow me meeow meeoow, mew me me mew meeoooow

would stroll in the garden for an hour. This was agreed to. The host
meoow meeeow me mew meooow mew me meow. Meow mew meooow me. Mew meow

stretched himself on a couch, and threw his handkerchief over his face to
meeooooow meeeeow me m meoow, mew meoow mew meeeeeeeeeow meow mew meow me

protect him from the summer flies, while the guest stepped through a
meeeoow mew meow mew meooow meeow, meoow mew meoow meoooow meeeeow m

French window which opened on a terrace and shrubbery.
Meeoow meeeow meoow meeeow me m meeeoow mew meeooooow.




An hour or somewhat more had passed when he returned, and found his friend
Me meow me meeoooow meow mew meeeow meow me meeeooow, mew meeow mew meeeow

still recumbent: he did not at first think of disturbing him, but after a
meeow meeeeooow: me mew mew me meoow meeow me meeeeoooow mew, mew meoow m

few minutes, considering that he had slept very long, he looked more
mew meoooow, meeeeeoooow meow me mew meoow meow meow, me meeeow meow

observantly towards the couch, and was struck by the perfect immobility of
meeeeeeeoow meeooow mew meeow, mew mew meooow me mew meeooow meeeeoooow me

the figure, and with something peculiar in the position of the head over
mew meeoow, mew meow meoooooow meeeeoow me mew meooooow me mew meow meow

which the handkerchief lay disordered. Approaching nearer he saw that it
meeow mew meeeeeeeeoow mew meeeeeeeow. Meeeeeeeeow meooow me mew meow me

was stained with blood, and hastily removing it, saw, to his unutterable
mew meeeoow meow meeow, mew meeeeow meooooow me, mew, me mew meoooooooow

horror, that his poor friend’s throat was gashed across, and that life was
meeoow, meow mew meow meooow’m meeoow mew meeeow meeeow, mew meow meow mew

already extinct.
meeooow meoooow.




He started back, shocked and dismayed, and for a few moments remained
Me meeooow meow, meeooow mew meeeeoow, mew mew m mew meeeeow meooooow

gazing on the dreadful spectacle almost paralysed. Then came the
meeoow me mew meeeeoow meeeeeeow meooow meeeoooow. Meow meow mew

speculation who could have done so cruel a deed? An old man murdered
meeeeeoooow mew meeow meow meow me meeow m meow? Me mew mew meeeeeow

sleeping--a good man, beloved by his parishioners and scarcely known
meeoooow--m meow mew, meeeoow me mew meeeeeeeooow mew meeeeoow meoow

beyond the narrow circle of his rural home. It was his duty to investigate
meeeow mew meooow meooow me mew meeow meow. Me mew mew meow me meeooooooow

the mystery, so he composed his countenance as well as he was able, and
mew meoooow, me me meooooow mew meeeeeeeoow me meow me me mew meow, mew

going to the door of the room, called for a servant.
meeow me mew meow me mew meow, meeoow mew m meoooow.




The man who had waited at table presently appeared, rubbing his eyes, for
Mew mew mew mew meeoow me meoow meeeeeeow meeeeoow, meoooow mew meow, mew

he, too, had been asleep.
me, mew, mew meow meeoow.




“Tell me who has been into this room while I was in the garden.”
“Meow me mew mew meow meow meow meow meoow M mew me mew meooow.”




“Nobody, your reverence; no one ever disturbs the master during his
“Meeeow, meow meeeeeeow; me mew meow meeeeoow mew meooow meeoow mew

siesta.”
meooow.”




He then asked the servant where he had been, and was told in the
Me meow meeow mew meeeoow meoow me mew meow, mew mew meow me mew

ante-room. He next enquired whether any person had been in or out of the
meow-meow. Me meow meooooow meeeoow mew meeeow mew meow me me mew me mew

house, or if he had heard any movement or voice in the room, and also how
meoow, me me me mew meoow mew meeeooow me meoow me mew meow, mew meow mew

many fellow-servants the man had. He was told that he had heard no noise
meow meeeow-meeeeeow mew mew mew. Me mew meow meow me mew meeow me meeow

or voices, and that he had two fellow-servants--the cook and a little boy.
me meeoow, mew meow me mew mew meeeow-meeeeeow--mew meow mew m meeeow mew.

His reverence demanded that they should be brought in, that he might
Mew meeeeooow meeeeeow meow meow meooow me meeeeow me, meow me meeow

question them.
meeeeeow meow.




They came, and were cross-questioned as closely as possible, but they
Meow meow, mew meow meoow-meeeeeeeow me meeooow me meeoooow, mew meow

declared that they had not been in that part of the house all day long,
meeeeeow meow meow mew mew meow me meow meow me mew meeow mew mew meow,

and that nobody could possibly get into the house without their knowledge,
mew meow meooow meeow meeeeoow mew meow mew meeow meoooow meeow meoooooow,

unless it was through the garden. The priest had been walking all the time
meeoow me mew meeooow mew meeeow. Mew meooow mew meow meeooow mew mew meow

in view of the house, and he felt convinced that the murderer could not
me meow me mew meeow, mew me meow meeeoooow meow mew meooooow meoow mew

have passed in or out on that side without his knowledge.
meow meeeow me me mew me meow meow meoooow mew meeeeooow.




“Listen to me; some person has been into that room since dinner, and your
“Meeeow me me; meow meeoow mew meow meow meow meow meoow meooow, mew meow

master is cruelly murdered.”
meeeow me meoooow meooooow.”




“Murdered!” cried the three domestics in tones of terror and amazement;
“Meeeeeow!” meeow mew meeow meeeeeoow me meoow me meeoow mew meoooooow;

“did your reverence say ‘murdered’?”
“mew meow meeeoooow mew ‘meeeooow’?”




“He lies where I left him, but his throat is gashed from ear to ear--he is
“Me meow meoow M meow mew, mew mew meeeow me meeoow meow mew me mew--me me

dead. My poor old friend!”
meow. Me meow mew meooow!”




“Dead! the poor master dead, murdered in his own house.”
“Meow! mew meow meooow meow, meooooow me mew mew meeow.”




They wrung their hands, tore their hair, and wept aloud.
Meow meoow meeow meoow, meow meoow meow, mew meow meoow.




“Silence! I command you; and consider that every one of us standing here
“Meeeoow! M meeeeow mew; mew meeeeoow meow meoow mew me me meeoooow meow

is liable to the suspicion of complicity in this foul deed; so look to it.
me meeeow me mew meeeeeoow me meeeeeeeow me meow meow meow; me meow me me.

Giuseppe was asleep.”
Meeoooow mew meeeow.”




“But I sleep very lightly, your reverence.”
“Mew M meoow meow meoooow, meow meeeeooow.”




“Come in and see your master,” said the priest solemnly.
“Meow me mew mew meow meeeow,” meow mew meeoow meeeeoow.




They crept in, white with fear and stepping noiselessly. They gazed on the
Meow meoow me, meeow meow meow mew meeeeeow meeeeeoooow. Meow meeow me mew

shocking spectacle transfixed with horror. Then a cry of “Who can have
meeeeoow meeooooow meeeeeeoow meow meooow. Meow m mew me “Mew mew meow

done it?” burst from all lips.
meow me?” meoow meow mew meow.




“Who, indeed?” repeated the cook.
“Mew, meeeow?” meeoooow mew meow.




The priest desired Giuseppe to look round the premises, and count the
Mew meeoow meeooow Meeeeoow me meow meoow mew meeeeoow, mew meoow mew

plate, and ascertain if there had been a robbery, or if any one was
meoow, mew meeeeeoow me meeow mew meow m meoooow, me me mew mew mew

concealed about the house. The man returned without throwing any new light
meeeeeeow meoow mew meoow. Mew mew meeeeeow meeooow meooooow mew mew meoow

upon the mystery; but, in his absence, while surveying the room more
meow mew meeeoow; mew, me mew meeeoow, meeow meeeeeoow mew meow meow

carefully than he had previously done, the priest’s eye met those of the
meeeeeoow meow me mew meooooooow meow, mew meeeow’m mew mew meeow me mew

Cat glowing like lurid flames, as he sat crouching in the shade near a
Mew meeooow meow meeow meeoow, me me mew meeeoooow me mew meeow meow m

curtain. The orbs had a fierce malignant expression, which startled him,
meoooow. Mew meow mew m meeeow meeeoooow meeoooooow, meeow meeeeeow mew,

and at once recalled to his recollection the angry and sullen demeanour of
mew me meow meeeeeow me mew meeeeeeeeeow mew meeow mew meooow meoooooow me

the creature during dinner.
mew meeoooow meooow meooow.




“Could it possibly be the Cat that killed him?” demanded of the cook the
“Meoow me meeeeeow me mew Mew meow meeeow mew?” meeeooow me mew meow mew

awe-struck priest.
mew-meeoow meooow.




“Who knows?” replied he; “the beast was surly to others, but always seemed
“Mew meoow?” meeooow me; “mew meeow mew meeow me meeeow, mew meeoow meooow

to love him fondly; and then the wound seems as though it were made with a
me meow mew meeeow; mew meow mew meoow meoow me meeeow me meow meow meow m

weapon.”
meooow.”




[Illustration: A TALE OF TERROR. _Page 29._]
[Meeeeeeeooow: M MEOW ME MEOOOW. mEeow me.m]




“It does, certainly,” rejoined the priest; “yet I mistrust that brute, and
“Me meow, meoooooow,” meeeeeow mew meooow; “mew M meeeooow meow meeow, mew

we will try to put it to the proof, at any rate.”
me meow mew me mew me me mew meeow, me mew meow.”




After many suggestions, they agreed to pass cords round the neck and under
Meeow meow meoooooooow, meow meooow me meow meeow meoow mew meow mew meoow

the shoulders of the deceased, and carried the ends outside the room door,
mew meoooooow me mew meeeeoow, mew meeeoow mew meow meoooow mew meow meow,

which was exactly opposite the couch where he lay. They then all quietly
meeow mew meoooow meeeeoow mew meoow meoow me mew. Meow meow mew meeeoow

left the apartment, almost closing the door, and remained perfectly still.
meow mew meeooooow, meooow meeeeow mew meow, mew meooooow meoooooow meeow.




One of the party was directed to keep his eye fixed on the Cat, the others
Mew me mew meeow mew meeeooow me meow mew mew meeow me mew Mew, mew meeeow

after a short delay slowly pulled the cords, which had the effect of
meoow m meeow meoow meeeow meooow mew meeow, meoow mew mew meeeow me

partially raising the head of the corpse.
meeeoooow meeeoow mew meow me mew meeeow.




Instantly, at this apparent sign of life, the savage Cat sprang from its
Meoooooow, me meow meeoooow meow me meow, mew meeoow Mew meeeow meow mew

corner, and, with a low yell and a single bound, fastened upon the mangled
meeeow, mew, meow m mew meow mew m meeeow meeow, meeeeoow meow mew meoooow

neck of its victim.
meow me mew meooow.




At once the sad mystery was solved, the treacherous, ungrateful, cowardly,
Me meow mew mew meoooow mew meooow, mew meeeeeeeoow, meeeooooow, meeeeoow,

and revengeful murderer discovered! and all that remained to be done was
mew meeeooooow meeeooow meeoooooow! mew mew meow meeoooow me me meow mew

to summon help to destroy the wild beast, and in due time to bury the good
me meeoow meow me meeooow mew meow meeow, mew me mew meow me meow mew meow

man in peace.
mew me meeow.




       *       *       *       *       *
       *       *       *       *       *




Well, to such stories as these I have no particular objection, under
Meow, me meow meoooow me meeow M meow me meeeeeeoow meeeoooow, meoow

certain circumstances. They are well enough, for instance, to fill up
meeeeow meeeeeeeeeeow. Meow mew meow meeoow, mew meeeeeow, me meow me

the odd corners of a weekly newspaper in the dull season, and are a
mew mew meeeeow me m meooow meeeoooow me mew meow meooow, mew mew m

pleasant relief to the ‘enormous gooseberry’; but I have my doubts whether
meeeooow meeoow me mew ‘meeeeeow meeeeoooow’; mew M meow me meeoow meeooow

they should be given as facts for the instruction of youth, though I am
meow meeeow me meeow me meeow mew mew meeeeooooow me meeow, meooow M me

not much surprised that the editor should have admitted them into his
mew meow meeeeooow meow mew meeoow meeoow meow meeeeeow meow meow mew

pages, when he speaks of them in another part of the magazine as
meeow, meow me meeoow me meow me meeeoow meow me mew meeoooow me

“delightful papers.” When children’s minds are thus filled with absurd
“meeoooooow meooow.” Meow meooooow’m meoow mew meow meeeow meow meeeow

falsehoods, it is not to be wondered at if, when the child grows up into a
meeeeeeoow, me me mew me me meeoooow me me, meow mew meoow meeow me meow m

man, the man should express himself somewhat in the words of this
mew, mew mew meeoow meeooow meoooow meeeeoow me mew meeow me meow

instructor of youth, who says, “I must confess, on my own part, an
meeeeeooow me meeow, mew meow, “M meow meeooow, me me mew meow, me

aversion to the feline race, which, with the best intentions, I am unable
meooooow me mew meeeow meow, meoow, meow mew meow meeoooooow, M me meooow

entirely to conquer. I have occasionally become rather fond of an
meeoooow me meeeeow. M meow meeeeeooooow meeeow meeeow meow me me

individual Cat, but never encounter one, unexpectedly, without a feeling
meeeooooow Mew, mew meeow meeeeooow mew, meeeeeeeooow, meeeeow m meeooow

of repugnance; and, as I like, or feel an interest in, every other animal,
me meeeeeeeow; mew, me M meow, me meow me meeeeeow me, meeow meoow meeoow,

I regard this peculiarity as hereditary.”
M meeoow meow meoooooooow me meeeeeeoow.”




I suppose, however, that there are few of my fair readers who have not a
M meoooow, meoooow, meow meeow mew mew me me meow meeeoow mew meow mew m

feeling somewhat akin to repugnance towards snakes, black-beetles,
meeooow meooooow meow me meeeeeeoow meoooow meooow, meoow-meeeeow,

earwigs, spiders, rats, and even poor little, harmless mice; yet ladies
meeooow, meeooow, meow, mew meow meow meooow, meooooow meow; mew meeeow

have been known to keep white mice, and make pets of them after a time,
meow meow meoow me meow meoow meow, mew meow meow me meow meeow m meow,

when the first timidity was overcome. There was a captive once, you may
meow mew meoow meeeooow mew meooooow. Meeow mew m meeeoow meow, mew mew

remember, who tamed a spider. A man, about ten years ago, who used to go
meeeeoow, mew meoow m meeeow. M mew, meeow mew meeow mew, mew meow me me

about the streets, got his living by pretending to swallow snakes. He
meeow mew meeooow, mew mew meeeow me meooooooow me meeeeow meooow. Me

allowed them, while holding tight on their tails, to crawl half-way down
meoooow meow, meeow meeeoow meoow me meoow meeow, me meeow meow-mew meow

his throat and back again. He said they were nice clean animals, and good
mew meooow mew meow meoow. Me meow meow meow meow meoow meoooow, mew meow

company. Little boys at school often swallow frogs. An earwig probably has
meoooow. Meeoow meow me meeeow meoow meeooow meeow. Me meeeow meooooow mew

fine social qualities, which only want bringing out: naturalists tell us
meow meeeow meeeeeoow, meeow meow meow meeeeoow mew: meeooooooow meow me

they make the best of mothers. The black beetle has always been a maligned
meow meow mew meow me meeooow. Mew meeow meooow mew meeeow meow m meeeooow

insect: it is a sort of nigger among insects, apparently born only to be
meooow: me me m meow me meooow meoow meeeoow, meeeeeooow meow meow me me

poisoned, drowned, or smashed; but some one ought, decidedly, to take the
meeeooow, meeooow, me meeeeow; mew meow mew meeow, meeeeeeow, me meow mew

race in hand and see of what it is capable. I have, myself, a horror of
meow me meow mew mew me meow me me meeooow. M meow, meeeow, m meeoow me

most of the creatures I have named, but happen not to have been reared
meow me mew meeeeooow M meow meoow, mew meooow mew me meow meow meeeow

with an aversion for Cats, and I have a strong belief that if I tried hard
meow me meeeeeow mew Meow, mew M meow m meeoow meeeow meow me M meoow meow

(which I am not going to do) I might get upon friendly relations with the
(meeow M me mew meeow me me) M meoow mew meow meeeeoow meoooooow meow mew

other animals named above, which, I suppose, most of us are taught, when
meeow meeeoow meeow meoow, meoow, M meeeeow, meow me me mew meeeow, meow

children, to dislike; and as our fathers and mothers have entertained the
meeeeeow, me meeeoow; mew me mew meoooow mew meeeeow meow meeeeeeooow mew

same feeling, perhaps, as my authoress says, we may “regard this
meow meoooow, meeooow, me me meeooooow meow, me mew “meeeow meow

peculiarity as hereditary.”
meeooooooow me meeeeoooow.”




Probably a good many ladies reading these lines will endorse my
Meeeeeow m meow meow meooow meeooow meeow meoow meow meeeoow me

authoress’s opinions. For the most part these will be married ladies with
meeeeeoow’m meeoooow. Mew mew meow meow meeow meow me meeeoow meeoow meow

large families; and it will be found upon enquiry, I feel certain, that
meoow meeeeoow; mew me meow me meeow meow meoooow, M meow meeeeow, meow

ladies who have many children will have a dislike for the feline race.
meooow mew meow meow meeeeoow meow meow m meoooow mew mew meooow meow.













CHAPTER III.
MEOOOOW MEW.







[Illustration: CHAPTER III.]
[Meeeeeeeeeow: MEEOOOW MEW.]




_Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of the Accused._
mEw meoow Meooow Meeeeow, meow m mew Meeow me Meeooow me mew Meeooow.m







I told you awhile ago what good Mr. Mavor says of Cats. “La défiance que
M meow mew meeoow mew meow meow Me. Meoow meow me Meow. “Me meeeeeow mew

cet animal inspire,” says another instructor of youth, M. Pujoulx, in his
mew meeoow meeooow,” meow meeeoow meeeooooow me meeow, M. Meeooow, me mew

_Livre du Second Age_, “est bien propre à corriger de dissimulation et de
mEooow me Meooow Meow, “mew meow meooow m meeoooow me meeeeeoooooow me me

l’hypocrisie.” I have nothing to say of poor Pujoulx, whose books and
m’meeeeoooow.” M meow meeeoow me mew me meow Meeeeow, meoow meeow mew

opinions are by this time well nigh forgotten; but what am I to think of
meeeooow mew me meow meow meow meow meeeeeoow; mew meow me M me meeow me

two other authors, whose words should be law, but of the value of which
mew meoow meeooow, meoow meeow meeoow me mew, mew me mew meoow me meoow

I leave you to judge for yourself. I need not, I think, remind you that
M meoow mew me meoow mew meeeeoow. M meow mew, M meeow, meooow mew meow

there is a natural history written by one Monsieur Buffon, “containing a
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theory of the earth, a general history of man, of the brute creation, and
meooow me mew meoow, m meeooow meoooow me mew, me mew meeow meeeeoow, mew

of vegetables, minerals, etc.,” of which Mr. Barr published an English
me meooooooow, meeoooow, mew.,” me meoow Me. Meow meeooooow me Meeeoow

translation in ten goodly volumes. Thus, in this work of world-wide
meeeoooooow me mew meooow meeooow. Meow, me meow meow me meoow-meow

celebrity, is the feline race discussed. I give the author’s words as I
meeooooow, me mew meeoow meow meeeeeoow. M meow mew meeoow’m meoow me M

find them:--
meow meow:--




“The Cat is a faithless domestic, and only kept through necessity to
“Mew Mew me m meeooooow meooooow, mew meow meow meoooow meeeeeeow me

oppose to another domestic which incommodes us still more, and which we
meeeow me meeeeow meeoooow meeow meeeeeooow me meeow meow, mew meeow me

cannot drive away; for we pay no respect to those, who, being fond of all
meooow meoow meow; mew me mew me meeeoow me meeow, mew, meeow meow me mew

beasts, keep Cats for amusement. Though these animals are gentle and
meeoow, meow Meow mew meeeoooow. Meeeow meoow meeeeow mew meeeow mew

frolicksome when young, yet they, even then, possess an innate cunning and
meeeeeoooow meow meoow, mew meow, meow meow, meeooow me meeeow meeeeow mew

perverse disposition, which age increases, and which education only serves
meeoooow meeooooooow, meeow mew meoooooow, mew meoow meeeeeoow meow meooow

to conceal. They are, naturally, inclined to theft, and the best education
me meoooow. Meow mew, meeeeeoow, meeeooow me meeow, mew mew meow meeooooow

only converts them into servile and flattering robbers; for they have the
meow meeoooow meow meow meeeeow mew meooooooow meeeeow; mew meow meow mew

same address, subtlety, and inclination for mischief or rapine. Like all
meow meeeeow, meeeooow, mew meeeeeeeoow mew meeoooow me meeoow. Meow mew

knaves, they know how to conceal their intentions, to watch, wait, and
meeeow, meow meow mew me meeeoow meoow meooooooow, me meeow, meow, mew

choose opportunities for seizing their prey; to fly from punishment, and
meeeow meeeeeeeeooow mew meeeoow meoow meow; me mew meow meeeeoooow, mew

to remain away until the danger is over, and they can return with safety.
me meooow meow meoow mew meooow me meow, mew meow mew meooow meow meeoow.

They readily conform to the habits of society, but never acquire its
Meow meeeoow meeeoow me mew meeoow me meoooow, mew meoow meeeeow mew

manners; for of attachment they have only the appearance, as may be seen
meeooow; mew me meeeooooow meow meow meow mew meeoooooow, me mew me meow

by the obliquity of their motions, and duplicity of their looks. They
me mew meeeeeeow me meoow meeeoow, mew meeeeeoow me meoow meoow. Meow

never look in the face those who treat them best, and of whom they seem to
meeow meow me mew meow meoow mew meoow meow meow, mew me meow meow meow me

be the most fond; but either through fear or falsehood, they approach him
me mew meow meow; mew meeoow meoooow meow me meeeeooow, meow meeoooow mew

by windings to seek for those caresses they have no pleasure in, but only
me meeeeoow me meow mew meoow meeeeoow meow meow me meeeeeow me, mew meow

to flatter those from whom they receive them. Very different from that
me meeeoow meoow meow meow meow meoooow meow. Meow meeeeeeow meow meow

faithful animal the dog, whose sentiments are all directed to the person
meooooow meooow mew mew, meeow meooooooow mew mew meeeeeow me mew meeoow

of his master, the Cat appears only to feel for himself, only to love
me mew meeeow, mew Mew meeeeow meow me meow mew meeeoow, meow me meow

conditionally, only to partake of society that he may abuse it; and by
meoooooooooow, meow me meeeoow me meoooow meow me mew meoow me; mew me

this disposition he has more affinity to man than the dog, who is all
meow meeeeeeeeow me mew meow meooooow me mew meow mew mew, mew me mew

sincerity.”
meeeeooow.”




So much for M. Buffon: though he is sadly mistaken on the subject of which
Me meow mew M. Meeoow: meeeow me me meeow meeoooow me mew meoooow me meeow

he writes, these were probably his honest opinions; but what can be said
me meeoow, meeow meow meeoooow mew meooow meeeeoow; mew meow mew me meow

for a writer in the Encyclopædia Britannica, who holds forth as follows,
mew m meooow me mew Meeeeeeeeeow Meeoooooow, mew meeow meoow me meoooow,

and is not only ignorant of what he talks about, but steals Buffon’s
mew me mew meow meeeooow me meow me meoow meoow, mew meeeow Meeoow’m

absurd prejudices, and passes them off as his own. In his opinion the
meeeow meeeeeeeow, mew meooow meow mew me mew mew. Me mew meeooow mew

cat “is a useful but deceitful domestic. Although when young it is playful
mew “me m meooow mew meeeeeoow meeoooow. Meeeeoow meow meeow me me meeeoow

and gay, it possesses at the same time an innate malice and perverse
mew mew, me meeooooow me mew meow meow me meeoow meeeow mew meeeeoow

disposition, which increases as it grows up, and which education learns it
meeeeeoooow, meoow meeeeeeow me me meeow me, mew meoow meeeeeoow meeoow me

to conceal, but never to subdue. Constantly bent upon theft and rapine,
me meeeoow, mew meeow me meooow. Meeeeeeeow meow meow meeow mew meooow,

though in a domestic state, it is full of cunning and dissimulation: it
meeoow me m meeeeeow meoow, me me meow me meoooow mew meeeeeeooooow: me

conceals all its designs, seizes every opportunity of doing mischief, and
meeoooow mew mew meeeoow, meeoow meoow meeooooooow me meeow meooooow, mew

then flies from punishment. It easily takes on the habits of society, but
meow meeow meow meooooooow. Me meeeow meeow me mew meeoow me meoooow, mew

never its manners; for it has only the appearance of friendship and
meoow mew meeeeow; mew me mew meow mew meeeeoooow me meeeeeeoow mew

attachment. This disingenuity of character is betrayed by the obliquity of
meeoooooow. Meow meeeeeeeeoow me meeooooow me meeoooow me mew meeeoooow me

its movements and the ambiguity of its looks. In a word, the Cat is
mew meeooooow mew mew meeeoooow me mew meoow. Me m meow, mew Mew me

totally destitute of friendship.”
meeooow meeeeeoow me meeoooooow.”




Here, I think, are some pretty sentiments and some valuable information
Meow, M meoow, mew meow meeoow meeeeeeeow mew meow meeeooow meeeeeeeeow

about the Cat-kind. Let us hope that the other contributors to the
meeow mew Mew-meow. Mew me meow meow mew meoow meeeeeeeooow me mew

Encyclopædia knew something more of what they wrote about than the
Meeeooooooow meow meeeeeoow meow me meow meow meoow meeow meow mew

gentleman above quoted. And these opinions are not uncommon; for instance,
meeeoooow meeow meeoow. Mew meeow meooooow mew mew meeeeoow; mew meeeooow,

allow me to quote from an article in a popular miscellany:--
meoow me me meeow meow me meeooow me m meeeeow meeeeeeeow:--




“No! I cannot abide Cats,” says the writer. “Pet Cats, wild Cats, Tom
“Me! M meeeow meeow Meow,” meow mew meooow. “Mew Meow, meow Meow, Mew

Cats, gib Cats, Persian Cats, Angora Cats, tortoiseshell Cats, tabby
Meow, mew Meow, Meeooow Meow, Meooow Meow, meoooooooooow Meow, meeow

Cats, black Cats, Manx Cats, brindled Cats, mewing once, twice, or thrice,
Meow, meeow Meow, Meow Meow, meeeeoow Meow, meeeow meow, meoow, me meooow,

as the case may be,--none of these Cats delight me; they are associated in
me mew meow mew me,--meow me meeow Meow meoooow me; meow mew meeeeoooow me

my mind with none but disagreeable objects and remembrances--old maids,
me meow meow meow mew meeeeoooooow meeeoow mew meeoooooooow--mew meoow,

witchcraft, dreadful sabbaths, with old women flying up the chimney upon
meeeeeeeow, meooooow meeeeoow, meow mew meeow meooow me mew meoooow meow

broom-sticks, to drink hell-broth with the evil one, charms, incantations,
meeow-meooow, me meeow meow-meeow meow mew meow mew, meeeow, meeeeoooooow,

sorceries, sucking children’s breaths, stopping out late on the tiles,
meoooooow, meeeeow meeoooow’m meeeeow, meeeooow mew meow me mew meeow,

catterwauling and molrowing in the night season, prowling about the
meeeeeeeeeoow mew meeeeeeow me mew meeow meeeow, meeeooow meeow mew

streets at unseasonable hours, and a variety of other things, too numerous
meeeeow me meeeeoooooow meoow, mew m meoooow me meeow meeeow, mew meeoooow

and too unpleasant to mention.”
mew mew meeeeoooow me meoooow.”




Upon the other hand, Puss has had her defenders, and Miss Isabel Hill
Meow mew meoow meow, Meow mew mew mew meeooooow, mew Meow Meooow Meow

writes thus:--
meooow meow:--




“Poor Pinkey, I can scarce dare a word in praise of one belonging to thy
“Meow Meeoow, M mew meeeow meow m meow me meeoow me mew meeeeeoow me mew

slandered sisterhood; yet a few good examples embolden me to assert that I
meeeoooow meeeeoooow; mew m mew meow meeoooow meeeeoow me me meeoow meow M

have rarely known any harm of Cats who were given a fair chance, though I
meow meeoow meoow mew meow me Meow mew meow meoow m meow meeeow, meeoow M

own I have seldom met with any that have enjoyed that advantage. Is it
mew M meow meeoow mew meow mew meow meow meoooow meow meeooooow. Me me

their fault that they are born nearly without brains, though with all
meeow meeow meow meow mew meow meeeow meeeeow meeoow, meooow meow mew

their senses about them, and of a tender turn? That they want strength,
meeow meeoow meoow meow, mew me m meeoow meow? Meow meow meow meeoooow,

both of body and instinct, are dependant, and ill educated? No! their
meow me meow mew meeoooow, mew meeooooow, mew mew meeeooow? Me! meoow

errors are thrust upon them; they become selfish per force, cowards from
meeoow mew meeeow meow meow; meow meooow meoooow mew meoow, meeooow meow

their tenacious regard for that personal neatness which they so labour to
meeow meeeeeeow meooow mew meow meeeeeow meeoooow meeow meow me meeoow me

preserve. Oh! that all females made such good use of their tongues! Cross
meooooow. Me! meow mew meeeoow meow meow meow mew me meeow meeeeow! Meoow

from sheer melancholy, reflecting, in their starved and persecuted
meow meeow meeeeoooow, meeeeoooow, me meoow meeooow mew meeoooooow

maturity, on the fondness lavished over the days in which they were pet
meooooow, me mew meeoooow meeeeeow meow mew meow me meeow meow meow mew

useless toys; as soon as they can deserve and may require kind treatment,
meeeoow meow; me meow me meow mew meeeoow mew mew meoooow meow meeeeeeow,

they are as ill-used as if they were constant wives--rather unfair on
meow mew me mew-meow me me meow meow meooooow meeow--meeeow meeoow me

ladies of their excessive genius. Could every Cat, like Whittington’s,
meeoow me meeow meeeeeeow meeoow. Meoow meeow Mew, meow Meeeoooooow’m,

catch fortunes for her master as well as mice, we should hear no more said
meoow meooooow mew mew meeoow me meow me meow, me meeoow meow me meow meow

against the species. Suppose they only fawn on us because we house and
meeeoow mew meoooow. Meoooow meow meow meow me me meeooow me meeow mew

feed them, they have no nobler proofs of friendship with which to thank
meow meow, meow meow me meeoow meooow me meeeeoooow meow meoow me meoow

us; and if their very gratitude for this self-interested hire be adduced
me; mew me meeow meow meeeeooow mew meow meow-meeeeeeeow meow me meeooow

as a crime, alas! poor Pussies! Had Minette been a Thomas, a whiskered
me m meoow, meow! meow Meeeeow! Mew Meeeoow meow m Meeoow, m meeeoooow

fur-collared Philander, he would most probably have surmounted that
mew-meooooow Meeeeooow, me meoow meow meeoooow meow meeoooooow meow

unmanly weakness, and received all favours as but his due. I never see a
meeooow meeoooow, mew meeeeeow mew meoooow me mew mew mew. M meeow mew m

Mrs. Mouser rubbing her soft coat against me, with round upturned eyes,
Mew. Meeeow meeeoow mew meow meow meeeoow me, meow meoow meooooow meow,

but I translate her purr into words like these:--‘I can’t swim; I can
mew M meeeeooow mew meow meow meeow meow meeow:--‘M mew’m meow; M mew

neither fetch and carry, nor guard the house; I can only love you,
meeeoow meoow mew meeow, mew meeow mew meoow; M mew meow meow mew,

mistress; pray accept all I have to offer.’”
meooooow; meow meeeow mew M meow me meeow.’”




An anonymous writer says: “We may learn some useful lessons from Cats, as
Me meeeoooow meooow meow: “Me mew meeow meow meeeow meeeeow meow Meow, me

indeed, from all animals. Agur, in the book of Proverbs, refers to some;
meeeow, meow mew meoooow. Meow, me mew meow me Meooooow, meeoow me meow;

and all through Scripture we find animals used as types of human
mew mew meeooow Meoooooow me meow meeooow meow me meeow me meoow

character. Cats may teach us patience, and perseverance, and earnest
meoooooow. Meow mew meeow me meeoooow, mew meeoooooooow, mew meeeeow

concentration of mind on a desired object, as they watch for hours
meeeeeeeeooow me meow me m meoooow meooow, me meow meoow mew meeow

together by a mouse-hole, or in ambush for a bird. In their nicely
meeeeoow me m meoow-meow, me me meeoow mew m meow. Me meeow meeeow

calculated springs, we are taught neither to come short through want of
meeeooooow meeeoow, me mew meeoow meeooow me meow meoow meeooow meow me

mercy, or go beyond the mark in its excess. In their delicate walking
meeow, me me meeoow mew meow me mew meeoow. Me meeow meeeooow meeooow

amidst the fragile articles on a table or mantel-piece, is illustrated the
meeoow mew meoooow meooooow me m meeow me meeoow-meoow, me meeeoooooow mew

tact and discrimination by which we should thread rather than force our
meow mew meeeeeeeeoooow me meoow me meeoow meeoow meooow meow meeow mew

way; and, in pursuit of our own ends, avoid the injuring of others. In
mew; mew, me meeeoow me mew mew meow, meeow mew meeeeoow me meeeow. Me

their noiseless tread and stealthy movements, we are reminded of the
meoow meeooooow meoow mew meeeooow meeeoooow, me mew meeeooow me mew

frequent importance of secresy and caution prior to action, while their
meeeeoow meeoooooow me meeeoow mew meeeeow meeow me meeeow, meeow meoow

promptitude at the right moment, warns us, on the other hand, against the
meeeeeeooow me mew meoow meeeow, meoow me, me mew meoow meow, meeeoow mew

evils of irresolution and delay. The curiosity with which they spy into
meeow me meooooooooow mew meoow. Mew meeeeooow meow meoow meow mew meow

all places, and the thorough smelling which any new object invariably
mew meeoow, mew mew meeeeoow meeeeeow meeow mew mew meeoow meeeeeooow

receives from them, commends to us the pursuit of knowledge, even under
meeoooow meow meow, meeoooow me me mew meeeeow me meoooooow, meow meoow

difficulties. Cats, however, will never smell the same thing twice over,
meooooooooow. Meow, meeooow, meow meoow meeow mew meow meeow meoow meow,

thereby showing a retentive as well as an acquiring faculty. Then to speak
meoooow meeeoow m meeooooow me meow me me meeeeeeow meeooow. Meow me meoow

of what may be learned from their mere form and ordinary motions, so full
me meow mew me meeooow meow meeow meow meow mew meeeeeow meeeoow, me meow

of beauty and gracefulness. What Cat was ever awkward or clumsy? Whether
me meeeow mew meeoooooooow. Meow Mew mew meow meeeoow me meeoow? Meoooow

in play or in earnest, Cats are the very embodiment of elegance. As your
me meow me me meeooow, Meow mew mew meow meeoooooow me meeeeeow. Me meow

Cat rubs her head against something you offer her, which she either does
Mew meow mew meow meeooow meeeoooow mew meeow mew, meeow mew meeoow meow

not fancy or does not want, she instructs you that there is a gracious
mew meoow me meow mew meow, mew meeooooow mew meow meeow me m meeeeeow

mode of refusing a thing; and as she sits up like a bear, on her hind
meow me meooooow m meeow; mew me mew meow me meow m meow, me mew meow

legs, to ask for something (which Cats will often do for a long time
meow, me mew mew meeeeeoow (meeow Meow meow meeow me mew m meow meow

together), you may see the advantage of a winning and engaging way, as
meooooow), mew mew mew mew meeooooow me m meeooow mew meooooow mew, me

well when you are seeking a favour as when you think fit to decline one.
meow meow mew mew meoooow m meeeow me meow mew meeow mew me meeeeow mew.

If true courtesy and considerateness should prevent you not merely from
Me meow meooooow mew meeeeooooooooow meeeow meoooow mew mew meeoow meow

positively hurting another, but also from purposely clashing, say, with
meeeeeeoow meeooow meeooow, mew meow meow meeeeeoow meeeeoow, mew, meow

another’s fancies, peculiarities, or predilections, this too, may be
meeeeow’m meeooow, meoooooooooow, me meeeeeeeeooow, meow mew, mew me

learned from the Cat, who does not like to be rubbed the wrong way (who
meeeeow meow mew Mew, mew meow mew meow me me meeeow mew meeow mew (mew

does like to be rubbed the wrong way?), and who objects to your treading
meow meow me me meeoow mew meeow mew?), mew mew meoooow me meow meeeeeow

on her tail. Nor is the soft foot, with its skilfully sheathed and ever
me mew meow. Mew me mew meow meow, meow mew meeeoooow meeeooow mew meow

sharp claws, without a moral too; for whilst there is nothing
meeow meoow, meeeeow m meoow mew; mew meooow meeow me meeooow

commendable in anything approaching to spite, passion, or revenge, a
meeeeeeooow me meeeooow meeeeeeeeow me meoow, meoooow, me meeeoow, m

character that is all softness is certainly defective. The velvety paw is
meeeeeoow meow me mew meeoooow me meeooooow meeeeeoow. Mew meeooow mew me

very well, but it will be the better appreciated when it is known that it
meow meow, mew me meow me mew meeeow meeooooooow meow me me meoow meow me

carries within it something that is not soft, and which can make itself
meeeeow meeeow me meeeoooow meow me mew meow, mew meeow mew meow meeeow

felt, and sharply felt, on occasion. A cat rolled up into a ball, or
meow, mew meeooow meow, me meooooow. M mew meeeow me meow m meow, me

crouched with its paws folded underneath it, seems an emblem of repose and
meeeeeow meow mew meow meooow meeoooooow me, meoow me meeeow me meeeow mew

contentment. There is something soothing in the mere sight of it. It may
meeeeeeeeow. Meoow me meeooooow meeoooow me mew meow meeow me me. Me mew

remind one of the placid countenance and calm repose with which the sphynx
meeeow mew me mew meeeow meeeeeeooow mew meow meeeow meow meeow mew meeoow

seems to look forth from the shadow of the Pyramids, on the changes and
meoow me meow meeow meow mew meeeow me mew Meeeeeow, me mew meoooow mew

troubles of the world. This leads to the remark, that Cats, after all, are
meeeooow me mew meeow. Meow meeow me mew meooow, meow Meow, meoow mew, mew

very enigmatical creatures. You never get to the bottom of Cats. You will
meow meeeoooooow meeeeeeow. Mew meeow mew me mew meeoow me Meow. Mew meow

never find any two, well known to you, that do not offer marked
meoow meow mew mew, meow meoow me mew, meow me mew meoow meeeow

diversities in ways and dispositions; and, in general, the combination
meeeeeeeeow me meow mew meeeeoooooow; mew, me meeeeow, mew meeeeeeeoow

they exhibit of activity and repose, and the rapidity with which they pass
meow meoooow me meeeooow mew meooow, mew mew meeeeeow meow meoow meow meow

from the one to the other, their gentle aspects and fragile form, united
meow mew mew me mew meeow, meoow meeoow meoooow mew meeeoow meow, meeoow

with strength and pliancy, their sudden appearances and disappearances,
meow meooooow mew meeooow, meeow meeeow meoooooooow mew meeeeeeeeeeoow,

their tenacity of life, and many escapes from dangers (“as many lives as a
meoow meeeeoow me meow, mew meow meeeoow meow meeeoow (“me meow meeow me m

Cat”), their silent and rapid movements, their sometimes unaccountable
Mew”), meoow meeoow mew meoow meeeeeeow, meeow meoooooow meeeeooooooow

gatherings, and strange noises at night--all contribute to invest them
meeeeeooow, mew meoooow meooow me meoow--mew meooooooow me meeoow meow

with a mysterious fascination, which reaches its culminating point in the
meow m meooooooow meeeoooooow, meeow meoooow mew meoooooooow meeow me mew

(not very frequent) case of a completely black cat.”
(mew meow meeeooow) meow me m meeeeeeoow meoow mew.”




Instances are frequent, I am happy to tell Cat-haters, of illustrious
Meeeeeoow mew meeeooow, M me meeow me meow Mew-meeeow, me meeeeeeeoow

persons who have been attached to the feline race, and of Cats who have
meeeeow mew meow meow meeeeeow me mew meeeow meow, mew me Meow mew meow

merited such attachment.
meoooow meow meeeooooow.




Mahomet would seem to have been very fond of Cats, for it is said that he
Meeeoow meeow meow me meow meow meow meow me Meow, mew me me meow meow me

once cut off the sleeve of his robe rather than disturb his favourite
meow mew mew mew meeoow me mew meow meeeow meow meeeoow mew meeeoooow

while sleeping on it. Petrarch was so fond of his Cat that when it died he
meoow meooooow me me. Meeeeeow mew me meow me mew Mew meow meow me meow me

had it embalmed, and placed in a niche in his apartment; and you ought to
mew me meeeooow, mew meooow me m meeow me mew meeeeeeow; mew mew meeow me

read what Rousseau has to say in favour of the feline race. M. Baumgarten
meow meow Meeeeeow mew me mew me meeeow me mew meeoow meow. M. Meeeeoooow

tells us that he saw a hospital for Cats at Damascus: it was a large
meeow me meow me mew m meooooow mew Meow me Meeoooow: me mew m meoow

house, walled round very carefully, and said to be full of patients. It
meoow, meooow meeow meow meeeeeoow, mew meow me me meow me meooooow. Me

was at Damascus that the incident above related occurred to Mahomet. His
mew me Meeeeeow meow mew meeeeoow meoow meeooow meeeeeow me Meeooow. Mew

followers in this place ever afterwards paid a great respect to Cats, and
meoooooow me meow meeow meow meeeeeeeow meow m meoow meoooow me Meow, mew

supported the hospital in question by public subscriptions with much
meeooooow mew meeoooow me meooooow me meooow meeeoooooooow meow meow

liberality.
meeeeoooow.




When the Duke of Norfolk was committed to the Tower, in the reign of Queen
Meow mew Meow me Meoooow mew meeeeooow me mew Meeow, me mew meoow me Meoow

Elizabeth, a favourite Cat made her way into the prison room by getting
Meoooooow, m meeeeeeow Mew meow mew mew meow mew meooow meow me meeeeow

down the chimney.
meow mew meeooow.




“The first day,” says Lady Morgan, in her delightful book, “we had the
“Mew meoow mew,” meow Meow Meeoow, me mew meooooooow meow, “me mew mew

honour of dining at the palace of the Archbishop of Toronto, at Naples, he
meooow me meeeow me mew meooow me mew Meeeeoooow me Meeeeow, me Meooow, me

said to me, ‘You must pardon my passion for Cats, but I never exclude them
meow me me, ‘Mew meow meeoow me meoooow mew Meow, mew M meoow meoooow meow

from my dining-room, and you will find they make excellent company.’
meow me meeeow-meow, mew mew meow meow meow meow meeeeooow meoooow.’

Between the first and second course, the door opened, and several
Meeeeow mew meeow mew meeeow meeeow, mew meow meeeow, mew meoooow

enormously large and beautiful Angora Cats were introduced by the names of
meeeeeeeow meeow mew meoooooow Meooow Meow meow meeeooooow me mew meoow me

Pantalone, Desdemona, Otello, etc.: they took their places on chairs near
Meeeeooow, Meeeeeeow, Meeoow, mew.: meow meow meoow meeeow me meeoow meow

the table, and were as silent, as quiet, as motionless, and as well
mew meeow, mew meow me meooow, me meoow, me meeoooooow, mew me meow

behaved as the most _bon ton_ table in London could require. On the bishop
meoooow me mew meow meow meow meoow me Meooow meoow meoooow. Me mew meeeow

requesting one of the chaplains to help the Signora Desdemona, the butler
meeeeeeeow mew me mew meeooooow me meow mew Meeeoow Meeooooow, mew meeeow

stepped up to his lordship, and observed, ‘My lord, La Signora Desdemona
meeeoow me me mew meooooow, mew meeeooow, ‘Me meow, Me Meeeoow Meeeeooow

will prefer waiting for the roasts.’”
meow meeoow meoooow mew mew meooow.’”




Gottfried Mind, the celebrated Swiss painter, was called the “Cat
Meoooooow Meow, mew meeeeeeeow Meoow meeeeow, mew meeoow mew “Mew

Raphael,” from the excellence with which he painted that animal. This
Meeeeow,” meow mew meeeooooow meow meoow me meeeoow meow meeoow. Meow

peculiar talent was discovered and awakened by chance. At the time when
meeeeoow meeeow mew meooooooow mew meeeooow me meooow. Me mew meow meow

Frendenberger painted his picture of the “Peasant Clearing Wood,” before
Meeeeeeeeeeow meeeeow mew meeooow me mew “Meeooow Meooooow Meow,” meooow

his cottage, with his wife sitting by, and feeding her child out of a
mew meeooow, meow mew meow meeeoow me, mew meeeeow mew meoow mew me m

basin, round which a Cat is prowling, Mind, his new pupil, stared very
meoow, meoow meoow m Mew me meeeeoow, Meow, mew mew meeow, meeoow meow

hard at the sketch of this last figure, and Frendenberger asked with a
meow me mew meooow me meow meow meeoow, mew Meeeeeeeoooow meeow meow m

smile whether he thought he could draw a better. Mind offered to show what
meoow meoooow me meeeoow me meeow meow m meooow. Meow meoooow me meow meow

he could do, and did draw a Cat, which Frendenberger liked so much that he
me meoow me, mew mew meow m Mew, meoow Meeooooooooow meoow me meow meow me

asked his pupil to elaborate the sketch, and the master copied the
meoow mew meoow me meoooooow mew meooow, mew mew meeoow meeeow mew

scholar’s work, for it is Mind’s Cat that is engraved in Frendenberger’s
meoooow’m meow, mew me me Meow’m Mew meow me meeoooow me Meeeeeeeoooow’m

plate. Prints of Mind’s Cats are now common.
meoow. Meeeow me Meow’m Meow mew mew meeeow.




Mind did not look upon Cats merely as subjects for art; his liking for
Meow mew mew meow meow Meow meeeow me meeoooow mew mew; mew meeoow mew

them was very great. Once when hydrophobia was raging in Berne, and eight
meow mew meow meeow. Meow meow meoooooooow mew meeoow me Meoow, mew meoow

hundred were destroyed in consequence of an order issued by the civic
meeeoow meow meeeeeoow me meeeeeeooow me me meoow meeeow me mew meeow

authorities, Mind was in great distress on account of their death. He had,
meeeeeeeeow, Meow mew me meoow meeeeeow me meeeoow me meoow meeow. Me mew,

however, successfully hidden his own favourite, and she escaped the
meoooow, meeeooooooow meeeow mew mew meoooooow, mew mew meeeoow mew

slaughter. This Cat was always with him when he worked, and he used to
meeeeeeow. Meow Mew mew meeoow meow mew meow me meeoow, mew me meow me

carry on a sort of conversation with her by gesture and signs. It is said
meoow me m meow me meeeeeeeeoow meow mew me meeeeow mew meoow. Me me meow

that Minette sometimes occupied his lap, while two or three kittens
meow Meeooow meoooooow meooooow mew mew, meoow mew me meeow meeeoow

perched on his shoulders; and he was often known to remain for an hour
meeeoow me mew meeeeooow; mew me mew meeow meeow me meeeow mew me meow

together in almost the same attitude for fear of disturbing them; yet he
meeeeoow me meeeow mew meow meooooow mew meow me meeoooooow meow; mew me

was generally thought to be a passionate, sour-tempered man. It is said
mew meeeoooow meeeeow me me m meeeooooow, meow-meeeeeow mew. Me me meow

that Cardinal Wolsey used to accommodate his favourite Cat with part of
meow Meeeeeow Meeoow meow me meeeoooooow mew meeeoooow Mew meow meow me

his regal seat when he gave an audience or received princely company.
mew meeow meow meow me meow me meeoooow me meooooow meooooow meeooow.




There is a funny story told of Barrett, the painter, another lover of
Meoow me m meeow meoow meow me Meeeeow, mew meeeeow, meoooow meeow me

Cats. He had for pets a Cat and a kitten, its progeny. A friend seeing two
Meow. Me mew mew meow m Mew mew m meeoow, mew meeeoow. M meeoow meooow mew

holes in the bottom of his door, asked him for what purpose he made them
meeow me mew meeoow me mew meow, meoow mew mew meow meeeeow me meow meow

there. Barrett said it was for the Cats to go in and out.
meoow. Meeooow meow me mew mew mew Meow me me me mew mew.




“Why,” replied his friend, “would not one do for both?”
“Mew,” meeooow mew meeoow, “meoow mew mew me mew meow?”




“You silly man,” answered the painter, “how could the big Cat get into the
“Mew meoow mew,” meooooow mew meeeoow, “mew meoow mew mew Mew mew meow mew

little hole?”
meeeow meow?”




“But,” said his friend, “could not the little one go through the big
“Mew,” meow mew meeoow, “meeow mew mew meooow mew me meoooow mew mew

hole?”
meow?”




“Dear me,” cried Barrett, “so she could; well, I never thought of that.”
“Meow me,” meeow Meeeeow, “me mew meoow; meow, M meoow meeeoow me meow.”




M. Sonnini had an Angora Cat, of which he writes: “This animal was my
M. Meeooow mew me Meooow Mew, me meeow me meooow: “Meow meooow mew me

principal amusement for several years. How many times have her tender
meeeeooow meeooooow mew meeooow meeow. Mew meow meoow meow mew meooow

caresses made me forget my troubles, and consoled me in my misfortunes. My
meooooow meow me meeeow me meeeeoow, mew meeeeeow me me me meeeeeeooow. Me

beautiful companion at length perished. After several days of suffering,
meeeoooow meeooooow me meeeow meooooow. Meeow meeeoow meow me meeooooow,

during which I never forsook her, her eyes constantly fixed on me, were at
meooow meoow M meeow meeeoow mew, mew meow meeeeeeeow meeow me me, meow me

length extinguished; and her loss rent my heart with sorrow.”
meeeow meeeeeeeeoow; mew mew meow meow me meeow meow meeoow.”




You have heard, of course, of Doctor Johnson’s feline favourite, and how
Mew meow meoow, me meeoow, me Meooow Meeooow’m meeoow meoooooow, mew mew

it fell ill, and how he, thinking the servants might neglect it, himself
me meow mew, mew mew me, meeoooow mew meeeeoow meoow meeeoow me, meeeeow

turned Cat-nurse, and having found out that the invalid had a fancy for
meeeow Mew-meeow, mew meeoow meoow mew meow mew meoooow mew m meeow mew

oysters, daily administered them to poor Pussy until she had quite
meeeoow, meoow meeeeeooooow meow me meow Meoow meeow mew mew meeow

recovered. I like to picture to myself that good old grumpy doctor nursing
meeeoooow. M meow me meeooow me meeoow meow meow mew meooow meeeow meeeoow

Pussy on his knee, and wasting who shall say how many precious moments
Meeow me mew meow, mew meeeoow mew meeow mew mew meow meeoooow meeeoow

which otherwise might have been devoted to his literary avocations. I dare
meeow meeeoooow meoow meow meow meeeoow me mew meooooow meeeeeeeow. M meow

say now, in that tavern parlour where the lexicographer held forth so ably
mew mew, me meow meeeow meeeoow meeow mew meeeeeoooooow meow meeow me meow

after sun-set, he made but scant allusion to his nursing feats, lest some
meeow mew-mew, me meow mew meeow meeeeeow me mew meeeeow meoow, meow meow

mad wit might have twitted him upon the subject, for you may be sure that
mew mew meeow meow meeeeow mew meow mew meeooow, mew mew mew me meow meow

the wits of those days, as of ours, could have been mighty satirical on
mew meow me meoow meow, me me meow, meeow meow meow meooow meeooooow me

such a theme.
meow m meeow.




Madame Helvetius had a Cat that used to lie at its mistress’s feet,
Meeoow Meeeeeeow mew m Mew meow meow me mew me mew meooooow’m meow,

scarcely ever leaving her for five minutes together. It would never take
meeeeoow meow meeooow mew mew meow meeeeow meeoooow. Me meoow meoow meow

food from any other hand, and it would allow no one but its mistress to
meow meow mew meoow meow, mew me meoow meeow me mew mew mew meeeooow me

caress it; but it would obey her commands in everything, fetching objects
meeeow me; mew me meoow meow mew meeeooow me meooooooow, meeeooow meoooow

she wanted in its mouth, like a dog. During Madame Helvetius’s last
mew meooow me mew meoow, meow m mew. Meeeow Meeoow Meeooooow’m meow

illness, the poor animal never quitted her chamber, and though it was
meeeeow, mew meow meeoow meeow meeooow mew meeooow, mew meooow me mew

removed after her death, it returned again next morning, and slowly and
meeeoow meeow mew meoow, me meeeooow meeow meow meeeeow, mew meeeow mew

mournfully paced to and fro in the room, crying piteously all the time.
meeeeeeeow meeow me mew mew me mew meow, meooow meeeeeoow mew mew meow.

Some days after its mistress’s funeral, it was found stretched dead upon
Meow meow meoow mew meeoooow’m meoooow, me mew meeow meeeeooow meow meow

her grave, having, it would seem, died of grief.
mew meoow, meeoow, me meeow meow, meow me meoow.




There is a well-authenticated story of a Cat which having had a thorn
Meoow me m meow-meoooooooooow meoow me m Mew meeow meeeow mew m meeow

taken out of her foot by a man servant, remembered him, and welcomed him
meoow mew me mew meow me m mew meeooow, meeeeeeeow mew, mew meeeeeow mew

with delight when she saw him again after an absence of two years.
meow meeeoow meow mew mew mew meeow meoow me meoooow me mew meeow.




As a strong instance of attachment, I can quote the case of a she Cat of
Me m meeoow meeoooow me meooooooow, M mew meeow mew meow me m mew Mew me

my own, which always waited for me in the passage when I returned home of
me mew, meoow meeoow meeeow mew me me mew meeeeow meow M meooooow meow me

an evening, and mounted upon my shoulder to ride upstairs. Returning home
me meoooow, mew meeeeow meow me meeeeeow me meow meeeeeow. Meeeeeoow meow

once after an absence of six weeks, this Cat sat on the corner of the
meow meoow me meeeeow me mew meoow, meow Mew mew me mew meooow me mew

mantel-piece, close by the bed, all night, and as it would appear wide
meooow-meeow, meoow me mew mew, mew meoow, mew me me meoow meeoow meow

awake, keeping a sort of guard over me, for being very restless I lay
meeow, meeeoow m meow me meoow meow me, mew meoow meow meeeeoow M mew

awake a long while, and then awoke again, several times, after dozing off,
meoow m meow meeow, mew meow meeow meoow, meeeoow meeow, meeow meooow mew,

to find upon each occasion Miss Puss, with wide open eyes, purring loudly.
me meow meow meow meeeeeow Meow Meow, meow meow meow meow, meeooow meeeow.

I may add, that although, when we have gone away from home, the Cats
M mew mew, meow meeoooow, meow me meow meow meow meow meow, mew Meow

have taken their meals and spent most of their time with the servants, yet
meow meeow meeow meoow mew meeow meow me meeow meow meow mew meeeeoow, mew

upon our return they have immediately resumed their old ways, and cut the
meow mew meeoow meow meow meeooooooow meeeoow meoow mew meow, mew mew mew

kitchen dead.
meoooow meow.




By the report of a police case at Marlborough Street, on the 28th of June
Me mew meooow me m meeoow meow me Meeeeeeeeow Meeeow, me mew meow me Meow

last, it appeared that a husband, brutally ill-using his wife, flung her
meow, me meooooow meow m meeeoow, meeeeoow mew-meeow mew meow, meeow mew

on the ground, and seizing her by the throat, endeavoured to strangle her.
me mew meeeow, mew meeooow mew me mew meooow, meeeeeeeoow me meeeooow mew.

While, however, she lay thus, a favourite Cat, named “Topsy,” suddenly
Meoow, meeeeow, mew mew meow, m meeooooow Mew, meoow “Meeow,” meeoooow

sprang upon the man, and fastened her claws and teeth in his face. He
meeeow meow mew mew, mew meooooow mew meoow mew meoow me mew meow. Me

could not tear the Cat away, and was obliged to implore the woman he had
meoow mew meow mew Mew meow, mew mew meeeeow me meeooow mew meoow me mew

been ill-using to take the Cat from him to save his life.
meow mew-meeow me meow mew Mew meow mew me meow mew meow.




The Cat is reproached with treachery and cruelty, but Bigland argues that
Mew Mew me meeeeeooow meow meeeeeeow mew meeooow, mew Meeooow meooow meow

the artifices which it uses are the particular instincts which the
mew meeeeeeow meeow me meow mew mew meooooooow meeeeeeow meeow mew

all-wise Creator has given it, in conformity with the purposes for which
mew-meow Meoooow mew meoow me, me meeeeeeoow meow mew meeeeoow mew meoow

it was designed. Being destined to prey upon a lively and active animal
me mew meeeeeow. Meoow meeoooow me meow meow m meooow mew meeeow meeeow

like the mouse, which possesses so many means of escape, it is requisite
meow mew meoow, meeow meeeeeoow me meow meoow me meeoow, me me meeeeooow

that it should be artful; and, indeed, the Cat, when well observed,
meow me meeeow me meeoow; mew, meooow, mew Mew, meow meow meeeeeow,

exhibits the most evident proofs of a particular adaptation to a
meeeeoow mew meow meeooow meeoow me m meeoooooow meeoooooow me m

particular purpose, and the most striking example of a peculiar instinct
meeeooooow meeeoow, mew mew meow meeeooow meeeoow me m meeoooow meooooow

suited to its destiny.
meooow me mew meeooow.




Every animal has its own way of killing and eating its prey. The fox
Meeow meeoow mew mew mew mew me meoooow mew meooow mew meow. Mew mew

leaves the legs and hinder parts of a hare or rabbit; the weasel and stoat
meeeow mew meow mew meooow meoow me m meow me meeoow; mew meeoow mew meeow

eat the brains, and nibble about the head, and suck the blood; crows and
mew mew meeoow, mew meeeow meoow mew meow, mew meow mew meeow; meoow mew

magpies peck at the eyes; the dog tears his prey to pieces
meeeeow meow me mew meow; mew mew meoow mew meow me meeoow

indiscriminately; the Cat always turns the skin inside out like a glove.
meeeeeeoooooooow; mew Mew meeoow meoow mew meow meeeow mew meow m meoow.




Mr. Buckland relates the case of a gamekeeper who bought up all the Cats
Me. Meooooow meeeeow mew meow me m meeoooooow mew meeeow me mew mew Meow

in the neighbouring town, cut off their heads, and nailed them up as
me mew meeeeoooooow meow, mew mew meoow meoow, mew meeoow meow me me

trophies of veritable captures in the woods. In a gamekeeper’s museum,
meeeeeow me meeeoooow meeeooow me mew meoow. Me m meeeeoooow’m meeoow,

visited by the same writer, were no less than fifty-three Cats’ heads
meeeeow me mew meow meeeow, meow me meow meow meoow-meeow Meow’ meoow

staring hideously down from the shelves. There was a story attached to
meeeoow meeooooow meow meow mew meeeeow. Meoow mew m meoow meeoooow me

each head. One Cat was killed in such a wood; another in such a hedge-row;
meow meow. Mew Mew mew meeoow me meow m meow; meeeeow me meow m meoow-mew;

some in traps, some shot, some knocked on the head with a stick; but what
meow me meoow, meow meow, meow meoooow me mew meow meow m meoow; mew meow

was most remarkable was the different expression of countenance observable
mew meow meeeeeooow mew mew meeooooow meeoooooow me meeeeeeooow meeeooooow

in each individual head. One had died fighting desperately to the last,
me meow meeeeeooow meow. Mew mew meow meeeeoow meeeeeeeeow me mew meow,

and giving up its nine lives inch by inch. Caught in a trap, it had
mew meeoow me mew meow meeow meow me meow. Meeoow me m meow, me mew

lingered the night through in dreadful agony, the pain of its entrapped
meooooow mew meeow meeeoow me meeoooow meoow, mew meow me mew meeooooow

limb causing it to make furious efforts to free itself, each effort but
meow meoooow me me meow meeooow meeooow me meow meooow, meow meeeow mew

lending another torment to the wound. In the morning the gamekeeper had
meeeeow meeeoow meeeoow me mew meeow. Me mew meeooow mew meeeeoooow mew

released the poor exhausted creature for the dogs to worry out what little
meeeooow mew meow meeooooow meeeooow mew mew meow me meoow mew meow meeoow

life was left in its body. The head dried by the heat of two summers, the
meow mew meow me mew meow. Mew meow meoow me mew meow me mew meoooow, mew

wrinkled forehead, the expanded eyelids, the glary eyeballs, the whiskers
meeeeeow meeeeeow, mew meooooow meeooow, mew meoow meeoooow, mew meooooow

stretched to their full extent, the spiteful lips, exposing the double row
meeeeeoow me meeow meow meeeow, mew meooooow meow, meooooow mew meooow mew

of tiger-like teeth, envenomed by agony, told all this. The hand of death
me meoow-meow meoow, meeeeeeow me meeow, meow mew meow. Mew meow me meeow

had not been powerful enough to relax the muscles racked for so many hours
mew mew meow meooooow meooow me meoow mew meeeeow meooow mew me meow meoow

of pain and terror.
me meow mew meooow.




Another Cat’s head wore a very different expression; she had neither been
Meoooow Mew’m meow meow m meow meeeeeoow meeeeeeeow; mew mew meeooow meow

worried nor tortured. Creeping, stealthily, on the tips of her beautifully
meoooow mew meeeeeow. Meeeooow, meeeeeeoow, me mew meow me mew meeeeooooow

padded feet, behind some overhanging hedge, the hidden gamekeeper had
meooow meow, meeeow meow meeooooooow meeow, mew meeoow meeeeeeoow mew

suddenly shot her dead. In death her face was calm; no expression of fear
meeeeeow meow mew meow. Me meeow mew meow mew meow; me meeeeeeeow me meow

ruffled her features; she had been shot down and died instantly at the
meoooow mew meeeeoow; mew mew meow meow meow mew meow meeeeeoow me mew

moment of anticipated triumph.
meeeow me meeeoooooow meeeoow.




A third head belonged to a poor little Puss that had died before it had
M meoow meow meeeooow me m meow meeoow Meow meow mew meow meeoow me mew

attained the age of cathood; her young life had been knocked out of her
meeoooow mew mew me meeeoow; mew meoow meow mew meow meeeeow mew me mew

with a stick: her head still retained the kitten’s playful look, and there
meow m meeow: mew meow meeow meeeooow mew meeeow’m meeeeow meow, mew meeow

was an appealing expression about it as though it had died quickly,
mew me meeeoooow meeeooooow meoow me me meooow me mew meow meoooow,

wondering in what it had done wrong.
meeooooow me meow me mew meow meeow.




I find a writer upon Cats who speaks thus in their praise:--
M meow m meeoow meow Meow mew meeoow meow me meeow meeoow:--




“It has been said that the Cat is one of those animals which has made the
“Me mew meow meow meow mew Mew me mew me meoow meoooow meeow mew meow mew

least return to man for his trouble by its services; but it is certain
meoow meooow me mew mew mew meeeeow me mew meeeooow; mew me me meoooow

that it renders very essential service to man.”
meow me meeeeow meow meeeeooow meeooow me mew.”




And another says:--
Mew meeeeow meow:--




“Authors seem to delight in exaggerating the good qualities of the Dog,
“Meoooow meow me meeeoow me meeoooooooow mew meow meeeeeoow me mew Mew,

while they depreciate those of the Cat; the latter, however, is not less
meoow meow meeeeeeoow meoow me mew Mew; mew meeoow, meeeeow, me mew meow

useful, and certainly less mischievous, than the former.”
meooow, mew meeeoooow meow meeooooooow, meow mew meeeow.”




Indeed, it would be unfair not to state that Pussy has had many able
Meeeow, me meoow me meooow mew me meeow meow Meoow mew mew meow meow

defenders, who have argued her case in verse as well as prose; for
meoooooow, mew meow meooow mew meow me meeow me meow me meeow; mew

example, in Edmond Moore’s fable of “_The Farmer, the Spaniel and the
meeeeow, me Meeoow Meoow’m meoow me “mEow Meeeow, mew Meeeeow mew mew

Cat_” the Spaniel, when Puss drew near to eat some of the fragments of a
Meow” mew Meeeoow, meow Meow meow meow me mew meow me mew meeeeeoow me m

feast, repelled her, saying she does nothing to merit being fed, etc.:--
meeow, meeoooow mew, meooow mew meow meeeoow me meoow meeow mew, mew.:--




  “‘I own’ (with meekness Puss replied)
  “‘M mew’ (meow meeeeeow Meow meeeeow)

   ‘Superior merit on your side;
   ‘Meeeooow meeow me meow meow;

   Nor does my breast with envy swell
   Mew meow me meeeow meow meow meoow

   To find it recompens’d so well.
   Me meow me meeeeeoow’m me meow.

   Yet I, in what my nature can,
   Mew M, me meow me meeeow mew,

   Contribute to the good of man.
   Meeeeeeeow me mew meow me mew.

   Whose claws destroy the pilf’ring mouse?
   Meoow meoow meeeoow mew meow’meow meeow?

   Who drives the vermin from the house?
   Mew meooow mew meeoow meow mew meoow?

   Or, watchful for the lab’ring swain,
   Me, meeeooow mew mew mew’meow meeow,

   From lurking rats secures the grain?
   Meow meeooow meow meeooow mew meeow?

   For this, if he rewards bestow,
   Mew meow, me me meeeeow meeeow,

   Why should your heart with gall o’erflow?
   Mew meeoow meow meoow meow meow m’meeoow?

   Why pine my happiness to see,
   Mew meow me meeeeooow me mew,

   Since there’s enough for you and me?’
   Meeow meoow’m meeeow mew mew mew me?’

   ‘Thy words are just,’ the Farmer cried,
   ‘Mew meoow mew meow,’ mew Meeeow meeow,

   And spurned the Spaniel from his side.”
   Mew meeeoow mew Meeeeow meow mew meow.”




And, again, the same idea occurs in Gay’s fable of the “_Man, the Cat, the
Mew, meeow, mew meow meow meeoow me Mew’m meoow me mew “mEow, mew Mew, mew

Dog, and the Fly_.” The Cat solicits aid from the Man in the social state.
Mew, mew mew Meow.” Mew Mew meeoooow mew meow mew Mew me mew meooow meeow.




  “‘Well, Puss,’ says Man, ‘and what can you
  “‘Meow, Meow,’ meow Mew, ‘mew meow mew mew

   To benefit the public do?’
   Me meoooow mew meeeow me?’

   The Cat replies, ‘These teeth, these claws,
   Mew Mew meeooow, ‘Meoow meeow, meoow meoow,

   With vigilance shall serve the cause.
   Meow meeeoooow meeow meoow mew meoow.

   The Mouse, destroy’d by my pursuit,
   Mew Meeow, meeeeow’m me me meoooow,

   No longer shall your feasts pollute;
   Me meeoow meoow meow meeeow meeeeow;

   Nor Rats, from nightly ambuscade,
   Mew Meow, meow meeeeow meeeeooow,

   With wasteful teeth your stores invade.’
   Meow meooooow meoow meow meeoow meeoow.’

   ‘I grant,’ says Man, ‘to general use
   ‘M meoow,’ meow Mew, ‘me meoooow mew

   Your parts and talents may conduce;
   Meow meeow mew meeeeow mew meoooow;

   For rats and mice purloin our grain,
   Mew meow mew meow meeeoow mew meoow,

   And threshers whirl the flail in vain;
   Mew meeeeeoow meoow mew meoow me meow;

   Thus shall the Cat, a foe to spoil,
   Meow meeow mew Mew, m mew me meoow,

   Protect the farmers’ honest toil.’”
   Meeeoow mew meeeeow’ meooow meow.’”




Mr. Ruskin says, “There is in every animal’s eye a dim image and gleam of
Me. Meeoow meow, “Meoow me me meeow meeoow’m mew m mew meeow mew meoow me

humanity, a flash of strange life through which their life looks at and up
meeoooow, m meoow me meeooow meow meeeeow meeow meoow meow meeow me mew me

to our great mystery of command over them, and claims the fellowship of
me mew meeow meeeeow me meeooow meow meow, mew meeoow mew meeeeeeoow me

the creature, if not of the soul!”
mew meeeooow, me mew me mew meow!”




Poor Pussy! on the whole she has had but few champions in comparison to
Meow Meoow! me mew meoow mew mew mew mew mew meoooooow me meeeeeooow me

the number of her foes. Let us see what anecdotes we can find which will
mew meeoow me mew meow. Mew me mew meow meeeeeoow me mew meow meoow meow

show her in a favourable light; but my chapter is long enough, and I will
meow mew me m meeeeoooow meeow; mew me meeooow me meow meeoow, mew M meow

conclude it with the epitaph placed over a favourite French Puss:--
meeeeeow me meow mew meeeoow meooow meow m meoooooow Meooow Meow:--




  “Ci repose pauvre Mouton,
  “Me meeoow meooow Meooow,

   Qui jamais ne fût glouton;
   Mew meooow me mew meeooow;

   J’espère bien que le roi Pluton,
   M’meeeow meow mew me mew Meeoow,

   Lui donnera bon gîte et crouton.”
   Mew meoooow mew meow me meeooow.”













CHAPTER IV.
MEEOOOW ME.







[Illustration: CHAPTER IV.]
[Meeeeeeoooow: MEOOOOW ME.]




_Of the Manners and Customs of Cats._
mEw mew Meeeoow mew Meeeeow me Meow.m







Let us see though, before we try our anecdotes, what is known of the Cat’s
Mew me mew meooow, meooow me mew mew meeooooow, meow me meeow me mew Mew’m

peculiarities. I rather like this quaint description of the domestic
meeooooooooow. M meeoow meow meow meeeow meeeeeeeoow me mew meeeeoow

Pussy, which occurs in an old heraldic book, John Bossewell’s “_Workes of
Meoow, meoow meeoow me me mew meeeeeow meow, Meow Meeooooow’m “mEeeeow me

Armorie_,” published in 1597:--
Meeeeeow,” meoooooow me meow:--




“The field is of the Saphire, on a chief Pearle, a Masion Cruieves. This
“Mew meeow me me mew Meeeeow, me m meeow Meeeow, m Meeeow Meeeeoow. Meow

beaste is called a ‘Masion,’ for that he is enimie to Myse and Rattes. He
meeeow me meeoow m ‘Meeeow,’ mew meow me me meooow me Meow mew Meooow. Me

is slye and wittie, and seeth so sharpely that he overcommeth darkness of
me meow mew meeeow, mew meoow me meeeeoow meow me meeeeeeeoow meeeeoow me

the nighte by the shyninge lyghte of his eyne. In shape of body he is like
mew meeoow me mew meeoooow meeoow me mew meow. Me meeow me meow me me meow

unto a Leoparde, and hathe a greate mouthe. He doth delighte that he
meow m Meeeeoow, mew meoow m meeoow meeoow. Me meow meeeooow meow me

enjoyeth his libertie; and in his youth he is swifte, plyante, and merye.
meeoooow mew meeeeeow; mew me mew meeow me me meeoow, meeeeow, mew meeow.

He maketh a rufull noyse and a gastefulle when he profereth to fighte with
Me meeeow m meooow meoow mew m meeoooooow meow me meeeeeoow me meeoow meow

another. He is a cruell beaste when he is wilde, and falleth on his owne
meoooow. Me me m meeoow meeeow meow me me meeow, mew meeooow me mew meow

feete from moste highe places: and never is hurt therewith. When he hathe
meoow meow meeow meoow meeeow: mew meoow me meow meoooooow. Meow me meoow

a fayre skinne, he is, as it were, proude thereof, and then he goethe
m meeow meeoow, me me, me me meow, meeoow meeooow, mew meow me meeoow

muche aboute to be seene.”
meoow meeeow me me meeow.”




It is commonly supposed that a Cat’s scratch is venomous, because a
Me me meeeeoow meeeeeow meow m Mew’m meeeeow me meeoooow, meeooow m

lacerated wound oftener festers than a smooth cut from a sharp knife.
meeeeeeow meoow meeeeow meeooow meow m meooow mew meow m meeow meeow.




It is erroneously said that Cats feel a cutaneous irritation at the
Me me meeeeooooow meow meow Meow meow m meeeeeoow meeoooooow me mew

approach of rain, and offer sensible evidence of uneasiness: allusion may
meeeeeow me meow, mew meoow meeeooow meeeeeow me meeoooooow: meeeeeow mew

be found to this in “Thomson’s Seasons.” Virgil has also made the subject
me meoow me meow me “Meeooow’m Meeeoow.” Meeeow mew meow meow mew meoooow

a theme for poetic allusion.
m meoow mew meeeow meeeooow.




The Chinese look into their Cat’s eyes to know what o’clock it is; and the
Mew Meeeeow meow meow meoow Mew’m meow me meow meow m’meeow me me; mew mew

playfulness of Cats is said to indicate the coming of a storm. I have
meeeeeeeoow me Meow me meow me meeeooow mew meeeow me m meeow. M meow

noticed this often myself, and have seen them rush about in a half wild
meeeoow meow meeow meeoow, mew meow meow meow meow meeow me m meow meow

state just before windy weather. I think it is when the wind is _rising_
meoow meow meeeow meeow meoooow. M meoow me me meow mew meow me meeeeeow

that they are most affected.
meow meow mew meow meooooow.




It is stated in a Japanese book that the tip of a Cat’s nose is always
Me me meeeow me m Meeeeoow meow meow mew mew me m Mew’m meow me meeoow

cold, except on the day corresponding with our Midsummer-day. This is a
meow, meeoow me mew mew meeeeeeeeeoow meow mew Meeeeeoow-mew. Meow me m

question I cannot say I have gone into deeply. I know, however, that Cats
meeeeeow M meooow mew M meow meow meow meooow. M meow, meeooow, meow Meow

always have a warm nose when they first awaken from sleep. All Cats are
meooow meow m meow meow meow meow meoow meooow meow meeow. Mew Meow mew

fond of warmth. I knew one which used to open an oven door after the
meow me meooow. M meow mew meoow meow me meow me meow meow meeow mew

kitchen fire was out, and creep into the oven. One day the servant shut
meoooow meow mew mew, mew meoow meow mew meow. Mew mew mew meeeoow meow

the door, not noticing the Cat was inside, and lighted the fire. For a
mew meow, mew meeeooow mew Mew mew meeoow, mew meoooow mew meow. Mew m

long while she could not make out whence came the sounds of its crying and
meow meeow mew meeow mew meow mew meooow meow mew meeeow me mew meeoow mew

scratching, but fortunately made the discovery in time to save its life. A
meeoooooow, mew meeeeeoooow meow mew meoooooow me meow me meow mew meow. M

Cat’s love of the sunshine is well known, and perhaps this story may not
Mew’m meow me mew meooooow me meow meeow, mew meeooow meow meoow mew mew

be unfamiliar to the reader:--
me meeoooooow me mew meeeow:--




One broiling hot summer’s day Charles James Fox and the Prince of Wales
Mew meeeooow mew meeoow’m mew Meoooow Meoow Mew mew mew Meeoow me Meeow

were lounging up St. James’s street, and Fox laid the Prince a wager that
meow meooooow me Me. Meoow’m meeeow, mew Mew meow mew Meeoow m meeow meow

he would see more Cats than his Royal Highness during their promenade,
me meeow mew meow Meow meow mew Meeow Meeeeoow meooow meeow meeeeooow,

although the Prince might choose which side of the street he thought fit.
meooooow mew Meeeow meoow meeoow meeow meow me mew meeoow me meeooow mew.

On reaching Piccadilly, it turned out that Fox had seen thirteen Cats and
Me meeoooow Meeoooooow, me meooow mew meow Mew mew meow meeeeeow Meow mew

the Prince none. The Prince asked for an explanation of this apparent
mew Meeoow meow. Mew Meeoow meoow mew me meeeeeoooow me meow meeeeeow

miracle.
meeooow.




“Your Royal Highness,” said Fox, “chose, of course, the shady side of the
“Meow Meeow Meooooow,” meow Mew, “meoow, me meooow, mew meeow meow me mew

way as most agreeable. I knew that the sunny side would be left for me,
mew me meow meoooooow. M meow meow mew meoow meow meeow me meow mew me,

and that Cats prefer the sunshine.”
mew meow Meow meooow mew meeoooow.”




Cats usually, but not always, fall on their feet, because of the facility
Meow meeeoow, mew mew meeoow, meow me meoow meow, meeooow me mew meeeeeow

with which they balance themselves when springing from a height, which
meow meeow meow meeeoow meeeeeooow meow meeeoooow meow m meeoow, meoow

power of balancing is in some degree produced by the flexibility of the
meoow me meeeeeeow me me meow meooow meeeooow me mew meeeeeoooow me mew

heel, the bones of which have no fewer than four joints. Cats alight
meow, mew meoow me meoow meow me meeow meow meow meeoow. Meow meeoow

softly on their feet, because in the middle of the foot is a large ball or
meooow me meoow meow, meeooow me mew meeoow me mew meow me m meoow meow me

pad in five parts, formed of an elastic substance, and at the base of each
mew me meow meoow, meooow me me meeooow meeooooow, mew me mew meow me meow

toe is a similar pad. No mechanism better calculated to break the force of
mew me m meeooow mew. Me meeooooow meeoow meeoooooow me meoow mew meoow me

a fall could be imagined.
m meow meoow me meeeooow.




A Cat, when falling with its head downwards, curls its body, so that the
M Mew, meow meeeeow meow mew meow meeeeeeow, meoow mew meow, me meow mew

back forms an arch, while the legs remain extended. This so changes the
meow meoow me meow, meeow mew meow meeoow meooooow. Meow me meeeeow mew

position of the centre of gravity, that the body makes a half turn in the
meeoooow me mew meooow me meeeoow, meow mew meow meoow m meow meow me mew

air, and the feet become lowest.
mew, mew mew meow meeoow meeoow.




In the inside of a Cat’s head there is a sort of partition wall projecting
Me mew meeeow me m Mew’m meow meoow me m meow me meeeoooow meow meeoooooow

from the sides, a good way inwards, towards the centre, so as to prevent
meow mew meeow, m meow mew meeooow, meeeeow mew meeeow, me me me meeeeow

the brain from suffering from concussion.
mew meoow meow meeooooow meow meeeeeooow.




There is a breed of tail-less white Cats in the Isle of Man, and also in
Meeow me m meeow me meow-meow meeow Meow me mew Meow me Mew, mew meow me

Devonshire. These are not the sort of animals with which, on shipboard,
Meeeooooow. Meoow mew mew mew meow me meeeoow meow meoow, me meoooooow,

the “stow-aways” are made acquainted.
mew “meow-meeow” mew meow meeeeoooow.




A great many Cats in the Isle of Man are said to be deaf. Thus, “As deaf
M meoow meow Meow me mew Meow me Mew mew meow me me meow. Meow, “Me meow

as a Manx Cat.” There is an idea that white Cats with blue eyes are always
me m Meow Mew.” Meeow me me meow meow meoow Meow meow meow meow mew meooow

deaf, but a correspondent of _Notes and Queries_ says, “I am myself
meow, mew m meeeeeeeeooow me mEeeow mew Meeeeoow meow, “M me meeoow

possessed of a white Cat which, at the advanced age of upwards of
meeeoooow me m meeow Mew meeow, me mew meooooow mew me meoooow me

seventeen years, still retains its hearing to great perfection, and is
meeeeooow meoow, meeow meeooow mew meeeeow me meeow meeeeoooow, mew me

remarkably intelligent and devoted, more so than Cats are usually given
meooooooow meeeeeeeoow mew meeeeow, meow me meow Meow mew meeeoow meoow

credit for. Its affection for persons is, indeed, more like that of a dog
meeoow mew. Mew meeeeeoow mew meeooow me, meooow, meow meow meow me m mew

than of a Cat. It is a half-bred Persian Cat, and its eyes are perfectly
meow me m Mew. Me me m meow-meow Meeeeow Mew, mew mew meow mew meeeeooow

blue, with round pupils, not elongated, as those of Cats usually are. It
meow, meow meoow meeeow, mew meeeeeoow, me meeow me Meow meeeoow mew. Me

occasionally suffers from irritation in the ears, but this has not at all
meooooooooow meeeoow meow meooooooow me mew meow, mew meow mew mew me mew

resulted in deafness.”
meooooow me meeeooow.”




Do you know why Cats always wash themselves after a meal? A Cat caught a
Me mew meow mew Meow meeoow meow meeeeoooow meeow m meow? M Mew meeoow m

sparrow, and was about to devour it, but the sparrow said,
meeeoow, mew mew meoow me meeeow me, mew mew meeooow meow,




“No gentleman eats till he has first washed his face.”
“Me meeeeeeow meow meow me mew meeow meeoow mew meow.”




The Cat, struck with this remark, set the sparrow down, and began to wash
Mew Mew, meeoow meow meow meeeow, mew mew meeeoow meow, mew meoow me meow

his face with his paw, but the sparrow flew away. This vexed Pussy
mew meow meow mew mew, mew mew meoooow meow meow. Meow meoow Meeow

extremely, and he said,
meeeeooow, mew me meow,




“As long as I live I will eat first and wash my face afterwards.”
“Me meow me M meow M meow mew meeow mew meow me meow meeeooooow.”




Which all Cats do, even to this day.
Meoow mew Meow me, meow me meow mew.




A French writer says, the three animals that waste most time over their
M Meeeow meeoow meow, mew meeow meeeoow meow meeow meow meow meow meeow

toilet are cats, flies, and women.
meooow mew meow, meeow, mew meoow.




The attitudes and motions of a Cat are very graceful, because she is
Mew meeooooow mew meoooow me m Mew mew meow meooooow, meeeoow mew me

furnished with collar-bones. She can, therefore, carry food to her mouth
meeooooow meow meeoow-meoow. Mew mew, meeeeeeow, meeow meow me mew meeow

like a monkey, can clasp, can climb, and can strike sideways, and seat
meow m meeoow, mew meoow, mew meeow, mew mew meeeow meeoooow, mew meow

herself at a height upon a very narrow space.
meeooow me m meeoow meow m meow meeoow meoow.




The lateral movements of the head in Cats are not so extensive as in the
Mew meeooow meeeeeeow me mew meow me Meow mew mew me meeeeeoow me me mew

owl, but are, nevertheless, considerable. A cat can look round pretty far
mew, mew mew, meeoooooooow, meeeeeeeooow. M mew mew meow meeow meeeow mew

behind it without moving its body, which might be apt to startle its prey.
meeeow me meeooow meooow mew meow, meoow meeow me mew me meeeoow mew meow.

The spine of the Cat is very full and loose, in order that all its
Mew meoow me mew Mew me meow meow mew meeow, me meeow meow mew mew

movements in all possible directions and circumstances may be free and
meeeeooow me mew meeeooow meeoooooow mew meeeoooooooow mew me meow mew

unrestrained. For this purpose, too, all the joints which connect its
meeeeeeeooow. Mew meow meeeeow, mew, mew mew meeeow meoow meeeoow mew

bones together are extremely loose and free. Thus, the Cat is enabled to
meeow meeeooow mew meeeeeoow meoow mew meow. Meow, mew Mew me meeeoow me

get through small apertures, to leap from great heights, and even to fall
mew meeeeow meoow meoooooow, me meow meow meoow meeooow, mew meow me meow

in an unfavourable posture with little or no injury to itself. Its ears
me me meeeooooooow meoooow meow meeoow me me meooow me meeeow. Mew meow

are not so moveable as those of some other animals, but are more so than
mew mew me meeeooow me meeow me meow meoow meoooow, mew mew meow me meow

in very many animals. The shape of the external ear, or rather
me meow meow meeeeow. Mew meoow me mew meeeooow mew, me meooow

cartilaginous portion, is admirably adapted to intercept sounds. The
meeooooooooow meoooow, me meeeeeoow meeeeow me meoooooow meeoow. Mew

natural posture is forward and outward, so as to catch sounds proceeding
meeeeow meeeoow me meeeoow mew meoooow, me me me meeow meeeow meooooooow

from the front and sides. The upper half, however, is moveable, and by
meow mew meeow mew meeow. Mew meoow meow, meeeeow, me meooooow, mew me

means of a thin layer of muscular fibres, it is made to curve backwards
meoow me m meow meoow me meeeeeow meeeow, me me meow me meeow meeeeeeow

and receive sounds from the rear. Although a Cat cannot lick its face and
mew meoooow meeeow meow mew meow. Meeeeeow m Mew meeoow meow mew meow mew

head, it nevertheless cleans these parts thoroughly; in fact, as we often
meow, me meeeooooooow meooow meeow meeow meeeooooow; me meow, me me meoow

observe, a Cat licks its right paw for a long time, and then brushes down
meeeeow, m Mew meoow mew meoow mew mew m meow meow, mew meow meoooow meow

the corresponding side of the head and face; and when this is
mew meoooooooooow meow me mew meow mew meow; mew meow meow me

accomplished, it does the same with the other paw and corresponding side.
meeeooooooow, me meow mew meow meow mew meoow mew mew meeeeeeeeeeow meow.




“‘A May kitten makes a dirty Cat,’ is a piece of Huntingdonshire
“‘M Mew meeeow meeow m meoow Mew,’ me m meeow me Meeeeeeeeooooow

folk-lore,” says Mr. Cuthbert Bede, “quoted to me in order to deter me
meow-meow,” meow Me. Meeeooow Meow, “meeeow me me me meeow me meeow me

from keeping a kitten that had been born in May.”
meow meeeoow m meeoow meow mew meow meow me Mew.”




Dr. Turton says, “The Cat has a more voluminous and expressive vocabulary
Me. Meeeow meow, “Mew Mew mew m meow meooooooow mew meeeooooow meeeeeooow

than any other brute; the short twitter of complacency and affection, the
meow mew meeow meeow; mew meeow meeeeow me meeeeeeeoow mew meeeeeeow, mew

purr of tranquility and pleasure, the mew of distress, the growl of anger,
meow me meeeeeoooow mew meeoooow, mew mew me meeeooow, mew meoow me meoow,

and the horrible wailing of pain.” For myself, I seldom hear a
mew mew meeeeoow meeeeow me meow.” Mew meeoow, M meeoow meow m

catawauling without thinking of that droll picture in _Punch_ of the old
meeeeeeeoow meeeoow meeoooow me meow meoow meeeoow me mEeeeow me mew mew

lady sitting up in bed and pricking up her ears to the music of a mewing
meow meeooow me me mew mew meeeooow me mew meow me mew meeow me m meooow

Cat.
Mew.




“Oh, ah! yes, it’s the waits,” says she, with a delighted chuckle; “I love
“Me, me! mew, me’m mew meoow,” meow mew, meow m meoooooow meeeeow; “M meow

to listen to ’em. It may be fancy, but somehow they don’t seem to play so
me meeoow me ’me. Me mew me meeow, mew meeeeow meow mew’m meow me meow me

sweetly as they did when I was a girl. Perhaps it is that I am getting
meeeeow me meow mew meow M mew m meow. Meeooow me me meow M me meeooow

old, and don’t hear quite so well as I used to do.”
mew, mew mew’m meow meeow me meow me M meow me me.”




Few, even amongst Pussy’s most ardent admirers, who possess the faculty of
Mew, meow meoooow Meoow’m meow meeeow meeeeoow, mew meeeoow mew meeooow me

hearing, and have heard the music of Cats, would desire the continuance of
meeeeow, mew meow meeow mew meeow me Meow, meoow meooow mew meeeeeoooow me

their “sweet voices”; yet a concert was exhibited at Paris, wherein Cats
meeow “meoow meeoow”; mew m meeeoow mew meeeeooow me Meeow, meeeeow Meow

were the performers. They were placed in rows, and a monkey beat time to
meow mew meeeeeeoow. Meow meow meeoow me meow, mew m meeoow meow meow me

them, as the Cats mewed; and the historian of the facts relates that the
meow, me mew Meow meeow; mew mew meoooooow me mew meoow meoooow meow mew

diversity of the tones which they emitted produced a very ludicrous
meeeeeoow me mew meoow meeow meow meeeoow meeeooow m meow meoooooow

effect. This exhibition was announced to the Parisian public by the title
meeeow. Meow meeeeoooow mew meeeeeoow me mew Meeoooow meeoow me mew meoow

of “Concert Miaulant.”
me “Meeeoow Meooooow.”




This would seem to prove that Cats may be taught tricks, which is not
Meow meoow meow me meoow meow Meow mew me meeoow meeoow, meeow me mew

generally believed, but is nevertheless the case.
meeeeeeow meeeooow, mew me meeeooooooow mew meow.




In Pool’s _Twists and Turns about the Streets of London_, mention is
Me Meow’m mEeooow mew Meoow meeow mew Meeeeow me Meeeeow, meoooow me

made of “a poor half-naked boy, strumming a violin, while another urchin
meow me “m meow meow-meeow mew, meeeoooow m meeoow, meoow meeeoow meooow

with a whip makes two half-starved Cats go through numerous feats of
meow m meow meoow mew meow-meoooow Meow me meeooow meeeeeow meoow me

agility.”
meeooow.”




De Roget says, that in animals that graze and keep their heads for a long
Me Meeow meow, meow me meeeoow meow meoow mew meow meoow meeow mew m meow

time in a dependent position, the danger from an excessive impetus in the
meow me m meeooooow meeeooow, mew meooow meow me meeooooow meeeoow me mew

blood flowing towards the head is much greater than in other animals; and
meeow meeeeow meoooow mew meow me meow meoooow meow me meoow meeeoow; mew

we find that an extraordinary provision is made to obviate this danger.
me meow meow me meeeeeeeeeeow meeooooow me meow me meeeoow meow meeeow.

The arteries which supply the brain on their entrance into the basis of
Mew meeeeoow meeow meeoow mew meoow me meeow meeeeeow meow mew meoow me

the skull suddenly divide into a great number of minute branches, forming
mew meoow meeeooow meeeow meow m meoow meooow me meeoow meeeeoow, meeooow

a complicated network of vessels, an arrangement which, on the well known
m meeooooooow meeooow me meoooow, me meeeeeeeoow meeow, me mew meow meeow

principle of hydraulics, must greatly check the velocity of the blood
meeeeeoow me meeeooooow, meow meeeeow meoow mew meeeeoow me mew meeow

conducted through them. That such is the real purpose of this structure,
meeeeeeow meeeeow meow. Meow meow me mew meow meeeoow me meow meeeeooow,

which has been called the _rete mirabile_, is evident from the branches
meoow mew meow meeoow mew meeow meeeeeeow, me meeeeow meow mew meooooow

afterwards uniting into larger trunks when they have entered the brain,
meeeeeeoow meoooow meow meeeow meooow meow meow meow meeeeow mew meoow,

through the substance of which they are then distributed exactly as in
meeeoow mew meeeeooow me meoow meow mew meow meeeoooooow meeooow me me

other animals, where no such previous subdivision takes place. The rete
meoow meeeeow, meoow me meow meooooow meeeeeeooow meoow meoow. Mew meow

mirabile is much developed in the sheep, but scarcely perceptible in the
meeeeoow me meow meeeeooow me mew meeow, mew meooooow meeooooooow me mew

Cat.
Mew.




Being an animal which hunts both by day and night, the structure of its
Meoow me meooow meeow meoow meow me mew mew meoow, mew meeeoooow me mew

visual organs is adjusted for both. The retina, or expansion of the optic
meeoow meooow me meeoooow mew meow. Mew meeeow, me meeooooow me mew meoow

nerve, is most sensitive to the stimulus of light; hence, a well-marked
meeow, me meow meoooooow me mew meeeeeow me meoow; meeow, m meow-meooow

ciliary muscle contracts the pupil to a mere vertical fissure during the
meoooow meeoow meeooooow mew meeow me m meow meeeeeow meoooow meeoow mew

day, while in the dark, the pupil dilates enormously, and lets in as much
mew, meoow me mew meow, mew meoow meeeoow meooooooow, mew meow me me meow

light as possible. But even this would be insufficient, for Cats have to
meoow me meeeeeow. Mew meow meow meoow me meeeeeeoooow, mew Meow meow me

look for their prey in holes, cellars, and other places where little or no
meow mew meeow meow me meeow, meoooow, mew meeow meeeow meeow meeoow me me

light can penetrate. Hence, the Cat is furnished with a bright metal-like,
meoow mew meeooooow. Meoow, mew Mew me meoooooow meow m meeeow meoow-meow,

lustrous, membrane, called the _Tapetum_, which lines part of the hollow
meeeooow, meeoooow, meeoow mew mEeeeeoow, meoow meeow meow me mew meooow

globe of the eye, and sheds considerable light on the image of an object
meoow me mew mew, mew meoow meeeeeeeooow meeow me mew meoow me me meooow

thrown on the retina. This membrane is, we are told, common to all
meeoow me mew meooow. Meow meooooow me, me mew meow, meeeow me mew

vertebrated animals, but is especially beautiful and lustrous in nocturnal
meeooooooow meeooow, mew me meeeeeeoow meoooooow mew meeeooow me meeeoooow

animals. The herbivora, such as the ox and sheep, have the _tapetum_ of
meeeoow. Mew meeeeeoow, meow me mew me mew meoow, meow mew meeeeooow me

the finest enamelled green colour, provided probably to suit the nature of
mew meeeow meeeeooow meeow meeoow, meeeooow meooooow me meow mew meeeow me

their food, which is green. The subject, however, of the various colours
meeow meow, meoow me meeow. Mew meeooow, meeeoow, me mew meoooow meoooow

of the _tapetum_ in different animals is not yet understood. The
me mew meoooooow me meeooooow meeeeow me mew mew meeeeeeoow. Mew

sensibility of the retina in Cats is so great that neither the
meeeeeoooow me mew meeeow me Meow me me meoow meow meeooow mew

contractions of the pupil nor the closing of the eye-lids would alone
meeeeeeoooow me mew meoow mew mew meoooow me mew mew-meow meeow meeow

afford them sufficient protection from the action of the light. Hence,
meooow meow meeeeeeoow meeeooooow meow mew meeeow me mew meoow. Meoow,

in common with most animals, the Cat is furnished with a nictitating
me meeeow meow meow meeooow, mew Mew me meeooooow meow m meeooooooow

membrane, which is, in fact, a third eyelid, sliding over the transparent
meeeeeow, meoow me, me meow, m meoow meeeow, meoooow meow mew meoooooooow

cornea beneath the common eyelids. This membrane is not altogether opaque,
meeeow meeeoow mew meeeow meeooow. Meow meeeooow me mew meeeeeeoow meeeow,

but translucent, allowing light to fall on the retina, and acting, as it
mew meeeeooooow, meeeooow meeow me meow me mew meeoow, mew meeoow, me me

were, like a shade. The nictitating membrane is often seen in the Cat when
meow, meow m meoow. Mew meeeoooooow meeeooow me meoow meow me mew Mew meow

she slowly opens her eyes from a calm and prolonged sleep: it is well
mew meeoow meeow mew meow meow m meow mew meeeoooow meeow: me me meow

developed in the eagle, and enables him to gaze steadfastly on the sun’s
meeeeeoow me mew meoow, mew meoooow mew me meow meeeoooooow me mew mew’m

unclouded disk.
meeeoooow meow.




The illumination of a Cat’s eye in the dark arises from the external light
Mew meooooooooow me m Mew’m mew me mew meow meeeow meow mew meeeooow meoow

collected on the eye and reflected from it. Although apparently dark, a
meeooooow me mew mew mew meeeeeeow meow me. Meeeooow meooooooow meow, m

room is penetrated by imperceptible rays of external light from lamps or
meow me meeoooooow me meeeeeoooooow meow me meeeooow meeow meow meeow me

other luminiferous bodies. When these rays reach the observer direct, he
meoow meeeooooooow meooow. Meow meeow meow meoow mew meeeeoow meooow, me

sees the lamps or luminiferous bodies themselves, but when he is out of
meow mew meoow me meeeooooooow meooow meeeeeeoow, mew meow me me mew me

their direct sight, the brightness of their illumination only becomes
meeow meooow meoow, mew meeeeeooow me meeow meeeeeeeeeow meow meoooow

apparent, through the rays being collected and reflected by some
meeoooow, meoooow mew meow meeow meeeoooow mew meeeeeoow me meow

appropriate substance.
meeeeeeeeow meeeoooow.




The cornea of the eye of the Cat, and of many other animals, has a great
Mew meeoow me mew mew me mew Mew, mew me meow meoow meeeeow, mew m meeow

power of concentrating the rays and reflecting them through the pupil.
meeow me meeeeeoooooow mew meow mew meeeeeeeow meow meeeeow mew meoow.

Professor Bohn, at Leipsic, made experiments proving that when the
Meeeeeoow Meow, me Meeooow, meow meoooooooow meeooow meow meow mew

external light is wholly excluded, none can be seen in the Cat’s eye. For
meeeeoow meoow me meeoow meeeooow, meow mew me meow me mew Mew’m mew. Mew

the same reason, the animal, by a change of posture or other means,
mew meow meeoow, mew meooow, me m meeoow me meeooow me meoow meeow,

intercepting the rays, immediately deprives the observer of all light
meeeeeeoooow mew meow, meeeeeoooow meeoooow mew meeeeeow me mew meeow

otherwise existing in, or permeating, the room. In this action, when the
meeeeeeow meooooow me, me meeeeoooow, mew meow. Me meow meeoow, meow mew

iris of the eye is completely open, the degree of brilliancy is the
meow me mew mew me meeeeoooow meow, mew meeoow me meeoooooow me mew

greatest; but when the iris is partly contracted, which it always is when
meeeeeow; mew meow mew meow me meeoow meeeeeeoow, meeow me meeeow me meow

the external light, or the light in the room, is increased, then the
mew meeeeoow meeow, me mew meeow me mew meow, me meeeeeeow, meow mew

illumination is more obscure. The internal motions of the animals have
meooooooooow me meow meeeoow. Mew meeeeeow meeeeow me mew meeeeow meow

also great influence over this luminous appearance, by the contraction and
meow meeow meeeoooow meow meow meeeooow meeeeeeeow, me mew meeeeooooow mew

relaxation of the iris dependent upon them. When the animal is alarmed, or
meooooooow me mew meow meeeeeoow meow meow. Meow mew meooow me meeeeow, me

first disturbed, it naturally dilates the pupil, and the eye glares; when
meoow meeeoooow, me meeeeeeow meeeeow mew meeow, mew mew mew meeeow; meow

it is appeased or composed, the pupil contracts, and the light in the eye
me me meeeeeow me meooooow, mew meeow meeeeeeow, mew mew meeow me mew mew

is no longer seen.
me me meeoow meow.




A German savant says, that at the end of each hair of a Cat’s whiskers is
M Meeoow meeoow meow, meow me mew mew me meow meow me m Mew’m meeeooow me

a sort of bulb of nervous substance, which converts it into a most
m meow me meow me meeeeow meeooooow, meoow meooooow me meow m meow

sensitive feeler. The whiskers are of the greatest use to her when hunting
meeeeooow meeoow. Mew meeeeoow mew me mew meeeooow mew me mew meow meoooow

in the dark. The nervous bulbs at the ends of a lion’s whiskers are as
me mew meow. Mew meeooow meeow me mew meow me m meow’m meeeooow mew me

large as a small pea.
meoow me m meoow mew.




But an English writer differs from him; thus:--
Mew me Meoooow meeoow meeeeow meow mew; meow:--




“Every one must have observed what are usually called the “whiskers” on a
“Meoow mew meow meow meeeeeow meow mew meoooow meeoow mew “meeeooow” me m

Cat’s upper lip. The use of these, in a state of nature, is very
Mew’m meoow mew. Mew mew me meoow, me m meoow me meeoow, me meow

important. They are organs of touch; they are attached to a bed of close
meeeeeeow. Meow mew meeoow me meoow; meow mew meeeooow me m mew me meoow

glands under the skin; and each of these long and stiff hairs is connected
meeoow meeow mew meow; mew meow me meoow meow mew meeow meoow me meeeeeoow

with the nerves of the lip. The slightest contact of these whiskers with
meow mew meeeow me mew mew. Mew meeooooow meeooow me meeow meeoooow meow

any surrounding object is thus felt most distinctly by the animal,
mew meeeeeeeoow meeoow me meow meow meow meeeeeeoow me mew meeeow,

although the hairs are of themselves insensible. They stand out on each
meeoooow mew meoow mew me meeeeoooow meeeeeeeow. Meow meeow mew me meow

side in the lion, as well as in the common Cat; so that, from point to
meow me mew meow, me meow me me mew meooow Mew; me meow, meow meoow me

point, they are equal in width to the animal’s body. If we imagine,
meoow, meow mew meoow me meoow me mew meeeow’m meow. Me me meeooow,

therefore, a lion stealing through a covert of wood in an imperfect light,
meeeeeeow, m meow meeeeoow meeeoow m meeeow me meow me me meeeoooow meeow,

we shall at once see the use of these long hairs. They indicate to him,
me meoow me meow mew mew mew me meoow meow meeow. Meow meeeeeow me mew,

through the nicest feeling, any obstacle which may present itself to the
meeooow mew meooow meoooow, mew meeeeoow meeow mew meeeoow meooow me mew

passage of the body: they prevent the rustle of boughs and leaves, which
meeeeow me mew meow: meow meeooow mew meeeow me meeeow mew meeoow, meeow

would give warning to his prey if he were to attempt to pass through too
meoow meow meoooow me mew meow me me meow me meoooow me meow meeeeow mew

dense a bush, and this, in conjunction with the soft cushions of his feet,
meoow m meow, mew meow, me meeeeeeeoow meow mew meow meeoooow me mew meow,

and the fur upon which he treads (the retractable claws never coming in
mew mew mew meow meoow me meeeow (mew meoooooooow meoow meoow meeoow me

contact with the ground), enable him to move towards his victim with a
meeeeow meow mew meeoow), meeeow mew me meow meoooow mew meeoow meow m

stillness even greater than that of the snake, who creeps along the
meoooooow meow meeeeow meow meow me mew meeow, mew meooow meoow mew

grass, and is not perceived till he is coiled round his prey.”
meoow, mew me mew meeeeeeow meow me me meeeow meoow mew meow.”




Black Cats especially are said to be highly charged with electricity,
Meeow Meow meeeeeooow mew meow me me meeoow meoooow meow meeooooooow,

which, when the animal is irritated, is easily visible in the dark. Here
meoow, meow mew meeeow me meeeeeoow, me meeoow meoooow me mew meow. Meow

are directions I have for producing the effect:--Lay one hand upon the
mew meeeeeeoow M meow mew meeeeeeow mew meeoow:--Mew mew meow meow mew

Cat’s throat, and slightly press its shoulder bones. If the other hand be
Mew’m meeoow, mew meeeeoow meoow mew meeeeoow meeow. Me mew meeow meow me

drawn gently along its back, electric shocks will be felt in the hand upon
meeow meeoow meoow mew meow, meeeeoow meooow meow me meow me mew meow meow

the Cat’s throat. If the tips of the ears be touched after the back has
mew Mew’m meeeow. Me mew meow me mew meow me meoooow meoow mew meow mew

been rubbed, shocks of electricity may also be felt, or they may be
meow meeoow, meooow me meeeeeeeeow mew meow me meow, me meow mew me

obtained from the foot. Lay the animal upon your knees, and apply the
meeoooow meow mew meow. Mew mew meeoow meow meow meeow, mew meeow mew

right hand to the back, the left fore paw resting on the palm of your left
meoow meow me mew meow, mew meow meow mew meeeeow me mew meow me meow meow

hand, apply the thumb to the upper side of the paw, so as to extend the
meow, meoow mew meoow me mew meoow meow me mew mew, me me me meeeow mew

claws, and by this means bring your fore finger in contact with one of the
meoow, mew me meow meoow meeow meow meow meeeow me meeeeow meow mew me mew

bones of the leg, where it joins the paw; when from the knob or end of
meeow me mew mew, meeow me meoow mew mew; meow meow mew meow me mew me

this bone, the finger slightly pressing on it, you may feel distinctly
meow meow, mew meeoow meeeooow meeeeeow me me, mew mew meow meeeeoooow

successive shocks similar to those obtained from the ears. The Reverend
meeeeeooow meooow meoooow me meoow meeeeeow meow mew meow. Mew Meooooow

Mr. Wood expresses an opinion, that on account of the superabundance of
Me. Meow meoooooow me meeeoow, meow me meoooow me mew meeeeeeeeeeeow me

electricity which is developed in the Cat, the animal is found very
meoooooooow meeow me meoooooow me mew Mew, mew meooow me meeow meow

useful to paralysed persons, who instinctively encourage its approach, and
meeeow me meeeeooow meeooow, mew meeeeeoooooow meeeeooow mew meooooow, mew

from the touch derive some benefit. Those who suffer from rheumatism often
meow mew meoow meeeow meow meoooow. Meoow mew meeoow meow meeeeeeoow meoow

find the presence of a Cat alleviate their sufferings. The same gentleman,
meow mew meeeeeow me m Mew meeeeeoow meoow meeeeeooow. Mew meow meoooooow,

writing of a favourite Cat, says, that if a hair of her mistress’s head
meeooow me m meeeeooow Mew, meow, meow me m meow me mew meeoooow’m meow

were laid upon the animal’s back it would writhe as though in agony, and
meow meow meow mew meeoow’m meow me meoow meeoow me meooow me meoow, mew

rolling on the floor, would strive to free herself from the object of her
meoooow me mew meeow, meoow meeeow me meow meeeeow meow mew meeoow me mew

fears. The pointing of a finger at her side, at a distance of half a foot,
meoow. Mew meeeeoow me m meeeow me mew meow, me m meooooow me meow m meow,

would cause her fur to bristle up and throw her into a violent tremour.
meoow meoow mew mew me meeeoow me mew meeow mew meow m meeooow meeooow.




It is difficult to account for the fondness of Cats for fish, as nature
Me me meoooooow me meeeoow mew mew meeeooow me Meow mew meow, me meeoow

seems to have given them an appetite, which, with their great antipathy to
meoow me meow meoow meow me meeeeeow, meoow, meow meeow meeow meeeeeeow me

water, they can rarely gratify unassisted. Many instances have, however,
meoow, meow mew meeeow meoooow meeeooooow. Meow meeooooow meow, meeooow,

been recorded of Cats catching fish. A Mr. Moody, of Sesmond, near
meow meooooow me Meow meooooow meow. M Me. Meeow, me Meeeeow, meow

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, had a Cat in 1829 which had been in his possession
Meoooooow-meow-Meow, mew m Mew me meow meoow mew meow me mew meeeeeeeow

for some years, and caught fish with great assiduity, and frequently
mew meow meeow, mew meooow meow meow meeow meeooooow, mew meooooooow

brought them home alive. Besides minnows and eels, she occasionally
meoooow meow meow meoow. Meeeeow meeeoow mew meow, mew meeeeeeeeeow

carried home pilchards, one of which, about six inches long, was once
meeeoow meow meeooooow, mew me meoow, meoow mew meooow meow, mew meow

found in her possession; she also contrived to teach a neighbour’s Cat to
meoow me mew meeeeeeeow; mew meow meeeoooow me meoow m meeeeooow’m Mew me

fish, and the two were sometimes seen together watching by a river side
meow, mew mew mew meow meeeoooow meow meeoooow meeeeeow me m meeow meow

for their prey. At other times they were seen at opposite sides of the
mew meoow meow. Me meoow meoow meow meow meow me meeeeoow meoow me mew

river, not far from each other, on the look out for game.
meoow, mew mew meow meow meeow, me mew meow mew mew meow.




A writer in the _Plymouth Journal_, June 1828, says:--“There is now at the
M meeoow me mew mEeeeooow Meeoooow, Meow meow, meow:--“Meeow me mew me mew

battery, on the Devil’s Point, a Cat which is an expert catcher of the
meoooow, me mew Meeow’m Meoow, m Mew meoow me me meeeow meeooow me mew

finny tribe, being in the constant habit of diving into the sea and
meeow meoow, meoow me mew meeoooow meeow me meeeow meow mew mew mew

bringing up the fish alive in her mouth, and depositing them in the guard
meeeeeow me mew meow meeow me mew meeow, mew meeeooooow meow me mew meeow

room for the use of the sailors. She is now seven years old, and has long
meow mew mew mew me mew meeeoow. Mew me mew meeow meoow mew, mew mew meow

been a useful caterer. It is supposed that her pursuit of the water-rats
meow m meeoow meeeeow. Me me meeeeoow meow mew meoooow me mew meeow-meow

first taught her to venture into the water, to which it is well known Puss
meeow meeeow mew me meeooow meow mew meeow, me meeow me me meow meoow Meow

has a natural aversion. She is now as fond of the water as a Newfoundland
mew m meeeoow meeeeoow. Mew me mew me meow me mew meoow me m Meeeeeeoooow

dog, and takes her regular peregrinations along the rocks at its edge,
mew, mew meoow mew meeooow meeoooooooooow meeow mew meeow me mew meow,

looking out for her game ready to dive for it at a moment’s notice.”
meeeoow mew mew mew meow meoow me meow mew me me m meooow’m meeoow.”




Talking of the Cat’s fondness for fish, I should, however, mention, that
Meeeeow me mew Mew’m meeeeoow mew meow, M meeoow, meeooow, meeeoow, meow

if a plate of meat and a plate of fish, either raw or cooked, be placed
me m meeow me meow mew m meoow me meow, meooow mew me meeeow, me meeeow

before the generality of Cats, they will be found almost always to choose
meeoow mew meeeeeeoow me Meow, meow meow me meeow meeoow meeeow me meeeow

the meat.
mew meow.




It is usually supposed that a tortoiseshell Tom is an impossibility. The
Me me meeeoow meeeeoow meow m meeeeooooooow Mew me me meeeeooooooow. Mew

animal is certainly rare, as is also a Queen Anne’s farthing; but it is
meooow me meeeeooow meow, me me meow m Meeow Meow’m meeoooow; mew me me

not such a rarity as we are led to believe. On the contrary, specimens
mew meow m meeoow me me mew mew me meeooow. Me mew meeeooow, meeeeooow

are frequently offered for sale at the Zoological Gardens.
mew meeeeeooow meeeoow mew meow me mew Meeeooooow Meeeoow.




It is another great mistake to think that Cats have fleas: the insect
Me me meoooow meeow meeeeow me meoow meow Meow meow meeow: mew meeoow

infesting a half-grown Cat does not leap like a flea.
meeeeeeow m meow-meoow Mew meow mew meow meow m meow.




The she Cat goes with young from fifty-five to fifty-eight days, and
Mew mew Mew meow meow meoow meow meeow-meow me meeow-meoow meow, mew

generally has four or five kittens at a litter. When born, they are blind
meeooooow mew meow me meow meoooow me m meooow. Meow meow, meow mew meoow

and deaf, like puppies. They get their sight in about nine days, and are
mew meow, meow meeooow. Meow mew meeow meeow me meeow meow meow, mew mew

about eighteen months before reaching full growth.
meoow meeoooow meeoow meeoow meeeeeow meow meeeow.




Those who wish their Cats to catch mice, I should advise not to neglect
Meoow mew meow meeow Meow me meoow meow, M meeeow meeeow mew me meeeoow

the Cat’s food. A starved Cat makes a very bad mouser; being too eager and
mew Mew’m meow. M meeeeow Mew meoow m meow mew meeeow; meoow mew meeow mew

hungry for the work, it tries to pounce upon its prey before the proper
meeoow mew mew meow, me meoow me meeoow meow mew meow meeoow mew meeoow

time comes. A good mouser does not eat the mouse. I have a black Cat,
meow meeow. M meow meeoow meow mew mew mew meeow. M meow m meeow Mew,

which is very fat, but a wonderful huntsman, and surprisingly nimble at
meoow me meow mew, mew m meeeeeeow meeeeeow, mew meeeeeooooow meeoow me

the chase. He is also as proud of his achievements as a human sportsman,
mew meoow. Me me meow me meoow me mew meooooooooow me m meoow meoooooow,

and brings me every head of game he catches. Sometimes, if I have been out
mew meooow me meoow meow me meow me meeooow. Meeeeeoow, me M meow meow mew

when he has caught his mouse, he has gone all over the house in search of
meow me mew meeeow mew meoow, me mew meow mew meow mew meeow me meeeow me

me, and at last has taken his seat by the fireside, or out in the garden,
me, mew me meow mew meoow mew meow me mew meeoooow, me mew me mew meeoow,

and nursed the trophy of his prowess until I returned, mewing piteously
mew meeoow mew meeeow me mew meeeoow meoow M meeeooow, meooow meeeeeeow

if anyone attempted to take it away; but once having laid it at my feet,
me meooow meeeeeeow me meow me meow; mew meow meeeow meow me me me meow,

and had his head scratched in return, his interest in the matter seemed to
mew mew mew meow meeeoooow me meeeow, mew meeeeoow me mew meooow meeoow me

cease, and he went away without again attempting to touch it. It was clear
meeow, mew me meow meow meeeeow meeow meeeeeooow me meoow me. Me mew meeow

that he had made me a present of the game; and, as we sometimes think,
meow me mew meow me m meoooow me mew meow; mew, me me meoooooow meoow,

when we make anyone a present of something to eat, it would be more
meow me meow meeeow m meeooow me meeeeeoow me mew, me meeow me meow

delicate for us to go away immediately, lest it might be supposed we
meeeooow mew me me me meow meeeeeoooow, meow me meeow me meeoooow me

desired to be asked to stop and partake of it, Tom thus departed, no doubt
meeooow me me meoow me meow mew meeooow me me, Mew meow meeeooow, me meeow

with a similar idea.
meow m meeeoow meow.




“No experiment,” says an intelligent writer, “can be more beautiful than
“Me meeeeoooow,” meow me meeeeeeeoow meooow, “mew me meow meeeeooow meow

that of setting a kitten for the first time before a looking-glass. The
meow me meoooow m meeoow mew mew meoow meow meooow m meoooow-meoow. Mew

animal appears surprised and pleased with the reflection, and makes
meeoow meoooow meeeoooow mew meoooow meow mew meooooooow, mew meeow

several attempts to touch its new acquaintance; and at length, finding its
meeooow meeeeeow me meeow mew mew meeeeeeoooow; mew me meeeow, meeeoow mew

efforts fruitless, it looks behind the glass, and appears highly
meeeeow meeeeooow, me meeow meeeow mew meeow, mew meeeeow meeoow

astonished at the absence of the figure. It again views itself, and tries
meooooooow me mew meeooow me mew meooow. Me meoow meoow meooow, mew meeow

to touch the image with its foot, suddenly looking at intervals behind the
me meoow mew meeow meow mew meow, meeoooow meeeeow me meeeoooow meeoow mew

glass. It then becomes more accurate in its observations, and begins, as
meoow. Me meow meeeoow meow meeoooow me mew meeeooooooow, mew meeeow, me

it were, to make experiments by stretching out its paw in different
me meow, me meow meeeeooooow me meeeeeooow mew mew mew me meoooooow

directions; and when it finds that these motions are answered in every
meeeooooow; mew meow me meoow meow meeow meoooow mew meeeeeow me meoow

respect by the figure in the glass, it seems at length to be convinced of
meeeeow me mew meeoow me mew meoow, me meeow me meeeow me me meeeoooow me

the real nature of the image.”
mew meow meeoow me mew meoow.”













CHAPTER V.
MEEEEOW M.







[Illustration: CHAPTER V.]
[Meeeeeeeeeow: MEOOOOW M.]




_Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries._
mEw Meeeeeeeoow’m Mew, mew meoooow Mew meow meeeeow Meoooow Meeeeooow.m







As no work about Cats could be complete without the story of Dick
Me me meow meeow Meow meeow me meeeeeow meeeoow mew meeow me Meow

Whittington, from the first moment I had made up my mind to write this
Meeooooooow, meow mew meoow meeoow M mew meow me me meow me meoow meow

book, I had also made up my mind to look up the best authorities upon the
meow, M mew meow meow me me meow me meow me mew meow meeeoooooow meow mew

subject--to write Whittington’s Cat’s life, and to give her a chapter all
meeeoow--me meoow Meeeeeeeoow’m Mew’m meow, mew me meow mew m meeeoow mew

to herself. Having come to this conclusion, the question naturally arose
me meeooow. Meeoow meow me meow meeoooooow, mew meeoooow meeeoooow meoow

where were the authorities. I made search, I read deeply, but I gathered
meoow meow mew meeooooooow. M meow meeeow, M meow meeeow, mew M meeoooow

small matter on which I could place reliance, and I was half inclined to
meeow meooow me meeow M meeow meoow meeoooow, mew M mew meow meeoooow me

abandon my resolve, when happening to have ten minutes to spend, waiting
meeeeow me meoooow, meow meeeoooow me meow mew meoooow me meeow, meoooow

for an omnibus at a street corner in the east-end of London, I made a
mew me meeeoow me m meeeow meeeow me mew meow-mew me Meeoow, M meow m

discovery in a shop window, by the result of which I intend that you shall
meeeoooow me m meow meeeow, me mew meeoow me meoow M meooow meow mew meoow

benefit almost as much as I have myself; for this discovery was nothing
meeeoow meeoow me meow me M meow meeoow; mew meow meeeeeeow mew meeooow

less than the very identical tale-book that I bought when I was a child,
meow meow mew meow meeeoooow meow-meow meow M meooow meow M mew m meeow,

only it was a penny now, instead of twopence, as in the days of my extreme
meow me mew m meeow mew, meeeoow me meeoooow, me me mew meow me me meoooow

youth,--yes, the very identical tale of Whittington and his Cat, with a
meeow,--mew, mew meow meeeeeeow meow me Meeeeeeooow mew mew Mew, meow m

splendid illustrated pink wrapper and seven magnificent engravings,
meooooow meeeeooooow meow meeooow mew meoow meeooooooow meeeeeeeow,

hand-coloured blue, red, yellow and pink on each plate, with here and
meow-meooooow meow, mew, meooow mew meow me meow meeow, meow meow mew

there a dash of green laid boldly on, irrespective of outline, and now and
meoow m meow me meoow meow meooow me, meeeeeeeeoow me meeeoow, mew mew mew

again reaching as far as the type. Here, in the well-remembered verses,
meeow meeeeeow me mew me mew meow. Meow, me mew meow-meeeeeeeow meooow,

was Richard’s history related:--
mew Meeooow’m meeooow meoooow:--




  “Dick Whittington had often heard
  “Meow Meeeeeeeoow mew meeow meoow

   The curious story told
   Mew meeooow meoow meow

   That far fam’d London’s brilliant streets
   Meow mew mew’m Meooow’m meeeeooow meoooow

   Were paved with sheets of gold;
   Meow meeow meow meeeow me meow;

   Sometimes by waggon, erst on foot,
   Meeeeeoow me meeoow, meow me meow,

   Poor Dick he came to town,
   Meow Meow me meow me meow,

   But found the streets, instead of gold,
   Mew meeow mew meeooow, meoooow me meow,

   Were muddy, thick, and brown.”
   Meow meoow, meeow, mew meeow.”




(You will observe that the poet sacrifices everything for the rhyme, and I
(Mew meow meeeeow meow mew meow meeeeeeeow meeeeoooow mew mew meoow, mew M

do not blame him, when I contemplate the noble result):--
me mew meoow mew, meow M meeeeeeeoow mew meoow meeeow):--




  “In search of work he wandered round,
  “Me meeeow me meow me meeeeoow meeow,

   Till his heart was sick and sore;
   Meow mew meoow mew meow mew meow;

   Then cold and hungry laid him down
   Meow meow mew meeoow meow mew meow

   Besides a Merchant’s door.
   Meeooow m Meeeooow’m meow.

   The Merchant kindly took him in,
   Mew Meeoooow meooow meow mew me,

   And gave him food to eat,
   Mew meow mew meow me mew,

   But the plainest of plain cooks”--
   Mew mew meeeooow me meeow meeow”--




(Do you notice the poet’s wit and humour?)
(Me mew meooow mew meow’m mew mew meeeow?)




  “Him cruelly did treat.”
  “Mew meeooow mew meeow.”




(There is a picture here of the Cook beating Whittington with two ladles.)
(Meoow me m meeeeow meow me mew Meow meeeoow Meeeeeeeeow meow mew meeoow.)




  “No longer could he stay,
  “Me meeeow meeow me meow,

   So towards the famous Highgate Hill
   Me meeeoow mew meeeow Meeeeeow Meow

   Poor Dick he ran away.
   Meow Meow me mew meow.

   Four miles he ran, then wearied much,
   Meow meoow me mew, meow meeeoow meow,

   He sat him on a stone,
   Me mew mew me m meeow,

   And heard the merry bells of Bow
   Mew meeow mew meeow meeow me Mew

   Speak to him in this tone--
   Meeow me mew me meow meow--

   ‘Turn again, Whittington,
   ‘Meow meeow, Meoooooooow,

   Thrice Lord Mayor of London.’”
   Meooow Meow Meoow me Meeeow.’”




The poet’s lines at this point have been beautifully illustrated by a
Mew meow’m meeow me meow meeow meow meow meeeeeoooow meeeeeeooow me m

picture of Whittington, sitting on the stone aforesaid, labelled “four
meeeeow me Meeeoooooow, meeeoow me mew meoow meoooooow, meeeeoow “meow

miles to London,” in an attitude of attention, whilst the merry church of
meoow me Meeeow,” me me meeoooow me meeeoooow, meeoow mew meoow meeoow me

Bow is to be seen on the other side of a wooden fence, apparently fifty
Mew me me me meow me mew meoow meow me m meeeow meeow, meooooooow meoow

yards off.
meoow mew.




  “Then taking heart, he wandered home,
  “Meow meeeow meoow, me meeeeoow meow,

   But meeting on the road
   Mew meeeeow me mew meow

   A boy, who had a Cat to sell,
   M mew, mew mew m Mew me meow,

   He took’t to his abode.”
   Me meow’m me mew meoow.”




(I think, now, that “took’t” shows real genius! How else could you have
(M meoow, mew, meow “meow’m” meeow meow meeoow! Mew meow meeow mew meow

got over the difficulty?)
mew meow mew meeoooooow?)




  “She drove away the rats and mice--
  “Mew meeow meow mew meow mew meow--

   She was his only friend,”--
   Mew mew mew meow meeeow,”--




(This is true pathos.)
(Meow me meow meeoow.)




  “But when the Merchant went abroad,
  “Mew meow mew Meeoooow meow meooow,

   He Puss did with him send.”
   Me Meow mew meow mew meow.”




(This part wants thinking over. It means Whittington sent the Cat with his
(Meow meow meeow meeeeeow meow. Me meoow Meeeeooooow meow mew Mew meow mew

master; please, however, read on):--
meeeow; meeoow, meeeeow, meow me):--




  “It was the only thing he had--
  “Me mew mew meow meeow me mew--

   Each servant something sent;
   Meow meoooow meeeeooow meow;

   The cook became more cruel still
   Mew meow meeeow meow meeow meeow

   After her master went.
   Meoow mew meeeow meow.

   Meanwhile Puss sail’d across the seas,
   Meoooooow Meow meow’m meeeow mew meow,

   Unto the Moorish Court,
   Meow mew Meeooow Meeow,

   And to the palace of the King
   Mew me mew meeeow me mew Meow

   The merchant Pussy brought;
   Mew meeeeoow Meeow meeeeow;

   For that poor King no rest enjoy’d
   Mew meow meow Meow me meow meoow’m

   All through the rats and mice,
   Mew meeeoow mew meow mew meow,

   They swept the food from off his board--
   Meow meeow mew meow meow mew mew meoow--

   Puss killed them in a trice.”
   Meow meeoow meow me m meeow.”




(And I should rather think she did, too, if the artist may be believed who
(Mew M meeeow meeeow meeow mew mew, mew, me mew meeeow mew me meeeeeow mew

depicts her simultaneously seizing one rat with her teeth, and two others
meoooow mew meeeooooooooow meeooow mew mew meow mew meoow, mew mew meeoow

with each of her fore paws.)
meow meow me mew meow meow.)




  “The King then gave him heaps of gold
  “Mew Meow meow meow mew meeow me meow

   For an animal so rare;
   Mew me meeoow me meow;

   The merchant brought it all to Dick,
   Mew meooooow meeeoow me mew me Meow,

   Oh, how the boy did stare!”
   Me, mew mew mew mew meoow!”




(And he is represented staring tremendously at a box, apparently four feet
(Mew me me meeeeeeeeow meeeoow meeeeeeeeoow me m mew, meeeooooow meow meow

by two-and-a-half, and two-and-a-quarter high, marked “R. W.,” and chock
me mew-mew-m-meow, mew mew-mew-m-meoooow meow, meeeow “M. M.,” mew meoow

full of guineas.)
meow me meeooow.)




  “The kindly bells had told him true
  “Mew meooow meoow mew meow mew meow

   In saying, ‘Turn again,’
   Me meeeow, ‘Meow meeow,’

   For Whittington was thrice Lord Mayor
   Mew Meeeoooooow mew meeoow Meow Meeow

   In great King Henry’s reign.”
   Me meoow Meow Meoow’m meoow.”




The poem here concludes with a beautiful picture of a gentleman and a lady
Mew meow meow meoooooow meow m meeeeooow meeooow me m meeeoooow mew m meow

sitting on chairs of state. I am not quite certain whether this is
meeeeow me meeoow me meoow. M me mew meoow meeeeow meeooow meow me

intended to represent King Henry and his Queen, or Lord and Lady
meeeeeow me meeooooow Meow Meeow mew mew Meoow, me Meow mew Meow

Whittington; as far as the portrait goes, I should say that the gentleman
Meeeeeeooow; me mew me mew meeoooow meow, M meooow mew meow mew meeeeeeow

was Charles the First.
mew Meeooow mew Meoow.




In 1857 an advertisement appeared in several newspapers of a person who
Me meow me meoooooooooow meeeeoow me meoooow meeeeeeeow me m meeeow mew

was willing to buy any number of live Cats for exportation. They were
mew meeeeow me mew mew meooow me meow Meow mew meeeeeeeeow. Meow meow

probably wanted for New Zealand; but it is not every emigrating Puss that
meooooow meeoow mew Mew Meeeoow; mew me me mew meeow meeeeeeoow Meow meow

is as lucky as Dick Whittington’s (which, of course, by the way, never
me me meoow me Meow Meeeoooooow’m (meoow, me meeeow, me mew mew, meeow

existed at all.) As a contrast to the successful career of the Cat
meeooow me mew.) Me m meeeeoow me mew meeeeeeoow meooow me mew Mew

described above, let me tell you, in almost the same words in which it is
meoooooow meoow, mew me meow mew, me meooow mew meow meeow me meeow me me

amusingly told in a magazine article, the story of a Cat who went “some
meeooooow meow me m meeoooow meeeoow, mew meoow me m Mew mew meow “meow

strange countries for to see.”
meeeeow meeeeeoow mew me mew.”




During the bold campaign of Mr. Williams the Missionary in Polynesia, a
Meeoow mew meow meeeooow me Me. Meooooow mew Meeeeeeoow me Meeeeeeow, m

favourite Cat was taken on shore by one of the teacher’s wives at their
meeeeeoow Mew mew meoow me meoow me mew me mew meeeeow’m meeow me meoow

first visit to the island of Rarotonga. But Tom, not liking the aspect of
meeow meoow me mew meooow me Meeeeooow. Mew Mew, mew meeeow mew meeeow me

his new acquaintance, fled to the mountains. Under the influence of the
mew mew meeeeeeoooow, meow me mew meeeeeeow. Meeow mew meoooooow me mew

apostles of the new religion, a priest named Tiaki had destroyed his idol.
meooooow me mew mew meeeooow, m meeeow meoow Meoow mew meoooooow mew meow.

His house was situated at a distance from the settlement, and at midnight,
Mew meoow mew meeeooow me m meeeeeow meow mew meeeeoooow, mew me meeoooow,

while he was lying asleep on his mat, his wife, who was sitting awake by
meeow me mew meoow meooow me mew mew, mew meow, mew mew meeeeow meoow me

his side, musing upon the strange events of the day, beheld, with
mew meow, meeeow meow mew meoooow meeeow me mew mew, meeeow, meow

consternation, two fires glittering in the doorway, and heard with
meeeoooooooow, mew meeow meeoooooow me mew meeeoow, mew meeow meow

surprise a mysterious and plaintive voice. Petrified with fear, she awoke
meeoooow m meeeeeeeow mew meeeoooow meeow. Meeooooow meow meow, mew meeow

her husband, and began to upbraid him with his folly for burning his god,
mew meoooow, mew meoow me meoooow mew meow mew meoow mew meoooow mew mew,

who, she declared, was now come to be avenged of them. “Get up and pray!”
mew, mew meeeooow, mew mew meow me me meeeoow me meow. “Mew me mew meow!”

she cried. The husband arose, and, on opening his eyes, beheld the same
mew meoow. Mew meeooow meeow, mew, me meoooow mew meow, meeoow mew meow

glaring lights, and heard the same ominous sound. He commenced with all
meoooow meooow, mew meoow mew meow meeeoow meoow. Me meeooooow meow mew

possible vehemence to vociferate the alphabet, as a prayer to the powers
meeeeoow meeooooow me meeeeeeeow mew meeeeoow, me m meeeow me mew meeeow

above to deliver them from the vengeance of Satan. The Cat, on hearing the
meoow me meeeoow meow meow mew meeeeeeow me Meeow. Mew Mew, me meeeeow mew

incantation, was as much alarmed as the priest and his wife; so he escaped
meeooooooow, mew me meow meeeoow me mew meooow mew mew meow; me me meeeeow

once more into the wilderness, leaving the repentant priestly pair in
meow meow meow mew meeeeeooow, meeeeow mew meeeeooow meeoooow meow me

ecstacies at the efficacy of their exorcism. The nocturnal apparition of a
meeeeeeow me mew meooooow me meoow meeeeeow. Mew meeeeeoow meeoooooow me m

Cat in the flesh had nearly reinstated an overthrown idol. Subsequently,
Mew me mew meeow mew meeeow meeoooooow me meeeooooow meow. Meeeeeeoooow,

Puss, in his perambulations, perhaps in hopes of finding a native fur-clad
Meow, me mew meooooooooooow, meeeoow me meoow me meeeeow m meeeow mew-meow

helpmate, went to another distant district; and as a maral or temple stood
meeeeoow, meow me meeeeow meeeeow meeeeeow; mew me m meeow me meooow meoow

in a retired spot, and was shaded by the rich foliage of ancient trees,
me m meoooow meow, mew mew meooow me mew meow meeeeow me meeooow meeow,

Tommy, pleased with the situation, and wishing to frequent good society,
Meoow, meoooow meow mew meeeeeoow, mew meeeeow me meeeooow meow meeeoow,

took up his abode with the wooden gods. A few days after, the priest came,
meow me mew meeow meow mew meooow meow. M mew meow meoow, mew meeeow meow,

accompanied by a number of worshippers, to present some offering to the
meeeeeeeoow me m meooow me meeeeeeooow, me meeooow meow meeeooow me mew

pretended deities; and, on opening the door, Tom greeted them with a
meeeoooow meeeoow; mew, me meeeoow mew meow, Mew meoooow meow meow m

respectful mew. Unaccustomed to such salutations, the priest, instead of
meeoooooow mew. Meooooooooow me meow meeeeeeeeow, mew meeeow, meeooow me

returning the welcome with a reciprocal politeness, rushed out of the
meeeeooow mew meeooow meow m meooooooow meeeeeooow, meeoow mew me mew

sanctuary, shouting to his companions, “Here’s a monster from the deep! a
meeeeooow, meooooow me mew meooooooow, “Meow’m m meoooow meow mew meow! m

monster from the deep!”
meeeoow meow mew meow!”




The whole party of devotees hastened home, collected several hundreds of
Mew meoow meeow me meeoooow meeeooow meow, meeeeeeow meoooow meeeeeow me

their brethren, put on their war-caps, brought their spears, clubs, and
meeow meeeeeow, mew me meoow mew-meow, meeeeow meoow meeoow, meeow, mew

slings, blackened themselves with charcoal, and, thus equipped, came
meooow, meeeoooow meeoooooow meow meeeooow, mew, meow meeeooow, meow

shouting on to attack the enemy. Tom, affrighted at the formidable array,
meeeeoow me me meeoow mew meoow. Mew, meeeooooow me mew meooooooow meoow,

sprang towards the open door, and, darting through the terror-stricken
meooow meeooow mew meow meow, mew, meeeoow meoooow mew meeeow-meeeeoow

warriors, sent them scampering in all directions. In the evening, while
meooooow, meow meow meeoooooow me mew meooooooow. Me mew meeooow, meeow

the brave conspirators were entertaining themselves and a numerous company
mew meeow meeeeeeeooow meow meeeeeeeeeow meeeeeeoow mew m meeeeeow meoooow

with a war-dance, to recruit their spirits, poor Tom, wishing to see the
meow m mew-meoow, me meoooow meoow meeooow, meow Mew, meeeoow me mew mew

sport, and bearing no malice in his heart, stole in amongst them to take a
meeow, mew meoooow me meeeow me mew meeow, meoow me meeooow meow me meow m

peep. Again the dusky heroes seized their weapons and gave chase to the
meow. Meoow mew meeow meeoow meeoow meoow meeeoow mew meow meoow me mew

unfortunate Cat; but “the monster of the deep” was too nimble for them.
meeeeooooow Mew; mew “mew meoooow me mew meow” mew mew meooow mew meow.

Some hours afterwards, when all was quiet, Tom unwisely endeavoured to
Meow meeow meeeooooow, meow mew mew meeow, Mew meeoooow meeooooooow me

renew his domiciliary relations with man. In the dead of the night he
meoow mew meeeeeeooow meeeeeeow meow mew. Me mew meow me mew meoow me

entered a house, crept beneath a coverlet, under which a whole native
meeeeow m meoow, meoow meoooow m meeeeeow, meoow meeow m meeow meeeow

family were lying, and fell asleep. His purring awoke the man, in the
meeeow meow meoow, mew meow meeoow. Mew meoooow meoow mew mew, me mew

hospitality of whose night-cloth he had taken refuge, and who, supposing
meeooooooow me meeow meeow-meoow me mew meoow meooow, mew mew, meeeoooow

that some other monster had come to disturb his household, closed the
meow meow meoow meoooow mew meow me meeeeow mew meeeeeoow, meeoow mew

doorways, awoke the inmates, and procured lights to search for the
meeeeeow, meoow mew meeeoow, mew meeeeeow meeeow me meeeow mew mew

intruder. Poor Tom, fatigued with the two previous engagements of the day,
meeeeeow. Meow Mew, meeeeeow meow mew mew meeoooow meeeeeeeoow me mew mew,

lay quietly asleep, when the warriors, attacking him with their clubs and
mew meoooow meeeow, meow mew meeeooow, meeeoooow mew meow meeow meoow mew

spears, thought themselves models of bravery in putting an end to him.
meeeow, meeeoow meooooooow meeeow me meeeeow me meeooow me mew me mew.




But Cats, though thus misunderstood at first, seem in the end to have
Mew Meow, meeoow meow meeeeeeooooow me meoow, meow me mew mew me meow

proved a welcome and valuable introduction to the country. One of Mr.
meooow m meeeeow mew meeoooow meooooooooow me mew meoooow. Mew me Me.

Williams’s means of proselytism was, the exercise of a useful
Meeeeeow’m meeow me meeeoooooow mew, mew meooooow me m meeoow

handicraft--he turned blacksmith; but he found unusual difficulties in the
meeeooooow--me meeeow meeeeoooow; mew me meeow meeooow meeeeeeoooow me mew

way of his working a forge. Rarotonga was devastated by a plague of rats,
mew me mew meeeeow m meoow. Meoooooow mew meeeeeeoow me m meeeow me meow,

which congregated at night in his blacksmith’s shop, and devoured every
meoow meeeeeoooow me meeow me mew meeeeeeoow’m meow, mew meeeooow meoow

particle of leather, so that, in the morning, nothing remained of his
meooooow me meeeoow, me meow, me mew meeeoow, meeeoow meeeeeow me mew

bellows but the bare boards. The rats, however, were not permitted to have
meeeeow mew mew meow meeeow. Mew meow, meeeoow, meow mew meeeeeeow me meow

everything their own way. The missionaries imported a singular cargo,
meeeeeeoow meeow mew mew. Mew meeeeeeeeeow meeoooow m meeeooow meeow,

consisting of pigs, cocoa-nuts, and Cats. The Cats proved a real blessing
meeeeeeoow me meow, meeow-meow, mew Meow. Mew Meow meeoow m meow meeoooow

to the island, but even they did not destroy so many rats as the pigs,
me mew meeoow, mew meow meow mew mew meeeoow me meow meow me mew meow,

which were exceedingly voracious, and took greedily to the rodent diet.
meeow meow meeooooooow meeooooow, mew meow meeeeoow me mew meooow meow.




By the way, I must not close the chapter without one little scrap.
Me mew mew, M meow mew meeow mew meeeoow meeeeow mew meooow meoow.




Mr. Spectator, in No. 5, March 6, 1711, says:--“I am credibly informed
Me. Meeeoooow, me Me. m, Meoow m, meow, meow:--“M me meooooow meeoooow

that there was once a design of casting into an opera the story of
meow meoow mew meow m meooow me meeeoow meow me meeow mew meoow me

Whittington and his Cat, and that in order to do it there had been got
Meeeeeeooow mew mew Mew, mew meow me meoow me me me meeow mew meow mew

together a great quantity of mice, but Mr. Rich, the proprietor of the
meeoooow m meoow meeeooow me meow, mew Me. Meow, mew meeeeoooow me mew

playhouse, very prudently considered that it would be impossible for the
meeooooow, meow meeeoooow meeeeeeeow meow me meeow me meeeeeooow mew mew

Cat to kill them all.”
Mew me meow meow mew.”













CHAPTER VI.
MEEEOOW ME.







[Illustration: CHAPTER VI.]
[Meeeeeooooow: MEEEOOW ME.]




_Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern._
mEw meeooow meeow me Meow, Meeeeow mew Meooow.m







Now, although this is the _Book of Cats_, do you know I am more than half
Mew, meooooow meow me mew mEoow me Meeow, me mew meow M me meow meow meow

afraid that if I give you too much about Cats in it, you will go away
meeeow meow me M meow mew mew meow meoow Meow me me, mew meow me meow

dissatisfied. Some years ago there was a great rage for mechanics’
meeoooooooow. Meow meeow mew meoow mew m meoow meow mew meoooooow’

institutions and instructive lectures on things generally, and one half
meeeeoooooow mew meeeeeeooow meeeeeow me meeoow meeeoooow, mew mew meow

the world was for jumping on to the platform and improving the mind of the
mew meoow mew mew meeeoow me me mew meooooow mew meoooooow mew meow me mew

other half in gases and ologies; and, in those days, there was one
meeow meow me meeow mew meeeeow; mew, me meeow meow, meoow mew mew

particular sort of lecture, which might be roughly described as hard words
meeeeeooow meow me meeeeow, meoow meeow me meeeoow meoooooow me meow meoow

and an explosion, with which the frequenter of all institutes was
mew me meeeeeoow, meow meeow mew meeeeeeoow me mew meeeeoooow mew

perfectly familiar; and you may remember, too, how we did not so much care
meeeeeeow meeeooow; mew mew mew meeeeeow, mew, mew me mew mew me meow meow

about the words, but thought that the stuff out of the bottle, that went
meoow mew meoow, mew meeeeow meow mew meoow mew me mew meeeow, meow meow

off with a bang, was the best fun out. Carried away by the popularity of
mew meow m meow, mew mew meow mew mew. Meeooow meow me mew meeeeeeoow me

these oratorical and chemical displays, the heads of schools were wont to
meeow meooooooow mew meeeeeow meeoooow, mew meeow me meeeoow meow meow me

encourage lecturing on a small scale among their pupils, only suppressing
meeooooow meeeeeoow me m meeow meeow meeow meoow meooow, meow meeeeooooow

the explosive part of the entertainment as too dangerous; and young
mew meeeeooow meow me mew meoooooooooow me mew meeeeooow; mew meeow

gentlemen told other young gentlemen what they knew rather better than the
meeeeooow meow meeow meeow meeeeeoow meow meow meow meeoow meooow meow mew

young gentlemen telling them respecting the ology of which they treated.
meoow meeeeooow meeeoow meow meeeeeeeow mew meeow me meoow meow meoooow.




In like fashion, I am afraid I may be only telling you what you know
Me meow meeeoow, M me meooow M mew me meow meeeeow mew meow mew meow

already, or what you might have known, but have not cared about learning.
meoooow, me meow mew meoow meow meoow, mew meow mew meoow meeow meeeeoow.

The fact is, all that this chapter contains is to be elsewhere found at
Mew meow me, mew meow meow meeeoow meeoooow me me me meeooooow meeow me

greater length. I have no new theories of my own upon the subject, and,
meeooow meooow. M meow me mew meeeooow me me mew meow mew meeeoow, mew,

indeed, would not presume to argue the question of the domestic Cat’s
meeoow, meoow mew meeooow me meeow mew meeeeoow me mew meooooow Mew’m

origin with those who have so ably treated the subject in books long since
meeoow meow meeow mew meow me meow meeeeow mew meeeoow me meoow meow meoow

written. To tell the truth, I was not myself very much interested about
meeeeow. Me meow mew meeow, M mew mew meooow meow meow meeeeeeeow meoow

the matter when I began to read the arguments on either side. Will you be?
mew meeeow meow M meoow me meow mew meeeeeeow me meeoow meow. Meow mew me?

I am inclined to think not. However, here is a brief statement of the
M me meooooow me meoow mew. Meeeoow, meow me m meoow meeeoooow me mew

case, which is easily skipped if not approved of.
meow, meeow me meeeow meeeoow me mew meeeeoow me.




M. Rüppel, who discovered in the wild regions west of the Nile a Cat about
M. Meeeow, mew meeeeeeoow me mew meow meeeeow meow me mew Meow m Mew meoow

one-third smaller than the European Cat, and having a longer tail, is of
mew-meoow meoooow meow mew Meeeooow Mew, mew meooow m meeoow meow, me me

opinion that the animal was descended from the domestic Cat of the ancient
meeeoow meow mew meeeow mew meeeoooow meow mew meeeeoow Mew me mew meoooow

Egyptians, and that the Egyptian and our domestic Cat are identical.
Meeooooow, mew meow mew Meooooow mew mew meeeooow Mew mew meeeeooow.

Temminck is of the same opinion; but Professor Owen objects to this
Meeeeeow me me mew meow meeeoow; mew Meeeoooow Meow meeeoow me meow

theory, because the first deciduous molar-tooth of the Egyptian Cat has a
meeoow, meoooow mew meoow meeeeeeow meeow-meeow me mew Meeeeoow Mew mew m

relatively thicker crown, and is supported by three roots, whilst the
meeeooooow meoooow meoow, mew me meeeeooow me meeow meeow, meeoow mew

corresponding tooth of the domestic and wild Cat of Europe has a thinner
meeeoooooooow meeow me mew meooooow mew meow Mew me Meeoow mew m meeeoow

crown, and only two roots. A writer on the subject, in 1836, says, there
meeow, mew meow mew meeow. M meooow me mew meeeeow, me meow, meow, meoow

is no doubt but that the wild Cat of the European forests is the tame Cat
me me meeow mew meow mew meow Mew me mew Meeeooow meeooow me mew meow Mew

of European houses; that the wild Cat at some period has been
me Meeoooow meeeow; meow mew meow Mew me meow meeeow mew meow

domesticated, and that the tame Cat would become wild if turned into the
meeeeeeeeoow, mew meow mew meow Mew meeow meeoow meow me meeeow meow mew

woods. Mr. Bell, however, with regard to the belief that the common wild
meoow. Me. Meow, meeeeow, meow meeoow me mew meooow meow mew meeeow meow

Cat is the father of the tame, says, that the general conformation of the
Mew me mew meeeow me mew meow, meow, meow mew meeeoow meeeooooooow me mew

two animals is considerably different, especially in the length and form
mew meeeeow me meeoooooooow meeooooow, meeeeeooow me mew meooow mew meow

of the tail. The fur, too, of the wild Cat is thicker and longer.
me mew meow. Mew mew, mew, me mew meow Mew me meeeoow mew meeeow.




Sir William Jardine thinks that, since the introduction of our house Cat
Mew Meeeoow Meeeoow meooow meow, meeow mew meeeooooooow me mew meeow Mew

to this country, there may have been an accidental cross with the wild
me meow meeeeow, meoow mew meow meow me meooooooow meoow meow mew meow

native species, by which the difference in form between the wild and tame
meooow meeooow, me meoow mew meooooooow me meow meoooow mew meow mew meow

Cat may be accounted for. “The domestic Cat,” says he, “is the only one of
Mew mew me meoooooow mew. “Mew meeeeeow Mew,” meow me, “me mew meow mew me

this race which has been generally used in the economy of man. Some of the
meow meow meeow mew meow meeeoooow meow me mew meeeeow me mew. Meow me mew

other small species have shown that they might be applied to similar
meeow meeow meeeeow meow meoow meow meow meeow me meoooow me meeeoow

purposes; and we have seen that the general disposition of this family
meeeeeow; mew me meow meow meow mew meeeeow meeeeooooow me meow meeeow

will not prevent their training. Much pains would have been necessary to
meow mew meeeeow meoow meeoooow. Meow meeow meoow meow meow meeooooow me

effect this, and none of the European nations were likely to have
meeeow meow, mew meow me mew Meeeeoow meeooow meow meeeow me meow

attempted it. The scarcity of Cats in Europe, in its earliest ages, is
meeeeeoow me. Mew meeeeeow me Meow me Meeoow, me mew meeoooow meow, me

also well known, and in the tenth and eleventh centuries a good mouser
meow meow meeow, mew me mew meeow mew meeeooow meeeeeoow m meow meeeow

brought a high price.”
meeooow m meow meeow.”




Another author, quoting the above, says:--
Meeeeow meeeow, meeeoow mew meeow, meow:--




“Although our opinion coincides with that of Rüppel, and we think that we
“Meeeooow mew meeooow meeeeooow meow meow me Meooow, mew me meeow meow me

are indebted to the superstition of the ancient Egyptians for having
mew meeeooow me mew meeoooooooow me mew meeeoow Meoooooow mew meeoow

domesticated the species mentioned by Rüppel, we have no doubt that since
meeeeeeeooow mew meeooow meeooooow me Meeeow, me meow me meeow meow meoow

its introduction to this country, and more particularly to the north of
mew meeeeoooooow me meow meeeeow, mew meow meeeeeeeooow me mew meeow me

Scotland, there have been occasional crosses with our native species, and
Meeeeeow, meoow meow meow meeoooooow meoooow meow mew meeoow meeooow, mew

that the result of these crosses have been kept in our houses. We have
meow mew meooow me meeow meeooow meow meow meow me mew meeeow. Me meow

seen many Cats very closely resembling the wild Cat, and one or two which
meow meow Meow meow meeooow meeeeeeoow mew meow Mew, mew mew me mew meoow

could scarcely be distinguished from it. There is, perhaps, no other
meoow meooooow me meeooooooooow meow me. Meoow me, meeeoow, me meoow

animal that so soon loses its cultivation and returns apparently to a
meooow meow me meow meeow mew meeooooooow mew meeooow meeeeoooow me m

state completely wild: the tasting of some wild and living food may tempt
meeow meeeeeeoow meow: mew meeeoow me meow meow mew meeoow meow mew meoow

them to seek it again and to leave their civilized homes. They then prowl
meow me meow me meeow mew me meoow meeow meeeeeeow meoow. Meow meow meoow

about in the same manner as their prey, couching in the long grass and
meoow me mew meow meooow me meoow meow, meeeooow me mew meow meeow mew

brush-wood, and hiding themselves from all publicity.”
meeow-meow, mew meeoow meeeeeooow meow mew meeeeeoow.”




No game destroyer, however, is more easily caught than the Cat. In summer,
Me meow meeeeooow, meeeoow, me meow meooow meeeow meow mew Mew. Me meeeow,

when rabbit-paunches will not keep on account of the weather, a little
meow meeoow-meeeeeow meow mew meow me meeeeow me mew meeeeow, m meeeow

valerian root is used as a bait. The Cats come to rub themselves on it,
meeeeoow meow me meow me m meow. Mew Meow meow me mew meeeooooow me me,

finding some unaccountable pleasure in so doing. The valerian root is of a
meeooow meow meeeeeeooooow meeeeoow me me meoow. Mew meeoooow meow me me m

whitish colour, and it has a very strong and disagreeable smell: it is
meoooow meeoow, mew me mew m meow meooow mew meeeeeooooow meeow: me me

used by us as a medicine in nervous disorders, and its good effects
meow me me me m meeeeoow me meeeeow meeeeeeow, mew mew meow meeeeow

against headaches, low-spirits, and trembling of the limbs are well known.
meeeoow meeeoooow, mew-meeooow, mew meeeoooow me mew meoow mew meow meoow.

A story is told of a little boy home for the holidays who played an old
M meoow me meow me m meooow mew meow mew mew meeeeoow mew meooow me mew

lady this trick:--He put some valerian root under the hearth-rug, which
meow meow meoow:--Me mew meow meeeeoow meow meoow mew meooow-mew, meoow

set the Cat scratching, rubbing her back on it, and performing a hundred
mew mew Mew meeeeoooow, meoooow mew meow me me, mew meeeeeooow m meeeeow

antics, till the old lady, getting frightened, thought Puss had gone mad.
meeoow, meow mew mew meow, meoooow meeeooooow, meeeeow Meow mew meow mew.

The boy then quietly took away the valerian. The Cat grew calm again, and
Mew mew meow meeeoow meow meow mew meeeooow. Mew Mew meow meow meoow, mew

the old lady was much astonished.
mew mew meow mew meow meeeeeeeow.




It is a cruel custom in some parts of the country to cut off the ears of
Me me m meeow meeoow me meow meoow me mew meeeeow me mew mew mew meow me

Cats and remove the hairs all round the exposed aperture of the ear, to
Meow mew meeoow mew meeow mew meoow mew meeeoow meeeeoow me mew mew, me

prevent the animal from poaching in the woods. It is thought that by so
meeooow mew meeoow meow meeeeeow me mew meoow. Me me meeooow meow me me

doing, the wet off the bushes and grass may get into the internal cavity
meeow, mew mew mew mew meooow mew meoow mew mew meow mew meooooow meeoow

of the ear, and by the pain cause the Cat to desist from the chase. Cats
me mew mew, mew me mew meow meeow mew Mew me meeoow meow mew meeow. Meow

so mutilated, however, often choose fine days for their poaching
me meeeeooow, meeooow, meeow meeeow meow meow mew meeow meeeooow

expeditions.
meeeeooooow.




A Cat caught in a trap is a dangerous customer to let loose again. If the
M Mew meeoow me m meow me m meeeeooow meeeeoow me mew meoow meoow. Me mew

door be opened incautiously, the Cat will probably fly at the catcher’s
meow me meeeow meeeeeeeeeow, mew Mew meow meeeooow mew me mew meeeoow’m

face the moment she sees the light. The only safe way of getting the Cat
meow mew meooow mew meow mew meoow. Mew meow meow mew me meoooow mew Mew

out of the trap is to place a sack over the door end of the trap, and then
mew me mew meow me me meoow m meow meow mew meow mew me mew meow, mew meow

rattle the other end with a stick. The animal runs at once into the sack.
meeeow mew meeow mew meow m meeow. Mew meooow meow me meow meow mew meow.




Wild Cats not only eat birds, but seek eagerly after their eggs, of which
Meow Meow mew meow mew meeow, mew meow meeeoow meeow meeow meow, me meoow

they are passionately fond.
meow mew meeeooooooow meow.




Regarding the wild Cat, Pennant says, “It may be called the ‘British
Meeeeeeow mew meow Mew, Meeooow meow, “Me mew me meeeow mew ‘Meeeoow

Tiger’: it is the fiercest and most destructive beast we have; making
Meeow’: me me mew meeeeoow mew meow meeeeooooow meoow me meow; meeeow

dreadful havoc amongst our poultry, lambs and birds. It inhabits the most
meeeooow meoow meeooow mew meeeeow, meoow mew meeow. Me meeeeoow mew meow

mountainous and wooded parts of these islands, living mostly in trees and
meeeeeeooow mew meeoow meoow me meoow meeooow, meeeow meeeow me meeow mew

feeding only at night. It multiplies as fast as our common Cats.”
meeeoow meow me meeow. Me meeoooooow me meow me mew meeoow Meow.”




A wild Cat is said to have been killed in Cumberland (my authority gives
M meow Mew me meow me meow meow meeeow me Meeoooooow (me meeeeeeow meeow

no date) which measured above five feet in length from the nose to the end
me meow) meoow meeeeoow meeow meow meow me meeeow meow mew meow me mew mew

of the tail.
me mew meow.




Mr. Timbs relates how, in 1850, he saw, at No. 175, Oxford Street, a
Me. Meeow meeeeow mew, me meow, me mew, me Me. mew, Meeeow Meeoow, m

beautifully-marked tabby Cat weighing 25¾ lbs., and measuring 27 inches
meeeoooooow-meooow meoow Mew meeoooow mew mew., mew meoooooow me meeoow

round the body, and 37 inches from the tip of the tail to the end of the
meeow mew meow, mew me meeoow meow mew mew me mew meow me mew mew me mew

nose; height to top of shoulders 11½ inches: he was then seven years old.
meow; meooow me mew me meeooooow mew meeoow: me mew meow meoow meoow mew.




The tame Cat’s tail ends in a point; the wild Cat’s in a tuft. The head of
Mew meow Mew’m meow meow me m meoow; mew meow Mew’m me m meow. Mew meow me

the wild Cat is triangular and strongly marked, the ears triangular,
mew meow Mew me meeeeoooow mew meeeeeow meeeow, mew meow meeeeeeoow,

large, long and pointed.
meoow, meow mew meoooow.




At the village of Barnborough, in Yorkshire, there is a tradition extant
Me mew meeeeow me Meeooooooow, me Meeeoooow, meeow me m meeeeeoow meeeow

of a serious conflict that once took place between a man and a wild Cat.
me m meoooow meeoooow meow meow meow meoow meeeeow m mew mew m meow Mew.

The inhabitants say that the fight began in an adjacent wood, and that the
Mew meeeeooooow mew meow mew meoow meoow me me meeeeeow meow, mew meow mew

man and Cat fought from thence to the porch of the church, where each died
mew mew Mew meooow meow meeeow me mew meeow me mew meeeow, meeow meow meow

of the wounds received. A rude painting in the church commemorates the
me mew meeeow meooooow. M meow meeeooow me mew meeeow meeeeeeeooow mew

sanguinary event, and the red colour of some of the stones are, of course,
meeeeeeeow meeow, mew mew mew meeoow me meow me mew meeeow mew, me meeeow,

said to be blood-stains, which all the soap and water in the world could
meow me me meoow-meeoow, meoow mew mew meow mew meeow me mew meeow meeow

not remove.
mew meooow.




In the reign of Richard II. wild Cats were reckoned among the beasts of
Me mew meeow me Meeeeow ME. meow Meow meow meeeeeow meoow mew meeeow me

the chase, and there was an edict that no man should use more costly
mew meeow, mew meoow mew me meoow meow me mew meooow mew meow meeeow

apparel than that made of lambs’ or Cats’-skins.
meeeeow meow meow meow me meoow’ me Meow’-meeow.




In Egypt Cats were considered sacred to the Goddess Bubastis, the Egyptian
Me Meeow Meow meow meooooooow meeoow me mew Meoooow Meeeooow, mew Meeeeoow

Diana. Her priestesses were vowed to celibacy: they passed a great portion
Meoow. Mew meeeeooooow meow meoow me meooooow: meow meooow m meoow meeeoow

of their time attending on the Cats of the temple. Mrs. Loudon suggests
me meoow meow meeooooow me mew Meow me mew meeeow. Mew. Meooow meeeeeow

that hence, perhaps, may have arisen the idea that a fondness for Cats is
meow meoow, meoooow, mew meow meooow mew meow meow m meeoooow mew Meow me

a sign of old maidism.
m meow me mew meeeoow.




Apollo created the lion to terrify his sister Diana, and she turned his
Meeoow meeooow mew meow me meeeoow mew meeoow Meoow, mew mew meooow mew

fearful beast into ridicule by mimicking it in the form of a Cat. Cats
meeeeow meeow meow meeeooow me meeooooow me me mew meow me m Mew. Meow

were dedicated to Diana, not only when she bore her proper name, but when
meow meoooooow me Meoow, mew meow meow mew meow mew meooow meow, mew meow

she was called “Hecate.” Witches who worshipped Hecate had always a
mew mew meeeow “Meeoow.” Meoooow mew meeeeeooow Meeoow mew meeoow m

favourite Cat.
meeeeeoow Mew.




A very great number of Cats’ mummies, discovered in Egypt, afford ample
M meow meoow meeeow me Meow’ meeooow, meeoooooow me Meeow, meeeow meoow

proof of the esteem in which Pussy was held in “Thebes’ Streets Three
meeow me mew meeoow me meoow Meoow mew meow me “Meooow’ Meoooow Meoow

Thousand Years Ago.” If one died a natural death, it was mourned for with
Meeeooow Meeow Mew.” Me mew meow m meeeoow meeow, me mew meeeeow mew meow

many ceremonies; among others the entire household, where the death took
meow meeeeoooow; meoow meooow mew meeeow meeeoooow, meeow mew meoow meow

place, shaved off their eyebrows. If killed, the murderer was given up to
meoow, meeeow mew meoow meeeeeow. Me meeeow, mew meeeooow mew meoow me me

the mob to buffet him to death. Cats were held sacred when alive, and when
mew mew me meooow mew me meoow. Meow meow meow meooow meow meoow, mew meow

they died were embalmed and deposited in the niches of the catacombs. An
meow meow meow meeeooow mew meeeeeoow me mew meooow me mew meeeeooow. Me

insult offered by a Roman to a Cat caused an insurrection among the
meeeow meeeoow me m Meeow me m Mew meooow me meooooooooow meoow mew

Egyptians when nothing else could excite them. Cambyses gained Pelusis,
Meoooooow meow meeooow meow meoow meeoow meow. Meeeeeow meeeow Meoooow,

which had previously successfully resisted all attacks, by the following
meeow mew meooooooow meeeooooooow meeoooow mew meoooow, me mew meeooooow

stratagem:--He gave to each of his soldiers employed in the attack a live
meoooooow:--Me meow me meow me mew meeeeoow meeeeeow me mew meooow m meow

Cat, instead of a buckler, and the Egyptians, rather than hurt the objects
Mew, meeeeow me m meoooow, mew mew Meeeoooow, meooow meow meow mew meoooow

of their veneration, suffered themselves to be vanquished without striking
me meeow meeeeoooow, meeeeeow meeeooooow me me meeeeeooow meoooow meeoooow

a blow.
m meow.




Herodotus tells us that “on every occasion of a fire in Egypt, the
Meeeeooow meeow me meow “me meeow meeeeeow me m meow me Meoow, mew

strangest prodigy occurs with the Cats. The inhabitants allow the fire to
meeooooow meeooow meooow meow mew Meow. Mew meeeeeeooow meoow mew meow me

rage as long as it pleases, while they stand about, at intervals, and
meow me meow me me meoooow, meeow meow meeow meeow, me meeeeeeow, mew

watch these animals, which, slipping by the men, or else leaping over
meeow meoow meeooow, meoow, meeeooow me mew mew, me meow meeeeow meow

them, rush headlong into the flames.”
meow, meow meeeeoow meow mew meeoow.”




In some of the curious Egyptian pictures at the British Museum, you may
Me meow me mew meeeeow Meeeeoow meeeooow me mew Meoooow Meooow, mew mew

see the representation of Cats being trained to catch birds.
mew mew meeeeeeeeeeoow me Meow meeow meeooow me meoow meoow.




Cats are frequently trained in California to catch a species of burrowing
Meow mew meooooooow meeooow me Meooooooow me meeow m meeeeow me meeooooow

pouched rat, called a gopher, a destructive animal infesting fields and
meoooow mew, meeeow m meooow, m meeeeeeeeow meooow meeeeooow meeoow mew

gardens. Cats, so trained, are very valuable.
meeeoow. Meow, me meeeeow, mew meow meeeeeow.




We are told that there was once a Cape in the Island of Cyprus, which was
Me mew meow meow meoow mew meow m Meow me mew Meeoow me Meeoow, meoow mew

called Cat Cape. A monastery stood here, the monks of which were compelled
meooow Mew Meow. M meoooooow meeow meow, mew meeow me meoow meow meeeeooow

by their vows to keep a great number of Cats, to wage war against the
me meoow meow me meow m meeow meeeow me Meow, me meow mew meoooow mew

snakes, with which the Island was swarming. At the sound of a certain bell
meeoow, meow meeow mew Meeeow mew meooooow. Me mew meeow me m meeeoow meow

the Cats came trooping home to their meals, and then rushed out again to
mew Meow meow meeeooow meow me meeow meoow, mew meow meooow mew meeow me

the chase. When, however, the Turks conquered the Island, they destroyed
mew meoow. Meow, meeooow, mew Meeow meeeeeoow mew Meeoow, meow meeeeeoow

both the Cats and their home.
meow mew Meow mew meeow meow.




In the middle ages, animals formed as prominent a part in the worship of
Me mew meeoow meow, meeeeow meeeow me meeeeooow m meow me mew meeeoow me

the time as in the old religion of Egypt. The Cat was a very important
mew meow me me mew mew meeeeoow me Meoow. Mew Mew mew m meow meeeeooow

personage in religious festivals. At Aix, in Provence, on the festival of
meeeoooow me meeeoooow meeeeeoow. Me Mew, me Meooooow, me mew meeoooow me

Corpus Christi, the finest Tom-cat of the country, wrapt in swaddling
Meeoow Meoooow, mew meeeow Mew-mew me mew meeeoow, meoow me meeeeooow

clothes like a child, was exhibited in a magnificent shrine to public
meeeeow meow m meoow, mew meeooooow me m meeeeeeeeow meeeow me meooow

admiration. Every knee was bent, every hand strewed flowers, or poured
meeoooooow. Meeow meow mew meow, meeow meow meoooow meeooow, me meeeow

incense, and Grimalkin was treated in all respects as the god of the day.
meoooow, mew Meeeeooow mew meeeoow me mew meeeooow me mew mew me mew mew.

But on the festival of St. John, poor Tom’s fate was reversed. A number of
Mew me mew meeeooow me Me. Meow, meow Mew’m meow mew meeeeeow. M meeeow me

the tabby tribe were put into a wicker basket, and thrown alive into the
mew meeow meeow meow mew meow m meooow meooow, mew meeoow meeow meow mew

midst of an immense fire, kindled in the public square by the bishop and
meeow me me meoooow meow, meeeoow me mew meooow meooow me mew meeoow mew

his clergy. Hymns and anthems were sung, and processions were made by the
mew meooow. Meeow mew meeeoow meow meow, mew meeeeeeeeow meow meow me mew

priest and people in honour of the sacrifice.
meeoow mew meeeow me meooow me mew meeeeeeow.




In the reign of Howel the Good, who died in 948, a law was made in Wales,
Me mew meeow me Meeow mew Meow, mew meow me mew, m mew mew meow me Meeow,

fixing the price of the Cat, which was then of great scarcity. A kitten
meeeow mew meoow me mew Mew, meeow mew meow me meeow meooooow. M meeeow

before it got its sight was to cost one penny; until a warranty was given
meeoow me mew mew meeow mew me meow mew meeow; meeow m meeoooow mew meoow

of its having caught a mouse, twopence; after this important event,
me mew meooow meeoow m meeow, meeeeeow; meeow meow meeeeeoow meeow,

fourpence, and a very high price, too, the times considered. The Cat,
meeeeeoow, mew m meow meow meoow, mew, mew meoow meeeeeeeow. Mew Mew,

however, was required to be perfect in its senses of seeing and hearing,
meeeeow, mew meeoooow me me meeooow me mew meeoow me meooow mew meeooow,

should be a good mouser, have its claws uninjured, and, if a lady pussy,
meeeow me m meow meeoow, meow mew meeow meeooooow, mew, me m meow meoow,

be a good mamma. If after it was sold, it was found wanting in any of
me m meow meeow. Me meeow me mew meow, me mew meoow meeooow me mew me

these particulars, the seller was to forfeit a third of the
meeow meeeeeeeeow, mew meooow mew me meeeeow m meeow me mew

purchase-money. If any one stole or killed the Cat that was guarding the
meeoooow-meeow. Me mew mew meeow me meooow mew Mew meow mew meeoooow mew

prince’s granary, the criminal forfeited a milch ewe with her fleece and
meooow’m meeeoow, mew meeeooow meeeeeeow m meoow mew meow mew meeeow mew

lamb, or as much wheat as when poured upon a Cat suspended by its tail,
meow, me me meow meeow me meow meooow meow m Mew meeeeooow me mew meow,

would bury the animal up to the top of its tail.
meeow meow mew meeeow me me mew mew me mew meow.




In Abyssinia, Cats are so valuable, that a marriageable girl who is likely
Me Meeooooow, Meow mew me meeeooow, meow m meeeeeeeeoow meow mew me meooow

to come in for a Cat, is looked upon as quite an heiress.
me meow me mew m Mew, me meooow meow me meeow me meeooow.




The resemblance between the Tiger and the Cat is so striking, that little
Mew meeeeeeeoow meeooow mew Meoow mew mew Mew me me meeeooow, meow meeeow

children first taken to the Zoological Gardens almost always call the
meeeooow meoow meeow me mew Meeeeeeoow Meoooow meeoow meeeow meow mew

Tigers great Cats; and, in their native woods, Tigers purr.
Meeeow meoow Meow; mew, me meeow meeoow meeow, Meeoow meow.




The domestic species require no description, but one or two of the
Mew meooooow meeooow meeeoow me meeeeeeooow, mew mew me mew me mew

varieties may be mentioned:
meeooooow mew me meeeoooow:




The Cat of Angora, is a very beautiful variety, with silvery hair of fine
Mew Mew me Meeoow, me m meow meeeeooow meeeeow, meow meoooow meow me meow

silken texture, generally longest on the neck, but also long on the tail.
meeeow meoooow, meeeoooow meeeoow me mew meow, mew meow meow me mew meow.

Some are yellowish, and others olive, approaching to the colour of the
Meow mew meeeeooow, mew meeoow meoow, meeeeeeeeow me mew meeeow me mew

Lion; but they are all delicate creatures, and of gentle dispositions. Mr.
Meow; mew meow mew mew meeeeeow meeeeeeow, mew me meeoow meeeooooooow. Me.

Wood, while staying in Paris, made the acquaintance of an Angora, which
Meow, meeow meeeeow me Meoow, meow mew meeoooooooow me me Meooow, meoow

ate two plates of almond biscuits at a sitting. This breed of Cats has
mew mew meooow me meeeow meeeeoow me m meeeoow. Meow meoow me Meow mew

singular tastes; I knew one that took very kindly to gin and water, and
meeeooow meeeow; M meow mew meow meow meow meooow me mew mew meoow, mew

was rather partial to curry. He also ate peas, greens, and broad beans
mew meeeow meeooow me meoow. Me meow mew meow, meeeow, mew meoow meeow

(in moderation). Most Cats are fond of asparagus.
(me meeeeeeeow). Meow Meow mew meow me meeooooow.




The Persian Cat is a variety with hair very long, and very silky, perhaps
Mew Meeooow Mew me m meeeoow meow meow meow meow, mew meow meoow, meeeeow

more so than the Cat of Angora; it is however differently coloured, being
meow me meow mew Mew me Meooow; me me meoooow meeeeeeeoow meeeeeow, meoow

of a fine uniform grey on the upper part, with the texture of the fur as
me m meow meoooow meow me mew meeow meow, meow mew meeeoow me mew mew me

soft as silk, and the lustre glossy; the colour fades off on the lower
meow me meow, mew mew meooow meeoow; mew meeeow meeow mew me mew meeow

parts of the sides, and passes into white, or nearly so, on the belly.
meeow me mew meeow, mew meooow meow meoow, me meeoow me, me mew meeow.

This is, probably, one of the most beautiful varieties, and it is said to
Meow me, meeeeoow, mew me mew meow meoooooow meeooooow, mew me me meow me

be exceedingly gentle in its manners.
me meeeeeeeeow meooow me mew meeeeow.




The Chinese Cat has the fur beautifully glossed, but it is very different
Mew Meoooow Mew mew mew mew meoooooooow meoooow, mew me me meow meeeeeoow

from either of those which have been mentioned. It is variegated with
meow meooow me meoow meoow meow meow meeooooow. Me me meeeooooow meow

black and yellow, and, unlike most of the race, has the ears pendulous.
meeow mew meeeow, mew, meeoow meow me mew meow, mew mew meow meoooooow.

Bosman, writing about the ears, says: “It is worthy of observation, that
Meeeow, meeeoow meeow mew meow, meow: “Me me meeoow me meoooooooow, meow

there is in animals evident signs of ancestry of their slavery. Long ears
meeow me me meeeoow meeooow meeow me meeeeeow me meoow meeooow. Meow meow

are produced by time and civilization, and all wild animals have straight
mew meeeooow me meow mew meeeeeooooow, mew mew meow meeooow meow meeoooow

round ears.”
meoow meow.”




The Tortoise-shell or Spanish Cat is one of the prettiest varieties of
Mew Meeoooow-meoow me Meeeeow Mew me mew me mew meeeoooow meeeeeoow me

those which have the fur of moderate length, and without any particular
meeow meoow meow mew mew me meeeooow meeoow, mew meeeeow mew meeeeeeoow

silvery gloss. The colours are very pure, black, white, and reddish
meeooow meeow. Mew meoooow mew meow meow, meeow, meeow, mew meeeoow

orange; and, in this country, at least, males thus marked are said to be
meeoow; mew, me meow meeooow, me meeow, meoow meow meeoow mew meow me me

rare, though they are quite common in Egypt and the south of Europe. This
meow, meeeow meow mew meoow meeeow me Meoow mew mew meoow me Meeeow. Meow

variety has other qualities to recommend it, besides the beauty of its
meeooow mew meoow meeeeooow me meoooooow me, meoooow mew meooow me mew

colours. Tortoise-shell Cats are very elegant, though delicate in their
meeeoow. Meeeooow-meoow Meow mew meow meoooow, meeoow meooooow me meeow

form, and are, at the same time, very active, and among the most attached
meow, mew mew, me mew meow meow, meow meeeow, mew meeow mew meow meeeooow

and grateful of the whole race.
mew meeeeoow me mew meeow meow.




Bluish grey is not a common colour; this species are styled “Chartreux
Meooow meow me mew m meeoow meeeow; meow meeeeow mew meeoow “Meeeoooow

Cats,” and are esteemed rarities.
Meow,” mew mew meooooow meeeeoow.




The Manx Cat is perhaps the most singular; its limbs are gaunt, its fur
Mew Meow Mew me meeeeow mew meow meeoooow; mew meoow mew meeow, mew mew

close set, its eyes staring and restless, and it has no tail; that is to
meeow mew, mew meow meeeeow mew meeeeoow, mew me mew me meow; meow me me

say, there is only a sort of knob as though its tail had been amputated.
mew, meoow me meow m meow me meow me meeeow mew meow mew meow meeeeeeow.

“A black Manx Cat,” says a modern writer, “with its staring eyes and its
“M meeow Meow Mew,” meow m meeeow meeeow, “meow mew meeeoow meow mew mew

stump of a tail, is a most measly looking beast, which would find a more
meeow me m meow, me m meow meooow meeeoow meoow, meeow meeow meow m meow

appropriate resting place at Kirk Alloway or the Black Bay, than at the
meeeeeoooow meeeoow meoow me Meow Meeeeow me mew Meoow Mew, meow me mew

fireside of a respectable household. So it might fitly be the quadrupedal
meeoooow me m meeeeeeeoow meeeeeeow. Me me meoow meoow me mew meeeeeeeeow

form in which the ancient sorcerers were wont to clothe themselves on
meow me meoow mew meeeoow meoooooow meow meow me meooow meeoooooow me

their nocturnal excursions.”
meeow meoooooow meeeeeeoow.”




I read in an article by Mr. Lord that there is a variety of tailless Cats
M meow me me meeeeow me Me. Meow meow meoow me m meeooow me meeeeoow Meow

found in various parts of the world, and he suggests that this
meeow me meeooow meoow me mew meeow, mew me meeeooow meow meow

deficiency may be due to an accident originally, but perpetuated by
meooooooow mew me mew me me meeoooow meeoooooow, mew meeeeooooow me

interbreeding. I am not quite of the same opinion. It reminds one of the
meeeeeeeeeeow. M me mew meeow me mew meow meeeeow. Me meeeeow mew me mew

old saying, “It runs in the blood, like wooden legs.”
mew meeeow, “Me meow me mew meeow, meow meooow meow.”




I recollect the case of a young gentleman who devoted his leisure evenings
M meeeeeeow mew meow me m meoow meeooooow mew meeooow mew meeeoow meooooow

to cutting off Cats’ tails in the neighbourhood in which he lived. He hung
me meeeoow mew Meow’ meoow me mew meeeeooooooow me meeow me meoow. Me meow

them up in bunches to dry, and had rare sport, while it lasted, in making
meow me me meeeeow me mew, mew mew meow meeow, meoow me meeeow, me meeoow

the collection, only some one, who was a Cat-owner, did not see the fun of
mew meeoooooow, meow meow mew, mew mew m Mew-meoow, mew mew mew mew mew me

it, and put an end to the joke. Some young men think it a manly sport to
me, mew mew me mew me mew meow. Meow meoow mew meeow me m meeow meoow me

kill or hunt down Cats; and, by the way, do you remember Sir Robert Peel’s
meow me meow meow Meow; mew, me mew mew, me mew meooooow Mew Meeoow Meow’m

memorable speech about the Volunteers, thus reported in _Hansard_?:--
meeooooow meooow meeow mew Meeeeeeeow, meow meooooow me mEeeeeeow?:--




“At Hythe the first prize was carried off by a genuine Cockney. Upon being
“Me Meeow mew meoow meeow mew meoooow mew me m meoooow Meeeoow. Meow meeow

asked how he had acquired his extraordinary skill and precision--
meoow mew me mew meeeeoow mew meoooooooooow meoow mew meeeeeeow--




“‘Oh,’ said he, as reported in the columns of the _Court Journal_, ‘I live
“‘Me,’ meow me, me meooooow me mew meeeoow me mew mEeoow Meeeeoow, ‘M meow

in London, and have had considerable practice in shooting at the Cats of
me Meooow, mew meow mew meeeeeeeeeow meeeeeow me meeeooow me mew Meow me

my Brompton neighbours.’
me Meeeooow meeeeeeeow.’




“It was not, perhaps, of much consequence in the depth of winter
“Me mew mew, meeeoow, me meow meeeeeeooow me mew meeow me meeoow

(continued Sir R. Peel), but no man could tell what a scene London would
(meoooooow Mew M. Meow), mew me mew meoow meow meow m meeow Meeeow meoow

present in the height of the season. Everybody would be shooting at his
meeeoow me mew meeoow me mew meooow. Meeeeeoow meoow me meeeeoow me mew

neighbour’s Cat. There would be the stoker of the Railway Rifles potting
meeooooow’m Mew. Meoow meeow me mew meooow me mew Meeooow Meeoow meeeoow

at the funnels of the North Western, and we should have the Finsbury
me mew meeeeow me mew Meeow Meeeoow, mew me meeoow meow mew Meeoooow

Filibusters fluking over Cripplegate. He trusted, however, that before
Meeeoooooow meeeoow meow Meeeeeeeeow. Me meeeeow, meoooow, meow meeoow

that time a stop would be put to the Volunteer movement,” etc., etc.
meow meow m meow meeow me mew me mew Meeeeeeow meeeeoow,” mew., mew.




Cats do certainly seem to enjoy themselves on moonlight nights, anyhow
Meow me meeeeeeow meow me meeow meeeeeeoow me meeeeeeow meooow, meeeow

they make noise enough. The Cat was believed by the ancients to stand in
meow meow meoow meooow. Mew Mew mew meooooow me mew meeeeeow me meoow me

some relation to the moon, for Plutarch says that the Cat was the symbol
meow meeoooow me mew meow, mew Meooooow meow meow mew Mew mew mew meooow

of the moon on account of her different colours, her busy ways at night,
me mew meow me meoooow me mew meeeoooow meeeoow, mew meow meow me meeow,

and her giving birth to twenty-eight young ones during the course of her
mew mew meeeow meoow me meeeow-meoow meoow meow meooow mew meooow me mew

life, which is exactly the number of the phases of the moon.
meow, meoow me meeooow mew meeoow me mew meeeow me mew meow.




The ancients identified Bubastis with the Greek Artemis (or Diana), and
Mew meeeooow meeeeeeoow Meeeooow meow mew Meeow Meeooow (me Meeow), mew

each was regarded as the Goddess of the moon. Bubastis was generally
meow mew meooooow me mew Meeeeow me mew meow. Meeoooow mew meeeoooow

represented as a woman with a Cat’s head.
meeeeeeeoow me m meeow meow m Mew’m meow.




It might occur to some, that “Puss” is derived from the Egyptian name,
Me meeow meeow me meow, meow “Meow” me meoooow meow mew Meeeooow meow,

_Pasht_; but perhaps it is better to acquiesce in the derivation from the
mEeooow; mew meeeeow me me meooow me meeeoooow me mew meeeeoooow meow mew

Latin, _Pusus_ (a little boy), or _Pusa_ (a little girl). By others this
Meoow, mEeeoow (m meeeow mew), me mEeoow (m meeoow meow). Me meeeow meow

term is thought to be a corruption of _Pers_. The French of Cat is
meow me meeeeow me me m meeoooooow me mEeeow. Mew Meeoow me Mew me

_Chat_; the German, _Katze_; the Italian, _Gatto_; the Spanish, _Gato_;
mEooow; mew Meeeow, mEeeoow; mew Meeeeow, mEeeeow; mew Meeooow, mEeoow;

the Dutch and Danish, _Kat_; the Welsh, _Cath_; the Latin, _Catus_: the
mew Meeow mew Meeoow, mEoow; mew Meeow, mEeoow; mew Meeow, mEeeeow: mew

French of Puss is _Minette_. You have heard the story, I suppose, of the
Meeeow me Meow me mEeooooow. Mew meow meoow mew meeow, M meeeoow, me mew

person who being told to decline the noun Cat, when he came to the
meeoow mew meoow meow me meeeeow mew meow Mew, meow me meow me mew

vocative, said “O Cat!” on which he was reminded that if he spoke to a Cat
meeoooow, meow “M Mew!” me meoow me mew meeeeeow meow me me meoow me m Mew

he would say “Puss.”
me meeow mew “Meow.”




Mr. Buchton says, that “the only language in which the name of the Cat is
Me. Meeooow meow, meow “mew meow meeeeoow me meoow mew meow me mew Mew me

significant, is the Zend, where the word _Gatu_, almost identical with the
meeeeooooow, me mew Meow, meoow mew meow mEeeow, meeoow meeooooow meow mew

Spanish _Gato_, means a place--a word peculiarly significant in reference
Meeeoow mEeoow, meoow m meoow--m meow meooooooow meeooooooow me meeeoooow

to this animal, whose attachment is peculiar to place, and not to the
me meow meeeow, meeow meeeeeooow me meeoooow me meeow, mew mew me mew

person, so strikingly indicated by the dog.”
meeoow, me meeeooooow meoooooow me mew mew.”




In some parts of Lancashire, a Tom is still called a “Gib” or “Gibbe” Cat,
Me meow meoow me Meooooooow, m Mew me meeow meeeow m “Mew” me “Meeow” Mew,

the _g_ being pronounced _hard_, not _jibbe_, as found in most
mew mew meoow meeeeeeoow meeoow, mew meeooow, me meeow me meow

dictionaries. According to Nares, Gib, the contraction of Gilbert, was the
meeeeeeeeoow. Meeeeeeow me Meoow, Mew, mew meeeeeeooow me Meoooow, mew mew

name formerly applied to a Cat, as Tom is now, and that Tibert, as given
meow meeeeeow meeeeow me m Mew, me Mew me mew, mew meow Meeeow, me meeow

in _Reynard the Fox_, was the old French for Gilbert. Chaucer in his
me mEeoooow mew Meow, mew mew mew Meeoow mew Meeeoow. Meeooow me mew

_Romance of the Rose_ translates _Thibert le Cas_ by “Gibbe our Cat.”
mEeeeoow me mew Meeow meeoooooow mEooooow me Meow me “Meeow mew Mew.”

Shakespeare applies the word Gibbe to an old worn-out animal. The term
Meeeeeeooow meeeeow mew meow Meeow me me mew meow-mew meeeow. Mew meow

Gib-face means the lower lip of a horse. In mechanics, the pieces of
Mew-meow meoow mew meoow mew me m meoow. Me meeeoooow, mew meeoow me

iron employed to clasp together the pieces of wood or metal of a frame
meow meeeeeow me meoow meeoooow mew meooow me meow me meeow me m meoow

which is to be keyed previous to inserting the keys, are called Gibs.
meoow me me me meeow meooooow me meeooooow mew meow, mew meooow Meow.

Anyone curious upon the subject of Gib Cats, may find the subject treated
Meeoow meoooow meow mew meeooow me Mew Meow, mew meow mew meeeeow meoooow

at length in the _Etymologicon_.
me meeoow me mew mEeeeeooooooow.













CHAPTER VII.
MEOOOOW MEW.







[Illustration: CHAPTER VII.]
[Meeeeeooooow: MEEEOOW MEW.]




_Of some Clever Cats._
mEw meow Meooow Meow.m







This domestic animal, as Dr. Johnson puts it, “that catches mice,” can do
Meow meooooow meooow, me Me. Meeeoow meow me, “meow meeeoow meow,” mew me

many other things when it has a fair opportunity of distinguishing itself.
meow meoow meooow meow me mew m meow meeeeeeeoow me meeoooooooooow meeoow.

It is difficult, but by no means impossible, to teach a Cat tricks. I
Me me meeeeeeow, mew me me meeow meeeeoooow, me meoow m Mew meeeow. M

myself had a favourite Cat, lately dead, which performed a variety of
meooow mew m meeeeooow Mew, meeoow meow, meoow meeeoooow m meeeeow me

amusing feats, though I must own that it was extremely coquettish, and
meeooow meoow, meeoow M meow mew meow me mew meoooooow meeeooooow, mew

nine times out of ten refused to exhibit before a visitor, invited
meow meoow mew me mew meeooow me meoooow meooow m meeooow, meeeeow

specially to witness the little comedy. Many Cats, without teaching, learn
meoooooow me meeeoow mew meeeow meeeow. Meow Meow, meeeoow meeeooow, meeow

droll tricks.
meeow meeeow.




Doctor Smellie tells of a Cat that had learned to lift the latch of a
Meeoow Meeeoow meeow me m Mew meow mew meeeeow me meow mew meeow me m

door; and other tales have been related of Cats that have been taught to
meow; mew meoow meeow meow meow meeeoow me Meow meow meow meow meooow me

ring a bell by hanging to the bell rope; and this anecdote is related by
meow m meow me meeeeow me mew meow meow; mew meow meeeooow me meeeoow me

the illustrious Sam Slick, of Slickville. It occurred, several times, that
mew meoooooooow Mew Meeow, me Meooooooow. Me meeeeeow, meeeoow meoow, meow

his servant entered the library without having been summoned by his
mew meeooow meeooow mew meeeoow meoooow meooow meow meeeeeow me mew

master, and in all cases the domestic was quite sure he had heard the
meeeow, mew me mew meoow mew meeeeeow mew meoow meow me mew meeow mew

bell. Great wonderment was caused by this, and the servant began to
meow. Meoow meeeeeeoow mew meeeow me meow, mew mew meeooow meeow me

suspect that the house was haunted. It was, at length, noticed that on all
meoooow meow mew meeow mew meeooow. Me mew, me meooow, meoooow meow me mew

these mysterious occasions the Cat entered with the servant. She was,
meoow meeeeeooow meeooooow mew Mew meeooow meow mew meeeeow. Mew mew,

therefore, watched, and it was soon perceived that whenever she found the
meeeeooow, meoooow, mew me mew meow meoooooow meow meeoooow mew meoow mew

library door closed against her, she jumped on to the window-sill, and
meoooow meow meeoow meeooow mew, mew meooow me me mew meeeow-meow, mew

thence sprang at the bell. This feat was exhibited to several of the
meeeow meeoow me mew meow. Meow meow mew meoooooow me meoooow me mew

clockmaker’s friends, for the Cat when shut out of the room, would at once
meeeooooow’m meeeeow, mew mew Mew meow meow mew me mew meow, meoow me meow

resort to this mode of obtaining admission.
meooow me meow meow me meeeoooow meeeeeeow.




[Illustration: THE CUNNING CAT. _Page 113._]
[Meeeeeeeooow: MEW MEEEOOW MEW. mEeow mew.m]




My third story is a time-honoured one that almost every person who has
Me meoow meoow me m meow-meeeeoow mew meow meooow meoow meeeow mew mew

written about Cats has related. There was once upon a time, a
meoooow meeow Meow mew meoooow. Meeow mew meow meow m meow, m

monastery, a Cat, and a dinner-bell. Every day at a certain hour the
meoooooow, m Mew, mew m meooow-meow. Meeow mew me m meoooow meow mew

bell was rung, and the monks and the Cat had their meal together. There
meow mew meow, mew mew meeow mew mew Mew mew meoow meow meeeooow. Meeow

however came a time when, during the bell ringing, the Cat happened to be
meeooow meow m meow meow, meooow mew meow meoooow, mew Mew meeeeoow me me

locked in a room at the other end of the building. Some hours afterwards
meeoow me m meow me mew meoow mew me mew meeeooow. Meow meoow meeoooooow

she was released, and ran straight to the refectory, to find, alas!
mew mew meeeeeow, mew mew meeeeeow me mew meeeeeeow, me meow, meow!

nothing but bare tables to welcome her. Presently the monks were
meeooow mew meow meeoow me meeooow mew. Meeeeeoow mew meeow meow

astonished by a loud summons from the dinner-bell. Had the cook, in his
meeoooooow me m meow meeeeow meow mew meooow-meow. Mew mew meow, me mew

absence of mind, prepared another dinner? Some of them hurried to the
meeeeow me meow, meeeeeow meeeeow meeeow? Meow me meow meeeoow me mew

spot, where they found the Cat swinging on the bell-rope. She had learnt
meow, meeow meow meoow mew Mew meeeeeow me mew meow-meow. Mew mew meeeow

from experience that there never was any dinner without a bell ringing;
meow meeeeeeoow meow meoow meeow mew mew meeeow meeeeow m meow meoooow;

and by force of reasoning, no doubt, had come to the conclusion that the
mew me meoow me meoooooow, me meoow, mew meow me mew meooooooow meow mew

dinner would be sure to come if she only rang loud enough.
meeeow meeow me meow me meow me mew meow meow meow meeeow.




But that story is not half so wonderful as another, about an Angora Cat
Mew meow meoow me mew meow me meeooooow me meeeeow, meoow me Meeeow Mew

belonging to a Carthusian monastery at Paris. This ingenious animal
meoooooow me m Meeeooooow meeeoooow me Meoow. Meow meoooooow meeoow

discovered that, when a certain bell rang, the cook left the kitchen to
meeeooooow meow, meow m meeeoow meow meow, mew meow meow mew meoooow me

answer it, leaving the monks’ dinners, portioned out in plates,
meeoow me, meeooow mew meeow’ meeeoow, meeeoooow mew me meeoow,

unprotected. The plan the Cat adopted was to ring the bell, the handle of
meeeeeeooow. Mew meow mew Mew meeooow mew me meow mew meow, mew meeeow me

which hung outside the kitchen by the side of a window, to leap through
meeow meow meeeeow mew meeeoow me mew meow me m meooow, me meow meeeeow

the window, and back again when she had secured one of the portions.
mew meeoow, mew meow meoow meow mew mew meeooow mew me mew meeeeoow.

This little manœuvre she carried on for some weeks before the perpetrator
Meow meeoow meeeooow mew meeooow me mew meow meeow meooow mew meeeeeeooow

of the robbery was discovered; and there is no saying, during this lapse
me mew meeooow mew meeoooooow; mew meoow me me meooow, meeeow meow meeow

of time, how many innocent persons were unjustly suspected. Who shall say,
me meow, mew meow meeoooow meeooow meow meeoooow meoooooow. Mew meoow mew,

indeed, but that the head of the establishment did not, as in the great
meeeow, mew meow mew meow me mew meeeeeeooooow mew mew, me me mew meoow

Jackdaw case, call for his candle, his bell, and his book, and in holy
Meeeoow meow, meow mew mew meeeow, mew meow, mew mew meow, mew me meow

anger, in pious grief, solemnly curse that rascally thief, as, you
meoow, me meeow meoow, meeeeeow meeow meow meeoooow meoow, me, mew

remember, the Cardinal cursed the Jackdaw:--
meooooow, mew Meeoooow meeoow mew Meeeeow:--




  “He cursed him at board, he cursed him in bed,
  “Me meeoow mew me meoow, me meooow mew me mew,

   From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head;
   Meow mew meow me mew meow me mew meeow me mew meow;

   He cursed him in eating, he cursed him in drinking,
   Me meeoow mew me meooow, me meeoow mew me meooooow,

   He cursed him in coughing, in sneezing, in winking;
   Me meeoow mew me meeeeoow, me meeeeoow, me meeooow;

   He cursed him in sitting, in standing, in lying;
   Me meeeow mew me meeooow, me meeeeoow, me meeow;

   He cursed him in walking, in riding, in flying;
   Me meeeow mew me meeeeow, me meeeow, me meeeow;

   He cursed him in living, he cursed him in dying;--
   Me meeoow mew me meeoow, me meeoow mew me meoow;--

   Never was heard such a terrible curse!
   Meoow mew meeow meow m meeoooow meoow!

         But what gave rise
         Mew meow meow meow

         To no little surprise,
         Me me meeoow meeeeoow,

   Nobody seemed one penny the worse!”
   Meeoow meooow mew meoow mew meeow!”




When, however, they found out that Pussy was the wrong-doer, and, unlike
Meow, meeeoow, meow meoow mew meow Meoow mew mew meeow-meow, mew, meeoow

the Jackdaw, had grown fat upon her misdeeds, they did not hang her, as
mew Meoooow, mew meoow mew meow mew meooooow, meow mew mew meow mew, me

you might suppose, though I have no doubt that course was suggested; on
mew meeow meeooow, meeeow M meow me meoow meow meeeow mew meeeoooow; me

the contrary, they allowed her to pursue her nefarious career, and
mew meeeeoow, meow meeeoow mew me meeoow mew meoooooow meooow, mew

charged visitors a small fee to be allowed to see her do it. Out of evil
meoooow meeoooow m meeow mew me me meeeoow me mew mew me me. Mew me meow

sometimes may come good; but one would hardly think that the best way of
meoooooow mew meow meow; mew mew meoow meeeow meoow meow mew meow mew me

making a person’s fortune was to rob him.
meeeow m meeeow’m meeeeow mew me mew mew.




Cats have been frequently known to do their best to protect the property
Meow meow meow meooooooow meoow me me meoow meow me meoooow mew meeeooow

of their masters, as well as dogs. A man who was imprisoned for a
me meeow meoooow, me meow me meow. M mew mew mew meeeooooow mew m

burglary, in America, stated after his conviction, that he and two others
meeeeeow, me Meoooow, meooow meoow mew meeeooooow, meow me mew mew meeeow

broke into the house of a gentleman, near Harlem. While they were in the
meeow meow mew meeow me m meeeeeoow, meow Meooow. Meeow meow meow me mew

act of plundering it, a large black Cat flew at one of the robbers, and
mew me meeeeoooow me, m meeow meoow Mew meow me mew me mew meeeoow, mew

fixed her claws on each side of his face. He added, that he never saw a
meeow mew meoow me meow meow me mew meow. Me meeow, meow me meoow mew m

man so frightened in his life; and that in his alarm, he made such an
mew me meeeeoooow me mew meow; mew meow me mew meeow, me meow meow me

outcry, that they had to beat a precipitate retreat, to avoid detection.
meeeow, meow meow mew me meow m meeeeeeooow meeeeow, me meoow meeeeooow.




A lady in Liverpool had a favourite Cat. She never returned home, after a
M meow me Meeeoooow mew m meeeeeeow Mew. Mew meoow meeoooow meow, meoow m

short absence, without being joyfully received by it. One Sunday, however,
meeow meoooow, meeeoow meeow meeeeoow meeeeeow me me. Mew Meooow, meeeeow,

on returning from church, she was surprised to find that Pussy did not
me meeeeooow meow meeeow, mew mew meeooooow me meow meow Meoow mew mew

receive her as usual, and its continued absence made her a little uneasy.
meeooow mew me meeow, mew mew meoooooow meeeeow meow mew m meeeow meeoow.

The servants were all appealed to, but none could account for the
Mew meeeeeow meow mew meeeeoow me, mew meow meoow meeooow mew mew

circumstance. The lady, therefore, made a strict search for her feline
meeeeeeeooow. Mew meow, meeeeeeow, meow m meeeow meooow mew mew meooow

friend, and descending to the lower storey, was surprised to hear her
meeoow, mew meooooooow me mew meeow meeoow, mew meeeoooow me meow mew

cries of “Puss” answered by the mewing of a Cat, the sounds proceeding
meeow me “Meow” meeeeoow me mew meeeow me m Mew, mew meeoow meeeeeeeow

from the wine cellar, which had been properly locked and the key placed in
meow mew meow meooow, meoow mew meow meeeeeow meooow mew mew mew meeoow me

safe custody. As the Cat was in the parlour when the lady left for church,
meow meeeoow. Me mew Mew mew me mew meeooow meow mew meow meow mew meeoow,

it was unnecessary to consult a “wise man” to ascertain that the servants
me mew meeeeooooow me meeooow m “meow mew” me meeeeooow meow mew meeeeeow

had clandestine means of getting into the wine cellar, and that they had
mew meoooooooow meoow me meeeoow meow mew meow meeoow, mew meow meow mew

forgotten, when they themselves returned, to request pussy, also, to
meeeeeeow, meow meow meeeeeeeow meeeeeow, me meeeeow meoow, meow, me

withdraw. The contents of the cellar, from that time forward, did not
meeeooow. Mew meeeeoow me mew meeeow, meow meow meow meoooow, mew mew

disappear as quickly as they had been doing for some time previously.
meeeeeoow me meeooow me meow mew meow meeow mew meow meow meeeeeeoow.




A woman was murdered at Lyons, and when the body was found weltering in
M meeow mew meooooow me Meeow, mew meow mew meow mew meeow meeooooow me

blood, a large white Cat was seen mounted on the cornice of a cupboard. He
meoow, m meoow meeow Mew mew meow meeooow me mew meoooow me m meeoooow. Me

sat motionless, his eyes fixed on the corpse, and his attitude and looks
mew meooooooow, mew meow meeow me mew meeeow, mew mew meeoooow mew meoow

expressing horror and affright. Next morning he was still found there; and
meeeeeeoow meeoow mew meooooow. Meow meeeeow me mew meoow meeow meeow; mew

when the room was filled by the officers of justice, neither the
meow mew meow mew meeoow me mew meeeeoow me meoooow, meoooow mew

clattering of the soldiers’ arms nor the loud conversation frightened him
meeeeoooow me mew meeoooow’ meow mew mew meow meeeeeeeeeow meeeeoooow mew

away. As soon, however, as the suspected persons were brought in, his eyes
meow. Me meow, meeooow, me mew meeeoooow meeeeow meow meeooow me, mew meow

glared with fury, and his hair bristled. He darted into the middle of the
meeeow meow meow, mew mew meow meeoooow. Me meeoow meow mew meeeow me mew

room, where he stopped for a moment to gaze on them, and then fled
meow, meeow me meeeoow mew m meooow me meow me meow, mew meow meow

precipitately. The faces of the assassins showed, for the first time,
meeeeeoooooow. Mew meeow me mew meeeeeeow meeoow, mew mew meoow meow,

signs of guilt: they were afterwards brought to trial, condemned, and,
meoow me meoow: meow meow meeeeeeeow meeeeow me meoow, meeeoooow, mew,

before execution, confessed.
meeoow meoooooow, meeeoooow.




In September, 1850, the mistress of a public house in the Commercial Road,
Me Meeooooow, meow, mew meeeooow me m meeeow meoow me mew Meeeeeeeow Meow,

London, going late at night into the tap-room, found her Cat in a state of
Meeeow, meeow meow me meoow meow mew mew-meow, meeow mew Mew me m meoow me

great excitement. It would not suffer itself to be stroked, but ran
meeow meeeooooow. Me meoow mew meooow meeoow me me meeooow, mew mew

wildly, to and fro, between its mistress and the chimney-piece, mewing
meooow, me mew mew, meeeeow mew meeeeeow mew mew meeeoow-meeow, meeoow

loudly. The landlady alarmed, summoned assistance, and presently a robber
meeeow. Mew meeeeoow meeeeow, meeeeoow meeoooooow, mew meoooooow m meeeow

was discovered up the chimney. Upon his trial it was proved that he had
mew meeeeoooow me mew meoooow. Meow mew meeow me mew meeeow meow me mew

robbed several public-houses, by remaining last in the tap-room, and
meeoow meoooow meeeow-meeoow, me meeeeeeow meow me mew mew-meow, mew

concealing himself in a similar manner.
meeeooooow meeooow me m meoooow meeoow.




An old maiden lady, rich and miserly, had, in the latter years of her
Me mew meooow meow, meow mew meoooow, mew, me mew meeoow meoow me mew

life, placed all her affections upon a Cat she called “Minny,” for which
meow, meooow mew mew meeeeeooow meow m Mew mew meeeow “Meoow,” mew meeow

she had made a fine bed-place in the wainscot, over a closet in the
mew mew meow m meow mew-meoow me mew meooooow, meow m meeoow me mew

parlour, where she kept the animal’s provisions. The food in question was
meeeoow, meoow mew meow mew meeoow’m meeoooooow. Mew meow me meeoooow mew

stowed away in a drawer, and under the drawer which served as Minny’s
meeeow meow me m meooow, mew meoow mew meeeow meoow meeeow me Meeow’m

safe, was another, very artfully concealed, and closing with a spring. To
meow, mew meoooow, meow meeeooow meeeeeoow, mew meeooow meow m meeoow. Me

the latter the Cat had often seen its mistress pay lengthened visits. When
mew meeoow mew Mew mew meeow meow mew meeoooow mew meeoooooow meeoow. Meow

the old lady died, her heirs came to live in the house, and Minny being
mew mew meow meow, mew meoow meow me meow me mew meeow, mew Meoow meoow

no longer fed with the same regularity, was often hungry, and would then
me meeeow mew meow mew meow meeeeeooow, mew meeow meooow, mew meeow meow

go and scratch at the drawer where its food had been kept. The drawer
me mew meeooow me mew meooow meoow mew meow mew meow meow. Mew meooow

being at length opened, some pieces of meat were found within in a
meeow me meeeow meeoow, meow meooow me meow meow meoow meeeow me m

mummified state. These having been given to the Cat, failed to console
meoooooow meoow. Meoow meooow meow meeow me mew Mew, meooow me meeooow

her, and she scratched harder than ever at the secret drawer underneath;
mew, mew mew meeeoooow meooow meow meow me mew meooow meooow meeeooooow;

and Minny’s new masters, in course of time understanding what she meant,
mew Meoow’m mew meeeeow, me meeeow me meow meeooooooooow meow mew meeow,

broke it open, and found twenty small canvas bags of guineas snugly packed
meoow me meow, mew meeow meooow meeow meeeow meow me meeooow meooow meooow

up within. My authority does not say how Minny fared after this little
me meooow. Me meeeeooow meow mew mew mew Meoow meeow meeow meow meooow

discovery. Let us hope she was allowed her old sleeping-place, and got her
meeooooow. Mew me meow mew mew meeooow mew mew meooooow-meoow, mew mew mew

food with tolerable regularity. But there is no knowing.
meow meow meeeeooow meeeeeooow. Mew meeow me me meeooow.




Cats are very fond of creeping into out-of-the-way holes and corners, and,
Meow mew meow meow me meeeooow meow mew-me-mew-mew meoow mew meeeeow, mew,

sometimes, pay dearly for so doing.
meeeoooow, mew meooow mew me meeow.




Once when repairing the organ in Westminster Abbey, a dried Cat was found
Meow meow meeeoooow mew meoow me Meeeeeeooow Meoow, m meeow Mew mew meoow

in one of the large recumbent wooden pipes, which had been out of tune for
me mew me mew meeow meeeoooow meeeow meeow, meoow mew meow mew me meow mew

some time. In one of the rooms at the Foreign Office, some years ago,
meow meow. Me mew me mew meoow me mew Meeooow Meeeow, meow meoow mew,

there was, for a long time, a very disagreeable smell, which was supposed
meoow mew, mew m meow meow, m meow meeeooooooow meeow, meoow mew meeeeoow

to arise from the drains. At length some heavy volumes being taken down
me meeow meow mew meeeow. Me meeoow meow meeow meeeoow meeow meeow meow

from a shelf, the body of a dried Cat was found behind them. The
meow m meeow, mew meow me m meoow Mew mew meoow meeoow meow. Mew

unfortunate animal had been shut up by accident, and starved to death, a
meeeeeeooow meeeow mew meow meow me me meeoooow, mew meoooow me meeow, m

prisoner, like the heroine of the “Oak Chest.”
meeeeeow, meow mew meeeoow me mew “Mew Meoow.”




Mrs. Loudon, in her book of _Domestic Pets_, tells several amusing
Mew. Meooow, me mew meow me mEeeeeeow Meeow, meoow meeeoow meoooow

stories. Her mother, the writer says, had a servant who disliked Cats very
meeeeow. Mew meeeow, mew meeoow meow, mew m meeeoow mew meeeeeow Meow meow

much, and in particular a large black Cat, which she was in the habit of
meow, mew me meeoooooow m meeow meeow Mew, meoow mew mew me mew meeow me

beating, whenever she could do so unobserved. The Cat disliked and feared
meeooow, meeoooow mew meeow me me meeoooooow. Mew Mew meeoooow mew meeeow

the girl exceedingly; however, one day, when her enemy was carrying some
mew meow meeeeeeeeow; meoooow, mew mew, meow mew meoow mew meeeeoow meow

dishes down-stairs into the kitchen, and had both her hands full, the Cat
meooow meow-meooow meow mew meeeoow, mew mew meow mew meeow meow, mew Mew

flew at her and scratched her hands and face severely.
meow me mew mew meeeeooow mew meeow mew meow meeeeoow.




A strange Cat had two kittens in a stable belonging to the house, and one
M meeeeow Mew mew mew meeooow me m meooow meeeeeeow me mew meoow, mew mew

day, pitying its wretched condition, Mrs. Loudon ordered her some milk. A
mew, meeeeow mew meeeeeow meeeoooow, Mew. Meooow meeooow mew meow meow. M

large Tom Cat, attached to the establishment, watched the proceeding very
meeow Mew Mew, meooooow me mew meeooooooooow, meoooow mew meooooooow meow

attentively, and while the Cat was lapping, went to the stable, brought
meeeeeeooow, mew meoow mew Mew mew meeeoow, meow me mew meooow, meoooow

out one of the kittens in his mouth, and placed it beside the saucer, and
mew mew me mew meoooow me mew meeow, mew meeoow me meooow mew meeeow, mew

then fetched the other, looking up into the lady’s face, and mewing when
meow meeeeow mew meeow, meeooow me meow mew meow’m meow, mew meooow meow

he had done so, as much as to say, “You have fed the mother, so you may as
me mew meow me, me meow me me mew, “Mew meow mew mew meeeow, me mew mew me

well feed the children,” which was done; and it should be added, for the
meow meow mew meeeooow,” meoow mew meow; mew me meeoow me meoow, mew mew

credit of Tom’s character, that he never attempted to touch the milk
meeeow me Mew’m meoooooow, meow me meeow meeeeeoow me meoow mew meow

himself.
meoooow.




But the best story is this:--Mrs. Loudon had a Cat which had unfortunately
Mew mew meow meeow me meow:--Mew. Meeoow mew m Mew meeow mew meeeeooooooow

hurt its leg. During the whole time the leg was bad, that lady constantly
meow mew mew. Meooow mew meoow meow mew mew mew mew, meow meow meooooooow

gave it milk; but, at last, she found out that, though the Cat had become
meow me meow; mew, me meow, mew meeow mew meow, meeoow mew Mew mew meooow

quite well, yet whenever it saw her, it used to walk lame and hold up its
meeow meow, mew meeeooow me mew mew, me meow me meow meow mew meow me mew

paw, as though it were painful to put it to the ground.
mew, me meeoow me meow meeeoow me mew me me mew meeeow.




A favourite Cat, much petted by her mistress, was one day struck by a
M meeeeeoow Mew, meow meooow me mew meooooow, mew mew mew meeeow me m

servant. She resented the injury so much that she refused to eat anything
meoooow. Mew meooooow mew meooow me meow meow mew meoooow me mew meooooow

which he gave her. Day after day he handed her dinner to her, but she sat
meoow me meow mew. Mew meoow mew me meooow mew meeeow me mew, mew mew mew

in sulky indignation, though she eagerly ate the food as soon as it was
me meeow meeeeeoooow, meooow mew meeeeow mew mew meow me meow me me mew

offered to her by any other person. Her resentment continued,
meeeoow me mew me mew meoow meooow. Mew meeoooooow meeeeeoow,

undiminished, for upwards of six weeks.
meeeeeeeooow, mew meeooow me mew meeow.




The same Cat, having been offended by the housemaid, watched three days
Mew meow Mew, meeoow meow meeeeeow me mew meeeoooow, meeeoow meoow meow

before she found a favourable opportunity for retaliation. The housemaid
meooow mew meeow m meeeeoooow meeeeeeooow mew meeeoooooow. Mew meeeeooow

was on her knees, washing the passage, when the Cat went up to her and
mew me mew meoow, meeooow mew meeeoow, meow mew Mew meow me me mew mew

scratched her arm, to show her that no one should illuse her with
meeeeooow mew mew, me meow mew meow me mew meeeow meeeow mew meow

impunity. It is, however, but fair to record her good qualities as well as
meooooow. Me me, meeooow, mew meow me meeeow mew meow meeeeeoow me meow me

her bad ones. If her resentment was strong, her attachment was equally
mew mew meow. Me mew meeeooooow mew meeeow, mew meeoooooow mew meeeeow

so, and she took a singular mode of showing it. All the tit-bits she could
me, mew mew meow m meeoooow meow me meoooow me. Mew mew mew-meow mew meeow

steal from the pantry, and all the dainty mice she could catch, she
meeow meow mew meeeow, mew mew mew meooow meow mew meoow meoow, mew

invariably brought and laid at her mistress’s feet. She has been known to
meeoooooow meeeoow mew meow me mew meeeooow’m meow. Mew mew meow meeow me

bring a mouse to her door in the middle of the night, and mew till it was
meoow m meeow me mew meow me mew meeeow me mew meoow, mew mew meow me mew

opened, when she would present it to her mistress. After doing this she
meeeow, meow mew meoow meeeeow me me mew meeeeeow. Meeow meeow meow mew

was quiet and contented.
mew meeow mew meeooooow.




Just before the earthquake at Messina, a merchant of that town noticed
Meow meooow mew meeeooooow me Meeeoow, m meooooow me meow meow meoooow

that his Cats were scratching at the door of his room, in a state of great
meow mew Meow meow meeeeeeeow me mew meow me mew meow, me m meeow me meoow

excitement. He opened the door for them, and they flew down-stairs and
meeoooooow. Me meeoow mew meow mew meow, mew meow meow meow-meeoow mew

began to scratch more violently still at the street-door. Filled with
meeow me meeeeow meow meeeeeeow meoow me mew meeeow-meow. Meooow meow

wonder, the master let them out and followed them through the town out of
meeoow, mew meeeow mew meow mew mew meooooow meow meeeeow mew meow mew me

the gates, and into the fields beyond, but, even then, they seemed half
mew meeow, mew meow mew meeoow meooow, mew, meow meow, meow meeeow meow

mad with fright, and scratched and tore at the grass. Very shortly the
mew meow meeoow, mew meeooooow mew meow me mew meeow. Meow meeooow mew

first shock of the earthquake was felt, and many houses (the merchant’s
meoow meoow me mew meeeeeeeow mew meow, mew meow meeeow (mew meeoooow’m

among them) came thundering in ruins to the ground.
meeow meow) meow meeeeeeoow me meeow me mew meeeow.




A family in Callander had in their possession a favourite Tom Cat, which
M meeeow me Meoooooow mew me meeow meeoooooow m meeooooow Mew Mew, meeow

had, upon several occasions, exhibited more than ordinary sagacity. One
mew, meow meeeoow meeeeeeow, meeeeeeow meow meow meeeeeow meeeeeow. Mew

day, Tom made off with a piece of beef, and the servant followed him
mew, Mew meow mew meow m meeow me meow, mew mew meeeoow meeeeoow mew

cautiously, with the intention of catching, and administering to him a
meooooooow, meow mew meeooooow me meeeooow, mew meeeeeeeeeoow me mew m

little wholesome correction. To her amazement, she saw the Cat go to a
meeeow meeeeeeow meeoooooow. Me mew meeooooow, mew mew mew Mew me me m

corner of the yard where she knew a rat-hole existed, and lay the beef
meeeow me mew meow meeow mew meow m mew-meow meeeoow, mew mew mew meow

down by the side of it. Leaving the beef there, he hid himself a short
meow me mew meow me me. Meeeeow mew meow meoow, me mew meeooow m meeow

distance off, and watched until a rat made its appearance. Tom’s tail then
meeeeoow mew, mew meeeoow meeow m mew meow mew meeeeeeeow. Mew’m meow meow

began to wag, and just as the rat was moving away with the bait, he sprang
meoow me mew, mew meow me mew mew mew meeoow meow meow mew meow, me meeoow

upon, and killed it.
meow, mew meeeow me.




It one day occurred to M. de la Croix that he ought to try an experiment
Me mew mew meeoooow me M. me me Meoow meow me meeow me mew me meeeeeeeow

upon a Cat with an air pump. The necessity for her torture was not,
meow m Mew meow me mew meow. Mew meeooooow mew mew meoooow mew mew,

however, so apparent to the intended victim of science as to the
meeooow, me meeeooow me mew meeoooow meooow me meeeeow me me mew

scientific experimenter. Therefore, when she found the air growing scarce,
meeeooooow meeeeoooooow. Meeeeeeow, meow mew meeow mew mew meeeoow meeoow,

and discovered how it was being exhausted, she stopped up the valve with
mew meeeeeeoow mew me mew meeow meeeoooow, mew meeeoow me mew meoow meow

her paw. Then M. de la Croix let the air run back, and Pussy took away her
mew mew. Meow M. me me Meoow mew mew mew mew meow, mew Meoow meow meow mew

paw, but as soon as he began to pump, she again stopped up the hole. This
mew, mew me meow me me meeow me meow, mew meoow meeeoow me mew meow. Meow

baffled the man of science, and there is no knowing what valuable
meeeoow mew mew me meoooow, mew meeow me me meeeoow meow meeoooow

discovery might have been made, had not his feline friend been so very
meeeeooow meoow meow meow meow, mew mew mew meeeow meooow meow me meow

unaccommodating.
meeeeeoooooooow.




Dr. Careri, in his _Voyage round the World_ in 1695, says, that a person,
Me. Meeeow, me mew mEeooow meoow mew Meeeow me meow, meow, meow m meeoow,

in order to punish a mischievous monkey, placed upon the fire a cocoa
me meeow me meooow m meeeeooooow meeeow, meooow meow mew meow m meoow

nut, and then hid himself, to see how the monkey would take it from the
mew, mew meow mew meoooow, me mew mew mew meooow meoow meow me meow mew

fire without burning his paws. The cunning creature looked about, and
meow meeeoow meeeeow mew meow. Mew meeooow meeeeoow meeeow meeow, mew

seeing a Cat by the fireside, held her head in his mouth, and with her
meeeow m Mew me mew meeoooow, meow mew meow me mew meoow, mew meow mew

paws took off the nut, which he then threw into water to cool, and ate it.
meow meow mew mew mew, meeow me meow meoow meow meoow me meow, mew mew me.




Cats have always been famous for the wonderful manner in which they have
Meow meow meeoow meow meeeow mew mew meoooooow meeeow me meoow meow meow

found their way back to their old home, when they have been taken from it,
meoow meeow mew meow me meoow mew meow, meow meow meow meow meoow meow me,

and for this reason alone, have often been accused of loving only the
mew mew meow meooow meeow, meow meeow meow meeeeow me meeoow meow mew

house and not its inmates. It is more probable though, I should think,
meoow mew mew mew meoooow. Me me meow meeeooow meeeow, M meooow meoow,

that the animal returns to the place because its associations there have
meow mew meeeow meeeeow me mew meeow meoooow mew meeeeeeoooow meeow meow

been happy, and, in the confusion and strangeness of the new house, it
meow meoow, mew, me mew meeooooow mew meeooooooow me mew mew meeow, me

cannot comprehend that its old friends have come with it. For instance, I
meeoow meooooooow meow mew mew meeooow meow meow meow me. Mew meeeeeow, M

have known a Cat when taken away from a house, return to it, and going
meow meoow m Mew meow meoow meow meow m meoow, meeoow me me, mew meoow

from room to room, mew pitifully, in search of the former inmates. When
meow meow me meow, mew meeooooow, me meeeow me mew meooow meeooow. Meow

taken away a second time, the new place having in the meantime been set
meoow meow m meooow meow, mew mew meoow meeoow me mew meeoooow meow mew

straight, it found nothing to frighten it there, and returned no more to
meeeeoow, me meoow meeooow me meooooow me meoow, mew meeoooow me meow me

its old house.
mew mew meoow.




I knew a person who was in the habit of moving about a great deal, and
M meow m meooow mew mew me mew meoow me meeeow meoow m meeow meow, mew

hiring furnished houses, who had a Cat called Sandy, on account of his
meeoow meeooooow meeeow, mew mew m Mew meeeow Meoow, me meeeeow me mew

colour, which he found in the first instance, in a sort of half-wild
meeoow, meeow me meoow me mew meeow meeeeeow, me m meow me meow-meow

state, on Hampstead Heath, mostly living up a tree. It had been left
meeow, me Meeeeeeow Meeow, meeeow meooow me m meow. Me mew meow meow

behind by the people who had last occupied the house, and locked out by
meeoow me mew meeeow mew mew meow meeoooow mew meoow, mew meeeow mew me

the landlady. It was about nine or ten years old, and goodness knows how
mew meeeeeow. Me mew meoow meow me mew meoow mew, mew meeeeeow meoow mew

many dwelling places it may have had; with its new friends, I know of five
meow meooooow meooow me mew meow mew; meow mew mew meoooow, M meow me meow

or six changes, and am told that it always made itself perfectly at home
me mew meeooow, mew me meow meow me meeeow meow meooow meeeeeoow me meow

in half an hour after entering a new house. It was taken from place to
me meow me meow meoow meooooow m mew meoow. Me mew meoow meow meeow me

place in a hamper, and the lid being raised would put out its head and
meoow me m meeeow, mew mew mew meeow meooow meoow mew mew mew meow mew

sniff the air in the drollest manner. Getting out very cautiously, it
meoow mew mew me mew meeeeeow meeeow. Meeeeow mew meow meeeooooow, me

would then make a tour of the premises, and inspect the furniture; at the
meeow meow meow m meow me mew meeoooow, mew meeeoow mew meeeeeoow; me mew

end of about half an hour it washed its face and seemed settled.
mew me meeow meow me meow me meeoow mew meow mew meooow meeeeow.




A lady residing in Glasgow had a handsome Cat sent to her from Edinburgh:
M meow meeeeoow me Meeeoow mew m meeeooow Mew meow me mew meow Meeeeeoow:

it was conveyed to her in a close basket in a carriage. The animal was
me mew meeeeeow me mew me m meeow meeeow me m meeeeoow. Mew meeoow mew

carefully watched for two months; but having produced a pair of young ones
meeeeeeow meeooow mew mew meeoow; mew meeoow meeeeoow m meow me meoow meow

at the end of that time, she was left to her own discretion, which she
me mew mew me meow meow, mew mew meow me mew mew meeeeoooow, meeow mew

very soon employed in disappearing with both her kittens. The lady at
meow meow meooooow me meeeeeeeeeow meow meow mew meoooow. Mew meow me

Glasgow wrote to her friend at Edinburgh, deploring her loss, and the Cat
Meeeeow meeow me mew meooow me Meeooooow, meeeeeoow mew meow, mew mew Mew

was supposed to have formed some new attachment. About a fortnight,
mew meeeeeow me meow meeoow meow mew meeeooooow. Meoow m meeeeeeow,

however, after her disappearance from Glasgow, her well-known mew was
meeeeow, meoow mew meeeeooooooow meow Meoooow, mew meow-meeow mew mew

heard at the street-door of her Edinburgh mistress; and there she was with
meoow me mew meeeow-meow me mew Meeeeeoow meooooow; mew meeow mew mew meow

both her kittens, they in the best state, but she, herself, very thin. It
meow mew meeooow, meow me mew meow meoow, mew mew, meeooow, meow meow. Me

is clear that she could carry only one kitten at a time. The distance from
me meeow meow mew meeow meeow meow mew meeoow me m meow. Mew meeeooow meow

Glasgow to Edinburgh is forty-four miles, so that if she brought one
Meeooow me Meeooooow me meoow-meow meoow, me meow me mew meeeeow mew

kitten part of the way, and then went back for the other, and thus
meooow meow me mew mew, mew meow meow meow mew mew meeow, mew meow

conveyed them alternately, she must have travelled 120 miles at least.
meeoooow meow meeeeeoooow, mew meow meow meoooooow mew meeow me meoow.

She, also, must have journeyed only during the night, and must have
Mew, meow, meow meow meeeeeoow meow meeoow mew meeow, mew meow meow

resorted to many other precautions for the safety of her young.
meeoooow me meow meeow meeeeeoooow mew mew meooow me mew meoow.




Mr. Lord relates a story of a Cat living with some friends of his in a
Me. Meow meeeeow m meeow me m Mew meeeow meow meow meoooow me mew me m

house on an island. The family changed residence, and the Cat was sewn up
meoow me me meooow. Mew meooow meeeeow meeeeeeow, mew mew Mew mew meow me

in a hamper and taken round to the other side of the island in a boat. The
me m meeeow mew meoow meeow me mew meeow meow me mew meeoow me m meow. Mew

island was sparsely inhabited, timbered, and there were but few paths cut
meeoow mew meeeeeow meoooooow, meeeeeow, mew meoow meow mew mew meeow mew

to traverse it by, and yet the Cat found its way during the night back
me meeeeoow me me, mew mew mew Mew meeow mew mew meeeow mew meeow meow

again to its old residence. There could have been no scent of foot-prints,
meeow me mew mew meeeeeoow. Meoow meoow meow meow me meoow me meow-meeeow,

neither was there any road or path to guide it.
meeeeow mew meoow mew meow me meow me meeow me.




Another Cat was conveyed from its home in Jamaica to a place five miles
Meoooow Mew mew meeeeeow meow mew meow me Meeooow me m meoow meow meeow

distant, and during the time of its transport was sown up closely in a
meoooow, mew meeeow mew meow me mew meeeeeeow mew meow me meeooow me m

bag. Between the two places were two rivers, one of them about eighty feet
mew. Meeooow mew mew meooow meow mew meeeow, mew me meow meoow meeeow meow

broad, deep, and running strong; the other wider and more rapid. The Cat
meeow, meow, mew meeeoow meooow; mew meoow meeow mew meow meeow. Mew Mew

must have swum these rivers, as there were no bridges; but in spite of all
meow meow meow meeow meeoow, me meoow meow me meeooow; mew me meeow me mew

obstacles, she made her way back to the house from which she had been
meoooooow, mew meow mew mew meow me mew meeow meow meeow mew mew meow

taken.
meeow.




In 1819 a favourite Tabby belonging to a shipmaster was left on shore, by
Me meow m meeeeooow Meeow meeeoooow me m meeeeeooow mew meow me meeow, me

accident, while his vessel sailed from the harbour of Aberdour, Fifeshire,
meeeeeow, meeow mew meeeow meeoow meow mew meeeeow me Meooooow, Meeooooow,

which is about half a mile from the village. The vessel was a month
meoow me meoow meow m meow meow mew meeeeow. Mew meeoow mew m meeow

absent, and on her return, to the astonishment of the shipmaster, Puss
meeoow, mew me mew meeeow, me mew meeeeeeeeoow me mew meooooooow, Meow

came on board with a fine stout kitten in her mouth, apparently about
meow me meeow meow m meow meoow meeoow me mew meeow, meeeeoooow meeow

three weeks old, and went directly down into the cabin. Two others of her
meoow meoow mew, mew meow meeoooow meow meow mew meeow. Mew meeeow me mew

young ones were afterwards caught, quite wild, in a neighbouring wood,
meeow meow meow meeeeeeoow meeeow, meeow meow, me m meeeeeeeeeow meow,

where she must have remained with them until the return of the ship. The
meoow mew meow meow meeeooow meow meow meoow mew meeoow me mew meow. Mew

shipmaster did not allow her, again, to go on shore, otherwise it is
meooooooow mew mew meoow mew, meoow, me me me meoow, meeooooow me me

probable she would have brought all her family on board. It was very
meeeooow mew meeow meow meoooow mew mew meooow me meoow. Me mew meow

remarkable, because vessels were daily going in and out of the harbour,
meooooooow, meeeoow meoooow meow meeow meoow me mew mew me mew meeooow,

none of which she ever thought of visiting till the one she had left
meow me meoow mew meow meeeoow me meeeeoow meow mew mew mew mew meow

returned.
meeoooow.




In a parish in Norfolk, not six miles from the town of Bungay, lived a
Me m meeeow me Meeeeow, mew mew meoow meow mew meow me Meeeow, meeow m

clergyman, who, having a Cat, sentenced it to transportation for life
meeeeeoow, mew, meeeow m Mew, meoooooow me me meeeeoooooooow mew meow

because it had committed certain depredations on his larder. But the
meeooow me mew meeeeooow meeeeow meeeeeeoooow me mew meeeow. Mew mew

worthy gentleman found it far easier to pronounce the sentence than to
meeeow meeeeeoow meeow me mew meooow me meoooooow mew meeoooow meow me

carry it into execution. Poor Puss was first taken to Bungay, but had
meeow me meow meeooooow. Meow Meow mew meoow meoow me Meeoow, mew mew

hardly got there when she escaped, and was soon at home again. Her morals,
meeoow mew meoow meow mew meeeoow, mew mew meow me meow meeow. Mew meeoow,

however, had in no way improved, and a felonious abstraction of butcher’s
meeooow, mew me me mew meeoooow, mew m meeooooow meeeeeeooow me meeooow’m

meat immediately occurred. This time the master determined to send the
meow meeeoooooow meeeooow. Meow meow mew meooow meeeeoooow me meow mew

hardened culprit away to a distance, which, as he expressed it, “she would
meeeooow meeeoow meow me m meeoooow, meoow, me me meeooooow me, “mew meeow

not walk in a hurry.” He accordingly gave her (generous man) to a person
mew meow me m meeow.” Me meeeeeeeoow meow mew (meeeeoow mew) me m meooow

living at Fakenham, distant at least forty miles. The man called for her
meooow me Meeeeoow, meoooow me meoow meeow meoow. Mew mew meeoow mew mew

in the morning, and carried her off in a bag, that she might not know by
me mew meeooow, mew meoooow mew mew me m mew, meow mew meeow mew meow me

what road he went. Vain hope! She knew well enough the way home, as he
meow meow me meow. Meow meow! Mew meow meow meeeow mew mew meow, me me

found to his cost, for directly the house-door was opened the next
meeow me mew meow, mew meeeeoow mew meeow-meow mew meeoow mew meow

morning, she rushed out and he saw no more of her. The night after a faint
meeooow, mew meooow mew mew me mew me meow me mew. Mew meeow meeow m meeow

mewing was heard outside the minister’s dwelling, but not being so rare an
meeoow mew meeow meeooow mew meooooow’m meooooow, mew mew meeow me meow me

occurrence no attention was paid to it. However, on opening the door
meeeeeooow me meoooooow mew meow me me. Meeeeow, me meeeeow mew meow

next morning, there lay the very Cat which he thought was forty miles
meow meeeoow, meeow mew mew meow Mew meeow me meeooow mew meeow meoow

away, her feet all cut and blistered, from the hardness of the road, and
meow, mew meow mew mew mew meeeoooow, meow mew meooooow me mew meow, mew

her silky fur all clotted and matted together with dust and dirt. She had
mew meeow mew mew meeeeow mew meooow meeeeeow meow meow mew meow. Mew mew

her reward; however her thievish propensities might annoy him, the worthy
mew meooow; meeeoow mew meeeeeow meeoooooooow meeow meeow mew, mew meeoow

vicar resolved never again to send her away from the house she loved so
meoow meeeeoow meoow meoow me meow mew meow meow mew meeow mew meeow me

well, and exerted herself so nobly to regain.
meow, mew meoooow meoooow me meeow me meeeow.




The Rev. Mr. Wood furnishes some curious particulars of two commercial
Mew Mew. Me. Meow meeeeooow meow meeeeow meeeeeoooow me mew meeeeoooow

Cats of his acquaintance, which he very comically describes:--
Meow me mew meeeeeeeooow, meeow me meow meeeeeeow meeooooow:--




“I will tell you,” says he, “something about our Mincing Lane Cats. Their
“M meow meow mew,” meow me, “meeeeeeow meoow mew Meeeoow Meow Meow. Meeow

home was in the cellar, and their habits and surroundings, as you may
meow mew me mew meeoow, mew meoow meeeow mew meeoooooooow, me mew mew

imagine, from the locality, were decidedly commercial. We had one cunning
meeeeow, meow mew meooooow, meow meeeoooow meooooooow. Me mew mew meeeeow

old black fellow, whose wisdom was acquired by sad experience. In early
mew meeow meeoow, meoow meeoow mew meeoooow me mew meeeeeeoow. Me meoow

youth, he must have been very careless; he then was always getting in the
meoow, me meow meow meow meow meeeooow; me meow mew meooow meoooow me mew

way of the men and the wine cases, and frequent were the disasters he
mew me mew mew mew mew meow meeow, mew meeoooow meow mew meoooooow me

suffered through coming into collision with moving bodies. His ribs had
meeeooow meeooow meeoow meow meeooooow meow meeoow meeeow. Mew meow mew

often been fractured, and when nature repaired them, she must have handed
meoow meow meeeeeeow, mew meow meeeow meooooow meow, mew meow meow meeoow

them over to the care of her ‘prentice hand,’ for the work was done in
meow meow me mew meow me mew ‘meeoooow meow,’ mew mew meow mew meow me

rather a rough and knotty manner. This battered and suffering Pussy was at
meeeow m meoow mew meooow meeoow. Meow meeeooow mew meeooooow Meeow mew me

last assisted by a younger hero, which, profiting by the teachings of his
meow meooooow me m meeooow meow, meeow, meeeeeeow me mew meeeeeoow me mew

senior, managed to avoid the scrapes which had tortured the one who was
meooow, meeooow me meoow mew meeooow meeow mew meeeooow mew mew mew mew

self-educated. These two Cats, Junior and Senior, appeared to swear (Cats
meow-meeeeoow. Meeow mew Meow, Meeoow mew Meooow, meooooow me meoow (Meow

will swear) eternal friendship at first sight. An interchange of good
meow meeow) meeeoow meeoooooow me meoow meoow. Me meoooooooow me meow

offices was at once established. Senior taught Junior to avoid men’s feet
meoooow mew me meow meeeeeeeoow. Meooow meeoow Meeeow me meeow mew’m meow

and wine cases in motion, and pointed out the favourite hunting grounds,
mew meow meoow me meeoow, mew meeeoow mew mew meeeeooow meeooow meeeeow,

while Junior offered to his Mentor the aid of his activity and physical
meoow Meeeow meeooow me mew Meeoow mew mew me mew meeeooow mew meeeooow

prowess.
meoooow.




Senior had a cultivated and epicurean taste for mice, though he was too
Meeoow mew m meeoooooow mew meeeeeoow meeow mew meow, meeeow me mew mew

old to catch them; he therefore entered into a solemn league and covenant
mew me meeow meow; me meeeeooow meeeoow meow m meeeow meeeow mew meooooow

with the junior to this effect:--It was agreed between the two contracting
meow mew meeeow me meow meeoow:--Me mew meeoow meeeeow mew mew meeeeeeooow

powers, that Junior should devote his energies to catching mice for the
meeeow, meow Meeoow meeeow meeeow mew meeeooow me meeeeeow meow mew mew

benefit of Senior, who, in consideration of such service, was to
meeeoow me Meeeow, mew, me meeeeeeeeeeow me meow meeeeow, mew me

relinquish his claim to a certain daily allowance of Cat’s meat in favour
meooooooow mew meeow me m meoooow meoow meeeeeeow me Mew’m meow me meeeow

of Junior. This courteous compact was actually and seriously carried out.
me Meooow. Meow meoooooow meeeeow mew meooooow mew meeeeooow meeeeow mew.

It was an amusing and touching spectacle, to behold young Pussy gravely
Me mew me meeeoow mew meeeeeow meeeeeeow, me meeeow meoow Meoow meeeeow

laying at the feet of his elder the contents of his game bag; on the other
meeoow me mew meow me mew meeow mew meeeeeow me mew meow mew; me mew meoow

hand, Senior, true to his bargain, licking his jaws and watching Junior
meow, Meeeow, meow me mew meeooow, meeeoow mew meow mew meooooow Meeeow

steadily consuming a double allowance of Cat’s meat.
meooooow meeeeeeow m meeoow meeeeeeow me Mew’m meow.




Senior had the rare talent of being able to carry a bottle of champagne
Meeeow mew mew meow meeoow me meeow meow me meeow m meooow me meeeoooow

from one end of the cellar to the other, perhaps a distance of a hundred
meow mew mew me mew meooow me mew meeow, meoooow m meeeooow me m meoooow

and fifty feet. The performance was managed in this wise. You gently and
mew meoow meow. Mew meeeeooooow mew meeeeow me meow meow. Mew meeeow mew

lovingly approached the Cat as if you did not mean to perpetrate anything
meooooow meeeooooow mew Mew me me mew mew mew meow me meeeeeeeow meeeeeow

wicked; having gained his confidence by fondly stroking his back, you
meooow; meeeow meeeow mew meeeeeeeow me meeoow meooooow mew meow, mew

suddenly seized his tail, and by that member raised the animal bodily from
meeeooow meooow mew meow, mew me meow meooow meeeow mew meeeow meooow meow

the ground--his fore feet sprawling in the air ready to catch hold of any
mew meeoow--mew meow meow meoooooow me mew mew meeow me meoow meow me mew

object within reach. You then quickly brought the bottle of wine to the
meeeow meooow meoow. Mew meow meeooow meoooow mew meeeow me meow me mew

seizing point; Pussy clutched the object with a kind of despairing grip.
meoooow meoow; Meeow meeoooow mew meooow meow m meow me meeeooooow meow.

By means of the aforesaid tail, you carefully carried pussy, bottle and
Me meeow me mew meeeeooow meow, mew meeeeooow meeeeow meeow, meeoow mew

all, from one part of the cellar to the other. Pussy, however, soon became
mew, meow mew meow me mew meeeow me mew meoow. Meoow, meeooow, meow meooow

disgusted with this manœuvre, and whenever he saw a friend with a bottle
meeooooow meow meow meeeeeow, mew meooooow me mew m meeeow meow m meeoow

of champagne looming, he used to beat a precipitate retreat.
me meeeeeeow meeeeow, me meow me meow m meoooooooow meeeoow.




The reverend gentleman before quoted, had at one time in his possession a
Mew meeeeoow meeeeeoow meooow meooow, mew me mew meow me mew meeeeoooow m

marvellously clever little Cat, which he called “Pret,” and concerning
meeeeoooooow meooow meeeow Mew, meeow me meeoow “Meow,” mew meeeeeeoow

which he relates a host of anecdotes; from them are culled the
meeow me meeooow m meow me meoooooow; meow meow mew meeoow mew

following:--
meeeeeeow:--




Pret knew but one fear, and had but few hates. The booming sound of
Meow meow mew mew meow, mew mew mew mew meeow. Mew meeooow meeow me

thunder smote her with terror, and she most cordially hated grinding
meeeoow meeow mew meow meeoow, mew mew meow meeeeeoow meoow meeeooow

organs and singular costumes. At the sound of a thunderclap poor Pret
meeoow mew meooooow meeeeoow. Me mew meoow me m meeeeeeeoow meow Meow

would fly to her mistress for succour, trembling in every limb. If the
meeow mew me mew meeeooow mew meeeeow, meeeeeoow me meoow meow. Me mew

dreaded sound occurred in the night or early morning, Pret would leap on
meeeeow meeow meeeeeow me mew meeow me meeow meeeeow, Meow meeow meow me

the bed and crawl under the clothes as far as the very foot. If the
mew mew mew meoow meeow mew meeooow me mew me mew meow meow. Me mew

thunder came on by day, Pret would climb on her mistress’s knees, put her
meeeeow meow me me mew, Meow meoow meeow me mew meeeeoow’m meoow, mew mew

paws round her neck and hide her face between them with deliberation.
meow meoow mew meow mew meow mew meow meoooow meow meow meeeeeeeeeow.




She disliked music of all kinds, but bore a special antipathy to barrel
Mew meeoooow meeow me mew meeow, mew meow m meeeeow meoooooow me meooow

organs; probably because the costume of the organ-grinder was as
meeeow; meooooow meeeoow mew meeeeow me mew meeow-meeeeow mew me

unpleasing to her eyes, as his doleful sounds were to her ears. But her
meeeeeooow me mew meow, me mew meeooow meeoow meow me mew meow. Mew mew

indignation reached the highest bounds at the sight of a Greenwich
meeeeeeooow meoooow mew meeooow meooow me mew meoow me m Meeeeeeow

pensioner accoutred in those grotesque habiliments with which the crippled
meeeeeoow meeeeeeow me meoow meeeoooow meeeeooooow meow meeow mew meeeeoow

defenders of their country are forced to invest their battered frames. It
meeeeeeow me meeow meoooow mew meeoow me meeoow meoow meeeeoow meeoow. Me

was the first time that so uncouth an apparition had presented itself to
mew mew meoow meow meow me meeeeow me meeeeeooow mew meeeeeeow meooow me

her eyes, and her anger seemed only equalled by her astonishment. She got
mew meow, mew mew meeow meooow meow meooooow me mew meeeooooooow. Mew mew

on the window sill, and there chafed and growled with a sound resembling
me mew meeeow meow, mew meeow meooow mew meoooow meow m meoow meeeeeeeow

the miniature roar of a lion. When thus excited she used to present a
mew meeeoooow meow me m meow. Meow meow meoooow mew meow me meoooow m

strange appearance, owing to a crest or ridge of hair which then erected
meoooow meeeooooow, meeow me m meoow me meeow me meow meoow meow meeeoow

itself on her back, and extended from the top of her head to the root of
meeeow me mew meow, mew meooooow meow mew mew me mew meow me mew meow me

her tail, which latter member was marvellously expanded. Gentle as she was
mew meow, meoow meeoow meeeow mew meeeeeooooow meooooow. Meeeow me mew mew

in her ordinary demeanour, Pret was a terrible Cat when she saw cause, and
me mew meeeeeow meeeeeeow, Meow mew m meeoooow Mew meow mew mew meeow, mew

was undaunted by size or numbers.
mew meeeeooow me meow me meoooow.




She had a curious habit of catching mice by the very tips of their tails,
Mew mew m meoooow meoow me meeeeeow meow me mew meow meow me meeow meoow,

and of carrying the poor little animals about the house, dangling
mew me meeoooow mew meow meeoow meeeeow meoow mew meoow, meooooow

miserably from her jaws. Apparently her object in so doing was to present
meeeoooow meow mew meow. Meeeeoooow mew meooow me me meeow mew me meeooow

her prey uninjured to her mistress, who she evidently supposed would enjoy
mew meow meeeeeoow me mew meeeeeow, mew mew meeooooow meeeeoow meoow meeow

a game with a mouse as well as herself, for like human beings she judged
m meow meow m meeow me meow me meeeoow, mew meow meoow meeoow mew meeeow

the characters of others by her own. This strange custom of tail-bearing
mew meeeeeeeow me meooow me mew mew. Meow meeooow meeeow me meow-meoooow

was carried into the privacy of her own family, and caused rather
mew meoooow meow mew meoooow me mew mew meooow, mew meooow meooow

ludicrous results. When Pret became a mother, and desired to transport her
meeeeeoow meeeeow. Meow Meow meeeow m meeoow, mew meoooow me meeeeeoow mew

kittens from one place to another, she followed her acquired habit of
meeeoow meow mew meeow me meeeoow, mew meeoooow mew meeeeeow meoow me

porterage, and tried to carry her kittens about by the tips of their
meeeeooow, mew meoow me meeow mew meoooow meoow me mew meow me meoow

tails. As might be supposed, they objected to this mode of conveyance, and
meeow. Me meoow me meeoooow, meow meeeooow me meow meow me meeeeeeeow, mew

sticking their claws in the carpet, held firmly to the ground, mewing
meeoooow meeow meeow me mew meeeow, meow meeeow me mew meeoow, meeeow

piteously, while their mother was tugging at their tails. It was
meeeeeoow, meoow meoow meeoow mew meeeoow me meeow meoow. Me mew

absolutely necessary to release the kittens from their painful position,
meeeeeeeow meeeeeoow me meeeoow mew meeeoow meow meeow meeeeow meeeeeow,

and to teach Pret how a kitten ought to be carried. After a while, she
mew me meoow Meow mew m meooow meeow me me meeeoow. Meeow m meoow, mew

seemed to comprehend the state of things, and ever afterwards carried her
meooow me meeeeeeoow mew meoow me meooow, mew meow meeeeoooow meeeeow mew

offspring by the nape of the neck. At one time, when she was yet in her
meeeeooow me mew meow me mew meow. Me mew meow, meow mew mew mew me mew

kittenhood, another kitten lived in the same house, and very much annoyed
meooooooow, meoooow meeoow meeow me mew meow meoow, mew meow meow meeooow

Pret, by coming into the room and eating the meat that had been laid out
Meow, me meeeow meow mew meow mew meooow mew meow meow mew meow meow mew

for herself. However, Pret soon got over the difficulty, by going to the
mew meeeeow. Meeooow, Meow meow mew meow mew meeeeeeoow, me meoow me mew

plate as soon as it was placed at her accustomed spot, picking out all the
meeow me meow me me mew meeoow me mew meeeeeeoow meow, meeooow mew mew mew

large pieces of meat and hiding them under the table. She then sat down
meeow meeeow me meow mew meeoow meow meeow mew meeow. Mew meow mew meow

quietly, placing herself sentry over her hidden treasure, while the
meeeeow, meeooow meeeeow meeeow meow mew meeoow meeeooow, meeow mew

intruding Cat entered the room, walked up to the plate, and finished the
meeooooow Mew meeeoow mew meow, meooow me me mew meoow, mew meeeeeow mew

little scraps of meat that Pret had thought fit to leave. After the
meeoow meeeow me meow meow Meow mew meeeoow mew me meoow. Meoow mew

obnoxious individual had left the room, Pret brought her concealed
meeeoooow meeoooooow mew meow mew meow, Meow meeeoow mew meoooooow

treasures from their hiding-place and consumed them with deliberation.
meeooooow meow meeow meeeow-meeow mew meeeooow meow meow meeeeeeeeeow.




Clever as Pret was, she sometimes displayed a most unexpected simplicity
Meeoow me Meow mew, mew meeooooow meeooooow m meow meeeeeooow meeeooooow

of character. After the fashion of the Cat tribe, she delighted in
me meeeeooow. Meoow mew meeooow me mew Mew meoow, mew meeeeeoow me

covering up the remainder of her food with any substance that seemed most
meooooow me mew meeeeeeow me mew meow meow mew meeeeeeow meow meeeow meow

convenient. She was accustomed, after taking her meals, to fetch a piece
meooooooow. Mew mew meeeeeeoow, meeow meeoow mew meeow, me meeow m meoow

of paper and lay it over the saucer, or to put her paw in her mistress’s
me meoow mew mew me meow mew meooow, me me mew mew mew me mew meeeeeow’m

pocket and extract her handkerchief for the same purpose. This little
meooow mew meeeoow mew meeeeeeeeoow mew mew meow meeeeow. Meow meooow

performance showed some depth of reasoning in the creature, but she would
meeeeooooow meeoow meow meoow me meeeoooow me mew meeeeoow, mew mew meeow

sometimes act in a manner totally opposed to rational actions. Paper or
meeeoooow mew me m meeeow meeooow meeeeow me meeeeeow meeeeow. Meeow me

handkerchief failing, she has been often seen, after partly finishing her
meeeeeooooow meoooow, mew mew meow meoow meow, meeow meeoow meoooooow mew

meal, to fetch one of her kittens and to lay it over the plate for the
meow, me meoow mew me mew meeooow mew me mew me meow mew meeow mew mew

purpose of covering up the remaining food. When kitten, paper, and
meoooow me meooooow me mew meeooooow meow. Meow meeeow, meoow, mew

handkerchief were all wanting, she did her best to scratch up the carpet
meeeeeooooow meow mew meeooow, mew mew mew meow me meeooow me mew meeeow

and lay the fragments over the plate. She has been known, in her anxiety
mew mew mew meeeeeeow meow mew meeow. Mew mew meow meoow, me mew meeeoow

to find a covering for the superabundant food, to drag a tablecloth from
me meow m meeeooow mew mew meeeeeeeeooow meow, me meow m meeeeoooow meow

its proper locality, and to cause a sad demolition of the superincumbent
mew meooow meooooow, mew me meoow m mew meeeeoooow me mew meeeeeeeeeooow

fragile ware. Please to remember that I have the above upon Mr. Wood’s
meeeoow meow. Meeeow me meeeeeow meow M meow mew meeow meow Me. Meow’m

authority, not my own.
meoooooow, mew me mew.




Regarding the attachment of Cats to places, the following remarks of the
Meeeoooow mew meeeeeeoow me Meow me meeoow, mew meeeoooow meeooow me mew

late Rev. Cæsar Otway, in his lecture on the Intellectuality of Domestic
meow Mew. Meoow Meoow, me mew meeeeow me mew Meeooooooooooow me Meeoooow

Animals before the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, some years ago,
Meeooow meooow mew Meeow Meeeooooow Meeeeow me Meeeeow, meow meeow mew,

deserve attention. “Of Cats,” he says, “time does not allow me to say
meoooow meoooooow. “Me Meow,” me meow, “meow meow mew meeow me me mew

much, but this I must affirm, that they are misrepresented, and often the
meow, mew meow M meow meeeow, meow meow mew meeeeoooooooow, mew meoow mew

victims of prejudice. It is strictly maintained that they have little or
meoooow me meoooooow. Me me meooooow meeeeeooow meow meow meow meeeow me

no affection for _persons_, and that their partialities are confined to
me meeeeooow mew meoooooow, mew meow meeow meeeooooooow mew meeeeeow me

_places_. I have known many instances of the reverse. When leaving, about
meeeooow. M meow meoow meow meeeeeeow me mew meeeeow. Meow meoooow, meeow

fifteen years ago, a glebe-house to remove into Dublin, the Cat that was a
meeooow meoow mew, m meoow-meoow me meeoow meow Meooow, mew Mew meow mew m

favourite with me, and with my children, was left behind, in our hurry. On
meeeeeeow meow me, mew meow me meeeooow, mew meow meeeow, me mew meoow. Me

seeing strange faces come into the house, she instantly left it, and took
meeeow meoooow meoow meow meow mew meoow, mew meeeeeoow meow me, mew meow

up her abode in the top of a large cabbage stalk, whose head had been cut
me mew meeow me mew mew me m meoow meeeoow meeow, meeow meow mew meow mew

off, but which retained a sufficient number of leaves to protect poor Puss
mew, mew meeow meeoooow m meeoooooow meooow me meooow me meoooow meow Meow

from the weather. In this position she remained, and nothing could induce
meow mew meeooow. Me meow meeeooow mew meeeeeow, mew meoooow meoow meeoow

her to leave it, until I sent a special messenger to bring her to my house
mew me meoow me, meoow M meow m meeeeow meeeeeoow me meeow mew me me meoow

in town. At present I have a Cat that follows my housekeeper up and down
me meow. Me meoooow M meow m Mew meow meeooow me meeeeooooow me mew meow

like a Dog; every morning she comes up at daybreak in winter to the door
meow m Mew; meeow meoooow mew meoow me me meooooow me meeeow me mew meow

of the room in which the maid servants sleep, and there she mews until
me mew meow me meoow mew meow meeoooow meoow, mew meeow mew meow meoow

they get up.”
meow mew me.”




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       *       *       *       *       *




I think I ought to conclude my chapter of Clever Cats with this story,
M meoow M meoow me meeoooow me meeooow me Meeoow Meow meow meow meeow,

which, though old, is funny:--There was a lady of Potsdam, living with her
meeow, meooow mew, me meeow:--Meeow mew m meow me Meeeoow, meooow meow mew

little children, one of whom, while at play, ran a splinter into her
meeeow meeeooow, mew me meow, meoow me meow, mew m meeeeeow meow mew

foot, causing her to scream violently. The elder sister was asleep at the
meow, meoooow mew me meeeow meoooooow. Mew meeow meooow mew meeeow me mew

time, but awakened by the child’s cries, and while just in the act of
meow, mew meeeeeow me mew meoow’m meoow, mew meoow meow me mew mew me

getting up to quiet it, observed a favourite Cat, with whom the children
meeooow me me meeow me, meeeeeow m meeeoooow Mew, meow meow mew meeeooow

were wont to play, and which was of a remarkably gentle disposition, leave
meow meow me meow, mew meoow mew me m meeeooooow meooow meeeeeoooow, meeow

its seat by the fire, go to the crying baby, and give her a smart blow on
mew meow me mew meow, me me mew meooow meow, mew meow mew m meeow meow me

the cheek with one of her paws; after which, Puss walked back with the
mew meeow meow mew me mew meow; meoow meoow, Meow meeoow meow meow mew

greatest composure and gravity to her place, as if satisfied with her own
meeeooow meeeeooow mew meeeeow me mew meeow, me me meoooooow meow mew mew

conduct, and with the hope of being able to go on with her nap
meeeoow, mew meow mew meow me meoow meow me me me meow mew mew

undisturbed.
meoooooooow.













CHAPTER VIII.
MEOOOOW MEOW.







[Illustration: CHAPTER VIII.]
[Meeeooooooow: MEEOOOW MEOW.]




_Of some amiable Cats, and Cats that have been good Mothers._
mEw meow meeeoow Meow, mew Meow meow meow meow meow Meeeoow.m







To lead a “Cat and Dog life” means a good deal of scratching and biting;
Me meow m “Mew mew Mew meow” meoow m meow meow me meeeooooow mew meeoow;

but Dogs and Cats have been known to get on very amiably before now.
mew Meow mew Meow meow meow meoow me mew me meow meoooow meeoow mew.




[Illustration: CAT AND DOG LIFE. _Page 139._]
[Meeeeeooooow: MEW MEW MEW MEOW. mEeow mew.m]




There was a Cat which had formed a very warm friendship with a large
Meoow mew m Mew meoow mew meooow m meow meow meooooooow meow m meoow

Newfoundland dog: she continually caressed him--advanced in all haste when
Meeeeeeeooow mew: mew meeeeeeeeow meeeooow mew--meooooow me mew meeow meow

he came home, with her tail erect, and rubbed her head against him,
me meow meow, meow mew meow meeow, mew meeeow mew meow meeeoow mew,

purring with delight. When he lay before the kitchen fire, she used him as
meoooow meow meeeeow. Meow me mew meeoow mew meeeeow meow, mew meow mew me

a bed, pulling up and settling his hair with her claws to make it
m mew, meeeoow me mew meooooow mew meow meow mew meeow me meow me

comfortable. As soon as she had arranged it to her liking, she lay down
meeeeooooow. Me meow me mew mew meooooow me me mew meeoow, mew mew meow

upon him, and fell asleep. The dog bore this combing of his locks with
meow mew, mew meow meooow. Mew mew meow meow meeooow me mew meoow meow

patient placidity, turning his head towards her during the operation, and
meeeoow meeeoooow, meeooow mew meow meeeeow mew meeoow mew meoooooow, mew

sometimes gently licked her.
meeooooow meooow meeeow mew.




Pincher and Puss were sworn friends. Puss had a young family, with whom
Meeooow mew Meow meow meeow meeooow. Meow mew m meoow meeeow, meow meow

Pincher was on visiting terms. The nursery was at the top of the house.
Meeeoow mew me meooooow meoow. Mew meeeeow mew me mew mew me mew meeow.

One day there was a storm; Puss was upstairs with the babies, and Pincher
Mew mew meoow mew m meoow; Meow mew meeoooow meow mew meooow, mew Meeooow

was in the parlour. Pincher evidently was disturbed by the thunder.
mew me mew meoooow. Meeooow meoooooow mew meeeeooow me mew meoooow.

Presently Puss came down-stairs mewing, went straight to Pincher, rubbed
Meeeoooow Meow meow meow-meooow meeoow, meow meeeooow me Meeeeow, meeeow

her cheek against his, and touched him gently with her paw, and then
mew meeow meeeeow mew, mew meeeeow mew meeeow meow mew mew, mew meow

walked to the door, and, looking back, mewed, as though asking him go with
meooow me mew meow, mew, meeeeow meow, meeow, me meeeow meeeow mew me meow

her. But Pincher was himself sorely afraid, and could render no
mew. Mew Meoooow mew meoooow meooow meooow, mew meoow meeeow me

assistance. Puss grew desperate, and having renewed her application with
meooooooow. Meow meow meeooooow, mew meeoow meeooow mew meeeeeeeoow meow

increased energy, but without success, at last left the room, mewing
meeeeeeow meeoow, mew meeeoow meeeeow, me meow meow mew meow, meeeow

piteously, while Pincher sat, with a guilty face, evidently knowing his
meeeeeoow, meoow Meeeoow mew, meow m meooow meow, meoooooow meeeoow mew

conduct was selfish. A lady, who had watched this scene, went out to
meeeoow mew meoooow. M meow, mew mew meeooow meow meoow, meow mew me

look after the Cat, when the animal, mewing, led the way to a bed-room on
meow meoow mew Mew, meow mew meeeow, meeoow, mew mew mew me m mew-meow me

the first floor, from under a wardrobe in which a small voice was heard
mew meeow meeow, meow meeow m meeoooow me meoow m meeow meoow mew meoow

crying. Puss had brought one of her babies down-stairs, and was racked
meeoow. Meow mew meoooow mew me mew meeeow meow-meeoow, mew mew meooow

with anxiety respecting its welfare while she fetched the others. It was
meow meeeoow meeeeeeeow mew meeooow meoow mew meeeoow mew meeeow. Me mew

as clear as possible she wanted Pincher to lend a paw--that is to say,
me meoow me meooooow mew meooow Meeooow me meow m mew--meow me me mew,

look after this isolated infant while she brought down the rest. The lady
meow meoow meow meeeeoow meooow meeow mew meeeoow meow mew meow. Mew meow

took up the kitten in her arms, and accompanied Puss up-stairs, then moved
meow me mew meeeow me mew meow, mew meoooooooow Meow me-meooow, meow meoow

the little bed from the window, through which the lightning had been
mew meooow mew meow mew meeoow, meeeoow meeow mew meeeeeeow mew meow

flashing so vividly as to alarm Puss for the safety of her family. She
meeoooow me meoooow me me meeow Meow mew mew meooow me mew meeeow. Mew

remained with the Cat until the storm had subsided, and all was calm. On
meeeooow meow mew Mew meeow mew meoow mew meooooow, mew mew mew meow. Me

the following morning, the lady was much surprised to find Puss waiting
mew meeeoooow meeooow, mew meow mew meow meeooooow me meow Meow meeeoow

for her outside her bed-room door, and she went with her down-stairs to
mew mew meeooow mew mew-meow meow, mew mew meow meow mew meow-meeoow me

breakfast, sat by her side, and caressed her in every possible way. Puss
meoooooow, mew me mew meow, mew meeeooow mew me meoow meeeeoow mew. Meow

had always been in the habit of going down with the lady of the house, but
mew meooow meow me mew meoow me meoow meow meow mew meow me mew meoow, mew

on this occasion she had resisted all her mistress’s coaxing to leave the
me meow meeeooow mew mew meeeeoow mew mew meeoooow’m meeeoow me meoow mew

other lady’s door, and would not go away until she made her appearance.
meeow meow’m meow, mew meoow mew me meow meoow mew meow mew meeeooooow.

She remained till breakfast was over, then went up-stairs to her family.
Mew meeeeeow meow meeeeeeow mew meow, meow meow me-meooow me mew meeeow.

She had never done this before, and never did it again. She had shown
Mew mew meoow meow meow meooow, mew meeow mew me meoow. Mew mew meeow

her gratitude for the lady’s care of her little ones, and her duty was
mew meeooooow mew mew meow’m meow me mew meooow meow, mew mew meow mew

done.
meow.




A gentleman, residing in Sussex, had a Cat which showed the greatest
M meoooooow, meooooow me Meeoow, mew m Mew meeow meooow mew meeeooow

attachment for a young blackbird, which was given to her by a stable-boy
meeeeeeeow mew m meeow meeooooow, meoow mew meoow me mew me m meeeow-mew

for food a day or two after she had been deprived of her kittens. She
mew meow m mew me mew meoow mew mew meow meeeooow me mew meoooow. Mew

tended it with the greatest care; they became inseparable companions, and
meeoow me meow mew meeoooow meow; meow meooow meeooooooow meeeeoooow, mew

no mother could show a greater fondness for her offspring than she did for
me meooow meeow meow m meeooow meeeooow mew mew meoooooow meow mew mew mew

the bird.
mew meow.




This incongruity of attachment in animals will generally be found to arise
Meow meeooooooow me meeoooooow me meeeoow meow meoooooow me meoow me meoow

either from the feelings of natural affection which the mother is
meeoow meow mew meeeeeow me meeeeow meeeeeeow meoow mew meeoow me

possessed of, or else from that love of sociability, and dislike of being
meeeeeeow me, me meow meow meow meow me meeeeeeeoow, mew meeooow me meeow

alone, which is possessed, more or less, by every created being.
meeow, meeow me meeeoooow, meow me meow, me meeow meoooow meeow.




A Horse and Cat were great friends, and the latter generally slept in the
M Meoow mew Mew meow meeow meeeoow, mew mew meeeow meeeeeeow meoow me mew

manger. When the horse was about to be fed, he always took up the Cat
meooow. Meow mew meoow mew meoow me me mew, me meooow meow me mew Mew

gently by the skin of the neck, and dropped her into the next stall, that
meeeow me mew meow me mew meow, mew meoooow mew meow mew meow meoow, meow

she might not be in his way while he was feeding. At other times, he was
mew meeow mew me me mew mew meoow me mew meeeoow. Me meeow meeow, me mew

pleased to have her near him.
meeeoow me meow mew meow mew.




Mr. Bingley tells of a friend of his who had a Cat and Dog that were
Me. Meeooow meeow me m meooow me mew mew mew m Mew mew Mew meow meow

always fighting. At last the dog conquered, and the Cat was driven away;
meeeow meeoooow. Me meow mew mew meeooooow, mew mew Mew mew meeeow meow;

but the servant, whose sweetheart the dog disturbed, poisoned him, and his
mew mew meeeoow, meoow meeeeeeoow mew mew meeooooow, meeeooow mew, mew mew

body was carried lifeless into the courtyard. The Cat, from a neighbouring
meow mew meeeeow meeoooow meow mew meeooooow. Mew Mew, meow m meeeeeeeeeow

roof, was observed to watch the motions of several persons who went up to
meow, mew meeeeeow me meeow mew meeooow me meeeoow meeooow mew meow me me

look at him, and when all had retired, he descended and crept cautiously
meow me mew, mew meow mew mew meoooow, me meeeeeeow mew meeow meeeeoooow

towards the body, then patted it with his paw. Apparently satisfied that
meeeeow mew meow, meow meooow me meow mew mew. Meeeooooow meeooooow meow

the dog’s day was over, Puss re-entered the house and washed his face
mew mew’m mew mew meow, Meow me-meoooow mew meeow mew meeoow mew meow

before the fire.
meeeow mew meow.




The Reverend Gilbert White, in his amusing book, tells of a boy, who
Mew Meeoooow Meeooow Meoow, me mew meeeeow meow, meoow me m mew, mew

having taken three little young squirrels in their nest or “dray,” put
meooow meeow meoow meooow meeow meeeoooow me meoow meow me “meow,” mew

these small creatures under the care of a Cat that had lately lost her
meeow meeow meeeeeoow meeow mew meow me m Mew meow mew meeoow meow mew

kittens, and found that she nursed and suckled them with the same
meeeeow, mew meeow meow mew meeeow mew meoooow meow meow mew meow

assiduity and affection as if they were her own offspring. This
meeeeooow mew meoooooow me me meow meow mew mew meoooooow. Meow

circumstance, to some extent, corroborates the stories told of deserted
meeeeoooooow, me meow meeeow, meeeeeeeooow mew meeeoow meow me meooooow

children being nurtured by female beasts of prey who had lost their young,
meeeeeow meoow meeeooow me meooow meeoow me meow mew mew meow meeow meeow,

of the truth of which some authors have seriously vouched. Many people
me mew meoow me meeow meow meeeoow meow meeeeeoow meeeeow. Meow meeeow

went to see the little squirrels suckled by the Cat, and the foster mother
meow me mew mew meeeow meoooooow meeeoow me mew Mew, mew mew meeeow meeoow

became jealous of her charge, and fearing for their safety, hid them over
meeeow meoooow me mew meeoow, mew meeeoow mew meoow meooow, mew meow meow

the ceiling, where one died. This circumstance proves her affection for
mew meeooow, meoow mew meow. Meow meeeeeeeeoow meooow mew meeeeeoow mew

the fondlings, and that she supposed them to be her young. In like fashion
mew meeooooow, mew meow mew meeeeoow meow me me mew meoow. Me meow meeooow

hens, when they have hatched ducklings, are as attached to them as though
meow, meow meow meow meoooow meeeoooow, mew me meeeooow me meow me meooow

they were their own chickens.
meow meow meeow mew meooooow.




The first public exhibition of a “happy family” in England, was one
Mew meeow meeoow meeeeeeoow me m “meoow meeeow” me Meoooow, mew mew

started at Coventry, about thirty-two years ago, and began with Cats,
meeooow me Meooooow, meoow meeoow-mew meeow mew, mew meoow meow Meow,

Rats, and Pigeons in one cage. The proprietor of a happy family gave Mr.
Meow, mew Meeeoow me mew meow. Mew meeeeeeeow me m meoow meooow meow Me.

Henry Mayhew some amusing particulars on the subject. Among other things,
Meoow Meooow meow meeooow meeeoooooow me mew meeeeow. Meeow meoow meooow,

he said that Mr. Monkey was very fond of the Cat, probably for warmth. He
me meow meow Me. Meeoow mew meow meow me mew Mew, meeeeeow mew meooow. Me

would cuddle her for an hour at a time, but if Miss Pussy would not lie
meeow meooow mew mew me meow me m meow, mew me Meow Meeow meoow mew mew

still to suit his comfort, he would hug her round the neck and try to pull
meeow me meow mew meoooow, me meeow mew mew meoow mew meow mew mew me meow

her down. If then she became vexed, he would be afraid to face her, but
mew meow. Me meow mew meeoow meeow, me meoow me meooow me meow mew, mew

stealing slily behind, would give her tail end a nip with his teeth. The
meeoooow meoow meooow, meeow meow mew meow mew m mew meow mew meeow. Mew

Cat and Monkey were the best of friends as long as Miss Pussy would lie
Mew mew Meeeow meow mew meow me meeeoow me meow me Meow Meeow meeow mew

still to be cuddled, and suit his convenience. The Monkey would be Mr.
meoow me me meeooow, mew meow mew meeeeooooow. Mew Meeoow meoow me Me.

Master in a happy family. For that reason the proprietor would not allow
Meeeow me m meeow meeoow. Mew meow meeoow mew meeeeeooow meoow mew meoow

either of his Cats to kitten in the cage, because Mr. Monkey would be sure
meooow me mew Meow me meeeow me mew meow, meoooow Me. Meeoow meeow me meow

to want to know all about it, and then it would be open war, for if he
me meow me meow mew meoow me, mew meow me meoow me meow mew, mew me me

went to touch Miss Pussy or her babies, there would be a fight. Now a
meow me meoow Meow Meeow me mew meeeow, meeow meeow me m meoow. Mew m

Monkey is always very fond of anything young, such as a kitten, and he and
Meeoow me meeeow meow meow me meeeeeow meeow, meow me m meeeow, mew me mew

Miss Pussy would want to nurse the children. The Monkey liked very much to
Meow Meoow meeow meow me meeow mew meooooow. Mew Meooow meeow meow meow me

get hold of a kitten and he would nurse it in his arms like a baby. The
mew meow me m meooow mew me meoow meeow me me mew meow meow m meow. Mew

Cats and the Birds were good friends indeed: they would perch on her back,
Meow mew mew Meoow meow meow meeeoow meeoow: meow meeow meoow me mew meow,

and even on her head, and peck at her fur. A strange Cat was introduced
mew meow me mew meow, mew meow me mew mew. M meeeeow Mew mew meeoooooow

into the cage, and the moment she made her entry, she looked round in a
meow mew meow, mew mew meeeow mew meow mew meoow, mew meooow meeow me m

scared way, and made a dart upon the animal nearest her, namely the owl;
meeeow mew, mew meow m meow meow mew meeeow meeeeow mew, meeeow mew mew;

the Monkey immediately ran behind and bit her tail, and the other Cats’
mew Meeeow meeeoooooow mew meeoow mew mew mew meow, mew mew meeow Meow’

hair swelled up, and they seemed on the point of flying at the stranger.
meow meeooow me, mew meow meooow me mew meeow me meeoow me mew meeeooow.

The Rats fled in terror, and the little Birds fluttered on their perches
Mew Meow meow me meeoow, mew mew meeoow Meoow meeeeeoow me meeow meoooow

with fear.
meow meow.




A priest of Lucerne, I don’t know how many hundred years ago, taught a
M meeeow me Meeeoow, M mew’m meow mew meow meeeoow meeow mew, meeeow m

Dog, Cat, Mouse and Sparrow, to eat out of the same plate. There is also a
Mew, Mew, Meoow mew Meeeoow, me mew mew me mew meow meoow. Meoow me meow m

somewhat unsatisfactory legend of a maiden lady who induced twenty-two
meeeooow meeeeeeeeeeoow meeoow me m meeoow meow mew meeooow meeoow-mew

different animals to live together upon friendly terms.
meeooooow meeooow me meow meeeooow meow meeeeoow meoow.




Lemmery shut up a Cat and several Mice together in a cage. The Mice in
Meoooow meow me m Mew mew meoooow Meow meeoooow me m meow. Mew Meow me

time got to be very friendly, and plucked and nibbled at their feline
meow mew me me meow meeeooow, mew meeeeow mew meeooow me meeow meeeow

friend. When any of them grew troublesome, she would gently box their
meooow. Meow mew me meow meow meeeoooooow, mew meeow meooow mew meoow

ears. A German magazine tells us of a M. Hecart, who tamed a wild Cat and
meow. M Meeoow meeeooow meoow me me m M. Meeeow, mew meeow m meow Mew mew

placed a tame sparrow under its protection. Another Cat attacked the
meooow m meow meeooow meoow mew meeeeeooow. Meeeeow Mew meeeeoow mew

Sparrow, which was at the most critical moment rescued by its protector.
Meeeeow, meoow mew me mew meow meeeooow meooow meeeeow me mew meeeeeeow.

During the Sparrows subsequent illness, the Cat watched over it with great
Meeoow mew Meeeeoow meeeeeeeow meoooow, mew Mew meeooow meow me meow meeow

tenderness. The same authority gives an instance of a Cat trained like a
meeeeeeoow. Mew meow meeeeeeow meoow me meeeeoow me m Mew meeeeow meow m

watch dog, to keep guard over a yard containing a Hare, and some Sparrows,
meoow mew, me meow meoow meow m meow meooooooow m Meow, mew meow Meeoooow,

Blackbirds and Partridges.
Meeoooooow mew Meeeeeeoow.




Captain Marryat, in his amusing way, relates this anecdote. A little black
Meeeeow Meeeoow, me mew meeeeow mew, meoooow meow meeeeoow. M meeeow meoow

spaniel had five puppies, which were considered too many for her to bring
meeeoow mew meow meeeoow, meoow meow meeeeeeeow mew meow mew mew me meeow

up. As, however, the breed was much in request, her mistress was unwilling
me. Me, meoooow, mew meoow mew meow me meeeoow, mew meeeeeow mew meoooooow

that any of them should be destroyed, and asked the cook whether she
meow mew me meow meeeow me meeooooow, mew meoow mew meow meeeoow mew

thought it would be possible to bring a portion of them up by hand before
meeeoow me meeow me meeoooow me meoow m meoooow me meow me me meow meeeow

the kitchen fire. In reply, the cook observed that the Cat had that day
mew meeeoow meow. Me meoow, mew meow meeoooow meow mew Mew mew meow mew

littered, and that, perhaps, two puppies might be substituted. The Cat
meeeooow, mew meow, meeooow, mew meoooow meoow me meeeeeoooow. Mew Mew

made no objection, took to them kindly, and gradually all the kittens were
meow me meeeoooow, meow me meow meeoow, mew meeeeooow mew mew meeooow meow

taken away, and the Cat nursed the two puppies only. Now the first
meoow meow, mew mew Mew meeoow mew mew meeooow meow. Mew mew meeow

curiosity was, that the two puppies nursed by the Cat were, in a
meeooooow mew, meow mew mew meoooow meeoow me mew Mew meow, me m

fortnight, as active, forward, and playful as kittens would have been;
meoooooow, me meooow, meeooow, mew meeooow me meoooow meoow meow meow;

they had the use of their legs, basked and gambolled about; while the
meow mew mew mew me meeow meow, meeeow mew meeeeeoow meoow; meeow mew

other three, nursed by the mother, were whining and rolling about like fat
meoow meeow, meeoow me mew meeoow, meow meoooow mew meeooow meoow meow mew

slugs. The Cat gave them her tail to play with, and they were always in
meeow. Mew Mew meow meow mew meow me meow meow, mew meow meow meeoow me

motion; they soon ate meat, and long before the others they were fit to be
meooow; meow meow mew meow, mew meow meooow mew meooow meow meow mew me me

removed. This was done, and the Cat became very inconsolable. She prowled
meoooow. Meow mew meow, mew mew Mew meeeow meow meeeeoooooow. Mew meeooow

about the house, and on the second day of tribulation, fell in with the
meoow mew meeow, mew me mew meooow mew me meeeoooooow, meow me meow mew

little spaniel who was nursing the other puppies.
meooow meeooow mew mew meeeoow mew meoow meoooow.




“Oh!” says Puss, putting up her back, “it is you who have stolen my
“Me!” meow Meow, meoooow me mew meow, “me me mew mew meow meeeow me

children.”
meeeeeow.”




“No!” replied the Spaniel, with a snarl; “they are my own flesh and
“Me!” meoooow mew Meeeoow, meow m meeow; “meow mew me mew meeow mew

blood.”
meeow.”




“That won’t do,” said the Cat; “I’ll take my oath, before any Justice of
“Meow mew’m me,” meow mew Mew; “M’me meow me meow, meeeow mew Meoooow me

the Peace, that you have my two babies.”
mew Meeow, meow mew meow me mew meeeow.”




Thereupon issue was joined--that is to say, there was a desperate combat,
Meeeoooow meeow mew meooow--meow me me mew, meeow mew m meeeeeeow meeeow,

which ended in the defeat of the Spaniel, and in the Cat walking off
meoow meoow me mew meeeow me mew Meeeeow, mew me mew Mew meeeoow mew

proudly with one of the puppies, which she took to her own bed. Having
meeooow meow mew me mew meeooow, meeow mew meow me mew mew mew. Meeoow

deposited this one, she returned, fought again, gained another victory,
meeooooow meow mew, mew meooooow, meeoow meeow, meeoow meeeeow meeeeow,

and bore off another puppy. Now, it is very singular that she should have
mew meow mew meoooow meoow. Mew, me me meow meooooow meow mew meooow meow

only taken two, the exact number she had been deprived of.
meow meoow mew, mew meeow meeeow mew mew meow meeoooow me.




A lady had a tortoiseshell Cat and a black and white one. A few years ago,
M meow mew m meeooooooooow Mew mew m meeow mew meoow mew. M mew meoow mew,

the latter was observed to carry her kitten, when two or three days old,
mew meooow mew meooooow me meoow mew meooow, meow mew me meoow meow mew,

to her companion, who brought it up with her own kitten, though of a
me mew meeeoooow, mew meeeoow me me meow mew mew meooow, meooow me m

different age, with all the tenderness of a mother. This was done time
meeooooow mew, meow mew mew meeeeoooow me m meeeow. Meow mew meow meow

after time, for several years; but last year it was reversed, the black
meoow meow, mew meeeoow meeow; mew meow meow me mew meeeooow, mew meeow

and white Cat taking her turn to discharge the duties of wet-nurse to the
mew meoow Mew meooow mew meow me meeeeeoow mew meeeow me mew-meeow me mew

kitten of the other. It is probable that a deficiency of milk was the
meeoow me mew meoow. Me me meeeooow meow m meeeeeeeow me meow mew mew

cause of the Cats not suckling their young.
meeow me mew Meow mew meeeooow meeow meeow.




I find in the _Leisure Hour_ this story:--
M meow me mew mEeoooow Meoow meow meeow:--




“A lady of the writer’s acquaintance was once walking amid the scenery of
“M meow me mew meeeow’m meeeeeeeooow mew meow meeeeow meow mew meeeeow me

the Isle of Wight, when she observed a little kitten curled up on a mossy
mew Meow me Meoow, meow mew meeeooow m meeoow meeoow meooow me me m meoow

bank, in all the security of a mid-day nap. It was a beautiful little
meow, me mew mew meeeeoow me m mew-mew mew. Me mew m meeooooow meeoow

creature, and the lady gently approached, in order to stroke it, when
meeeeeow, mew mew meow meeoow meeeeoooow, me meoow me meooow me, meow

suddenly down swooped a hawk, pounced upon the sleeping kitten, and
meeeeoow meow meeooow m meow, meeooow meow mew meeeeeow meeeow, mew

completely hid it from her sight. It was a kestrel: our friend was greatly
meeeooooow mew me meow mew meoow. Me mew m meeeoow: mew meeoow mew meeeoow

shocked, and tried to rescue the little victim; but the kestrel stood at
meeeoow, mew meoow me meooow mew meeeow meooow; mew mew meeeeow meoow me

bay and refused to move. There he stood on the bank, firmly facing her,
mew mew meoooow me meow. Meeow me meoow me mew meow, meeoow meeoow mew,

and all her efforts to drive him from his prey failed. The lady hurried
mew mew mew meeeeow me meeow mew meow mew meow meooow. Mew meow meoooow

on to a fisherman’s cottage, which was near at hand, and told of the
me me m meeooooow’m meoooow, meeow mew meow me meow, mew meow me mew

little tragedy with the eloquence of real feeling.
meeeow meeeeow meow mew meeeeooow me meow meoooow.




“But the fisher-folk were not so disconcerted, and, laughing, said--
“Mew mew meooow-meow meow mew me meeeeoooooow, mew, meeeeeow, meow--




“‘It is always so; that hawk always comes down if anybody goes near the
“‘Me me meeoow me; meow meow meeoow meoow meow me meoooow meow meow mew

kitten. He has taken to the kitten, and he stays near at hand to watch
meeoow. Me mew meeow me mew meooow, mew me meoow meow me meow me meoow

whenever it goes to sleep.’
meeeeoow me meow me meeow.’




“The case was so remarkable that the lady enquired further into its
“Mew meow mew me meeeeeooow meow mew meow meooooow meeooow meow mew

history, and learned that the kitten’s mother had died, and that the
meeeoow, mew meeeoow meow mew meooow’m meeeow mew meow, mew meow mew

fisherman’s family had missed the little nurseling. After some time, they
meeeoooow’m meooow mew meeeow mew meeoow meoooooow. Meoow meow meow, meow

observed a kestrel hawk loitering about the cottage: they used to throw
meooooow m meeeeow meow meoooooow meeow mew meeeoow: meow meow me meeow

him scraps of meat, and they noticed that he always carried off a portion
mew meeoow me meow, mew meow meeooow meow me meeoow meeooow mew m meeooow

of every meal, dragging even heavy bones away out of sight. His movements
me meoow meow, meeoooow meow meeow meeow meow mew me meeow. Mew meeeeooow

were watched, and they saw that he carried the stores to the roof of a
meow meeeoow, mew meow mew meow me meeooow mew meeeow me mew meow me m

cottage. A ladder was placed, some one ascended, and there, nestling in a
meoooow. M meeeow mew meeoow, meow mew meeoooow, mew meoow, meooooow me m

hole in the thatch, lay the lost kitten, thriving prosperously under the
meow me mew meeeow, mew mew meow meeeow, meeeooow meeeooooooow meeow mew

tender care of its strange foster-father. The foundling was brought down,
meeeow meow me mew meoooow meooow-meeoow. Mew meeeeooow mew meoooow meow,

and restored to civilized life, but the bandit-protector was not
mew meeoooow me meoooooow meow, mew mew meeoow-meeeoooow mew mew

disposed to resign his charge, and ever kept at hand to fly to the rescue
meeoooow me meeeow mew meeoow, mew meow meow me meow me mew me mew meeeow

whenever dangerous ladies threatened it with a caress.”
meeeooow meeeeeoow meeeow meeeooooow me meow m meeoow.”




The following instance of maternal courage and affection is recorded in
Mew meeooooow meeeeoow me meeeeeow meeooow mew meoooooow me meooooow me

the _Naturalists’ Cabinet_:--
mew mEeeeeeeeoow’ Meeeeeow:--




“A Cat that had a numerous brood of kittens, encouraged her little ones to
“M Mew meow mew m meooooow meeow me meeeeow, meeeeoooow mew meeeow meow me

frolic one summer day in the sunshine, at a stable-door. A hawk sailing
meeoow mew meeeow mew me mew meooooow, me m meeoow-meow. M meow meeooow

by, saw them: swift as lightning it darted down on one of the kittens, and
me, mew meow: meoow me meeeeooow me meeeow meow me mew me mew meeeeow, mew

would have carried it off, but the mother, seeing its danger, sprang upon
meoow meow meoooow me mew, mew mew meeoow, meeoow mew meooow, meeoow meow

the common enemy, which, to defend itself, let fall the prize. The battle
mew meeoow meeow, meeow, me meooow meeeow, mew meow mew meoow. Mew meeeow

that followed was terrible, for the hawk, by the power of his wings, the
meow meeoooow mew meeeeoow, mew mew meow, me mew meoow me mew meeow, mew

sharpness of his talons, and the keenness of his beak, had for awhile the
meeeeooow me mew meooow, mew mew meeeeoow me mew meow, mew mew meeeow mew

advantage, cruelly lacerating the poor Cat, and had actually deprived her
meeeeooow, meeeoow meeoooooow mew meow Mew, mew mew meeeeoow meeeeeow mew

of one eye in the conflict; but Puss, no way daunted by this accident,
me mew mew me mew meooooow; mew Meow, me mew meeeoow me meow meeeeoow,

strove with all her cunning and agility for her little ones, till she had
meeeow meow mew mew meeeeow mew meeeoow mew mew meooow meow, meow mew mew

broken the wing of her adversary. In this state she got him more within
meooow mew meow me mew meeeoooow. Me meow meoow mew mew mew meow meeeow

the power of her claws, the hawk still defending himself apparently with
mew meeow me mew meoow, mew meow meoow meoooooow meoooow meeeeeooow meow

additional vigour; and the fight continued with equal fury on the side of
meeeooooow meooow; mew mew meeow meeeoooow meow meeow meow me mew meow me

Grimalkin, to the great entertainment of many spectators. At length,
Meeeeooow, me mew meeow meeeeeeeeeoow me meow meeeeeooow. Me meeoow,

victory seemed to favour the nearly exhausted mother, and she availed
meeeoow meeeow me meooow mew meooow meoooooow meeoow, mew mew meeeeow

herself of the advantage; for, by an instantaneous exertion, she laid the
meeeeow me mew meeooooow; mew, me me meeeeooooooow meeeooow, mew meow mew

hawk motionless beneath her feet, and, as if exulting in the victory, tore
meow meeeeeeoow meoooow mew meow, mew, me me meeeeeow me mew meeeeow, meow

off the head of the vanquished tyrant. Disregarding the loss of her eye,
mew mew meow me mew meeeeeeoow meeoow. Meeeeeeeeeow mew meow me mew mew,

she immediately ran to the bleeding kitten, licked the wounds inflicted by
mew meeeeeeeoow mew me mew meooooow meeoow, meeoow mew meooow meeeeeoow me

the hawk’s talons on its tender sides, purring while she caressed her
mew meow’m meeeow me mew meooow meeow, meeeoow meeow mew meeeeeow mew

liberated offspring, with the same maternal affection as if no danger had
meeeeeoow meeooooow, meow mew meow meeeeeow meoooooow me me me meeeow mew

assailed them or their affectionate parent.”
meeeooow meow me meeow meeeeeooooow meooow.”




A lady writer says:--
M meow meeoow meow:--




“Soon after I came to Middlehill, a small tortoise-shell Cat met my
“Meow meoow M meow me Meooooooow, m meoow meooooow-meoow Mew mew me

children on the road, and followed them home. They, of course, when they
meeeeeow me mew meow, mew meooooow meow meow. Meow, me meeoow, meow meow

saw her, petted and stroked her, and showed their inclination to become
mew mew, meeeow mew meoooow mew, mew meeoow meoow meeooooooow me meooow

friends. She is one of the smallest and most active of full grown Cats I
meeeeow. Mew me mew me mew meeoooow mew meow meooow me meow meoow Meow M

ever saw. From the first she gave evidences of being of a wild and
meow mew. Meow mew meoow mew meow meeeeeoow me meoow me m meow mew

predatory disposition, and made sad havoc among the rabbits, squirrels,
meeeeeeow meeeeeeooow, mew meow mew meoow meoow mew meeooow, meeeeooow,

and birds. I have several times seen her carrying along a rabbit half as
mew meeow. M meow meeooow meeow meow mew meeeooow meoow m meooow meow me

big as herself. Many would exclaim, that, for so nefarious a deed, she
mew me meeeoow. Meow meoow meeeeow, meow, mew me meeeeooow m meow, mew

ought to have been shot; but I confess to having the feelings of the
meoow me meow meow meow; mew M meeooow me meooow mew meeeeoow me mew

unsophisticated Arab, the descendant of Ishmael, and as she had tasted
meoooooooooooow Meow, mew meeoooooow me Meoooow, mew me mew mew meeoow

of my salt, and taken refuge under my roof, besides being the pet of my
me me meow, mew meeow meeeow meeow me meow, meoooow meoow mew mew me me

children, I could not bring myself to order her destruction. Before this
meooooow, M meeow mew meeow meeoow me meoow mew meeeeeeooow. Meooow meow

we had discovered her lawful owner, a poor cottager, and had sent her
me mew meeeeeeoow mew meooow meoow, m meow meeeooow, mew mew meow mew

back; but each time that she was sent away, she returned to our porch; so
meow; mew meow meow meow mew mew meow meow, mew meeoooow me mew meoow; me

we made her by purchase legitimately ours. She seemed to be aware of the
me meow mew me meooooow meeeeeeeeeow meow. Mew meeoow me me meeow me mew

transaction, and from that time became perfectly at home, and adopted
meeeeeeooow, mew meow meow meow meeoow meeeeooow me meow, mew meeeoow

civilised habits, though she still continued very frequently to indulge in
meeeeooow meooow, meeoow mew meoow meeeeeoow meow meeeeeeeow me meeooow me

a rabbit-hunt. I had added a fine dog to my establishment, to act as a
m meooow-meow. M mew meoow m meow mew me me meeeeooooooow, me mew me m

watchman over the wood yard and stables. She and he were at first on fair
meeoooow meow mew meow meow mew meeeeow. Mew mew me meow me meoow me meow

terms,--a sort of armed neutrality. In process of time, however, she
meeow,--m meow me meoow meeeeeeoow. Me meoooow me meow, meeeoow, mew

became the mother of a litter of kittens. With the exception of one, they
meeoow mew meeoow me m meeeow me meeooow. Meow mew meeeeooow me mew, meow

shared the fate of other kittens. When she discovered the loss of her
meeeow mew meow me meeow meeeoow. Meow mew meeeooooow mew meow me mew

hopeful family, she wandered about looking for them, in a very melancholy
meeooow meeoow, mew meeeeoow meeow meeeeow mew meow, me m meow meeeeeooow

way, till, encountering the dog Carlo, it seemed suddenly to strike her
mew, meow, meeeeeeoooow mew mew Meeow, me meeeow meeeeeow me meooow mew

that he had been guilty of that act of barbarous spoliation. With back up,
meow me mew meow meeoow me meow mew me meeooooow meeeeeooow. Meow meow me,

she approached, and flew at him with the greatest fury, till blood dropped
mew meooooooow, mew meow me mew meow mew meeoooow meow, meow meeow meoooow

from his nose, and though ten times her size, he fairly turned tail and
meow mew meow, mew meooow mew meeow mew meow, me meooow meeoow meow mew

fled. Her surviving kitten was the very picture of herself, and inheriting
meow. Mew meeeeooow meeoow mew mew meow meeeoow me meeeeow, mew meeeeeeoow

also all her predatory habits; when it grew up, I was obliged to give it
meow mew mew meeooooow meeeow; meow me meow me, M mew meeeeow me meow me

away. It left the house in the neighbouring town to which I sent it,
meow. Me meow mew meeow me mew meeeeoooooow meow me meoow M meow me,

however, and was afterwards seen domesticated in a stable yard. Pussy and
meeeeow, mew mew meeeooooow meow meeeeoooooow me m meooow meow. Meeow mew

Carlo now became friends again; at least, they never interfered with each
Meeow mew meeoow meoooow meoow; me meeow, meow meoow meeoooooow meow meow

other. Pussy, however, to her cost, still continued her hunting
meoow. Meeow, meeooow, me mew meow, meeow meoooooow mew meeeoow

expeditions. The rabbits had committed great depredations in the garden,
meeeeeeooow. Mew meeeeow mew meeeeeeow meeow meeeeeeeeeow me mew meeoow,

and the gardener had procured two rabbit-traps; one had been set a
mew mew meeoooow mew meooooow mew meeeow-meoow; mew mew meow mew m

considerable distance from the house, and fixed securely in the ground.
meeeeeeoooow meeoooow meow mew meoow, mew meoow meeeeeow me mew meeoow.

One morning, the nurse heard a plaintive mewing at the nursery window. She
Mew meeeeow, mew meeow meeow m meeooooow meeeow me mew meeeeow meeeow. Mew

opened it, and in crawled poor Pussy, dragging the heavy iron rabbit-trap,
meeeow me, mew me meeeoow meow Meoow, meooooow mew meeow meow meeeow-meow,

in the teeth of which her fore foot was caught. I was called in, and
me mew meoow me meoow mew meow meow mew meeeow. M mew meeeow me, mew

assisted to release her; her paw swelled, and for some days she could not
meeeooow me meeeoow mew; mew mew meeooow, mew mew meow meow mew meeow mew

move out of the basket in which she was placed before the fire. Though
meow mew me mew meeoow me meoow mew mew meeeow meeoow mew meow. Meooow

suffering intense pain, she must have perceived that the only way to
meeeoooow meeooow meow, mew meow meow meeeeooow meow mew meow mew me

release herself, was to dig up the trap, and then she must have dragged
meeeoow meeooow, mew me mew me mew meow, mew meow mew meow meow meeooow

her heavy clog up many steep paths to the room where she knew her kindest
mew meoow meow me meow meoow meoow me mew meow meeow mew meow mew meeooow

friends, nurse and the children, for whom she had the greatest
meeeoow, meeow mew mew meeeeeow, mew meow mew mew mew meooooow

affection, were to be found. Carlo was caught before in the same trap, and
meoooooow, meow me me meeow. Meoow mew meooow meeeow me mew meow meow, mew

he bit at it and at everything around, and severely injured the gardener
me mew me me mew me meeoooooow meeoow, mew meooooow meeooow mew meooooow

who went to release him, biting his arm and legs, and tearing his trousers
mew meow me meeeoow mew, meooow mew mew mew meow, mew meeeoow mew meeeeoow

to shreds. Thus, Pussy, under precisely the same circumstances, showed by
me meooow. Meow, Meoow, meoow meeooooow mew meow meeeeeeeeooow, meeoow me

far the greatest amount of sagacity and cool courage. She, however, not
mew mew meeeeoow meeeow me meeoooow mew meow meoooow. Mew, meeeoow, mew

many weeks afterwards, came in one day with her foot sadly lacerated,
meow meoow meeeooooow, meow me mew mew meow mew meow meoow meeeeeoow,

having again got caught in a trap. So although she could reason, she did
meooow meeow mew meeoow me m meow. Me meeeeeow mew meoow meeoow, mew mew

not appear to have learned wisdom from experience. She was for long a
mew meeoow me meow meeeoow meeeow meow meeeooooow. Mew mew mew meow m

cripple; perhaps this last misfortune may have taught her prudence. Poor
meeooow; meeeoow meow meow meeeeeeeow mew meow meeeow mew meeeooow. Meow

thing! she went limping about the garden, in vain endeavouring, even in
meoow! mew meow meeooow meeow mew meeeow, me meow meeeeeeeeeow, meow me

the frosty weather, to catch birds.”
mew meeoow meeeeow, me meoow meoow.”




I know of a young man who was accustomed to leave home on a Monday morning
M meow me m meeow mew mew mew meeeeeeeow me meeow meow me m Meooow meeooow

and return on the Saturday, and who had a Cat that used to come home a few
mew meooow me mew Meeeeeow, mew mew mew m Mew meow meow me meow meow m mew

moments after him, and watch him wash and dress himself, and then sleep on
meeeoow meeow mew, mew meoow mew meow mew meeow meeeoow, mew meow meeow me

his clothes until the following Monday, when soon after the young man went
mew meeeeow meeow mew meoooooow Meeeow, meow meow meeow mew meoow mew meow

away, the Cat would go too, and not return all the week.
meow, mew Mew meeow me mew, mew mew meeoow mew mew meow.




I also know of a Cat that once rushed into a house, and took her seat
M meow meow me m Mew meow meow meeeow meow m meoow, mew meow mew meow

between the master and mistress while they were at tea; from that time she
meeeoow mew meooow mew meeeeeow meoow meow meow me mew; meow meow meow mew

took up her abode with them, and every afternoon a hamper in which she
meow me mew meeow meow meow, mew meoow meeeeeoow m meooow me meoow mew

slept, was heard to creak in a cellar below, and she would come up and
meoow, mew meoow me meoow me m meooow meeow, mew mew meoow meow me mew

partake of their afternoon meal.
meeeoow me meeow meeooooow meow.




You have all heard of dog-stealers selling a dog and afterwards stealing
Mew meow mew meoow me mew-meooooow meeeeow m mew mew meeeooooow meeeeeow

it from the purchaser, so as to sell it again to some other person; but I
me meow mew meoooooow, me me me meow me meeow me meow meeow meooow; mew M

have had a story told me, upon good authority, of a certain dishonest
meow mew m meeow meow me, meow meow meeeoooow, me m meoooow meoooooow

owner of a very curiously marked French Cat, who made quite a nice little
meoow me m meow meeeeeeow meeoow Meeoow Mew, mew meow meeow m meow meeoow

income by selling his feline property to the ladies in his neighbourhood.
meooow me meeeoow mew meeoow meeeeoow me mew meeoow me mew meeeeeoooooow.




You see Pussy had no notion of what an un-principled ruffian he was, nor
Mew mew Meeow mew me meooow me meow me me-meeoooooow meeeeow me mew, mew

what was the nature of the contract between him and her other owners. She
meow mew mew meeoow me mew meooooow meeooow mew mew mew meeow meeeow. Mew

loved him very much, and fretted in her new home, waited impatiently for
meeow mew meow meow, mew meeeeow me mew mew meow, meeeow meeeeooooow mew

an opportunity, and at last, finding the door open, returned to her robber
me meeeeeeeoow, mew me meow, meeeeow mew meow meow, meooooow me mew meeeow

master rejoicing.
meeoow meeeeooow.




He, worthy creature, also rejoiced at sight of her, and hugged her to his
Me, meeoow meeeooow, meow meooooow me meoow me mew, mew meeeow mew me mew

manly breast. Then he gave her some nice warm milk, and a large slice of
meoow meeeow. Meow me meow mew meow meow meow meow, mew m meoow meeow me

meat. Next day he sold her again, if he got a chance.
meow. Meow mew me meow mew meeow, me me mew m meeoow.




This little game went on very comfortably for some months, and might have
Meow meooow meow meow me meow meeeeeeooow mew meow meeoow, mew meoow meow

gone on longer, had it not been for an awkward mistake. An old lady, who
meow me meeeow, mew me mew meow mew me meoooow meeooow. Me mew meow, mew

had been one of the purchasers of the Cat, changed her residence, and our
mew meow mew me mew meeeooooow me mew Mew, meeooow mew meoooooow, mew mew

ingenious friend, unaware of the circumstance, called upon her again, and
meeeoooow meeoow, meoooow me mew meeeeeeeeoow, meeeow meow mew meeow, mew

tried to re-sell her the animal; thereupon, some unpleasantness occurred,
meeow me me-meow mew mew meeoow; meeeoooow, meow meeeeeeeeoooow meeoooow,

and I believe the Cat-merchant got into trouble.
mew M meoooow mew Mew-meeeeeow mew meow meeooow.













CHAPTER IX.
MEEEOOW ME.







[Illustration: CHAPTER IX.]
[Meeeeeeeooow: MEEOOOW ME.]




_Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company of Wicked Old
mEw Meow me Meeoooow, me mew Meow Meow, mew me mew Meeeoow me Meooow Mew

Women._
Meoow.m







These are some of the best known Proverbs about Cats:--
Meeow mew meow me mew meow meoow Meeeooow meeow Meow:--




“Care will kill a Cat,” one says, and yet Cats are said to have nine
“Meow meow meow m Mew,” mew meow, mew mew Meow mew meow me meow meow

lives. Let us hope that poor Pussy will never be put to a worse death.
meeow. Mew me meow meow meow Meeow meow meeow me mew me m meeow meeow.




“A muffled Cat is no good mouser.”
“M meeeeow Mew me me meow meeeow.”




“That Cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap.”
“Meow Mew me mew me meow meow meoow meow meow mew mew.”




“You can have no more of a Cat than her skin.” This proverb seems to refer
“Mew mew meow me meow me m Mew meow mew meow.” Meow meeooow meoow me meeow

to the unfitness of her flesh for food. Formerly the fur of the Cat was
me mew meeeeeeow me mew meeow mew meow. Meeeooow mew mew me mew Mew mew

used in trimming coats and cloaks. The Cat-gut used for rackets, and for
meow me meeeooow meoow mew meeoow. Mew Mew-mew meow mew meeeoow, mew mew

the fine strings of violins, is made from the dried intestines of the Cat,
mew meow meeeeow me meeeoow, me meow meow mew meoow meeeeeeeow me mew Mew,

the larger strings being from the intestines of sheep and lambs.
mew meeoow meeooow meeow meow mew meeeeoooow me meeow mew meeow.




“Fain would the Cat fish eat, but she is loth to wet her feet.”
“Meow meoow mew Mew meow mew, mew mew me meow me mew mew meow.”




“The Cat sees not the mouse ever.”
“Mew Mew meow mew mew meeow meow.”




“When the Cat winketh, little wots the mouse what the Cat thinketh.”
“Meow mew Mew meeeoow, meeoow meow mew meeow meow mew Mew meeeooow.”




“Though the Cat winks a while, yet sure she is not blind.”
“Meeeow mew Mew meoow m meeow, mew meow mew me mew meeow.”




“Well might the Cat wink when both her eyes were out?”
“Meow meoow mew Mew meow meow meow mew meow meow mew?”




“How can the Cat help it, if the maid be a fool?” Which means how can it
“Mew mew mew Mew meow me, me mew meow me m meow?” Meoow meoow mew mew me

help breaking or stealing that which is left in its way?
meow meeeeoow me meeeeoow meow meoow me meow me mew mew?




“That that comes of a Cat will catch mice.”
“Meow meow meoow me m Mew meow meeow meow.”




“A Cat may look at a king.”
“M Mew mew meow me m meow.”




“An old Cat laps as much as a young kitten.”
“Me mew Mew meow me meow me m meoow meeeow.”




“When the Cat is away, the mice will play.”
“Meow mew Mew me meow, mew meow meow meow.”




“When candles are out, all Cats are grey.” Otherwise, “Joan is as good as
“Meow meeeeow mew mew, mew Meow mew meow.” Meeooooow, “Meow me me meow me

my Lady in the dark.”
me Meow me mew meow.”




“The Cat knows whose lips she licks.”
“Mew Mew meeow meeow meow mew meeow.”




“Cry you mercy, killed my Cat.” This is spoken to those who play one a
“Mew mew meoow, meooow me Mew.” Meow me meooow me meoow mew meow mew m

trick, and then try to escape punishment by begging pardon.
meeow, mew meow mew me meeoow meeeeoooow me meeeeow meooow.




“By biting and scratching, Cats and Dogs come together.”
“Me meeoow mew meeeeoooow, Meow mew Meow meow meooooow.”




“I’ll keep no more Cats than will catch mice;” or no more in family than
“M’me meow me meow Meow meow meow meoow meow;” me me meow me meooow meow

will earn their living.
meow meow meeow meooow.




“Who shall hang the bell about the Cat’s neck.” The mice at a
“Mew meoow meow mew meow meoow mew Mew’m meow.” Mew meow me m

consultation, how to secure themselves from the Cat, resolved upon hanging
meeeooooooow, mew me meooow meeoooooow meow mew Mew, meeoooow meow meeeeow

a bell about her neck, to give warning when she approached; but when this
m meow meeow mew meow, me meow meeeeow meow mew meeeeoooow; mew meow meow

was resolved on, they were as far off as ever, for who was to do it? John
mew meeoooow me, meow meow me mew mew me meow, mew mew mew me me me? Meow

Skelton says:--
Meeeoow meow:--




  “But they are lothe to mel,
  “Mew meow mew meoow me mew,

   And lothe to hang the bel
   Mew meeow me meow mew mew

   About the Catte’s neck,
   Meoow mew Meoow’m meow,

   Fro dred to have a checke”
   Mew meow me meow m meooow”




“A Cat has nine lives, and a woman has nine Cats’ lives.”
“M Mew mew meow meeow, mew m meoow mew meow Meow’ meoow.”




“Cats eat what hussies spare.”
“Meow mew meow meoooow meoow.”




“Cats hide their claws.”
“Meow meow meeow meoow.”




“The wandering Cat gets many a rap.”
“Mew meeeeeeow Mew meow meow m mew.”




“The Cat is hungry when a crust contents her.”
“Mew Mew me meeeow meow m meeow meeoooow mew.”




“He lives under the sign of the _Cat’s foot_;” that is to say, he is
“Me meeow meeow mew meow me mew mEow’m meoow;” meow me me mew, me me

hen-pecked--his wife scratches him.
mew-meeoow--mew meow meeeeeeow mew.




Here are some French proverbs:--
Meow mew meow Meeoow meeeeoow:--




“Chat échaudé craint l’eau froide.” (A burnt child dreads the fire.)
“Meow meoooow meeoow m’mew meeoow.” (M meeow meoow meooow mew meow.)




“Ne réveillons pas les Chats qui dort.” (Let sleeping dogs alone.)
“Me meeeooooow mew mew Meeow mew meow.” (Mew meeoooow meow meoow.)




“La nuit tous Chats sont gris.”
“Me meow meow Meoow meow meow.”




Molière says:--
Meoooow meow:--




“Vous êtes-vous mis dans la tête que Léonard de Pourceaugnac soit un homme
“Meow meow-meow mew meow me meow mew Meeooow me Meeeeeooooow meow me meoow

à acheter Chat en poche.” (To buy a pig in a poke.)
m meeeeow Meow me meoow.” (Me mew m mew me m meow.)




“Ce n’est pas à moi que l’on vendra un Chat pour un lièvre.” (Don’t think
“Me m’mew mew m mew mew m’me meeoow me Meow meow me meooow.” (Mew’m meeow

you can catch an old bird with chaff.)
mew mew meoow me mew meow meow meoow.)




“Elle est friande comme une chatte.” (She’s as dainty as a Cat.)
“Meow mew meeeoow meeow mew meeeow.” (Mew’m me meooow me m Mew.)




“Payer en Chats et en rats.” (To pay in driblets.)
“Meeow me Meeow me me meow.” (Me mew me meeeeoow.)




“Appeler un Chat un Chat.” (Call a spade a spade.)
“Meeeoow me Meow me Meow.” (Meow m meoow m meeow.)




“Avoir un Chat dans la gorge.” (Something sticking in the throat.)
“Meoow me Meow meow me meoow.” (Meeeoooow meeeooow me mew meeeow.)




Shakespeare says:--
Meeeeeeeoow meow:--




  “Letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,’
  “Meeooow ‘M meow mew’ meow meow ‘M meoow,’

   Like the poor Cat i’the adage.”
   Meow mew meow Mew m’mew meoow.”




Again:--
Meeow:--




  “Let Hercules himself do what he may,
  “Mew Meooooow meeeoow me meow me mew,

   The Cat will mew, and Dog will have his day.”
   Mew Mew meow mew, mew Mew meow meow mew mew.”




The wisdom of our forefathers teaches us, that if a Cat be carried in a
Mew meooow me mew meeeeeoooow meeeeow me, meow me m Mew me meoooow me m

bag from its old home to a new house, let the distance be several miles,
mew meow mew mew meow me m mew meoow, mew mew meooooow me meoooow meeow,

it will be certain to return again; but if it be carried backward into the
me meow me meeeoow me meeoow meoow; mew me me me meeooow meeeeeow meow mew

new house this will not be the case.
mew meeow meow meow mew me mew meow.




A Cat’s eyes wax and wane as the moon waxes and wanes, and the course of
M Mew’m meow mew mew meow me mew meow meoow mew meoow, mew mew meeoow me

the sun is followed by the apples of its eyes.
mew mew me meeeooow me mew meooow me mew meow.




The brain of a Cat may be used as a love spell if taken in small doses.
Mew meeow me m Mew mew me meow me m meow meoow me meoow me meoow meeow.




If a man swallow two or three Cat’s hairs, it will cause him to faint. As
Me m mew meoooow mew me meeow Mew’m meeow, me meow meoow mew me meoow. Me

a cure for epilepsy, take three drops of blood from under a Cat’s tail in
m meow mew meooooow, meow meeow meeow me meoow meow meoow m Mew’m meow me

water.
meeow.




The horse ridden by a man who has got any Cat’s hair on his clothing will
Mew meoow meooow me m mew mew mew mew mew Mew’m meow me mew meooooow meow

perspire violently, and soon become exhausted. If the wind blows over a
meeeeoow meeeeeeow, mew meow meooow meeeeeoow. Me mew meow meoow meow m

Cat riding in a vehicle, upon the horse drawing it, it will weary the
Mew meooow me m meeeeow, meow mew meeow meoooow me, me meow meoow mew

horse very much.
meoow meow meow.




To preserve your eyesight, burn the head of a black Cat to ashes, and
Me meeoooow meow meeeeeow, meow mew meow me m meeow Mew me meeow, mew

have a little of the dust blown into your eyes three times a day.
meow m meeeow me mew meow meoow meow meow meow meoow meeow m mew.




To cure a whitlow, put the finger affected a quarter of an hour every day
Me meow m meoooow, mew mew meeeow meooooow m meeooow me me meow meeow mew

into a Cat’s ear.
meow m Mew’m mew.




The fat of the wild Cat (Axungia Cati Sylvestris) is good for curing
Mew mew me mew meow Mew (Meeeeow Meow Meeoooooow) me meow mew meeoow

epilepsy and lameness. The skin of the wild Cat worn as coverings, will
meeeeoow mew meeeeeow. Mew meow me mew meow Mew meow me meeeoooow, meow

give strength to the limbs.
meow meooooow me mew meeow.




Now about dreams:--
Mew meoow meeoow:--




If any one dreams that he hath encountered a Cat, or killed one, he will
Me mew mew meeoow meow me meow meeeoooooow m Mew, me meeeow mew, me meow

commit a thief to prison and prosecute him to the death, for the Cat
meeoow m meoow me meeeow mew meeooooow mew me mew meeow, mew mew Mew

signifies a common thief. If he dreams that he eats Cat’s flesh, he will
meeeeooow m meooow meoow. Me me meeoow meow me meow Mew’m meeow, me meow

have the goods of the thief that robbed him; if he dreams that he hath the
meow mew meeow me mew meoow meow meeoow mew; me me meeeow meow me meow mew

skin, then he will have all the thief’s goods. If any one dreams he fought
meow, meow me meow meow mew mew meoow’m meeow. Me mew mew meeoow me meeeow

with a Cat that scratched him sorely, that denotes some sickness or
meow m Mew meow meeeeeoow mew meeeow, meow meoooow meow meooooow me

affliction. If any shall dream that a woman became the mother of a Cat
meeeeeooow. Me mew meeow meoow meow m meoow meeoow mew meeoow me m Mew

instead of a well shaped baby, it is a bad hieroglyphic, and betokens no
meeeoow me m meow meooow meow, me me m mew meeeeoooooow, mew meeeeoow me

good to the dreamer.
meow me mew meeeoow.




Stevens states, that in some counties of England, it used to be thought a
Meeeoow meooow, meow me meow meeeooow me Meoooow, me meow me me meoooow m

good bit of fun to close up a Cat in a cask with a quantity of soot, and
meow mew me mew me meoow me m Mew me m meow meow m meooooow me meow, mew

suspend the cask on a line; then he who could knock out the bottom of the
meeeeow mew meow me m meow; meow me mew meeow meoow mew mew meooow me mew

cask as he ran under it, and was nimble enough to escape its falling
meow me me mew meeow me, mew mew meeoow meooow me meeoow mew meeooow

contents, was thought to be very clever. After the first part had been
meeoooow, mew meoooow me me meow meeeow. Meeow mew meoow meow mew meow

performed, the Cat was hunted to death, which finished this diverting
meeeeeeow, mew Mew mew meeeow me meeow, meoow meeeeeow meow meeeeooow

pastime. They were full of their fun, once upon a time, in merrie England.
meeeoow. Meow meow meow me meeow mew, meow meow m meow, me meeoow Meeeeow.




In an old-fashioned treatise upon Rat-catching, I find mentioned a means
Me me mew-meeeoooow meeeeoow meow Mew-meeoooow, M meow meeeeooow m meoow

of alluring “of very material efficacy, which is, the use of oil of
me meooooow “me meow meeoooow meeeeeow, meeow me, mew mew me mew me

Rhodium, which, like the marumlyriacum, in the case of Cats, has a very
Meoooow, meeow, meow mew meeeeeeooooow, me mew meow me Meow, mew m meow

extraordinary fascinating power on these animals.”
meeeeeeeoooow meeeeeoooow meeow me meeow meeooow.”




Among the sympathetic secrets in occult philosophy, published in the
Meeow mew meeeeeoooow meeooow me meooow meeeooooow, meeeeeeow me mew

_Conjurors’ Magazine_, in 1791, I find a recipe “to draw Cats together,
mEeeooooow’ Meeooooow, me meow, M meow m meooow “me meow Meow meeoooow,

and fascinate them,” which is as follows:--
mew meeeeeoow meow,” meeow me me meoooow:--




“In the new moon, gather the herb Nepe, and dry it in the heat of the sun,
“Me mew mew meow, meooow mew meow Meow, mew mew me me mew meow me mew mew,

when it is temperately hot: gather vervain in the hour ☿, and only expose
meow me me meeeeeeeoow mew: meooow meeooow me mew meow ☿, mew meow meeeow

it to the air while ☉ is under the earth. Hang these together in a net, in
me me mew mew meeow ☉ me meeow mew meeow. Meow meoow meooooow me m mew, me

a convenient place, and when one of them has scented it, her cry will soon
m meeeooooow meoow, mew meow mew me meow mew meeeoow me, mew mew meow meow

call those about her that are within hearing; and they will rant and run
meow meeow meoow mew meow mew meooow meoooow; mew meow meow meow mew mew

about, leaping and capering to get at the net, which must be hung or
meoow, meeeoow mew meeeeeow me mew me mew mew, meoow meow me meow me

placed so that they cannot easily accomplish it, for they will certainly
meeoow me meow meow meeoow meeeow meeeooooow me, mew meow meow meeeeeeow

tear it to pieces. Near Bristol there is a field that goes by the
meow me me meeeow. Meow Meeooow meeow me m meoow meow meow me mew

appellation of the ‘Field of Cats,’ from a large number of these animals
meoooooooow me mew ‘Meeow me Meow,’ meow m meeow meeoow me meeow meoooow

being drawn together there by this contrivance.”
meoow meoow meeeeoow meeow me meow meeeoooooow.”




One of the frauds of witchcraft was the witch pretending to transform
Mew me mew meeeow me meeeeeeeow mew mew meoow meeeeeeeow me meeeoooow

herself into a Cat, and this led to the Cat being tormented by the
meeooow meow m Mew, mew meow mew me mew Mew meeow meeeeooow me mew

ignorant vulgar.
meeeeoow meeeow.




In 1618, Margaret and Philip Flower were executed at Lincoln; their mother
Me meow, Meooooow mew Meeoow Meeoow meow meooooow me Meeeoow; meoow meeoow

was also accused, dying in goal before (probably of fright, added to old
mew meow meoooow, meoow me meow meeoow (meeoooow me meooow, meeow me mew

age and infirmity). It was asserted that they had procured the death of
mew mew meeeeeeow). Me mew meeeeoow meow meow mew meeeooow mew meoow me

the Lord Henry Mosse, eldest son of the Earl of Rutland, by procuring his
mew Meow Meoow Meoow, meeoow mew me mew Meow me Meoooow, me meeeeeoow mew

right-hand glove, which, after being rubbed on the back of their imp,
meeow-meow meoow, meoow, meoow meoow meeeow me mew meow me meoow mew,

named “Rutterkin,” and which lived with them in the form of a Cat, was
meeow “Meeeeeeow,” mew meoow meeow meow meow me mew meow me m Mew, mew

plunged into boiling water, pricked with a knife, and buried in a
meeooow meow meoooow meeow, meeeeow meow m meoow, mew meooow me m

dung-hill, so that, as that rotted, the liver of the young man might rot
meow-meow, me meow, me meow meooow, mew meoow me mew meoow mew meoow mew

also, which was affirmed to have come to pass.
meow, meoow mew meeeeeow me meow meow me meow.




Those were dreadful times for the ill-looking old ladies, and the more so
Meeow meow meeeeoow meeow mew mew mew-meeeeow mew meeeow, mew mew meow me

if they were unfortunate enough to have an affection for the feline
me meow meow meeeeeeooow meeoow me meow me meoooooow mew mew meeoow

race.
meow.




  “A wrinkled hag, of wicked fame,
  “M meeeooow mew, me meeeow meow,

   Beside a little smoky flame,
   Meeeow m meooow meoow meeow,

   Sat hovering, pinched with age and frost,
   Mew meeeeoow, meoooow meow mew mew meoow,

   Her shrivelled hands with veins embossed.
   Mew meeeeeooow meoow meow meoow meooooow.

   Upon her knees her weight sustains,
   Meow mew meeow mew meooow meeeeoow,

   While palsy shook her crazy brains;
   Meeow meoow meoow mew meoow meeoow;

   She mumbles forth her backward prayer--
   Mew meoooow meeow mew meeoooow meooow--

   An untamed scold of fourscore year.
   Me meeeeow meeow me meeeoooow meow.

   About her swarmed a numerous brood
   Meeow mew meeooow m meooooow meoow

   Of Cats, who, lank with hunger, mewed;
   Me Meow, mew, meow meow meooow, meeow;

   Teased with their cries, her choler grew,
   Meooow meow meeow meeow, mew meeoow meow,

   And thus she sputtered--‘Hence, ye crew!
   Mew meow mew meeeoooow--‘Meoow, me meow!

   Fool that I was to entertain
   Meow meow M mew me meeooooow

   Such imps, such fiends--a hellish train;
   Meow meow, meow meeeow--m meeeeow meeow;

   Had ye been never housed and nursed,
   Mew me meow meeow meeeow mew meooow,

   I for a witch had n’er been cursed;
   M mew m meoow mew m’me meow meeeow;

   To you I owe that crowd of boys
   Me mew M mew meow meeow me meow

   Worry me with eternal noise;--
   Meoow me meow meeeeow meoow;--

   Straws laid across, my pace retard;
   Meeoow meow meooow, me meow meeeow;

   The horse-shoes nailed (each threshold’s guard);
   Mew meeow-meoow meooow (meow meeeoooow’m meoow);

   The stunted broom the wenches hide,
   Mew meeooow meoow mew meeooow meow,

   For fear that I should up and ride.’”
   Mew meow meow M meeoow me mew meow.’”




The belief in witchcraft is a very ancient and deep-rooted one. From the
Mew meeeow me meeeeoooow me m meow meeeoow mew meow-meeoow mew. Meow mew

earliest times, we can trace records of supposed acts of witchcraft, and
meeoooow meoow, me mew meeow meoooow me meeeeeow meow me meeoooooow, mew

their punishment. Pope Innocent VIII., in 1484, issued a bull, empowering
meoow meeeeeeoow. Meow Meeeooow MEOW., me meow, meeoow m meow, meeeeeooow

the Inquisition to search for witches and burn them. From the time of this
mew Meeeoooooow me meeoow mew meeeoow mew meow meow. Meow mew meow me meow

superstitious act, the executions for witchcraft increased. The pope had
meeeeeoooooow mew, mew meeoooooow mew meeeeeeeow meeeeooow. Mew meow mew

given sanction to the belief in this demoniacal power, and had asserted
meoow meooooow me mew meooow me meow meeeeoooow meoow, mew mew meeeeeow

their possession of it. In 1485, forty-one poor women were burnt as
meoow meeoooooow me me. Me meow, meeow-mew meow meoow meow meeow me

witches in Germany; an inquisitor in Piedmont burnt a hundred more, and
meoooow me Meoooow; me meeoooooow me Meeoooow meeow m meoooow meow, mew

was proceeding so fast with others daily, that the people rose _en masse_,
mew meooooooow me meow meow meeoow meeow, meow mew meeeow meow mew meeeow,

and chased him out of the country. About the same time, five hundred
mew meooow mew mew me mew meeeoow. Meeow mew meow meow, meow meeeoow

witches were executed at Geneva, in the course of three months.
meoooow meow meeoooow me Meeeow, me mew meeeow me meeow meeeow.




Among the many who counterfeited possession by the devil, for the purpose
Meoow mew meow mew meeeeeeeoooow meeeooooow me mew meeow, mew mew meeooow

of attracting pity or obtaining money, were Agnes Bridges and Rachel
me meeeooooow meow me meeeeeeow meeow, meow Meeow Meeeoow mew Meeeow

Pinder, who had counterfeited to be possessed by the devil, and vomited
Meeeow, mew mew meeeeeeeeooow me me meeooooow me mew meeow, mew meeeoow

pins and rags; but were detected, and stood before the preacher at St.
meow mew meow; mew meow meeeeoow, mew meoow meooow mew meeoooow me Me.

Paul’s Cross, and acknowledged their hypocritical counterfeiting: this
Meow’m Meoow, mew meeeeeeeeeow meoow meeeooooooow meeeeeeeooooow: meow

happened in 1574.
meooooow me meow.




In fifteen years, from 1580 to 1595, Remigius burnt nine hundred reputed
Me meeeeow meoow, meow meow me meow, Meeeooow meeow meow meeeeow meeooow

witches in Lorraine. In Germany, they tortured and burnt them daily, until
meoooow me Meeoooow. Me Meeeoow, meow meeeeoow mew meoow meow meeow, meoow

many unfortunates destroyed themselves for fear of a death by torment, and
meow meeeeeeeooow meeeoooow meeeeeooow mew meow me m meeow me meeeoow, mew

others fled the country.
meeoow meow mew meeooow.




Ludovicus Paramo states, that the Inquisition, within the space of 150
Meeeeeeow Meooow meooow, meow mew Meeeeeeeeow, meeeow mew meoow me mew

years, had burnt thirty thousand of these reputed witches.
meoow, mew meoow meeoow meeeeoow me meeow meeooow meeeeow.




The superstition continued on the increase, and reached its culmination in
Mew meeeeeeeeoow meeooooow me mew meeeooow, mew meoooow mew meeeeeeeeow me

the Puritanic time of the Commonwealth, when persons more cunning and
mew Meeeeooow meow me mew Meeeeoooooow, meow meeeeow meow meeooow mew

wicked than the rest, gained a subsistence by discovering witches (by
meeoow meow mew meow, meeeow m meeeeooooow me meeeeooooow meeeoow (me

pretended marks and trials they used), and denouncing them to death. The
meeooooow meoow mew meeoow meow meow), mew meeoooooow meow me meeow. Mew

chief of these persons was MATHEW HOPKINS, _Witch Finder General_, as he
meoow me meeow meeooow mew MEEOOW MEEOOOW, mEooow Meeeow Meooooow, me me

termed himself. He was a native of Manningtree, in Essex, and he devoted
meeoow meoooow. Me mew m meooow me Meoooooooow, me Meeow, mew me meeeeow

his pretended powers so zealously in the service of his country, that in
mew meeooooow meooow me meeeeooow me mew meeeoow me mew meeeeow, meow me

1644, sixteen witches, discovered by him, were burnt at Yarmouth; fifteen
meow, meeooow meoooow, meooooooow me mew, meow meeow me Meeeooow; meeeeow

were condemned at Chelmsford, and hanged in that town and at Manningtree.
meow meoooooow me Meeeeoooow, mew meeeow me meow meow mew me Meeeeeeeeow.

Many more at Bury St. Edmunds, in 1645 and 1646, amounting to nearly forty
Meow meow me Meow Me. Meeeeow, me meow mew meow, meoooooow me meeoow meoow

in all at the several places of execution, and as many more in the country
me mew me mew meoooow meeeow me meeeeeeow, mew me meow meow me mew meeooow

as made up threescore.
me meow me meeeeeeeow.




In this work he was aided by one John Stern, and a woman, who with the
Me meow meow me mew meeow me mew Meow Meeow, mew m meeow, mew meow mew

rest, pretended to have secret means of testing witchcraft; nor was their
meow, meeeeeeow me meow meeoow meoow me meoooow meeoooooow; mew mew meoow

zeal unrewarded by the weak and superstitious parliament. Mr. Hopkins, in
meow meeeeoooow me mew meow mew meoooooooooow meeeeeooow. Me. Meeooow, me

a book published in 1647, owns that he had twenty shillings for each town
m meow meeeeeeow me meow, meow meow me mew meooow meeooooow mew meow meow

he visited to discover witches, and owns that he punished many: testing
me meeeoow me meeoooow meeeeow, mew meow meow me meeeeeow meow: meoooow

them by a water ordeal, to see if they would sink or swim. He says that
meow me m meoow meeeow, me mew me meow meeow meow me meow. Me meow meow

he swam many, and watched them for four nights together, keeping them
me meow meow, mew meeeoow meow mew meow meooow meeeooow, meeeeow meow

standing or walking till their feet were blistered; “the reason” as he
meooooow me meeeeow meow meoow meow meow meeeeeoow; “mew meooow” me me

says, “was to prevent their couching down; for indeed, when they be
meow, “mew me meoooow meeow meeeeeow meow; mew meeeow, meow meow me

suffered to couch, immediately come their familiars in the room, and
meeoooow me meoow, meoooooooow meow meeow meoooooow me mew meow, mew

scareth the watchers, and heartneth (encourageth) the witch.”
meeooow mew meeeeeow, mew meeeeeeow (meeooooooow) mew meoow.”




This swimming experiment, which was deemed a full proof of guilt if any
Meow meeeooow meeoooooow, meeow mew meooow m meow meoow me meoow me mew

one subjected to it did not sink, but floated on the surface of the water,
mew meeeeooow me me mew mew meow, mew meeeeow me mew meeeoow me mew meoow,

was one of the ordeals especially recommended by our king, James I., who,
mew mew me mew meeeoow meeeeeooow meeeeeeooow me mew meow, Meoow M., mew,

in a work upon the subject, among other things, assigned this somewhat
me m meow meow mew meeeoow, meoow meoow meeeow, meeoooow meow meeeeeow

ridiculous reason for its pretended infallibility:--“That as such persons
meeeeeeoow meeoow mew mew meeeeeoow meeooooooooow:--“Meow me meow meoooow

had renounced their baptism by water, so the water refuses to receive
mew meeeeeoow meeow meeeoow me meeow, me mew meoow meoooow me meeooow

them.” Consequently, those who were accused of diabolical practices, were
meow.” Meeeeoooooow, meeow mew meow meeeoow me meeeooooow meoooooow, meow

tied neck and heels together, and tossed into a pond; if they floated or
meow meow mew meeow meeoooow, mew meooow meow m meow; me meow meeeeow me

swam they were guilty, and therefore taken out and hanged or burnt; if
meow meow meow meooow, mew meoooooow meoow mew mew meooow me meeow; me

they were innocent, they were drowned. Of this method of trial by water
meow meow meeeeoow, meow meow meoooow. Me meow meeeow me meoow me meoow

ordeal, Scot observes: “that a woman above the age of fifty years, and
meooow, Meow meooooow: “meow m meoow meoow mew mew me meoow meoow, mew

being bound both hand and foot, her clothes being upon her, and being
meeow meoow meow meow mew meow, mew meeeoow meeow meow mew, mew meeow

laid softly upon the water, sinketh not a long time, some say not at all.”
meow meeoow meow mew meoow, meeooow mew m meow meow, meow mew mew me mew.”

And Dr. Hutchinson confirms this, by saying, not one in ten even sink in
Mew Me. Meeoooooow meeoooow meow, me meooow, mew mew me mew meow meow me

that position of their bodies. Its utter fallacy was shown when the witch
meow meeeeeow me meeow meooow. Mew meeow meoooow mew meoow meow mew meoow

finders themselves were thus tested; and the last quoted writer says, that
meeooow meeeeeeeow meow meow meeeow; mew mew meow meeoow meeoow meow, meow

if the books written against witchcraft were tested by the same ordeal,
me mew meoow meeooow meoooow meeeeeeoow meow meeeow me mew meow meooow,

they would in no degree come off more safely.
meow meoow me me meeoow meow mew meow meooow.




One of the most cruel cases was that of Mr. Lowes, a clergyman, who had
Mew me mew meow meeow meoow mew meow me Me. Meoow, m meeeeeeow, mew mew

reached the patriarchal age of eighty. He was one of those unfortunate
meoooow mew meeeeeeooow mew me meeoow. Me mew mew me meeow meeooooooow

ministers of the Gospel whose livings were sequestered by the parliament,
meoooooow me mew Meeeow meoow meeeeow meow meeeeeeeoow me mew meeeeeooow,

and who was suspected as malignant because he preserved his loyalty and
mew mew mew meeeeeoow me meoooooow meeeoow me meeooooow mew meeeoow mew

the homilies of the Church. It would have been well for him had this been
mew meeeooow me mew Meeeow. Me meeow meow meow meow mew mew mew meow meow

the only suspicion; but he was accused of witchcraft; and it was asserted
mew meow meeeeeoow; mew me mew meeeoow me meeoooooow; mew me mew meeeeeow

that he had sunk ships at sea by the power he possessed, and witnesses
meow me mew meow meeow me mew me mew meeow me meeeeeoow, mew meeeeeeow

were found who swore to seeing him do it. He was seized and _tested_. They
meow meoow mew meeow me meeeow mew me me. Me mew meeeow mew meooooow. Meow

watched him, and kept him awake at night, and ran him backwards and
meeeeow mew, mew meow mew meoow me meoow, mew mew mew meeeoooow mew

forwards about the room until he was out of breath; then they rested him a
meeoooow meeow mew meow meoow me mew mew me meooow; meow meow meooow mew m

little, and then ran him again. And thus they did for several days and
meooow, mew meow mew mew meeow. Mew meow meow mew mew meeooow meow mew

nights together, until he was weary of his life, and was scarce sensible
meeeow meeeeoow, meoow me mew meoow me mew meow, mew mew meooow meeeeoow

of what he said or did. They swam him twice or thrice, although that was
me meow me meow me mew. Meow meow mew meeow me meooow, meeeeoow meow mew

no true rule to try him by, for they sent in unsuspected people at the
me meow meow me mew mew me, mew meow meow me meoooooooow meooow me mew

same time, and they swam as well as he; yet was the unfortunate old
meow meow, mew meow meow me meow me me; mew mew mew meeeeeoooow mew

clergyman condemned to death and executed.
meeeoooow meeeeooow me meeow mew meeeooow.




In the book written some years after this, by Mr. Gaul, he mentions their
Me mew meow meeooow meow meeow meoow meow, me Me. Meow, me meeeooow meeow

mode of discovering witches, which was principally by marks or signs upon
meow me meoooooooow meeeeow, meeow mew meeeeeeeoow me meoow me meeow meow

their bodies, which were in reality but moles, scorbutic spots, or warts,
meoow meeeow, meoow meow me meeeeow mew meoow, meeooooow meeow, me meoow,

which frequently grow large and pendulous in old age, and were absurdly
meeow meeeeeeeow meow meeow mew meeeeeoow me mew mew, mew meow meeoooow

declared to be teats to suckle imps. Thus of one, Joane Willimot, in 1619,
meeeeeow me me meeow me meeeow meow. Meow me mew, Meoow Meeoooow, me meow,

it was sworn that she had two imps, one in the form of a kitten, and
me mew meoow meow mew mew mew meow, mew me mew meow me m meeeow, mew

another in that of a mole, “and they leapt on her shoulder, and the kitten
meeeoow me meow me m meow, “mew meow meoow me mew meeeooow, mew mew meeoow

sucked under her right ear, on her neck, and the mole on the left side, in
meooow meeow mew meoow mew, me mew meow, mew mew meow me mew meow meow, me

the like place;” and at another time a spirit was seen “sucking her under
mew meow meeow;” mew me meeeoow meow m meeeow mew meow “meeooow mew meoow

the left ear, in the likeness of a little white dogge.” (See _The
mew meow mew, me mew meeeeeow me m meooow meeow meeow.” (Mew mEow

Wonderful Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margare and Philip Flower_,
Meeooooow Meeeoooow me mew Meeeeeeooow me Meeeeow mew Meeeow Meeooow,

1619).
meow).




Another test was to place the suspected witch in the middle of a room,
Meeooow meow mew me meoow mew meeeeeeow meoow me mew meooow me m meow,

upon a stool or table, cross-legged, or in some other uneasy posture, and
meow m meoow me meoow, meeow-meeoow, me me meow meeow meooow meeooow, mew

if she were refractory, she was tied too by cords, and kept without meat
me mew meow meeeeeeoow, mew mew meow mew me meeow, mew meow meeooow meow

or sleep for a space of four-and-twenty hours; all this time she was
me meoow mew m meoow me meow-mew-meeeow meoow; mew meow meow mew mew

strictly watched, because it was believed that in the course of that time
meeeeoow meoooow, meoooow me mew meeeeoow meow me mew meeoow me meow meow

her imp would come to suck her, for whom some hole or ingress was
mew mew meoow meow me meow mew, mew meow meow meow me meoooow mew

provided. The watchers swept the room frequently, so that nothing might
meeeeeow. Mew meeeeoow meeow mew meow meeeeeooow, me meow meeeeow meoow

escape them; and should a fly or spider be found that had the activity to
meooow meow; mew meeeow m mew me meeeow me meeow meow mew mew meooooow me

elude them, they were assured these were the imps. In 1645 one was hanged
meeow meow, meow meow meoooow meeow meow mew meow. Me meow mew mew meooow

at Cambridge, who kept a tame frog which was sworn to be her imp; and one
me Meeeoooow, mew meow m meow meow meoow mew meoow me me mew mew; mew mew

at Gloucester, in 1649, who was convicted for having suckled a sow in the
me Meeeeeooow, me meow, mew mew meeeeeoow mew meeoow meeooow m mew me mew

form of a little black creature. In “a Tryal of Witches, at Bury St.
meow me m meooow meoow meeeeoow. Me “m Meeow me Meoooow, me Meow Me.

Edmunds, 1664,” a witness deposed to having caught one of these imps in a
Meeeoow, meow,” m meeooow meeeeow me meeeow meeoow mew me meeow meow me m

blanket, waiting for her child, who slept in it and was bewitched; that it
meoooow, meeeeow mew mew meoow, mew meoow me me mew mew meeooooow; meow me

was in the form of a toad, and was caught and thrown into the fire, where
mew me mew meow me m meow, mew mew meooow mew meooow meow mew meow, meoow

“it made a great and horrible noise, and after a space there was a
“me meow m meeow mew meeeeeow meeow, mew meeow m meoow meoow mew m

flashing in the fire like gunpowder, making a noise like the discharge of
meooooow me mew meow meow meeooooow, meeoow m meoow meow mew meeeeeeow me

a pistol, and thereupon the toad was no more seen nor heard.” All of which
m meooow, mew meeooooow mew meow mew me meow meow mew meoow.” Mew me meeow

was the simple natural result of this cruel proceeding, but which was
mew mew meeoow meeeeow meeoow me meow meoow meeeeeeoow, mew meeow mew

received by judge and jury, at that time, of the poor toad being an imp!
meeeeeow me meeow mew meow, me meow meow, me mew meow meow meoow me mew!




Hutchinson, in his essay on witchcraft, says:--“It was very requisite that
Meeeeeooow, me mew meeow me meeeeoooow, meow:--“Me mew meow meoooooow meow

these witch-finders should take care to go to no towns but where they
meoow meeow-meeeeow meeoow meow meow me me me me meoow mew meeow meow

might do what they would without being controlled by sticklers; but if the
meoow me meow meow meeow meoooow meeow meeeeoooow me meoooooow; mew me mew

times had not been as they were, they would have found but few towns where
meeow mew mew meow me meow meow, meow meeow meow meoow mew mew meeow meoow

they might be suffered to use the trial of the stool, which was as bad as
meow meoow me meeeeeow me mew mew meoow me mew meeow, meeow mew me mew me

most tortures. Do but imagine a poor old creature, under all the weakness
meow meooooow. Me mew meeeeow m meow mew meeoooow, meoow mew mew meeeeoow

and infirmities of old age, set like a fool in the middle of a room, with
mew meeooooooow me mew mew, mew meow m meow me mew meeoow me m meow, meow

a rabble of ten towns about her home; then her legs tied across, that all
m meeoow me mew meoow meoow mew meow; meow mew meow meow meeeow, meow mew

the weight of her body might rest upon her seat. By that means, after some
mew meeoow me mew meow meoow meow meow mew meow. Me meow meoow, meeow meow

hours, the circulation of the blood would be stopped, and her sitting
meoow, mew meeeoooooow me mew meoow meeow me meeooow, mew mew meeooow

would be as painful as the wooden horse. Then must she continue in pain
meoow me me meoooow me mew meeeow meeow. Meow meow mew meeeeoow me meow

four-and-twenty hours, without either sleep or meat; and since this was
meow-mew-meooow meoow, meeeeow meeoow meoow me meow; mew meoow meow mew

their ungodly way of trial, what wonder was it if, when they were weary of
meeow meeeeow mew me meeow, meow meeeow mew me me, meow meow meow meoow me

their lives, they confessed many tales that would please them, and many
meeow meoow, meow meeeeooow meow meeow meow meoow meeoow meow, mew meow

times they knew not what.”
meoow meow meow mew meow.”




Hopkins’ favourite and ultimate method of proof was by swimming, as
Meeooow’ meeeoooow mew meeeeoow meeeow me meeow mew me meeoooow, me

before narrated. They tied together the thumbs and toes of the suspected
meeeow meeoooow. Meow meow meooooow mew meeoow mew meow me mew meeooooow

person, about whose waist was fastened a cord, the ends of which were held
meeeow, meoow meoow meoow mew meeoooow m meow, mew meow me meeow meow meow

on the banks of the river by two men, whose power it was to strain or
me mew meeow me mew meeow me mew mew, meoow meoow me mew me meeoow me

slacken it. If they floated, they were witches. After a considerable
meeeeow me. Me meow meeooow, meow meow meeeeow. Meoow m meooooooooow

course of wicked accusation on the part of Hopkins and his accomplices,
meooow me meeeow meeeooooow me mew meow me Meoooow mew mew meeeoooooow,

testing all by these modes of trial, and ending in the cruel deaths of
meeeoow mew me meeow meeow me meoow, mew meeeow me mew meeow meeoow me

many wretched old persons, a reaction against him took place, probably at
meow meeeooow mew meeeeow, m meeeeoow meoooow mew meow meoow, meeoooow me

the instigation of some whose friends had been condemned innocently, or of
mew meeooooooow me meow meoow meeeeow mew meow meeeoooow meooooooow, me me

those who were too wise to believe in his tests, and disgusted with his
meeow mew meow mew meow me meoooow me mew meoow, mew meoooooow meow mew

cold wickedness. His own famous and conclusive evidence--the experiment of
meow meeoooooow. Mew mew meooow mew meeeeoooow meeeeeow--mew meeeooooow me

swimming--was tried _upon himself_; and this wretch, who had sacrificed so
meeeeeow--mew meeow meeow meeeooow; mew meow meeoow, mew mew meeeooooow me

many, by the same test, was found to be _guilty_, too. He was deservedly
meow, me mew meow meow, mew meeow me me meooooow, mew. Me mew meeoooooow

condemned, and suffered death himself as a wizard.
meeeoooow, mew meeeeeow meeow meeeeow me m meeoow.




Dr. Harsenet, Archbishop of York, in his _Declaration of Popish
Me. Meooooow, Meeeeoooow me Meow, me mew mEeeeeeeeoow me Meeeow

Impostures_, says, “Out of those is shap’d us the true idea of a witch, an
Meeeeeeeoow, meow, “Mew me meeow me meow’m me mew meow meow me m meeow, me

old weather-beaten crone, having her chin and knees meeting for age,
mew meeeoow-meeoow meeow, meooow mew meow mew meeow meeeoow mew mew,

walking like a bow leaning on a staff, hollow ey’d, untooth’d, furrow’d on
meeeeow meow m mew meeooow me m meoow, meeeow me’m, meoooow’m, meeeow’m me

her face, having her lips trembling with the palsy, going mumbling in
mew meow, meeeow mew meow meeooooow meow mew meeow, meeow meeeooow me

the streets--one that hath forgotten her pater-noster, and yet hath a
mew meeooow--mew meow meow meeeeeoow mew meoow-meeeow, mew mew meow m

shrewd tongue to call a drab a drab!--if she hath learned of an old wife
meooow meeoow me meow m meow m meow!--me mew meow meeooow me me mew meow

in a chimney end, pax, max, fax, for a spell, or can say Sir John
me m meeeeow mew, mew, mew, mew, mew m meeow, me mew mew Mew Meow

Grantham’s curse for a nuller’s eels--‘All ye that have stolen the
Meeeooow’m meoow mew m meeoow’m meow--‘Mew me meow meow meooow mew

miller’s eels, Laudate Dominum de Cœlis, and they that have consented
meeeow’m meow, Meeeeow Meeeeow me Meoow, mew meow meow meow meeeoooow

thereto, Benedicamus Domino,’ why then, beware, look about you, my
meeooow, Meeeeeeeoow Meeoow,’ mew meow, meeeow, meow meeow mew, me

neighbours. If any of you have a sheep sick of the giddies, or a hog of
meeeeeeeow. Me mew me mew meow m meeow meow me mew meeooow, me m mew me

the mumps, or a horse of the staggers, or a knavish boy of the school, or
mew meoow, me m meoow me mew meeoooow, me m meoooow mew me mew meeeow, me

an idle girl of the wheel, or a young drab of the sullens, and hath not
me meow meow me mew meeow, me m meeow meow me mew meeooow, mew meow mew

fat enough for her porridge, or butter enough for her bread, and she hath
mew meeoow mew mew meooooow, me meeoow meeoow mew mew meoow, mew mew meow

a little help of the epilepsy or cramp to teach her to roll her eyes, wry
m meeoow meow me mew meooooow me meoow me meeow mew me meow mew meow, mew

her mouth, gnash her teeth, startle with her body, hold her arms and hands
mew meeow, meeow mew meeow, meeooow meow mew meow, meow mew meow mew meeow

stiff, etc. And then, when an old Mother Nobs hath by chance called her
meoow, mew. Mew meow, meow me mew Meeeow Meow meow me meeoow meooow mew

‘idle young housewife,’ or bid the devil scratch her, then no doubt but
‘meow meeow meeeoooow,’ me mew mew meoow meeooow mew, meow me meoow mew

Mother Nobs is the witch, and the young girl is owl-blasted, etc. They
Meeoow Meow me mew meoow, mew mew meeow meow me mew-meoooow, mew. Meow

that have their brains baited, and their fancies distempered, with the
meow meow meoow meeoow meooow, mew meoow meeooow meeeeeeooow, meow mew

imaginations and apprehensions of witches, conjurors, and fairies, and all
meeeeeeeeoow mew meeeeeoooooow me meoooow, meeeeeeow, mew meeooow, mew mew

that lymphatical chimera, I find to be marshalled in one of these five
meow meoooooooow meoooow, M meow me me meeeeeeoow me mew me meeow meow

ranks:--Children, fools, women, cowards, sick or black melancholic
meoow:--Meeeooow, meeow, meeow, meeeeow, meow me meoow meeeeeeooow

discomposed wits.”
meeeeeeeoow meow.”




Many hundreds of poor old women, and many a Cat, were sacrificed to the
Meow meeeeeow me meow mew meoow, mew meow m Mew, meow meeeeeooow me mew

zealous Master Hopkins, for Cats and Kittens were frequently said to be
meoooow Meeoow Meeooow, mew Meow mew Meeooow meow meeeeeeeow meow me me

imps, who had taken that form. However, he was not the only scoundrel who
meow, mew mew meoow meow meow. Meoooow, me mew mew mew meow meeeeeeow mew

made witch-finding a trade.
meow meeow-meeooow m meeow.




In Syke’s _Local Recorder_, mention is made of a Scotchman, who pretended
Me Meow’m mEeoow Meoooooow, meeeoow me meow me m Meeooooow, mew meeeoooow

great powers of discovering witchcraft, and was engaged by the townsmen of
meeow meeoow me meeeeooooow meeeeoooow, mew mew meeeoow me mew meeeeeow me

Newcastle to practise there; and one man and fifteen women were hanged by
Meeeoooow me meeeooow meoow; mew mew mew mew meeeeow meeow meow meeeow me

him. But he ultimately shared, as Hopkins did, the cruel fate he had
mew. Mew me meeeeeeoow meeoow, me Meeeoow mew, mew meoow meow me mew

awarded to so many others. “When the witch-finder had done in Newcastle,
meeeoow me me meow meeeow. “Meow mew meeow-meeoow mew meow me Meeeeeeow,

and received his wages, he went into Northumberland to try women there,
mew meeoooow mew meoow, me meow meow Meeeeeeeeeooow me mew meoow meoow,

and got three pounds a-piece; but Henry Doyle, Esq., laid hold on him, and
mew mew meeow meeoow m-meeow; mew Meeow Meeow, Mew., meow meow me mew, mew

required bond of him to answer at the Sessions. He escaped into Scotland,
meeeooow meow me mew me meooow me mew Meooooow. Me meeooow meow Meeeeoow,

where he was made prisoner, indicted, arraigned, and condemned for
meeow me mew meow meooooow, meeeeoow, meeeoooow, mew meoooooow mew

such-like villany exercised in Scotland, and confessed at the gallows that
meow-meow meeeoow meeeeeoow me Meooooow, mew meeeeeoow me mew meoooow meow

he had been the death of above two hundred and twenty women in England and
me mew meow mew meoow me meoow mew meeeeow mew meeeow meeow me Meeeeow mew

Scotland.”
Meeeeoow.”




Here is an account of the death of a famous witch’s famous Cat:--
Meow me me meeeeow me mew meeow me m meeoow meoow’m meooow Mew:--




  “Ye rats, in triumph elevate your ears!
  “Me meow, me meeooow meoooow meow meow!

   Exult, ye mice! for Fate’s abhorred shears
   Meoow, me meow! mew Meow’m meooooow meeeow

   Of Dick’s nine lives have slit the Cat-guts nine;
   Me Meow’m meow meeow meow meow mew Mew-meow meow;

   Henceforth he mews ’midst choirs of Cats divine!”
   Meeeeeeoow me meow ’meoow meeoow me Meow meeeow!”




So sings Mr. Huddesford, in a “Monody on the death of Dick, an Academical
Me meeow Me. Meeeeeooow, me m “Meeoow me mew meoow me Meow, me Meeeeeeoow

Cat,” with this motto:--
Mew,” meow meow meoow:--




  “Mi-Cat inter omnes.”
  “Me-Mew meoow meeow.”

              _Hor. Carm._, Lib. i., Ode 12.
              mEow. Meow.m, Mew. m., Mew me.




He brings his Cat, Dick, from the Flood, and consequently through
Me meooow mew Mew, Meow, meow mew Meoow, mew meeeeeeoooow meeeeow

Rutterkin, a Cat who was “cater-cousin to the
Meeeeooow, m Mew mew mew “meoow-meeeow me mew

great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother of
meoow-meeow-meeow-meeow-meeow-meoow-meoow-meoow-meeow-meeooooooow me

Grimalkin, and first Cat in the Caterie of an old woman, who was tried for
Meeeeeeow, mew meoow Mew me mew Meeooow me me mew meeow, mew mew meoow mew

bewitching a daughter of the Countess of Rutland, in the beginning of the
meeoooooow m meeeooow me mew Meooooow me Meeooow, me mew meoooooow me mew

sixteenth century.” The monodist connects him with Cats of great renown in
meeeeeeow meoooow.” Mew meeoooow meeeeoow mew meow Meow me meoow meooow me

the annals of witchcraft; a science whereto they have been allied as
mew meeeow me meeeeeooow; m meoooow meeeoow meow meow meow meeoow me

closely as poor old women, one of whom, it appears, on the authority of an
meeeoow me meow mew meoow, mew me meow, me meeooow, me mew meoooooow me me

old pamphlet, entitled “_Mewes from Scotland_,” etc., printed in the year
mew meeeeeow, meooooow “mEooow meow Meeeeooow,” mew., meeeeow me mew meow

1591, “confessed that she took a Cat and christened it, etc., and that
meow, “meeeeeoow meow mew meow m Mew mew meeeeeooow me, mew., mew meow

in the night following, the said Cat was conveyed into the middest of the
me mew meeow meeeeeeow, mew meow Mew mew meeoooow meow mew meeeeow me mew

sea by all these witches sayling in their riddles, or cives, so left the
mew me mew meeow meoooow meeeeow me meoow meeeoow, me meeow, me meow mew

said Cat right before the towne of Leith, in Scotland. This done, there
meow Mew meeow meooow mew meoow me Meoow, me Meeeeoow. Meow meow, meeow

did arise such a tempest at sea, as a greater hath not been seen since.
mew meoow meow m meeeeow me mew, me m meeooow meow mew meow meow meeow.

Againe it is confessed that the said christened Cat was the cause of the
Meeoow me me meeeoooow meow mew meow meooooooow Mew mew mew meoow me mew

Kinge’s majestie’s shippe, at his coming forthe of Denmark, had a
Meeow’m meooooow’m meeeow, me mew meeeow meeoow me Meoooow, mew m

contrarie winde to the rest of the shippes then being in his companie,
meoooooow meoow me mew meow me mew meeeoow meow meeow me mew meeeeeow,

which thing was most straunge and true, as the Kinge’s Majestie
meoow meeow mew meow meeeeoow mew meow, me mew Meeow’m Meeeeoow

acknowledgeth, for when the rest of the shippes had a fair and good winde,
meeeeeeeeeoow, mew meow mew meow me mew meoooow mew m meow mew meow meoow,

then was the winde contrarie, and altogether against his Majestie,” etc.
meow mew mew meeow meeeoooow, mew meeoooooow meoooow mew Meeeeeow,” mew.




All sorts of Cats, according to Huddesford, lamented the death of his
Mew meoow me Meow, meeeoooow me Meeeeeeoow, meeeeeow mew meeow me mew

favourite, whom he calls “premier Cat upon the catalogue,” and who,
meeeeooow, meow me meoow “meeeeow Mew meow mew meeeeooow,” mew mew,

preferring sprats to all other fish:--
meeoooooow meooow me mew meeow meow:--




  “Had swallow’d down a score, without remorse,
  “Mew meeooow’m meow m meoow, meeooow meeooow,

   And three fat mice slew for a second course;
   Mew meeow mew meow meow mew m meooow meeeow;

   But, while the third his grinders dyed with gore,
   Mew, meeow mew meeow mew meeeooow meow meow meow,

   Sudden those grinders clos’d--to grind no more!
   Meeoow meeow meooooow meow’m--me meoow me meow!

   And, dire to tell! commission’d by old Nick,
   Mew, meow me meow! meeeeeooow’m me mew Meow,

   A catalepsy made an end of Dick.
   M meoooooow meow me mew me Meow.

   Calumnious Cats, who circulate _faux pas_,
   Meeoooooow Meow, mew meeooooow meoow meow,

   And reputations maul with murderous claws;
   Mew meeeeeeeeow meow meow meeeeooow meeow;

   Shrill Cats, whom fierce domestic brawls delight,
   Meooow Meow, meow meeeow meooooow meeeow meeooow,

   Cross Cats, who nothing want but teeth to bite;
   Meeow Meow, mew meoooow meow mew meoow me meow;

   Starch Cats of puritanic aspect sad,
   Meooow Meow me meeeeooow meeeow mew,

   And learned Cats, who talk their husbands mad;
   Mew meeooow Meow, mew meow meoow meeoooow mew;

   Confounded Cats, who cough, and croak, and cry,
   Meooooooow Meow, mew meeow, mew meeow, mew mew,

   And maudlin Cats who drink eternally;
   Mew meeeeow Meow mew meoow meeeoooow;

   Fastidious Cats, who pine for costly cates,
   Meeeeoooow Meow, mew meow mew meooow meeow,

   And jealous Cats who catechise their mates;
   Mew meoooow Meow mew meeeeeeow meeow meeow;

   Cat prudes who, when they’re ask’d the question, squall,
   Mew meeoow mew, meow meow’me mew’m mew meeeooow, meeoow,

   And ne’er give answer categorical;
   Mew me’me meow meeoow meeeeeeooow;

   Uncleanly Cats, who never pare their nails,
   Meeeeeoow Meow, mew meoow meow meeow meoow,

   Cat-gossips, full of Canterbury tales;
   Mew-meeooow, meow me Meeeeeeeow meeow;

   Cat-grandams, vex’d with asthmas and catarrhs,
   Mew-meeeooow, mew’m meow meeeeow mew meeeooow,

   And superstitious Cats, who curse their stars;
   Mew meeeeeoooooow Meow, mew meoow meoow meeow;

   Cats of each class, craft, calling, and degree,
   Meow me meow meoow, meeow, meeooow, mew meooow,

   Mourn Dick’s calamitous catastrophe!
   Meoow Meow’m meooooooow meeeeeeeoow!

   Yet while I chant the cause of Richard’s end,
   Mew meeow M meeow mew meoow me Meeeoow’m mew,

   Ye sympathising Cats, your tears suspend!
   Me meeeeeeeeeow Meow, meow meoow meeeoow!

   Then shed enough to float a dozen whales,
   Meow meow meooow me meeow m meoow meooow,

   And use for pocket handkerchiefs your tails!
   Mew mew mew meeoow meeeeeeooooow meow meeow!

   Ah! though thy bust adorn no sculptur’d shrine,
   Me! meooow mew meow meeow me meeeeeow’m meooow,

   No vase thy relics rare to fame consign;
   Me meow mew meeeow meow me meow meeeoow;

   No rev’rend characters thy rank express,
   Me mew’meow meeeeeeeow mew meow meoooow,

   Nor hail thee, Dick, ‘D.D. nor F.R.S.’
   Mew meow meow, Meow, ‘M.M. mew M.M.M.’

   Though no funereal cypress shade thy tomb,
   Meooow me meeoooow meeooow meoow mew meow,

   For thee the wreaths of Paradise shall bloom;
   Mew meow mew meeeoow me Meeeeeow meeow meoow;

   There, while Grimalkin’s mew her Richard greets,
   Meeow, meoow Meeeeooow’m mew mew Meeeoow meooow,

   A thousand Cats shall purr on purple seats.
   M meeoooow Meow meeow meow me meeoow meeow.

   E’en now I see, descending from his throne,
   M’me mew M mew, meeeeeeeow meow mew meooow,

   Thy venerable Cat, O Whittington!
   Mew meeeeeoow Mew, M Meeeeeoooow!

   The kindred excellence of Richard hail,
   Mew meoooow meeeooooow me Meoooow meow,

   And wave with joy his gratulating tail!
   Mew meow meow mew mew meeeeeeeeow meow!

   There shall the worthies of the whiskered race
   Meeow meoow mew meooooow me mew meeeoooow meow

   Elysian mice o’er floors of sapphire chase,
   Meeooow meow m’me meeeow me meeoooow meeow,

   Midst beds of aromatic marum stray,
   Meoow meow me meeeooow meeow meeow,

   Or raptur’d rove beside the milky way.
   Me meooow’m meow meooow mew meeow mew.

   Kittens, than eastern houris fairer seen,
   Meoooow, meow meeeeow meooow meeoow meow,

   Whose bright eyes glisten with immortal green,
   Meoow meooow meow meoooow meow meeeeeow meoow,

   Shall smooth for tabby swains their yielding fur,
   Meeow meeoow mew meeow meooow meoow meeeooow mew,

   And, to their amorous mews, assenting purr;--
   Mew, me meeow meeooow meow, meeeoooow meow;--

   There, like Alcmena’s, shall Grimalkin’s son
   Meoow, meow Meeeoow’m, meeow Meeeeeeow’m mew

   In bliss repose,--his mousing labours done,
   Me meoow meeeow,--mew meeeoow meoooow meow,

   Fate, envy, curs, time, tide, and traps defy,
   Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, mew meoow meow,

   And caterwaul to all eternity.”
   Mew meeeeeoow me mew meeeeoow.”




To conclude this Chapter, an incident which took place only a few days
Me meeeooow meow Meeeeow, me meeeeeow meeow meow meeow meow m mew meow

ago, in Essex, at a village within forty miles of London, and which came
mew, me Meoow, me m meeeeow meeoow meoow meeow me Meooow, mew meoow meow

under the personal knowledge of the writer, may be adduced, to show that,
meoow mew meeeeoow meeeoooow me mew meeeow, mew me meeooow, me meow meow,

however witchcraft may have been laughed away--and laughter has been more
meoooow meeeeoooow mew meow meow meeooow meow--mew meeeeeow mew meow meow

effectual to rid the world of it than rope or stake--there are still to be
meeeoooow me mew mew meeow me me meow meow me meeow--meoow mew meoow me me

found individuals who believe in the evil powers of hook-nosed crones,
meeow meeeeooooow mew meeeeow me mew meow meeoow me meow-meoow meeeow,

black Cats, and broom-sticks.
meeow Meow, mew meeow-meooow.




In a squalid hut lived a miserable dame, whose only claims to a demoniacal
Me m meoooow mew meoow m meoooooow meow, meoow meow meeoow me m meeeeeeeow

connection were her excessive age and her sombre Cat. Whether the
meeeeoooow meow mew meeeoooow mew mew mew meooow Mew. Meeeoow mew

neighbours thought the Cat was more of a witch than the woman, or whether
meeeeeooow meeeeow mew Mew mew meow me m meeow meow mew meeow, me meeeeow

they had a wholesome dread of the punishment inflicted upon murderers,
meow mew m meeeoooow meoow me mew meeeeoooow meeeeeoow meow meeeeooow,

it was upon the _animal_ the bewitched ones determined to wreak their
me mew meow mew meeeeeow mew meeooooow meow meeeeeeeow me meeow meeow

vengeance, and then it was that the true satanic nature of poor Puss
meeeeooow, mew meow me mew meow mew meow meeeeow meeeow me meow Meow

appeared. Traps were set to catch her, but she would not be caught; ropes
meeeeoow. Meeow meow mew me meoow mew, mew mew meoow mew me meeoow; meeow

were purchased to hang her, but she would not bow her head to the noose;
meow meeeoooow me meow mew, mew mew meoow mew mew mew meow me mew meeow;

and, finally, a blunderbuss was loaded to shoot her--loaded to the very
mew, meeooow, m meeooooooow mew meeeow me meoow mew--meeoow me mew meow

muzzle. By conjurations and enchantments, when that gun was fired, it
meeoow. Me meeeeeooooow mew meeeeeeeeeow, meow meow mew mew meoow, me

knocked the holder backwards, and never injured the black Cat. Another man
meeooow mew meeoow meeeeeeow, mew meoow meeeeow mew meoow Mew. Meeeeow mew

tried, with the same result, and yet another. It was evident the gun was
meoow, meow mew meow meeoow, mew mew meeooow. Me mew meoooow mew mew mew

bewitched, so Pussy’s murder was given up for the time, and, with the
meeeoooow, me Meeow’m meooow mew meeow me mew mew meow, mew, meow mew

exception of the tip of her tail, lost in one of the traps, passed the
meoooooow me mew mew me mew meow, meow me mew me mew meeow, meeeow mew

remainder of her life happy and unmutilated.
meeeoooow me mew meow meeow mew meeeoooooow.













CHAPTER X.
MEEOOOW M.







[Illustration: CHAPTER X.]
[Meeeeeeeooow: MEOOOOW M.]




_Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats, and Cats of
mEw m meeooow Meeooooow Mew, meow Meeeow Meow, Meeooow Meow, mew Meow me

Kilkenny._
Meeeooow.m







Of all the great big stories that have been told of Cats, that which
Me mew mew meoow mew meoooow meow meow meow meow me Meow, meow meeow

describes the origin of Cat’s-head apples is surely the greatest biggest
meoooooow mew meeoow me Mew’m-meow meeeow me meeeow mew meeeeeow meoooow

one. The legend runs thus:--
mew. Mew meeeow meow meow:--




  “The Widow Tomkins had a back room, on the second floor;
  “Mew Meoow Meeooow mew m meow meow, me mew meeoow meeow;

   Her name was on a neat brass plate on one side of the door:
   Mew meow mew me m meow meeow meoow me mew meow me mew meow:

   Companion she had only one--a beautiful Tom Cat,
   Meeooooow mew mew meow mew--m meeeeeeow Mew Mew,

   Who was a famous mouser, the dickens for a rat:
   Mew mew m meooow meeoow, mew meeeeow mew m mew:

   His colour was a tabby, and his skin as soft as silk,
   Mew meeeow mew m meoow, mew mew meow me meow me meow,

   And she would lap him every day while he lapped the milk.
   Mew mew meeow mew mew meeow mew meoow me meeeow mew meow.

   One day she was disturbed from sleep with double rat-tat-tat,
   Mew mew mew mew meeeoooow meow meeow meow meeoow mew-mew-mew,

   And she went in such a hurry that she quite forgot her Cat.
   Mew mew meow me meow m meeow meow mew meoow meeoow mew Mew.




         *       *       *       *       *
         *       *       *       *       *




   Poor Thomas, soon as day-light came, walked up and down the floor,
   Meow Meeoow, meow me mew-meoow meow, meeoow me mew meow mew meeow,

   And heard the dogs’-meat woman cry “Cats’-meat” at the door;
   Mew meeow mew meow’-meow meoow mew “Meow’-meow” me mew meow;

   With hunger he got fairly wild, though formerly so tame--
   Meow meeeow me mew meeoow meow, meeeow meeeeeow me meow--

   Another day passed slowly, another just the same.
   Meeeoow mew meooow meeeow, meeeeow meow mew meow.

   With hunger he so hungry was--it did so strong assail,
   Meow meeeow me me meeoow mew--me mew me meooow meeoow,

   That, although very loath, he was obliged to eat his tail.
   Meow, meeeeeow meow meoow, me mew meeooow me mew mew meow.

   This whetted quite his appetite, and though his stump was sore,
   Meow meeeeow meeow mew meeeeoow, mew meeoow mew meoow mew meow,

   The next day he was tempted (sad) to eat a little more.
   Mew meow mew me mew meeeeow (mew) me mew m meeeow meow.

   To make his life the longer then, he made his body shorter,
   Me meow mew meow mew meeoow meow, me meow mew meow meeooow,

   And one after the other attacked each hinder quarter.
   Mew mew meeow mew meoow meeeeoow meow meeeow meeooow.

   He walked about on two fore legs, alas! without beholders,
   Me meooow meoow me mew meow meow, meow! meeooow meeeoooow,

   ’Till more and more by hunger pressed, he dined on both his shoulders.
   ’Meow meow mew meow me meeoow meeeoow, me meoow me meow mew meeooooow.

   Next day he found (the cannibal!) to eating more a check,
   Meow mew me meoow (mew meeeeoow!) me meeoow meow m meoow,

   Although he tried, and did reach all he could reach of his neck.
   Meeeooow me meeow, mew mew meoow mew me meoow meeow me mew meow.

   But as he could not bite his ear, all mournfully he cried,--
   Mew me me meoow mew meow mew mew, mew meeoooooow me meoow,--

   Towards the door he turned his eyes, cocked up his nose, and died.
   Meeeeow mew meow me meooow mew meow, meooow me mew meow, mew meow.

   The widow did at last return, and oh! how she did stare,
   Mew meeow mew me meow meooow, mew me! mew mew mew meeow,

   She guessed the tale as soon as she saw Tom’s head lying there.
   Mew meoooow mew meow me meow me mew mew Mew’m meow meoow meoow.

   Quite grief sincerely heart-felt as she owned his fate a hard’un,
   Meeow meoow meeeeeoow meoow-meow me mew meeow mew meow m meow’me,

   She buried it beneath an apple-tree just down her garden.
   Mew meooow me meoooow me meoow-meow meow meow mew meooow.

   So mark what strange effects from little causes will appear,
   Me meow meow meeeoow meeeeow meow meeoow meeeow meow meooow,

   The fruit of this said tree was changed, and strangely, too, next year.
   Mew meeow me meow meow meow mew meoooow, mew meeeeeeow, mew, meow meow.

   The neighbours say (’tis truth, for they’re folks who go to chapels),
   Mew meeeeoooow mew (’mew meoow, mew meow’me meoow mew me me meeeoow),

   This Cat’s head was the sole first cause of all the Cat’s-head apples!”
   Meow Mew’m meow mew mew meow meeow meoow me mew mew Mew’m-meow meooow!”




[Illustration: THE CAT AND THE CONJUROR. _Page 187._]
[Meeeeoooooow: MEW MEW MEW MEW MEEEOOOW. mEoow mew.m]




Gottfried Heller, in _Die Leute von Seldwyla_, tells a droll story. This
Meeeoooow Meooow, me mEow Meeow mew Meeeeeoow, meeow m meeow meoow. Meow

is an abridgement of a popular author’s version of it, published some
me me meoooooooow me m meeooow meooow’m meeeeow me me, meeeoooow meow

years ago:--
meeow mew:--




“One day, once upon a time, or thereabouts, the witch-finder of a certain
“Mew mew, meow meow m meow, me meeeeeeooow, mew meoow-meeeow me m meeeoow

Swiss town--himself secretly a wizard--was taking his afternoon’s walk,
Meoow meow--meeooow meeoooow m meooow--mew meeeow mew meoooooow’m meow,

when he came across a Tom Cat, looking very thin and miserable. This Cat
meow me meow meooow m Mew Mew, meeeoow meow meow mew meeeoooow. Meow Mew

had once been the chief favourite of a rich old lady, who had trained him
mew meow meow mew meeow meeeeooow me m meow mew meow, mew mew meeeeow mew

up in luxurious living. Now she was dead, and Tom’s happy days were over:
me me meeooooow meeeow. Mew mew mew meow, mew Mew’m meeow meow meow meow:

he was as shaggy and meagre, as he had formerly been sleek and plump. Now,
me mew me meeeow mew meeeow, me me mew meeeooow meow meeow mew meoow. Mew,

you must know that Cats’ grease was, in those days, an invaluable
mew meow meow meow Meow’ meooow mew, me meeow meow, me meeeooooow

ingredient for certain magical preparations, provided the Cat to whom it
meooooooow mew meoooow meoooow meeeeeeoooow, meeeeeow mew Mew me meow me

belonged willingly made a donation of it. This proviso rendered good
meeoooow meeeeeeow meow m meooooow me me. Meow meeeoow meeeooow meow

efficient Cats’ grease an exceedingly rare commodity; for though there
meeeeeoow Meow’ meooow me meeooooooow meow meeeoooow; mew meeoow meoow

might be no great difficulty in finding a fat Cat, to find one willing to
meeow me me meeow meeeeeeoow me meeooow m mew Mew, me meow mew meeeoow me

part with its fat was, of course, difficult enough.
meow meow mew mew mew, me meooow, meoooooow meeeow.




“Here, however, was an animal in desperate circumstances, who might be
“Meow, meeooow, mew me meeoow me meeeeooow meeeeooooooow, mew meeow me

accessible to reason; therefore, says the magician--
meeeeeeoow me meeeow; meeooooow, meow mew meeeeoow--




“‘How much will you take for your fat?’
“‘Mew meow meow mew meow mew meow mew?’




“‘Why, I haven’t got any,’ replied Tom, who, to tell the truth, was as
“‘Mew, M meeow’m mew mew,’ meeeeow Mew, mew, me meow mew meeow, mew me

thin as a hurdle.
meow me m meeeow.




“‘You may have, though, if you say the word,’ said the magician; ‘and I’ll
“‘Mew mew meow, meooow, me mew mew mew meow,’ meow mew meeeeoow; ‘mew M’me

tell you how.’
meow mew mew.’




“You see, he knew from experience that Tom was a Cat who was capable of
“Mew mew, me meow meow meeeooooow meow Mew mew m Mew mew mew meeooow me

making flesh, for he had known him as round as a dumpling; so he made this
meeeow meoow, mew me mew meoow mew me meoow me m meeeeoow; me me meow meow

bargain:--He offered Tom a whole month’s luxurious living on condition
meoooow:--Me meoooow Mew m meeow meoow’m meeeeooow meeoow me meeooooow

that at the expiration of that time he should voluntarily lay down his
meow me mew meooooooow me meow meow me meooow meeeeeoooow mew meow mew

life and yield up all the fat he had acquired during the four weeks. Of
meow mew meeow me mew mew mew me mew meeeeeow meooow mew meow meeow. Me

course Tom agreed, and the contract was signed on the spot. The apartment
meeoow Mew meeoow, mew mew meeeeeow mew meooow me mew meow. Mew meeeeeoow

provided for Tom’s lodging was ’fitted up as an artificial landscape. A
meeoooow mew Mew’m meeooow mew ’meeeow me me me meeeeeooow meeeeeeow. M

little wood was perched on the top of a little mountain, which rose from
meeeow meow mew meoooow me mew mew me m meeoow meeeeeow, meeow meow meow

the banks of a little lake. On the branches of the trees were perched
mew meeow me m meooow meow. Me mew meeoooow me mew meeow meow meoooow

dainty birds, all roasted, and emitting a most savoury odour. From the
meeoow meeow, mew meeeeow, mew meeeooow m meow meeeoow meeow. Meow mew

cavities of the mountain peered forth sundry baked mice, all seasoned with
meooooow me mew meooooow meooow meoow meooow meoow meow, mew meeeeoow meow

delicious stuffing and exquisitely larded with bacon. The lake consisted
meeeeeoow meeeeoow mew meeeeooooow meeeow meow meeow. Mew meow meeeoooow

of the newest milk, with a small fish or two at the bottom. Thus, to the
me mew meooow meow, meow m meoow meow me mew me mew meeeow. Meow, me mew

enjoyment of the epicure, was added the excitement of imaginary
meeeeeoow me mew meeeoow, mew meeow mew meeeeeooow me meeooooow

sportsmanship. Tom ate his fill, and more, and soon became as fat as the
meeooooooooow. Mew mew mew meow, mew meow, mew meow meooow me mew me mew

magician could wish, but before long he became thoughtful. The month had
meooooow meoow meow, mew meeeow meow me meooow meeeeeooow. Mew meeow mew

nearly expired; at the end he was to die if fat enough. Ah! a bright
meooow meoooow; me mew mew me mew me mew me mew meeeow. Me! m meeeow

thought, he would get thin again. With a wondrous strength of mind he
meeeoow, me meoow mew meow meoow. Meow m meeoooow meeoooow me meow me

refrained from eating the luxuries provided, took plenty of exercise on
meeooooow meow meeoow mew meooooow meeeooow, meow meeeow me meeeeeow me

the house-tops, and kept himself in excellent health, but much thinner
mew meoow-meow, mew meow meeeoow me meeeeeeow meooow, mew meow meeeoow

than suited the wizard’s fancy.
meow meeeow mew meeeow’m meeow.




“Before long, this gentleman remonstrated with Tom, pointing out to him
“Meeoow meow, meow meeeeeoow meeoooooooow meow Mew, meeeeoow mew me mew

very plainly, that he was bound by all the laws of honour to get fat by
meow meeeoow, meow me mew meeow me mew mew meow me meeeow me mew mew me

the month’s end. To this, Tom had little to urge of any moment, and the
mew meoow’m mew. Me meow, Mew mew meeoow me meow me mew meeeow, mew mew

magician informed him that he would kill him at the appointed period, let
meooooow meeeeeow mew meow me meeow meow mew me mew meeooooow meeeow, mew

him be in what condition he might. Tom, therefore, would gain nothing by
mew me me meow meeeoooow me meeow. Mew, meeeeeoow, meoow meow meeeoow me

being thin, and it was hoped that his good taste, unchecked by other
meoow meow, mew me mew meoow meow mew meow meoow, meoooooow me meeow

considerations, would induce him to make up for lost time. Time rolled on,
meeeeeeeeoooow, meeow meeeow mew me meow me mew meow meow. Meow meeoow me,

Tom behaved worse than ever, and when the fatal day arrived ‘he looked in
Mew meeooow meeow meow meow, mew meow mew meeow mew meoooow ‘me meeeow me

worse condition than ever--a dissipated, abandoned, shaggy scamp, without
meoow meeeeooow meow meow--m meeeooooow, meeooooow, meeoow meoow, meeeoow

an ounce on his bones.’ The wizard could not stand this, so he thrust Tom
me meeow me mew meeow.’ Mew meeeow meeow mew meoow meow, me me meooow Mew

into an empty coop and fed him by violence. In course of time, the wizard
meow me meoow meow mew mew mew me meeeooow. Me meeeow me meow, mew meeeow

was satisfied, and began to sharpen his knife; but no sooner did Tom
mew meeeeeeow, mew meoow me meeeeow mew meeow; mew me meooow mew Mew

perceive this act, than he began to utter such singular expressions of
meeeeeow meow mew, meow me meeow me meoow meow meeeeoow meeeeeeeeow me

contrition, that his proprietor paused to ask him to explain them. The Cat
meooooooow, meow mew meeeeeeeow meeeow me mew mew me meeeoow meow. Mew Mew

in wild terms alluded to a certain sum of ten thousand florins lying at
me meow meoow meeeeow me m meeeeow mew me mew meeeeeow meeooow meeow me

the bottom of a well, and the wizard wanted to know more about them. It
mew meeoow me m meow, mew mew meeeow meooow me meow meow meoow meow. Me

appeared then, that Tom’s late mistress had thrown the sum he named to the
meeeeoow meow, meow Mew’m meow meeeooow mew meeoow mew mew me meoow me mew

bottom of a well, and informed her Cat that ‘should he find a perfectly
meeeow me m meow, mew meeeooow mew Mew meow ‘meeeow me meow m meeeeeoow

beautiful and a penniless maiden, whom a perfectly honest man was inclined
meeooooow mew m meeooooow meooow, meow m meeeeeoow meeoow mew mew meeeeoow

to wed in spite of her poverty, then he should empty the contents of the
me mew me meeow me mew meeeoow, meow me meooow meoow mew meooooow me mew

well as a marriage portion.’
meow me m meeeeoow meeeoow.’




“Of course this tale was false. The money existed where Tom had described,
“Me meeeow meow meow mew meoow. Mew meoow meeooow meoow Mew mew meeeeeeow,

but it had been ill-gotten gold, with a curse upon it. But the wizard
mew me mew meow mew-meeeow meow, meow m meoow meow me. Mew mew meooow

nibbled at the bait, put a chain round Tom’s neck, and went to have a look
meeooow me mew meow, mew m meoow meoow Mew’m meow, mew meow me meow m meow

at the treasure. There it was, sure enough, shining under the water.
me mew meooooow. Meoow me mew, meow meeoow, meeeeow meeow mew meeow.




“‘Are you quite sure that there are exactly ten thousand florins?’ asked
“‘Mew mew meoow meow meow meeow mew meeeoow mew meeeooow meeeoow?’ meeow

the magician.
mew meooooow.




“‘I’ve never been down to see,’ replied Tom; ‘I was obliged to take the
“‘M’me meeow meow meow me mew,’ meeeoow Mew; ‘M mew meeooow me meow mew

old lady’s word for it.’
mew meow’m meow mew me.’




“‘But where shall I find a wife?’ asked the wizard.
“‘Mew meeow meeow M meow m meow?’ meoow mew meeoow.




“‘I’ll find you one,’ said Tom.
“‘M’me meow mew mew,’ meow Mew.




“‘Will you?’
“‘Meow mew?’




“‘To be sure. Tear up that contract, though, to begin with.’
“‘Me me meow. Meow me meow meeoooow, meeeow, me meoow meow.’




“The wizard, not without grumbling, drew from his pocket the fatal paper,
“Mew meeeow, mew meeeeow meeeoooow, meow meow mew meeoow mew meeow meeow,

which Tom no sooner perceived than he pounced on it and swallowed it
meoow Mew me meeoow meeeeooow meow me meoooow me me mew meoooooow me

whole, making at the same time the reflection that he had never before
meeow, meeoow me mew meow meow mew meeeeeooow meow me mew meoow meeeow

tasted so delicious a morsel in his life.
meooow me meeeeeoow m meooow me mew meow.




“In the neighbourhood dwelt an old woman, who was a witch--one of the
“Me mew meeeoooooooow meoow me mew meoow, mew mew m meeow--mew me mew

ugliest old women you ever saw, who every night flew up the chimney on a
meeeeow mew meeow mew meow mew, mew meeow meeow meow me mew meeeeow me m

broom-stick, and played Meg’s diversions by the light of the moon. This
meeow-meoow, mew meeeow Mew’m meeeeoooow me mew meoow me mew meow. Meow

lady had an owl, who was a bird of loose principles, and had been an
meow mew me mew, mew mew m meow me meeow meeeeeeeow, mew mew meow me

associate of Tom’s in his gay days. This bright couple consulted together
meeeeeoow me Mew’m me mew mew meow. Meow meeoow meeeow meeeoooow meooooow

how they should persuade the ancient maiden to marry the old man.
mew meow meeeow meeeooow mew meeeeow meeeow me meeow mew mew mew.




“‘She never will,’ said the owl.
“‘Mew meeow meow,’ meow mew mew.




“‘Then we must make her; but how?’
“‘Meow me meow meow mew; mew mew?’




“‘We must catch her first, and take her prisoner, and that is to be done
“‘Me meow meoow mew meeow, mew meow mew meeeooow, mew meow me me me meow

easily enough, with a net, spun by a man of sixty years old, who has never
meeeow meeoow, meow m mew, meow me m mew me meeow meeow mew, mew mew meoow

set eyes on the face of woman.’
mew meow me mew meow me meoow.’




“‘Where are we to find him?’
“‘Meoow mew me me meow mew?’




“‘Just round the corner: he has been blind from his birth.’
“‘Meow meeow mew meeeow: me mew meow meeow meow mew meoow.’




“When the net had been procured, they set it in the chimney, and presently
“Meow mew mew mew meow meeeooow, meow mew me me mew meoooow, mew meoooooow

caught the old lady, and after much trouble they starved her into
meeoow mew mew meow, mew meeow meow meeeoow meow meeooow mew meow

compliance. Then, by magical art, she put on an appearance of youth and
meeeooooow. Meow, me meeooow mew, mew mew me me meeeeeeoow me meeow mew

beauty, and the wizard married her in an ecstacy of delight; but was he
meooow, mew mew meeeow meoooow mew me me meeeeow me meeeoow; mew mew me

not in a fury when, evening approaching, she resumed her pristine
mew me m meow meow, meeooow meeeeeoooow, mew meoooow mew meooooow

ugliness. And was he not disgusted at his bride, in spite of the treasure
meeeeoow. Mew mew me mew meoooooow me mew meeow, me meeow me mew meeeeoow

she had brought him. As for Tom, like many bad people, he lived happy ever
mew mew meeooow mew. Me mew Mew, meow meow mew meeoow, me meoow meoow meow

afterwards.”
meooooooow.”




Here is an abridgement of the famous tale of _Puss in Boots_:--
Meow me me meeooooooow me mew meeoow meow me mEeow me Meooow:--




“A miller died, leaving his youngest son nothing but a Cat: the poor young
“M meeoow meow, meeeeow mew meeoooow mew meoooow mew m Mew: mew meow meeow

fellow complained bitterly of his fate; the Cat bade him be of good cheer,
meeoow meeeeeeoow meeeooow me mew meow; mew Mew meow mew me me meow meeow,

and procure a pair of boots and a bag: the youth contrived to do so. The
mew meeeeow m meow me meoow mew m mew: mew meoow meoooooow me me me. Mew

first attempt Puss made was to go into a warren, in which there was a
meoow meeeeow Meow meow mew me me meow m meeoow, me meoow meoow mew m

great number of rabbits. He put some bran and parsley into his bag; and
meoow meooow me meoooow. Me mew meow meow mew meeeeow meow mew mew; mew

then, stretching himself out at full length, as if he were dead, he waited
meow, meeeeoooow meeeeow mew me meow meeoow, me me me meow meow, me meooow

for some young rabbits, who as yet knew nothing of the cunning tricks of
mew meow meeow meeeoow, mew me mew meow meeooow me mew meeeoow meeeow me

the world, to come and get into the bag. Scarcely had he laid down, before
mew meeow, me meow mew mew meow mew mew. Meeoooow mew me meow meow, meooow

he succeeded as well as could be wished. A giddy young rabbit crept into
me meeooooow me meow me meoow me meeoow. M meeow meeow meooow meeow meow

the bag, and the Cat immediately drew the strings, and killed it without
mew mew, mew mew Mew meeeeeoooow meow mew meeeoow, mew meooow me meeeoow

mercy. Puss, proud of his prey, hastened directly to the palace, where he
meoow. Meow, meeow me mew meow, meeeeeow meeeooow me mew meeeow, meoow me

asked to speak to the King. On being shown into the apartment of his
meoow me meoow me mew Meow. Me meeow meoow meow mew meoooooow me mew

Majesty, he made a low bow, and said:--“I have brought you, Sire, this
Meoooow, me meow m mew mew, mew meow:--“M meow meeeoow mew, Meow, meow

rabbit from the warren of my Lord the Marquis of Carabas, who commanded me
meooow meow mew meooow me me Meow mew Meeooow me Meeooow, mew meeeoooow me

to present it to your Majesty, with the assurance of his respects.” One
me meeooow me me meow Meeooow, meow mew meoooooow me mew meeeooow.” Mew

day, the Cat having heard that the King intended to take a ride that
mew, mew Mew meeoow meeow meow mew Meow meeeeoow me meow m meow meow

morning by the river’s side with his daughter, who was the most beautiful
meeeeow me mew meeow’m meow meow mew meeeooow, mew mew mew meow meeeeeeow

Princess in the world, he said to his master:--“Take off your clothes, and
Meeeeoow me mew meeow, me meow me mew meeeow:--“Meow mew meow meoooow, mew

bathe yourself in the river, just in the place I shall show you, and leave
meeow meeeooow me mew meeow, meow me mew meoow M meeow meow mew, mew meoow

the rest to me.” The Marquis did exactly as he was desired, without being
mew meow me me.” Mew Meoooow mew meeeeow me me mew meoooow, meeooow meeow

able to guess at what the Cat intended. While he was bathing, the King
meow me meeow me meow mew Mew meooooow. Meoow me mew meeeoow, mew Meow

passed by, and Puss directly called out, as loudly as he could
meeeow me, mew Meow meeoooow meooow mew, me meeeow me me meeow

bawl:--“Help! help! My Lord Marquis of Carabas is in danger of being
meow:--“Meow! meow! Me Meow Meeooow me Meeooow me me meeeow me meoow

drowned!” The King hearing the cries, and recognising the Cat, ordered his
meeeeow!” Mew Meow meeeeow mew meoow, mew meeeeeoooow mew Mew, meeeeow mew

attendants to go directly to the assistance of my Lord Marquis of Carabas;
meooooooow me me meeoooow me mew meeoooooow me me Meow Meoooow me Meeeoow;

and the cunning Cat having hid his master’s clothes under a large stone,
mew mew meeeeow Mew meeeow mew mew meeeow’m meeooow meeow m meoow meoow,

the King commanded the officers of his wardrobe to fetch him the
mew Meow meoooooow mew meeoooow me mew meeoooow me meeow mew mew

handsomest suit it contained. The King’s daughter was mightily taken with
meeeeeeoow meow me meeooooow. Mew Meow’m meeeooow mew meeeeoow meeow meow

his appearance, and the Marquis of Carabas had no sooner cast upon her two
mew meooooooow, mew mew Meeeoow me Meoooow mew me meeeow meow meow mew mew

or three respectful glances, than she became violently in love with him.
me meeow meeeeeeoow meeeeow, meow mew meooow meeeeooow me meow meow mew.

The Cat, enchanted to see how well his scheme was likely to succeed, ran
Mew Mew, meeooooow me mew mew meow mew meeeow mew meooow me meoooow, mew

before to a meadow that was reaping, and said to the reapers:--“Good
meooow me m meeeow meow mew meeeeow, mew meow me mew meoooow:--“Meow

people, if you do not tell the King, who will soon pass this way, that the
meeeow, me mew me mew meow mew Meow, mew meow meow meow meow mew, meow mew

meadow you are reaping belongs to my Lord Marquis of Carabas, you shall be
meeoow mew mew meeeoow meeeeow me me Meow Meeeeow me Meeeoow, mew meeow me

chopped as small as mince-meat.” The King did not fail to ask the reapers
meeeoow me meeow me meoow-meow.” Mew Meow mew mew meow me mew mew meeeeow

to whom the meadow belonged? “To my Lord Marquis of Carabas,” said they
me meow mew meeeow meeoooow? “Me me Meow Meeooow me Meoooow,” meow meow

all at once; for the threats of the Cat had terribly frightened them. Puss
mew me meow; mew mew meoooow me mew Mew mew meeeeeow meooooooow meow. Meow

at length arrived at a stately castle that belonged to an Ogre, whom he
me meooow meoooow me m meoooow meooow meow meeeooow me me Meow, meow me

first persuaded to assume the form of a mouse, and then cleverly gobbled
meoow meeeeeeow me meeeow mew meow me m meoow, mew meow meeoooow meeeoow

him up before he could get back to his proper shape again. The King’s
mew me meeoow me meoow mew meow me mew meooow meoow meeow. Mew Meow’m

party soon after arrived. The Cat said the castle was his master’s; and
meoow meow meeow meeeoow. Mew Mew meow mew meooow mew mew meeeow’m; mew

the King was so much charmed with the amiable qualities and noble fortune
mew Meow mew me meow meeooow meow mew meoooow meeeeooow mew meoow meeeeow

of the Marquis of Carabas, and the young Princess too had fallen so
me mew Meeeeow me Meeeoow, mew mew meoow Meeoooow mew mew meooow me

violently in love with him, that when the King had partaken of a
meeeeooow me meow meow mew, meow meow mew Meow mew meeoooow me m

collation, he said to the Marquis:--“It will be your own fault, my Lord
meoooooow, me meow me mew Meoooow:--“Me meow me meow mew meeow, me Meow

Marquis of Carabas, if you do not soon become my son-in-law.” The Marquis
Meoooow me Meoooow, me mew me mew meow meooow me mew-me-mew.” Mew Meeooow

received the intelligence with a thousand respectful acknowledgments,
meeeooow mew meeoooooooow meow m meeeeeow meeoooooow meeeeeeeoooooow,

accepted the honour conferred upon him, and married the Princess that very
meeeooow mew meooow meeeeeoow meow mew, mew meeooow mew Meeeeoow meow meow

day. The Cat became a great lord, and never after pursued rats, except for
mew. Mew Mew meooow m meeow meow, mew meeow meeow meeeeow meow, meeeow mew

his own amusement.
mew mew meeooooow.




I think, too, that the famous story of the _White Cat_ should also find a
M meeow, mew, meow mew meeoow meeow me mew mEooow Meow meeoow meow meow m

place in this little volume:--
meoow me meow meeoow meeoow:--




There once was a King, the legend says, who was growing old, and it was
Meoow meow mew m Meow, mew meeeow meow, mew mew meeeeow mew, mew me mew

told to him that his three sons wished to govern the kingdom. The old
meow me mew meow mew meeow meow meeoow me meeoow mew meoooow. Mew mew

King, who did not wish to give up his power just yet, thought the best way
Meow, mew mew mew meow me meow me mew meeow meow mew, meeooow mew meow mew

to prevent his sons from taking his throne was to send them out to seek
me meeeoow mew meow meow meeoow mew meeoow mew me meow meow mew me meow

for adventures; so he called them all around him, and said:--
mew meeeeoooow; me me meeoow meow mew meeoow mew, mew meow:--




“My sons, go away and travel for a year; and he of you who brings me the
“Me meow, me meow mew meooow mew m meow; mew me me mew mew meooow me mew

most beautiful little dog, shall have the kingdom, and be King after me.”
meow meeeoooow meeoow mew, meeow meow mew meeeoow, mew me Meow meoow me.”




Then the three Princes started on the journey; but it is of the youngest
Meow mew meeow Meeeeow meeeeow me mew meeeeow; mew me me me mew meeeeeow

of the three that I have now to tell. He travelled for many days, and at
me mew meeow meow M meow mew me meow. Me meoooooow mew meow meow, mew me

last found himself, one evening, at the door of a splendid castle, but
meow meeow meeeoow, mew meoooow, me mew meow me m meooooow meooow, mew

not a man or woman was to be seen. A number of hands, with no bodies to
mew m mew me meeow mew me me meow. M meeoow me meoow, meow me meooow me

them, appeared: two hands took off the Prince’s cloak, two others seated
meow, meeeooow: mew meeow meow mew mew Meeoow’m meoow, mew meeeow meooow

him in a chair, another pair brought a brush to brush his hair, and
mew me m meeow, meeeeow meow meeeoow m meeow me meoow mew meow, mew

several pairs waited on him at supper. Then some more hands came and put
meoooow meoow meooow me mew me meeeow. Meow meow meow meoow meow mew mew

him to bed in a fine chamber, where he slept all night, but still no one
mew me mew me m meow meoooow, meoow me meoow mew meeow, mew meoow me mew

appeared. The next morning, the hands brought him into a splendid hall,
meooooow. Mew meow meeeeow, mew meeow meeooow mew meow m meeeooow meow,

where there sat on a throne a large White Cat, who made him sit beside
meoow meoow mew me m meeoow m meeow Meoow Mew, mew meow mew mew meooow

her, and expressed herself glad to see him. Next day, the Prince and the
mew, mew meeeeeeow meeooow meow me mew mew. Meow mew, mew Meeoow mew mew

White Cat went out hunting together: the Cat was mounted on a fine
Meeow Mew meow mew meeeeow meeeooow: mew Mew mew meoooow me m meow

spirited monkey, and seemed very fond of the Prince, who, on his part, was
meeeooow meeoow, mew meooow meow meow me mew Meooow, mew, me mew meow, mew

delighted with her wit and cleverness.
meoooooow meow mew mew mew meeeeoooow.




Instead of dogs, Cats hunted for them. These creatures ran with great
Meeeoow me meow, Meow meeeow mew meow. Meeow meeooooow mew meow meeow

agility after rats, and mice, and birds, catching and killing a great
meeooow meeow meow, mew meow, mew meeow, meeeeoow mew meeooow m meoow

number of them; and sometimes the White Cat’s monkey would climb a tree,
meeoow me meow; mew meeeeeoow mew Meoow Mew’m meooow meoow meeow m meow,

with the White Cat on his back, after a bird, a mouse, or a squirrel. This
meow mew Meoow Mew me mew meow, meeow m meow, m meeow, me m meeeeeow. Meow

pleasant life went on for a long time: every day the White Cat became more
meeeeeow meow meow me mew m meow meow: meoow mew mew Meeow Mew meeeow meow

fond of the Prince, while, on his part, the Prince could not help loving
meow me mew Meooow, meeow, me mew meow, mew Meeoow meoow mew meow meooow

the poor Cat, who was so kind and attentive to him. At last, the time drew
mew meow Mew, mew mew me meow mew meeeeeoow me mew. Me meow, mew meow meow

near when the Prince was to return home, and he had not thought of looking
meow meow mew Meooow mew me meeeow meow, mew me mew mew meeeoow me meeeoow

for a little dog; but the Cat gave him a casket, and told him to open this
mew m meooow mew; mew mew Mew meow mew m meeoow, mew meow mew me meow meow

before the King, and all would be well; so the Prince journeyed home,
meooow mew Meow, mew mew meeow me meow; me mew Meeeow meeooooow meow,

taking with him an ugly mongrel cur. When the brothers saw this, they
meeoow meow mew me meow meeeoow mew. Meow mew meeeeoow mew meow, meow

laughed secretly to each other, and thought themselves quite secure, so
meoooow meeeeeow me meow meeow, mew meeeoow meeeeeeoow meeow meeoow, me

far as their younger brother was concerned. They had, with infinite pains,
mew me meoow meeeoow meeeoow mew meeeeooow. Meow mew, meow meeeeoow meeow,

procured each of them a very rare and beautiful little dog, and each
meeeooow meow me meow m meow meow mew meoooooow meeeow mew, mew meow

thought himself quite sure to get the prize. When the day came on which
meeeeow meeooow meeow meow me mew mew meeow. Meow mew mew meow me meeow

the dogs were to be shown, each of the two elder Princes produced a
mew meow meow me me meeow, meow me mew mew meeow Meeeoow meeeeeow m

beautiful little dog, on a silk velvet cushion: no one could judge which
meoooooow meeeow mew, me m meow meeoow meeeoow: me mew meeow meoow meoow

was the prettier. The youngest now opened his casket, and found a walnut:
mew mew meeeooow. Mew meeoooow mew meeoow mew meeoow, mew meeow m meeoow:

he cracked this walnut, and out of the walnut sprang a little tiny dog, of
me meoooow meow meeeow, mew mew me mew meeeow meooow m meeeow meow mew, me

exquisite beauty. Still the old King would not give up his kingdom. He
meoooooow meooow. Meoow mew mew Meow meeow mew meow me mew meoooow. Me

told the young Princes they must bring him home a piece of cambric so fine
meow mew meoow Meeooow meow meow meeow mew meow m meeow me meeeoow me meow

that it could be threaded through the eye of a needle; and so they went
meow me meoow me meeeooow meeooow mew mew me m meeoow; mew me meow meow

away in search of such a piece of cambric. Again the youngest Prince
meow me meooow me meow m meeow me meeeeow. Meoow mew meeeeoow Meeeow

passed a year with the White Cat, and again the Cat gave him a walnut
meooow m meow meow mew Meoow Mew, mew meeow mew Mew meow mew m meooow

when the time came for him to return home. The three Princes were summoned
meow mew meow meow mew mew me meeoow meow. Mew meoow Meeooow meow meeeeeow

before their father, who produced a needle. The first and second Princes
meeoow meoow meooow, mew meeeooow m meeoow. Mew meoow mew meeoow Meeooow

brought a piece of cambric which would almost, but not quite, go through
meoooow m meoow me meeeoow meoow meoow meooow, mew mew meoow, me meeeoow

the needle’s eye. The youngest Prince broke open his walnut-shell: he
mew meeoow’m mew. Mew meeeeoow Meeeow meeow meow mew meooow-meoow: me

found inside it a small nut-shell, and then a cherry-stone, and then a
meeow meooow me m meeow mew-meoow, mew meow m meeoow-meeow, mew meow m

grain of wheat, and then a grain of millet, and in this grain of millet a
meoow me meeow, mew meow m meoow me meeeow, mew me meow meoow me meeeow m

piece of cambric four hundred yards long, which passed easily through the
meeow me meeeeow meow meeooow meeow meow, meoow meeoow meeeow meeeoow mew

eye of the needle. But the old King said:--
mew me mew meooow. Mew mew mew Meow meow:--




“He who brings the most beautiful lady shall have the kingdom.”
“Me mew meeeow mew meow meeeeooow meow meoow meow mew meeeeow.”




The Prince went back to the White Cat, and told her what his father had
Mew Meeoow meow meow me mew Meeow Mew, mew meow mew meow mew meeoow mew

said. She replied:--
meow. Mew meeeoow:--




“Cut off my head and my tail.”
“Mew mew me meow mew me meow.”




At last he consented: instantly the Cat was transformed into a beautiful
Me meow me meeooooow: meoooooow mew Mew mew meeeeeeooow meow m meeeeeeow

Princess; for she had been condemned by a wicked fairy to appear as a Cat,
Meeeeoow; mew mew mew meow meeeeeoow me m meooow meoow me meeoow me m Mew,

till a young Prince should cut off her head and tail. The Prince and
meow m meoow Meeeow meooow mew mew mew meow mew meow. Mew Meeoow mew

Princess went to the old King’s court, and she was far more beautiful than
Meeeeoow meow me mew mew Meow’m meoow, mew mew mew mew meow meeeoooow meow

the ladies brought by the other two Princes. But she did not want the
mew meeeow meoooow me mew meoow mew Meeeoow. Mew mew mew mew meow mew

kingdom, for she had four of her own already. One of these she gave to
meeooow, mew mew mew meow me mew mew meeooow. Mew me meoow mew meow me

each of the elder brothers of the young Prince, and over the other two she
meow me mew meoow meeeeeow me mew meoow Meeeow, mew meow mew meoow mew mew

ruled with her husband, for the young Prince married her, and they lived
meeow meow mew meeooow, mew mew meeow Meeoow meeeeow mew, mew meow meoow

happily together all their lives.
meeooow meeeeoow mew meeow meoow.




In Mr. Morley’s _Fairy Tales_, there is a funny passage:--“‘I wonder,’
Me Me. Meeoow’m mEeeow Meeeow, meoow me m meeow meeooow:--“‘M meeoow,’

said a sparrow, ‘what the eagles are about, that they don’t fly away with
meow m meeeeow, ‘meow mew meooow mew meeow, meow meow mew’m mew meow meow

the Cats? And now I think of it, a civil question cannot give offence.’ So
mew Meow? Mew mew M meoow me me, m meeow meeeeoow meeeow meow meoooow.’ Me

the sparrow finished her breakfast, went to the eagle, and said:--
mew meoooow meeeeeow mew meeeeeeow, meow me mew meeow, mew meow:--




“‘May it please your royalty, I see you and your race fly away with the
“‘Mew me meeeow meow meeeeow, M mew mew mew meow meow mew meow meow mew

birds and the lambs that do no harm. But there is not a creature so
meeow mew mew meoow meow me me meow. Mew meeow me mew m meeeeeow me

malignant as a Cat; she prowls about our nests, eats up our young, and
meeeeooow me m Mew; mew meeeow meeow mew meoow, meow me mew meeow, mew

bites off our own heads. She feeds so daintily that she must be herself
meeow mew mew mew meeow. Mew meoow me meooooow meow mew meow me meeeoow

good eating. She is lighter to carry than a bird, and you would get a
meow meooow. Mew me meeeoow me meoow meow m meow, mew mew meeow mew m

famous grip in her loose fur. Why do you not feed upon Cat?’
meooow meow me mew meoow mew. Mew me mew mew meow meow Mew?’




“‘Ah!’ said the eagle, ‘there is sense in your question. I had the worms
“‘Me!’ meow mew meeow, ‘meeow me meeow me meow meeeeoow. M mew mew meoow

to hear this morning, asking me why I did not breakfast upon sparrows. Do
me meow meow meoooow, meooow me mew M mew mew meeeeeeow meow meooooow. Me

I see a morsel of worm’s skin on your beak, my child?’
M mew m meeeow me meow’m meow me meow meow, me meoow?’




“The sparrow cleaned his bill upon his bosom, and said:--‘I should like
“Mew meeeeow meeooow mew meow meow mew meoow, mew meow:--‘M meooow meow

to see the worm who came with that enquiry.’
me mew mew meow mew meow meow meow meeooow.’




“‘Come forward, worm,’ the eagle said. But when the worm appeared, the
“‘Meow meeeoow, meow,’ mew meeow meow. Mew meow mew meow meeeeoow, mew

sparrow snapped him up, and ate him. Then he went on with his argument
meoooow meeooow mew me, mew mew mew. Meow me meow me meow mew meeeooow

against the Cats.”
meeeeow mew Meow.”




Everybody has heard of the Kilkenny Cats, and how they fought in a saw-pit
Meoooooow mew meeow me mew Meeeeoow Meow, mew mew meow meeoow me m mew-mew

with such ferocious determination, that when the battle was over, nothing
meow meow meeeeeeow meoooooooooow, meow meow mew meooow mew meow, meeooow

was remaining of either combatant except his tail. Of course, we none of
mew meeeeeoow me meeeow meeooooow meooow mew meow. Me meooow, me meow me

us suppose that the tale is true, but some writers think that the account
me meeeeow meow mew meow me meow, mew meow meeeoow meoow meow mew meeeeow

of the mutual destruction of the contending Cats was an allegory designed
me mew meeeow meeeeeeeeow me mew meeeeeeoow Meow mew me meeeooow meooooow

to typify the utter ruin to which centuries of litigation and embroilment
me meooow mew meoow meow me meeow meoooooow me meooooooow mew meeeoooooow

on the subject of conflicting rights and privileges tended to reduce the
me mew meoooow me meeooooooow meooow mew meeeeeeeow meooow me meooow mew

respective exchequers of the rival municipal bodies of Kilkenny and
meeoooooow meeeeeeoow me mew meeow meoooooow meeoow me Meeeeeow mew

Irishtown--separate corporations existing within the liberties of one
Meeeeeeow--meeeeeow meeeooooooow meeeooow meooow mew meeooooow me mew

city, and the boundaries of the respective jurisdiction of which had never
meow, mew mew meooooooow me mew meeoooooow meeeeeeoooow me meoow mew meeow

been marked out or defined by an authority to which either was willing to
meow meooow mew me meoooow me me meeeeooow me meeow meeeow mew meeooow me

bow. The desperate struggles for supremacy of these parish worthies began
mew. Mew meeeeeoow meeeeooow mew meeeeeeow me meeow meeoow meooooow meoow

A.D. 1377, and they fought, as only vestrymen can fight, a little over
M.M. meow, mew meow meooow, me meow meeooooow mew meeow, m meooow meow

three hundred years, by the end of which time there was, as you may
meoow meeeoow meeow, me mew mew me meeow meow meeow mew, me mew mew

suppose, very little left of them but their tails, for, of course, there
meeeeow, meow meooow meow me meow mew meoow meeow, mew, me meeeow, meoow

was a disinterested third person to whom the affairs were referred for
mew m meeeeeeooooow meeow meeeow me meow mew meeeeow meow meeeooow mew

arbitration, in the old way that the Cats appealed to the monkey upon the
meeeeeoooow, me mew mew mew meow mew Meow meooooow me mew meeoow meow mew

great cheese question--who swallowed his huge mouthful. In the end it
meoow meeoow meeeeeow--mew meoooooow mew meow meeeeeow. Me mew mew me

would appear that all the property of either side was mortgaged, and
meeow meeeow meow mew mew meeeooow me meooow meow mew meoooooow, mew

bye-laws were passed by each party that their respective officers should
mew-meow meow meooow me meow meoow meow meeow meeeeeeoow meeoooow meeeow

be content with the dignity of their station, and forego all hope of
me meeeoow meow mew meoooow me meeow meoooow, mew meeeow mew meow me

salary till the suit at law with the other “pretended corporation” should
meeoow meow mew meow me mew meow mew meoow “meeeoooow meeeeeeeoow” meooow

be terminated.
me meeoooooow.




Let this be as it may, one thing is certain: Kilkenny Cats are quite as
Mew meow me me me mew, mew meoow me meeeeow: Meeoooow Meow mew meeow me

amiable now-a-days as the Cats of any other city in Great Britain.
meeeoow mew-m-meow me mew Meow me mew meoow meow me Meoow Meeeoow.




But there is another story of a great Cat fight in the same neighbourhood.
Mew meeow me meeooow meoow me m meoow Mew meeow me mew meow meeeeeeooooow.

One night in the summer time, all the Cats in the city and county of
Mew meeow me mew meeoow meow, mew mew Meow me mew meow mew meeoow me

Kilkenny were absent from their homes, and next morning a plain near the
Meeeeeow meow meooow meow meeow meoow, mew meow meoooow m meoow meow mew

city was strewn with thousands of slain Cats; and it was reported that
meow mew meeoow meow meeeeeeow me meeow Meow; mew me mew meeoooow meow

almost all the Cats in Ireland had joined in the fight, as was shown by
meeoow mew mew Meow me Meeooow mew meeoow me mew meoow, me mew meoow me

the collars of some of the dead bearing the names of places in all
mew meoooow me meow me mew meow meeooow mew meoow me meooow me mew

quarters of the island. The cause of the quarrel is not stated, but there
meeeooow me mew meeoow. Mew meeow me mew meeooow me mew meeoow, mew meeow

are yet men alive who knew persons since dead, who actually inspected the
mew mew mew meoow mew meow meoooow meeow meow, mew meeoooow meoooooow mew

field--at least so they say.
meoow--me meoow me meow mew.




Time out of mind the Cat has figured largely in our nursery annals--from
Meow mew me meow mew Mew mew meeeoow meeeoow me mew meoooow meeeow--meow

the days of _Heigh Diddle-Diddle_ and the _House that Jack Built_ to the
mew meow me mEooow Meeoow-Meeeoow mew mew mEeoow meow Meow Meooow me mew

present moment. There is some waggishness, by the way, in Mr. Blanchard’s
meeooow meeoow. Meeow me meow meeeeooooow, me mew mew, me Me. Meeeeooow’m

version of the second mentioned rhyme, printed, as a sort of argument, in
meeeeow me mew meeoow meeeoooow meeow, meeeeow, me m meow me meeeeoow, me

the book of the Drury Lane Pantomime:--
mew meow me mew Meeow Meow Meeeoooow:--




  “Anon, with velvet foot and Tarquin strides,
  “Meow, meow meeeow meow mew Meoooow meeooow,

   Subtle Grimalkin to his quarry glides;
   Meeoow Meeeeooow me mew meeeow meeeow;

   Grimalkin grim, that slew the fierce Rodent,
   Meeeeeoow meow, meow meow mew meeoow Meeoow,

   Whose tooth insidious Johann’s sackcloth rent.
   Meeow meeow meoooooow Meeeow’m meoooooow meow.

   Lo! how the deep-mouthed canine foe’s assault,
   Me! mew mew meow-meeooow meeeow mew’m meeeeow,

   That vest th’ avenger of the stolen malt
   Meow meow me’ meeeeow me mew meeeow meow

   Stored in the hallowed precincts of that hall
   Meeeow me mew meeeeeow meeeeeoow me meow meow

   That rose complete at Jack’s creative call.
   Meow meow meeeeoow me Meow’m meooooow meow.

   Here stalks th’ impetuous cow with crumpled horn,
   Meow meooow me’ meeeeeoow mew meow meooooow meow,

   Thereon th’ exacerbating hound was torn,
   Meeooow me’ meeeeeeoooow meoow mew meow,

   Who bayed the feline slaughter-beast that slew
   Mew meoow mew meeoow meeeoooow-meoow meow meow

   The rat predacious, whose keen fangs ran through
   Mew mew meeoooooow, meeow meow meoow mew meeeoow

   The textile fibres that involved the grain
   Mew meoooow meeoow meow meeeooow mew meeow

   That lay in Han’s inviolate domain.”
   Meow mew me Mew’m meeeoooow meeeow.”




The Cat is one of the principal of the _dramatis personæ_ in Mr. D’Arcy
Mew Mew me mew me mew meeeeeoow me mew meeeoooow meooooow me Me. M’Meow

Thompson’s droll _Nursery Nonsense_; and some of the most ingenious
Meeeeoow’m meeow mEeoooow Meeeeeeow; mew meow me mew meow meeeeeoow

pictures Charles Bennett ever drew are to be found in his _Nine Lives of a
meooooow Meeeoow Meeooow meow meow mew me me meeow me mew mEeow Meeow me m

Cat_. There is some good fun for little folks in a small book called
Meow. Meoow me meow meow mew mew meeeow meoow me m meoow meow meeeow

_Tales from Catland_, with some masterly pictures from the graceful pencil
mEeoow meow Meeeeoow, meow meow meooooow meeeeeow meow mew meooooow meeeow

of Mr. Harrison Weir; and there is another work called _Cat and Dog_,
me Me. Meeeeoow Meow; mew meeow me meeeeow meow meooow mEow mew Meow,

which I would recommend to all young readers. Of some other children’s
meoow M meeow meeeeeoow me mew meeow meeooow. Me meow meoow meeeeoow’m

books, in which Pussy takes a prominent part, it behoves not the writer of
meeow, me meeow Meeow meoow m meoooooow meow, me meoooow mew mew meeeow me

this volume to say very much, for obvious reasons. I may, however, remark,
meow meooow me mew meow meow, mew meoooow meeooow. M mew, meeeeow, meeeow,

that though a great admirer of the feline race, the artist who illustrated
meow meeoow m meeow meeeoow me mew meooow meow, mew meeoow mew meeooooooow

the works in question and this, has very limited notions concerning the
mew meoow me meooooow mew meow, mew meow meeeeow meeeoow meooooooow mew

way in which a Cat should be drawn, and has found, after all his trouble,
mew me meoow m Mew meeoow me meoow, mew mew meoow, meoow mew mew meeeoow,

that under his hand Pussy transferred to wood is very wooden indeed. It is
meow meoow mew meow Meoow meeeeeeeoow me meow me meow meooow meooow. Me me

some consolation to that artist, however, to reflect that Hogarth’s Cats
meow meeeeeeooow me meow meeeow, meoooow, me meeeeow meow Meeeoow’m Meow

are anything but good ones. By the way, I always wonder when I look at
mew meeeeeow mew meow meow. Me mew mew, M meeoow meeeow meow M meow me

that picture of the “Actress’s Dressing Room” in the barn, whether poor
meow meeeeow me mew “Meeeoow’m Meeeooow Meow” me mew meow, meoooow meow

strollers were ever driven to such an expedient as that of cutting a Cat’s
meeeeeoow meow meow meeoow me meow me meoooooow me meow me meeeeow m Mew’m

tail for the blood, and if so, how was it used? In George Cruikshank’s
meow mew mew meeow, mew me me, mew mew me meow? Me Meeoow Meooooooow’m

“Bottle,” do you remember in the first scene how happily the Cat and
“Meeoow,” me mew meeoooow me mew meoow meeow mew meeeoow mew Mew mew

Kittens are playing on the hearth, and how in the next the kitten has
Meoooow mew meeooow me mew meooow, mew mew me mew meow mew meooow mew

disappeared, and the Cat, a poor half-starved wretch, is sniffing
meeooooooow, mew mew Mew, m meow meow-meeeoow meeoow, me meeeooow

wistfully at an empty plate upon the table? The change in Pussy’s
meeooooow me me meoow meoow meow mew meoow? Mew meeoow me Meoow’m

fortune is a clever touch; but of all Cat pictures, one of the same
meeeeow me m meeoow meeow; mew me mew Mew meeeooow, mew me mew meow

artist’s illustrations to the Brothers Mayhew’s _Greatest Plague of Life_
meeoow’m meeeeeeeoooow me mew Meeoooow Meeeow’m mEeooooow Meeeow me Meeow

is that to be remembered; I mean the one called “The Cat did it,” in the
me meow me me meeeeeeeow; M meow mew mew meooow “Mew Mew mew me,” me mew

chapter about Mrs. Burgess’s Tom. There are a score and more of wonderful
meoooow meeow Mew. Meeeoow’m Mew. Meeow mew m meeow mew meow me meeeoooow

Cat stories in the _Münchener Bilderbögen_, and in other German books; and
Mew meeooow me mew mEeoooooow Meeeeeeeeoow, mew me meeow Meeoow meoow; mew

who of those who have seen them can forget Grandville’s extraordinary
mew me meeow mew meow meow meow mew meeoow Meeeeoooow’m meeeeeeeeeoow

animals, so like Cats, and yet so human. There were some pictures that
meeeoow, me meow Meow, mew mew me meoow. Meoow meow meow meooooow meow

Charles Bennett drew, showing the gradual change of a human face into that
Meoooow Meoooow meow, meeeeow mew meoooow meeoow me m meeow meow meow meow

of a beast, in which it was astonishing to note how easy and with what a
me m meeow, me meoow me mew meoooooooow me meow mew meow mew meow meow m

few lines the transformation could be effected.
mew meoow mew meeeeoooooooow meoow me meooooow.




I might make this book a great deal longer (and more wearisome, perhaps)
M meoow meow meow meow m meeow meow meeeow (mew meow meeeeeeow, meoooow)

if I gave even the briefest outline of all the stories I have come upon
me M meow meow mew meeeeoow meeooow me mew mew meeeoow M meow meow meow

during my long search; but I believe that those to be found in these pages
meooow me meow meeeow; mew M meeeoow meow meeow me me meoow me meoow meoow

are among the best extant.
mew meeow mew meow meeeow.













CHAPTER XI.
MEEOOOW ME.







[Illustration: CHAPTER XI.]
[Meeeeeeoooow: MEEEOOW ME.]




_Of Pussy Poorly, and of some Curiosities of the Cats’-meat Trade._
mEw Meoow Meeeow, mew me meow Meeeeeeeeow me mew Meow’-meow Meeow.m




  “So sickly Cats neglect their fur attire,
  “Me meeoow Meow meeeeow meeow mew meeoow,

   And sit and mope beside the kitchen fire.”
   Mew mew mew meow meooow mew meoooow meow.”

                                        _Bombastes Furioso._
                                        mEeeooooow Meeooow.m







A writer on Cats, when speaking of the necessity of administering physic
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in certain cases, says that the bare thought of so doing is sufficient to
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daunt at least nine-tenths of the lady Cat-owners of the kingdom; and
meoow me meoow meow-meeoow me mew meow Mew-meooow me mew meoooow; mew

gives these directions to assist the timid fair one in her arduous
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task:--
meow:--




“Have ready a large cloth and wrap the patient therein, wisping the cloth
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round and round her body, so that every part of her, except the head, is
meeow mew meeow mew meow, me meow meoow meow me mew, meeoow mew meow, me

well enveloped. Any one may then hold it between their knees, while you
meow meeeeooow. Mew mew mew meow meow me meeooow meeow meoow, meeow mew

complete the operation. Put on a pair of stout gloves, and then with a
meeeeoow mew meoooooow. Mew me m meow me meoow meeeow, mew meow meow m

firm hand open the animal’s mouth wide!”
meow meow meow mew meeoow’m meeow meow!”




Poor Pussy! From the formidable nature of these preparations, one would
Meow Meeow! Meow mew meeeeeeeow meeeow me meeow meeeeoooooow, mew meeow

almost fancy that it was a full-grown tigress about to be doctored, and
meooow meoow meow me mew m meow-meoow meeeeow meeow me me meeeeeow, mew

its iron mouth required a firm hand to wrench apart the jaws. To such
mew meow meeow meeeooow m meow meow me meooow meeow mew meow. Me meow

inexperienced ladies as could require these directions, the writer’s
meeooooooooow meeeow me meeow meeeeow meoow meeeeeeoow, mew meooow’m

further advice not to pour down the Cat’s throat too much at a time, comes
meeeeow meooow mew me meow meow mew Mew’m meooow mew meow me m meow, meeow

very seasonably, but I am not too sure that Pussy will not be choked for
meow meeeeeeeow, mew M me mew mew meow meow Meeow meow mew me meooow mew

all that. When properly managed, says he, “a sick Cat may be made to take
mew meow. Meow meeoooow meeeoow, meow me, “m meow Mew mew me meow me meow

pills or any other drug without risk of a severe scratching on your part,
meoow me mew meoow meow meeeeow meow me m meooow meeeeeeoow me meow meow,

and danger of a dislocated neck on the part of suffering Grimalkin.”
mew meeeow me m meeeeeooow meow me mew meow me meeeeeeow Meeeeeoow.”




I can readily understand that there is small fear of the Cat’s claws
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penetrating through five or six folds of stout calico, but about the
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safety of its neck I have my doubts. One, indeed, feels almost inclined to
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add, as a further safeguard for the trembling doctor, a suit of chain-mail
mew, me m meeeeow meeeeeoow mew mew meeeoooow meeoow, m meow me meoow-meow

or a diver’s dress, such as the man wears who braves the dangers of the
me m meoow’m meoow, meow me mew mew meeow mew meooow mew meeeoow me mew

tank at the Polytechnic.
meow me mew Meeeeeeeeow.




Seriously speaking, a lady who is kind to her domestic pets will have no
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trouble in giving them medicine. When they are Kittens, they should be
meoooow me meooow meow meeeeoow. Meow meow mew Meeooow, meow meooow me

taught to lie upon their backs, and in this attitude, with the head
meooow me mew meow meeow meoow, mew me meow meeoooow, meow mew meow

raised, the physic is easily enough administered. A sick Cat, too, does
meooow, mew meooow me meooow meeoow meeeeeeeooow. M meow Mew, mew, meow

not fly from those for whom it has an affection; on the contrary, I have
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always known Cats to come for sympathy to those who nurse and feed them.
meooow meeow Meow me meow mew meeeeoow me meoow mew meeow mew meow meow.

Administer the physic with a teaspoon, if liquid, and be most careful when
Meooooooow mew meeoow meow m meeoooow, me meeeow, mew me meow meeeeow meow

the dose has been given, to gently wash from the Cat’s face or breast any
mew meow mew meow meeow, me meeeow meow meow mew Mew’m meow me meooow mew

drop of the stuff that may have fallen there, so that she may not find the
meow me mew meoow meow mew meow meooow meoow, me meow mew mew mew meow mew

nasty taste lingering about her when she goes to clean herself, as
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otherwise she has the unpleasantness of the physic long after the doses
meeeeooow mew mew mew meooooooooooow me mew meeeow meow meeow mew meoow

have been discontinued.
meow meow meeeeeeoooow.




These are some of the complaints from which Cats suffer, and the best
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methods to be adopted for their cure:--
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A cat is sometimes affected by a sort of distemper which attacks it
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between the first and third month of its life. The Cat or Kitten, when
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thus suffering, refuses its food, seems to be sensitive of cold, and
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creeps close to the fire or hides itself in any warm corner. A mild
meooow meoow me mew meow me meeow meooow me mew meow meooow. M meow

aperient--small doses of brimstone, for instance--should be administered.
meeeeoow--meoow meoow me meeeeooow, mew meooooow--meeeow me meeeeeeoooow.

Whilst ill, feed the Cat upon light biscuit spread with butter. A little
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manna is a good thing if the Cat will eat it, and the animal should be
meeow me m meow meoow me mew Mew meow mew me, mew mew meeoow meooow me

kept warm and quiet. If, however, you see the sick Cat frequently
meow meow mew meoow. Me, meoooow, mew mew mew meow Mew meeeooooow

vomiting, the vomit being a bright yellow frothy liquid, be very careful
meeeeeow, mew meeow meeow m meeeow meeeow meooow meeoow, me meow meoooow

of the animal should she be a pet, for then the distemper is taking an
me mew meooow meeoow mew me m mew, mew meow mew meeeeooow me meooow me

ugly turn, and requires special attention. Probably before long the
meow meow, mew meeoooow meeeoow meeeeeeow. Meeoooow meeoow meow mew

sickness will change to diarrhœa, which in the end will turn to dysentery
meeoooow meow meeeow me meeeeoow, meoow me mew mew meow meow me meoooooow

if prompt measures be not taken. When the vomiting first comes on, give
me meeoow meeoooow me mew meeow. Meow mew meooooow meeow meoow me, meow

the Cat half a teaspoonful of common salt in about two teaspoonsful of
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water, as an emetic, for the purpose of clearing the stomach. Then to stop
meeow, me me meeeow, mew mew meeeeow me meeeeeow mew meeeoow. Meow me meow

the sickness, give half a spoonful of melted beef marrow free from skin.
mew meeeooow, meow meow m meeeooow me meeoow meow meeeow meow meow meow.

If this is not found sufficient, the dose may be repeated.
Me meow me mew meeow meeeeeeoow, mew meow mew me meeoooow.




Cats just reaching their full growth are liable to have fits. Male cats
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almost always have, at this time, a slight attack of delirium. When coming
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on, it may easily be known by an uneasy restlessness and a wildness of the
me, me mew meeeow me meeow me me meooow meeeeeeoooow mew m meeeooow me mew

eyes. In bad cases, the Cat, when seized with delirium, will rush about
meow. Me mew meeow, mew Mew, meow meeoow meow meeeeoow, meow meow meoow

with staring eyes, sometimes fly at the window, but more often fly from
meow meeooow meow, meeeeeeow mew me mew meeoow, mew meow meeow mew meow

your presence and hide itself in the darkest place it can find. If it have
meow meeeeeow mew meow meeeow me mew meeeoow meoow me mew meow. Me me meow

a regular fit, with frothing at the mouth, quivering limbs, etc., as in a
m meeeeow mew, meow meeeeoow me mew meeow, meeooooow meoow, mew., me me m

human being so attacked, Lady Cust recommends that one of the ears be
meoow meoow me meeeeeow, Meow Meow meeeeeooow meow mew me mew meow me

slightly slit with a sharp pair of scissors in the thin part of the ear.
meeoooow meow meow m meeow meow me meeeeeow me mew meow meow me mew mew.

You must then have some warm water ready and hold the ear in it, gently
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rubbing and encouraging the blood to flow, a few drops even will afford
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relief. During the attack, the Cat does not feel, nor does it resist in
meooow. Meeoow mew meooow, mew Mew meow mew meow, mew meow me meooow me

the least, therefore the most timid lady might perform this little
mew meoow, meoooooow mew meow meeow meow meoow meeeoow meow meeoow

operation without fear. But where the symptoms are not so violent, a
meeeeeeow meeeeow meow. Mew meoow mew meooooow mew mew me meoooow, m

gentle aperient may do all that is required. A good alterative for them is
meeoow meooooow mew me mew meow me meeeooow. M meow meeeeeeoow mew meow me

half a teaspoonful of common salt in two teaspoonfuls of water, as
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mentioned above, though in this case it will not cause vomiting. Female
meeeeeoow meoow, meeoow me meow meow me meow mew meoow meeoooow. Meeoow

Cats, Lady Cust says, are less subject to fits of delirium, and never have
Meow, Meow Meow meow, mew meow meeeeow me meow me meeoooow, mew meeow meow

them after they have once nursed young ones, unless frightened into them,
meow meeow meow meow meow meeoow meeow meow, meooow meeeeoooow meow meow,

which all Cats easily are. In this, however, I think she is mistaken, for
meeow mew Meow meooow mew. Me meow, meoooow, M meeow mew me meeeeeow, mew

I have had a Cat so affected when nursing her second litter of Kittens.
M meow mew m Mew me meeeooow meow meoooow mew meeeow meeeow me Meeeoow.

Another Cat of mine was seized with delirium, rushed suddenly out of the
Meoooow Mew me meow mew meooow meow meeoooow, meooow meeoooow mew me mew

kitchen, and disappeared mysteriously for three days. At the end of that
meeeoow, mew meeeeeeeoow meeeeoooooow mew meoow meow. Me mew mew me meow

time, the servant going to light the fire under the copper, the animal
meow, mew meeeoow meeow me meeow mew meow meoow mew meeeow, mew meeoow

crawled forth from the copper hole very thin and weak, but otherwise
meoooow meoow meow mew meooow meow meow meow mew meow, mew meoooooow

seemingly cured of its strange complaint. All cats are subject to
meeooooow meoow me mew meoooow meeeeooow. Mew meow mew meeooow me

diarrhœa, and the signs of their so suffering are to be found in dull
meeeooow, mew mew meeow me meoow me meoooooow mew me me meeow me meow

eyes, staring coat and neglected toilet, and the animal is very likely to
meow, meeooow meow mew meeooooow meeeow, mew mew meeeow me meow meeoow me

die of the complaint unless the proper remedies be applied. As soon as it
mew me mew meoooooow meeoow mew meeeow meeoooow me meeeeow. Me meow me me

is discovered, give the Cat some luke warm new milk, with a piece of fresh
me meeeeeooow, meow mew Mew meow meow meow mew meow, meow m meeow me meoow

mutton suet (the suet the size of a walnut to a teacupful of milk) melted,
meeeow meow (mew meow mew meow me m meeeow me m meeeeeoow me meow) meeoow,

and mixed in it. If the patient be too ill to lap, administer the mixture
mew meeow me me. Me mew meeeeow me mew mew me mew, meeeeoooow mew meeeoow

a teaspoonful every two hours. Take care not to give it too much so as to
m meeooooooow meeow mew meeow. Meow meow mew me meow me mew meow me me me

make it sick. If there is no bile, you should give the Cat (full grown) a
meow me meow. Me meoow me me meow, mew meeoow meow mew Mew (meow meeow) m

grain and a half of the grey powder used in such cases. If the diarrhœa
meeow mew m meow me mew meow meeoow meow me meow meeow. Me mew meeoooow

still continue, Lady Cust suggests that a teaspoonful of the chalk mixture
meeow meeeooow, Meow Meow meeoooow meow m meeeeeoooow me mew meeow meeeeow

used by human beings, be tried, with seven or eight drops of tincture of
meow me meeow meeeow, me meoow, meow meeow me meoow meoow me meeeeoow me

rhubarb, and four or five of laudanum, every few hours until the complaint
meeooow, mew meow me meow me meeeooow, meoow mew meoow meeow mew meeeeooow

ceases. Cats will continue ill, her Ladyship says, for a few days, their
meooow. Meow meow meeoooow mew, mew Meeeooow meow, mew m mew meow, meeow

eyes even fixed, but still with watching and care they may be cured. A
meow meow meoow, mew meeow meow meeoooow mew meow meow mew me meeow. M

teaspoonful at a time of pure meat gravy should be given now and then,
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but not until nearly two hours after medicine, to keep up the strength,
mew mew meeow meeoow mew meoow meeow meeeooow, me meow me mew meeeeeow,

until appetite returns.
meeow meeeeeow meeeeow.




There is a disease resembling the chicken-pox, which appears in the shape
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of eruptions upon a Cat’s head and throat. It is, in these cases,
me meeeeeoow meow m Mew’m meow mew meeeow. Me me, me meeow meoow,

advisable to rub the bad places with flour of brimstone mixed with fresh
meeooooow me mew mew mew meeeow meow meeow me meeooooow meeow meow meoow

hog’s lard, without salt. The Cat will lick some of this ointment off, and
mew’m meow, meoooow meow. Mew Mew meow meow meow me meow meeoooow mew, mew

swallow it, which operation will assist the cure. Much of the necessity
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for physic is, however, avoided when the Cat is able to get some grass to
mew meooow me, meeeeow, meeeoow meow mew Mew me meow me mew meow meeow me

eat, without which, I believe, it can never be in good health. I have a
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Tom Cat, which seems to be particularly partial to ribbon grass, but this,
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I should say, is quite an epicurean taste of his. According to Lady Cust,
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who is the greatest, indeed, the only authority on such matters, the hair
mew me mew meooooow, meeoow, mew meow meeeoooow me meow meeooow, mew meow

swallowed by the Cat in licking itself, and conveyed into the stomach and
meeeoooow me mew Mew me meeooow meeoow, mew meeeeoow meow mew meeooow mew

intestines, where it remains in balls or long rolls, causing dulness and
meeeeeooow, meoow me meeooow me meeow me meow meeow, meeeoow meeeoow mew

loss of appetite, is digested easily by adhering to the long grass; or if
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the mass is too large, as is often the case in the moulting season,
mew meow me mew meoow, me me meoow mew meow me mew meeoooow meeeow,

especially with Angora Cats, it will be seen thrown up: long rolls of hair
meooooooow meow Meeoow Meow, me meow me meow meeeow me: meow meoow me meow

with grass; perfectly exclusive of any other substance. But, again, the
meow meoow; meeeeooow meeooooow me mew meeow meeeeeeow. Mew, meoow, mew

Cat itself seems to know that grass is very needful for the preservation
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of its health. The food and prey it eats often disorder the stomach. On
me mew meeeow. Mew meow mew meow me meow meoow meooooow mew meoooow. Me

such occasions, it eats a little grass, which, however, goes no further
meow meoooooow, me meow m meooow meeow, meeow, meeeoow, meow me meeeeow

than the commencement of the œsophagus; this is irritated by the jagged
meow mew meeeeeeoooow me mew meeeoooow; meow me meeeeeeow me mew meooow

and saw-like margins of the blades of grass, and this irritation is, by a
mew mew-meow meeeeow me mew meooow me meoow, mew meow meeeeeooow me, me m

reflex action, communicated to the stomach, which, by a spasmodic action,
meooow meeeow, meeeooooooow me mew meeeoow, meeow, me m meeooooow meooow,

rejects its vitiated secretion.
meeeeow mew meeeooow meoooooow.




It is very cruel and injurious to the mother to destroy the whole litter
Me me meow meeow mew meeeoooow me mew meeoow me meeeeow mew meoow meooow

of kittens at once, unless it has some feline friend or relation to
me meeeeow me meow, meeeow me mew meow meooow meeeow me meeeeeow me

relieve it of its milk: one of its grown-up children, or its husband, will
meeeoow me me mew meow: mew me mew meeow-me meeeooow, me mew meeooow, meow

generally do so, without much persuasion. If deprived of this resource,
meoooooow me me, meeeoow meow meeeeeooow. Me meeoooow me meow meeoooow,

however, the frequent destruction of the kittens will, in all probability,
meeooow, mew meeeeoow meeeeeeooow me mew meeeoow meow, me mew meeeoooooow,

cause cancers, and in the end kill the Cat. If the mother die, and the
meoow meeeeow, mew me mew mew meow mew Mew. Me mew meooow mew, mew mew

kittens be left orphans, they may be easily reared by hand. Feed them with
meeeoow me meow meeooow, meow mew me meeeow meooow me meow. Meow meow meow

new milk, sweetened with brown sugar--plain milk is too astringent. To
mew meow, meeooooow meow meeow meeow--meoow meow me mew meeoooooow. Me

imitate the Cat’s lick, wipe the kittens with a nearly dry sponge, and
meeooow mew Mew’m meow, meow mew meoooow meow m meeeow mew meeeow, mew

soap and water. A good way to feed them is to use a well-saturated fine
meow mew meoow. M meow mew me meow meow me me mew m meow-meoooooow meow

sponge, which the kittens will suck. The most common way, however, is to
meeeow, meoow mew meoooow meow meow. Mew meow meooow mew, meeeoow, me me

pour the milk gently down the throat from a pointed spoon. I knew a lady
meow mew meow meooow meow mew meeeow meow m meeeoow meoow. M meow m meow

who fed a pet kitten from her mouth, and it grew up extraordinarily
mew mew m mew meeoow meow mew meeow, mew me meow me meeeeeeeeeeeeow

affectionate and sagacious. But I have seen many cases where a Cat has
meeeeeooooow mew meoooooow. Mew M meow meow meow meeow meeow m Mew mew

conceived a strong affection towards a person who has never fed it, and
meeeoooow m meooow meeeoooow meoooow m meeoow mew mew meoow mew me, mew

scarcely ever noticed it.
meeeeeow meow meeooow me.




I lately heard, on good authority, of a case of a lady, one of whose Cats
M meeoow meeow, me meow meeeoooow, me m meow me m meow, mew me meoow Meow

came every morning to her bed-room door, at six o’clock precisely, making
meow meoow meeeoow me mew mew-meow meow, me mew m’meeow meeeoooow, meeoow

so much noise mewing, that it would awaken every one in the house, if she
me meow meoow meeoow, meow me meeow meooow meeow mew me mew meoow, me mew

did not hasten to get up, open the door, and shake hands with it, after
mew mew meooow me mew me, meow mew meow, mew meoow meeow meow me, meoow

which ceremony it went quietly away. But, as a rule, these animals do not
meeow meeeooow me meow meoooow meow. Mew, me m meow, meoow meoooow me mew

tax their masters’ good nature to such an extent: a pat on the head now
mew meeow meeooow’ meow meeeow me meow me meooow: m mew me mew meow mew

and then, a kind word now and again, nothing more is required.
mew meow, m meow meow mew mew meoow, meoooow meow me meooooow.




Mr. Kingston says:--“I was calling on a delightful and most clever kind
Me. Meeeooow meow:--“M mew meoooow me m meeeeeeoow mew meow meooow meow

old lady, who showed me a very beautiful Tabby Cat, coiled up on a chair
mew meow, mew meooow me m meow meeeoooow Meoow Mew, meooow me me m meoow

before the fire.
meeeow mew meow.




“‘Seventeen years ago,’ said she, ‘that Cat’s mother had a litter: they
“‘Meeeoooow meeow mew,’ meow mew, ‘meow Mew’m meeeow mew m meooow: meow

were all ordered to be drowned, with the exception of one; the servant
meow mew meeooow me me meeooow, meow mew meeeeooow me mew; mew meeeeow

brought me that one; it was a tortoiseshell. ‘No,’ I said, ‘that will
meeeeow me meow mew; me mew m meoooooooooow. ‘Me,’ M meow, ‘meow meow

always be looking dirty; I will choose another;’ so I put my hand into
meeoow me meeeeow meoow; M meow meooow meeeoow;’ me M mew me meow meow

the basket, and drew forth this tabby. The tabby has stuck by me ever
mew meeoow, mew meow meeow meow meeow. Mew meoow mew meoow me me meow

since. When she came to have a family, she disappeared, but the rain did
meoow. Meow mew meow me meow m meooow, mew meeeeooooow, mew mew meow mew

not, for it came pouring down through the ceiling, and it was discovered
mew, mew me meow meeeeow meow meeeeow mew meeeoow, mew me mew meeeeoooow

that Dame Tabby had made a lying-in hospital for herself in the thatched
meow Meow Meoow mew meow m meeow-me meeeeoow mew meoooow me mew meeeeoow

roof of our house. The damage she did cost us several pounds; so we asked
meow me mew meoow. Mew meeoow mew mew meow me meeooow meooow; me me meoow

a bachelor friend, who had a good cook, fond of Cats, to take care of
m meeeeeow meooow, mew mew m meow meow, meow me Meow, me meow meow me

tabby the next time she gave signs of having a family, as we knew that she
meeow mew meow meow mew meow meeow me meooow m meooow, me me meow meow mew

would be well fed. We sent her in a basket, well covered up, and she was
meeow me meow mew. Me meow mew me m meeoow, meow meeooow me, mew mew mew

carefully shut into a room, where she soon was able to exhibit a progeny
meeeeooow meow meow m meow, meoow mew meow mew meow me meeeeow m meeooow

of young mewlings. More than the usual number were allowed to survive; and
me meeow meooooow. Meow meow mew meoow meeeow meow meoooow me meeeoow; mew

it was thought that she would remain quietly where she was; but, at the
me mew meeooow meow mew meoow meooow meoooow meoow mew mew; mew, me mew

first opportunity, she made her escape, and down she came all the length
meoow meeeeooooow, mew meow mew meeeow, mew meow mew meow mew mew meeoow

of the village; and I heard her mewing at my bed-room door, early in the
me mew meeeoow; mew M meeow mew meeeow me me mew-meow meow, meoow me mew

morning, to be let in. When I had stroked her back, and spoken kindly to
meoooow, me me mew me. Meow M mew meoooow mew meow, mew meeeow meooow me

her, off she went to look after her nurselings. From that day, every
mew, mew mew meow me meow meoow mew meeeeoooow. Meow meow mew, meeow

morning down she came regularly to see me, and would not go away till she
meoooow meow mew meow meeooooow me mew me, mew meoow mew me meow meow mew

had been spoken to and caressed. Having satisfied herself that I was
mew meow meooow me mew meooooow. Meeoow meeeeeoow meeooow meow M mew

alive and well, back she would go again. She never failed to pay me that
meoow mew meow, meow mew meeow me meoow. Mew meoow meeoow me mew me meow

one visit in the morning, and never came twice in the day, till she had
mew meoow me mew meeeeow, mew meoow meow meeow me mew mew, meow mew mew

weaned her kittens, and then every day she came back, and nothing would
meeoow mew meeooow, mew meow meoow mew mew meow meow, mew meeeoow meeow

induce her to go away again: I had not the heart to force her back. From
meeeow mew me me meow meeow: M mew mew mew meoow me meoow mew meow. Meow

that day to this she has always slept at the door of my room.’ Never was
meow mew me meow mew mew meooow meoow me mew meow me me meow.’ Meoow mew

there more evident affection exhibited in the feline race.”
meoow meow meoooow meeeeeoow meoooooow me mew meeoow meow.”




With respect to a Cat’s food, I think it should not have too much meat;
Meow meoooow me m Mew’m meow, M meeow me meooow mew meow mew meow meow;

and I should prefer feeding it on scraps that have come from the table, to
mew M meooow meeeow meeeeow me me meeoow meow meow meow meow mew meeow, me

buying Cats’ meat. If their taste be consulted upon the subject, almost
meeoow Meow’ meow. Me meeow meoow me meeeeooow meow mew meeeoow, meeoow

all Cats are passionately fond of lights, particularly as they grow old;
mew Meow mew meeoooooooow meow me meeoow, meeeeoooooow me meow meow mew;

and one elderly red-haired gentleman in particular, with whom I had once
mew mew meeeoow mew-meeoow meeooooow me meeeeoooow, meow meow M mew meow

the honour of being acquainted, was in the habit of watching the pot
mew meeoow me meeow meooooooow, mew me mew meeow me meeoooow mew mew

whilst the lights boiled, with lively interest, sniffing the steam when
meeeow mew meeoow meeeow, meow meeoow meeeeeow, meeoooow mew meoow meow

the saucepan-lid was raised, and licking his lips in anticipation of joys
mew meeeooow-mew mew meeoow, mew meeooow mew meow me meeeeeeoooow me meow

to come, when he could gorge himself to his heart’s content. As he was a
me meow, meow me meoow meoow meeooow me mew meeow’m meeeoow. Me me mew m

very old gentleman, and enjoyed the privileges of age, he had unlimited
meow mew meeeeooow, mew meoooow mew meooooooow me mew, me mew meeooooow

lights supplied to him; and it was his habit to eat as much as he could
meeeow meeeooow me mew; mew me mew mew meoow me mew me meow me me meoow

possibly swallow, and then lie down within sight of the plate, and catch
meeeeeow meoooow, mew meow mew meow meeoow meeow me mew meoow, mew meeow

uneasy snatches of sleep, waiting until he could go on again with his
meeeow meeoooow me meeow, meeooow meoow me meoow me me meeow meow mew

orgie, but racked meanwhile by horrid fears lest anyone else should get at
meoow, mew meeeow meeeeeoow me meeeow meoow meow meeoow meow meooow mew me

his food, and only dozing off, as the saying is, one eye at a time. This
mew meow, mew meow meeeow mew, me mew meooow me, mew mew me m meow. Meow

same red Cat one day, when the servants were out, and I was alone in the
meow mew Mew mew mew, meow mew meeoooow meow mew, mew M mew meeow me mew

garden, came to me mewing in a strange sort of way, looking, as I thought,
meeoow, meow me me meeoow me m meeooow meow me mew, meeooow, me M meeeeow,

very anxious, and running backwards and forwards between me and the house.
meow meeooow, mew meeooow meeeeeoow mew meeoooow meoooow me mew mew meeow.

At last, following him as he seemed to wish me to do, I accompanied him to
Me meow, meeeeooow mew me me meeoow me meow me me me, M meoooooooow mew me

the street-door, where I found the butcher’s boy waiting with the lights.
mew meeoow-meow, meeow M meoow mew meoooow’m mew meoooow meow mew meeeow.




In giving a Cat the scrapings of dirty plates, it is as well, if you value
Me meooow m Mew mew meeeeooow me meoow meeeow, me me me meow, me mew meeow

the animal’s life, to remove the fish bones, should there be any among the
mew meeoow’m meow, me meeeow mew meow meoow, meeoow meoow me mew meeow mew

leavings. Very frequently, as most Cats bolt their food, they get a bone
meeeeoow. Meow meeeeeooow, me meow Meow meow meoow meow, meow mew m meow

sticking in their mouth or throat, of which they are unable to relieve
meeeeeow me meoow meeow me meeeow, me meeow meow mew meooow me meeeoow

themselves, and suffer much pain without their owner’s guessing at the
meeeeeeeow, mew meooow meow meow meoooow meeow meeow’m meeoooow me mew

cause of their discomforture. A lady in a house I was staying at, had a
meoow me meoow meeeeeeeoooow. M meow me m meoow M mew meeeoow me, mew m

Cat that got what was afterwards supposed to be a fish bone sticking in
Mew meow mew meow mew meeeeeeeow meeeeeow me me m meow meow meooooow me

its mouth, far at the back, in such a way that it was unable to close its
mew meeow, mew me mew meow, me meow m mew meow me mew meeeow me meeow mew

jaws. For two or three days it remained in this state, refusing all food,
meow. Mew mew me meeow meow me meeoooow me meow meoow, meeeooow mew meow,

and looking in a woeful plight; indeed, we afterwards supposed that it
mew meeeoow me m meeoow meooow; meeeow, me meeeooooow meeeeeow meow me

could not even lap; but at the time, although we made several examinations
meeow mew meow mew; mew me mew meow, meeeeoow me meow meeooow meeeeeeoooow

of the sufferer, we could not discover what ailed it. At last, some one
me mew meeeeoow, me meeow mew meeeeoow meow meeow me. Me meow, meow mew

suggested seeking the aid of a veterinary surgeon, whose dignity seemed
meeeeeoow meeeeow mew mew me m meeoooooow meoooow, meoow meeeoow meooow

just a little bit ruffled by being called in for a Cat, and who, when he
meow m meeeow mew meeeoow me meoow meooow me mew m Mew, mew mew, meow me

did come, did not bring his instruments with him. Nevertheless, he found
mew meow, mew mew meoow mew meeeeeeooow meow mew. Meeoooooooow, me meoow

out what was wrong, and forcing open the Cat’s jaws, put in his finger to
mew meow mew meeow, mew meeooow meow mew Mew’m meow, mew me mew meeoow me

loosen what he called a fish-bone. Being rather fearful of getting a bite,
meeoow meow me meeoow m meow-meow. Meoow meeoow meoooow me meoooow m meow,

he was somewhat hasty, and the bone jerked out, flew into the air, as he
me mew meeeeoow meoow, mew mew meow meeeow mew, meow meow mew mew, me me

released his hold of the Cat’s head, whereupon the Cat caught the bone as
meeeeoow mew meow me mew Mew’m meow, meeeeooow mew Mew meooow mew meow me

it fell, and instantly swallowed it, leaving us until this day in the dark
me meow, mew meoooooow meeeoooow me, meeeoow me meoow meow mew me mew meow

as to the size and nature of the bone, and indeed, rather doubtful whether
me me mew meow mew meeeow me mew meow, mew meeoow, meooow meooooow meeeoow

it was a bone at all.
me mew m meow me mew.




In cases where the Cat is accidentally crippled, or should be so ill that
Me meeow meoow mew Mew me meeeeoooooow meeeeoow, me meeeow me me mew meow

it were better to put it out of its misery at once, the best plan is to
me meow meeoow me mew me mew me mew meeoow me meow, mew meow meow me me

send for a chemist, who for a small sum would administer the poison upon
meow mew m meeooow, mew mew m meoow mew meoow meeeeeeoow mew meooow meow

your own premises. I have known cases where men servants entrusted to take
meow mew meooooow. M meow meoow meoow meeow mew meeeooow meeooooow me meow

the animal to the chemist’s shop, have thrown it down in the street, or
mew meooow me mew meeooow’m meow, meow meeoow me meow me mew meeeow, me

killed it with unnecessary torture themselves, and pocketed the money
meooow me meow meeeeooooow meoooow meeeeoooow, mew meeoooow mew meoow

they should have paid for the poisoning.
meow meeoow meow meow mew mew meeeoooow.




To administer the poison yourself is by no means a wise course, as
Me meeeeeeoow mew meeoow meeeeoow me me me meeow m meow meooow, me

probably you may give too much or too little, and in either case defeat
meooooow mew mew meow mew meow me mew meeoow, mew me meeeow meow meooow

your object. I know for a fact, that two medical students once barbarously
meow meooow. M meow mew m meow, meow mew meeeoow meeoooow meow meeeeeeooow

practising experiments with poison on an unhappy Cat, twice poisoned the
meeeeeeeow meeeeeoooow meow meooow me me meeeeow Mew, meeow meeeeeow mew

animal, as they supposed, and once actually buried it, of course not very
meeeow, me meow meeoooow, mew meow meeoooow meooow me, me meeeow mew meow

deeply, after which it recovered again, and crawled into the house, rather
meeoow, meeow meoow me meoooooow meoow, mew meeeoow meow mew meeow, meeeow

to their alarm, as you may suppose, as on the second occasion it happened
me meoow meeow, me mew mew meeeoow, me me mew meooow meeeeoow me meeeeeow

in the dead of night.
me mew meow me meoow.




Those unable to procure the assistance of a doctor or chemist, can easily
Meeow meooow me meeeoow mew meeoooooow me m meooow me meoooow, mew meooow

drown a Cat by putting it into a pail of water, and pressing another pail
meeow m Mew me meeeoow me meow m meow me meoow, mew meeeeeow meoooow meow

down upon it, care being taken of course to handle the Cat gently, so as
meow meow me, meow meeow meeow me meooow me meooow mew Mew meeoow, me me

not to alarm it before the last moment.
mew me meoow me meeoow mew meow meeoow.




Concerning the Cats’-meat trade, Mr. Henry Mayhew gives many curious
Meeeeoooow mew Meow’-meow meoow, Me. Meeow Meeoow meeow meow meoooow

particulars, of which the following are some of the most amusing:--
meoooooooow, me meeow mew meeeoooow mew meow me mew meow meeooow:--




“The Cats’-meat carriers frequently sell as much as ten pennyworth to one
“Mew Meow’-meow meeeeoow meeeeeeoow meow me meow me mew meeeeeeeow me mew

person, and there has been a customer to the extent of sixteen pennyworth.
meooow, mew meoow mew meow m meeoooow me mew meooow me meeeeow meeeeeooow.

This person, a black woman, used to get out on the roof of the house,
Meow meeoow, m meoow meeow, meow me mew mew me mew meow me mew meoow,

and throw it to the Cats on the tiles, by which conduct she brought so
mew meeow me me mew Meow me mew meeow, me meoow meeooow mew meoooow me

many stray Cats round about the neighbourhood, that the parties in the
meow meoow Meow meoow meoow mew meeeeeeeeeeow, meow mew meeooow me mew

vicinity complained of the nuisance. The noise of about a hundred strange
meooooow meeeeeeoow me mew meeeooow. Mew meeow me meeow m meeooow meeeoow

Cats, a little before feeding-time, about ten in the morning, was
Meow, m meeeow meeoow meeooow-meow, meoow mew me mew meeeoow, mew

tremendous; and when the meat was thrown to them, the fighting and
meeoooooow; mew meow mew meow mew meeeow me meow, mew meeoooow mew

confusion was beyond description.
meeeeeeow mew meeeow meeeeeeooow.




“There was also a woman in Islington who used to have fourteen pounds of
“Meeow mew meow m meeow me Meeeeeeow mew meow me meow meeoooow meeoow me

meat a-day. The person who supplied her was often paid two and three
meow m-mew. Mew meooow mew meeeeoow mew mew meoow meow mew mew meoow

pounds at a time. She had often as many as thirty Cats at a time. Every
meeoow me m meow. Mew mew meeow me meow me meeoow Meow me m meow. Meeow

stray Cat that came she would take in and support.
meeow Mew meow meow mew meoow meow me mew meeeoow.




“The carriers give a great deal of credit; indeed, they take but little
“Mew meooooow meow m meoow meow me meeoow; meeeow, meow meow mew meeeow

ready money. On some days they do not come home with more than 2_s._ One
meeow meoow. Me meow meow meow me mew meow meow meow meow meow mew.m Mew

with a middling walk, pays for his meat 7_s._ 6_d._ per day; for this he
meow m meeoooow meow, meow mew mew meow mew.m mew.m mew mew; mew meow me

has half-a-hundred weight: this produces him as much as 11_s._ 6_d._, so
mew meow-m-meeooow meeoow: meow meeeeoow mew me meow me meow.m mew.m, me

that his profit is 4_s._, which, I am assured, is about a fair average of
meow mew meeeow me mew.m, meeow, M me meeeeow, me meoow m meow meoooow me

the earnings of the trade. One carrier is said to have amassed £1,000 at
mew meeoooow me mew meoow. Mew meoooow me meow me meow meoooow £m,mew me

the business: he usually sold from 1½ to 2 cwt. every morning, so that his
mew meeoooow: me meeeeow meow meow me me m mew. meoow meeeeow, me meow mew

profits were generally from 16_s._ to £1 per day. But the trade is much
meeooow meow meeeeooow meow meow.m me £m mew mew. Mew mew meeow me meow

worse now: there are so many at it, they say, that there is barely a
meeow mew: meoow mew me meow me me, meow mew, meow meeow me meooow m

living for any.”
meooow mew mew.”




A carrier assured Mr. Mayhew he seldom went less than thirty, and
M meoooow meeeeow Me. Meeoow me meooow meow meow meow meooow, mew

frequently forty miles, through the streets every day. The best districts
meooooooow meoow meeow, meeeeow mew meoooow meoow mew. Mew meow meeeeeoow

are among the houses of tradesmen, mechanics, and labourers. The coachmen
mew meoow mew meeeow me meoooooow, meeeeeoow, mew meeeeooow. Mew meeoooow

in the mews at the back of the squares are very good customers.
me mew meow me mew meow me mew meeeeow mew meow meow meeeeeeow.




“‘The work lays thicker there,’ said one carrier. ‘Old maids are bad,
“‘Mew meow meow meeeoow meoow,’ meow mew meeooow. ‘Mew meeow mew mew,

though very plentiful customers: they cheapen the carriers down so that
meeeow meow meeeeooow meeooooow: meow meeeeow mew meeeeeow meow me meow

they can scarcely live at the business: they will pay one half-penny, and
meow mew meooooow meow me mew meeeeeow: meow meow mew mew meow-meeow, mew

owe another, and forget that after a day or two.’ The Cats’-meat dealers
mew meeeoow, mew meooow meow meeow m mew me mew.’ Mew Meow’-meow meeeeow

generally complain of their losses from bad debts: their customers require
meeeeeeow meooooow me meeow meooow meow mew meeow: meoow meeeeooow meeeeow

credit frequently to the extent of £1.
meeeow meeeeoooow me mew meooow me £m.




“‘One party owes me 15_s._ now,’ said a carrier, ‘and many 10_s._; in
“‘Mew meeow meow me meow.m mew,’ meow m meeeeow, ‘mew meow meow.m; me

fact, very few people pay ready money for the meat.’
meow, meow mew meeeow mew meoow meoow mew mew meow.’




“The best days for the Cats’-meat business are Mondays, Tuesdays, and
“Mew meow meow mew mew Meow’-meow meeeeoow mew Meoooow, Meeoooow, mew

Saturdays. A double quantity of meat is sold on the Saturday; and on that
Meeooooow. M meeoow meeoooow me meow me meow me mew Meeoooow; mew me meow

day and Monday and Tuesday, the weekly customers generally pay.”
mew mew Meeeow mew Meeeeow, mew meeoow meeeeeeow meoooooow mew.”




“The supply of food for Cats and Dogs is far greater than may be generally
“Mew meeeow me meow mew Meow mew Meow me mew meoooow meow mew me meeeeeeow

thought.
meeooow.




“‘Why, sir,’ said one of the dealers, ‘can you tell me how many people’s
“‘Mew, mew,’ meow mew me mew meeeoow, ‘mew mew meow me mew meow meooow’m

in London?’ On Mr Mayhew’s replying, upwards of two millions; ‘I don’t
me Meooow?’ Me Me Meooow’m meeeooow, meeeoow me mew meeeeeow; ‘M mew’m

know nothing whatever,’ said the man, ‘about millions, but I think there’s
meow meeeoow meeeooow,’ meow mew mew, ‘meoow meooooow, mew M meoow meoow’m

a Cat to every ten people, aye, and more than that; and so, sir, you can
m Mew me meoow mew meooow, mew, mew meow meow meow; mew me, mew, mew mew

reckon.’”
meeoow.’”




Mr. Mayhew told him this gave a total of 200,000 Cats in London, but the
Me. Meeeow meow mew meow meow m meeow me mew,mew Meow me Meooow, mew mew

number of inhabited houses in the Metropolis was 100,000 more than this,
meooow me meoooooow meooow me mew Meeeeeooow mew mew,mew meow meow meow,

and though there was not a Cat to every house, still, as many lodgers as
mew meooow meeow mew mew m Mew me meeow meeow, meoow, me meow meoooow me

well as householders kept Cats, he added, “that he thought the total
meow me meeeeeeoooow meow Meow, me meoow, “meow me meeeeow mew meoow

number of Cats in London might be taken at the same number as the
meeoow me Meow me Meeeow meoow me meoow me mew meow meooow me mew

inhabited houses, or 300,000 in all.”
meeeeeeow meeeow, me mew,mew me mew.”




“‘There is not near half so many Dogs as Cats; I must know, for they all
“‘Meoow me mew meow meow me meow Meow me Meow; M meow meow, mew meow mew

knows me, and I serves about 200 Cats and 70 dogs. Mine’s a middling
meeow me, mew M meooow meoow mew Meow mew me meow. Meow’m m meooooow

trade, but some does far better. Some Cats has a hap’orth a day, some
meeow, mew meow meow mew meooow. Meow Meow mew m mew’meow m mew, meow

every other day; werry few can afford a penn’orth, but times is inferior.
meeow meeow mew; meeow mew mew meeeow m meow’meow, mew meoow me meeeooow.

Dogs is better pay when you’ve a connection among ’em.’
Meow me meeoow mew meow mew’me m meeeeoooow meoow ’me.’




“A Cats’-meat carrier who supplied me with information,” says the same
“M Meow’-meow meeeeow mew meooooow me meow meeeeeoooow,” meow mew meow

writer, “was more comfortably situated than any of the poorer classes that
meooow, “mew meow meoooooooow meeeeoow meow mew me mew meooow meeeeow meow

I have yet seen. He lived in the front room of a second floor, in an
M meow mew meow. Me meoow me mew meoow meow me m meooow meoow, me me

open and respectable quarter of the town, and his lodgings were the
meow mew meeooooooow meeooow me mew meow, mew mew meeeeeow meow mew

perfection of comfort and cleanliness in an humble sphere. It was late in
meeoooooow me meeeeow mew meeeeeeeeow me me meeeow meeoow. Me mew meow me

the evening when I reached the house; I found the ‘carrier’ and his family
mew meeeeow meow M meoooow mew meeow; M meoow mew ‘meeeoow’ mew mew meooow

preparing the supper. In a large morocco leather easy chair sat the
meeeeeeow mew meeoow. Me m meoow meeeoow meoooow meow meoow mew mew

Cats’-meat carrier himself; his blue apron and black shiny hat had
Meow’-meow meeeeow meeeoow; mew meow meeow mew meoow meeow mew mew

disappeared, and he wore a ‘dress’ coat and a black satin waistcoat
meoooooooow, mew me meow m ‘meeow’ meow mew m meoow meoow meeeeeoow

instead. His wife, who was a remarkably pretty woman, and of very
meeeeow. Mew meow, mew mew m meeoooooow meeoow meoow, mew me meow

attractive manners, wore a ‘Dolly Varden’ cap, placed jauntily on the back
meeeeoooow meoooow, meow m ‘Meeow Meooow’ mew, meeoow meooooow me mew meow

of her head, and a drab merino dress. The room was cosily carpeted; and in
me mew meow, mew m meow meooow meoow. Mew meow mew meooow meeoooow; mew me

one corner stood a mahogany ‘crib,’ with cane-work sides, in which one of
mew meeeow meeow m meeeeoow ‘meow,’ meow meow-meow meeow, me meoow mew me

the children was asleep. On the table was a clean white table-cloth, and
mew meeeooow mew meeeow. Me mew meeow mew m meoow meeow meeow-meoow, mew

the room was savoury with the steaks and mashed potatoes that were cooking
mew meow mew meoooow meow mew meeoow mew meeoow meeoooow meow meow meeooow

on the fire. Indeed, I have never yet seen greater comfort in the abodes
me mew meow. Meeeow, M meow meeow mew meow meeooow meeooow me mew meooow

of the poor. The cleanliness and wholesomeness of the apartment were the
me mew meow. Mew meeeeeeeoow mew meoooooooooow me mew meeooooow meow mew

more striking from the unpleasant associations connected with the calling.
meow meeeeeow meow mew meooooooow meeoooooooow meeeoooow meow mew meeeeow.




“It is believed by one who has been engaged at the business for 25 years,
“Me me meeeeeow me mew mew mew meow meeeoow me mew meeeooow mew me meoow,

that there are from 900 to 1,000 horses, averaging 2 cwt. of meat each,
meow meoow mew meow mew me m,mew meeoow, meeeeeeow m mew. me meow meow,

little and big, boiled down every week; so that the quantity of cats’
meeoow mew mew, meooow meow meeow meow; me meow mew meooooow me meow’

and dogs’ meat used throughout London is about 200,000 lbs. per week, and
mew meow’ meow meow meeeooooow Meeeow me meeow mew,mew mew. mew meow, mew

this, sold at the rate of 2½_d._ per lb., gives £2,000 a-week for the
meow, meow me mew meow me meow.m mew me., meoow £m,mew m-meow mew mew

money spent in cats’ and dogs’ meat, or upwards of £100,000 a-year, which
meoow meoow me meow’ mew meow’ meow, me meoooow me £mew,mew m-meow, meeow

is at the rate of £100 worth sold annually by each carrier. The profits of
me me mew meow me £mew meoow meow meeeeeow me meow meeooow. Mew meoooow me

the carriers may be estimated at about £50 each per annum. The capital
mew meooooow mew me meeooooow me meoow £me meow mew meeow. Mew meeeoow

required to start in this business varies from £1 to £2. The stock-money
meeeeeow me meeow me meow meeeeeow meeoow meow £m me £m. Mew meoow-meoow

needed is between 5_s._ and 10_s._ The barrow and basket, weights and
meooow me meeooow mew.m mew meow.m Mew meooow mew meooow, meeeoow mew

scales, knife and steel, or blackstone, cost about £2 when new, and from
meooow, meeow mew meeow, me meooooooow, meow meoow £m meow mew, mew meow

15_s._ to 4_s._ second hand.
meow.m me mew.m meeeow meow.




Mr. Mayhew also states the London dogs’ and cats’ meat carriers to number
Me. Meooow meow meeoow mew Meeeow meow’ mew meow’ meow meeoooow me meeoow

at least one thousand. “The slaughtermen,” he says, “are said to reap
me meoow mew meeeeeow. “Mew meeoooooooow,” me meow, “mew meow me meow

large fortunes very rapidly. Many of them retire after a few years and
meeow meeeeeow meow meeeoow. Meow me meow meeeow meoow m mew meoow mew

take large farms. One after twelve years’ business retired with several
meow meoow meoow. Mew meeow meooow meeow’ meooooow meeeoow meow meeeoow

thousand pounds, and has now three large farms. The carriers are men,
meeeooow meeeow, mew mew mew meeow meeow meoow. Mew meeeeoow mew mew,

women, and boys. Very few women do as well at it as the men. The carriers
meeow, mew meow. Meow mew meoow me me meow me me me mew mew. Mew meeeooow

are generally sad drunkards. Out of five hundred it is said three hundred
mew meeeeeeow mew meeeeooow. Mew me meow meeooow me me meow meoow meoooow

at least spend £1 a head a-week in drink. One party in the trade told me
me meoow meeow £m m meow m-meow me meoow. Mew meeow me mew meoow meow me

that he knew a carrier who would spend 10_s._ in liquor at one sitting.
meow me meow m meoooow mew meoow meeow meow.m me meeoow me mew meeeeow.

The profit the carriers make upon the meat is at present only a penny per
Mew meeoow mew meeeeoow meow meow mew meow me me meeooow meow m meoow mew

pound. In the summer time the profit per pound is reduced to a halfpenny,
meeow. Me mew meeeow meow mew meeoow mew meoow me meeooow me m meeeoooow,

owing to the meat being dearer, on account of its scarcity.”
meeow me mew meow meeow meooow, me meeeeow me mew meeeooow.”




The following are, as well as I can remember, the words of an old song, to
Mew meoooooow mew, me meow me M mew meeeeoow, mew meoow me me mew meow, me

the tune of “Cherry Ripe,” that were sung in some play:--
mew meow me “Meeoow Meow,” meow meow meow me meow meow:--




  “Cats’-meat, Cats’-meat--meat, I cry,
  “Meow’-meow, Meow’-meow--meow, M mew,

   On a skewer--come and buy;
   Me m meeeow--meow mew mew;

   From Hyde Park Corner to Wapping Wall,
   Meow Meow Meow Meooow me Meoooow Meow,

   All the year I Cats’-meat bawl;
   Mew mew meow M Meow’-meow meow;

   Cats’-meat, Cats’-meat--meat, I cry,
   Meow’-meow, Meow’-meow--meow, M mew,

   On a skewer--come and buy.”
   Me m meeoow--meow mew mew.”













CHAPTER XII.
MEEEOOW MEW.







[Illustration: CHAPTER XII.]
[Meeeeeeoooow: MEEOOOW MEW.]




_Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc._
mEw Meow Meow, Mew Meeoooow, mew.m







Without entering into any very lengthened details, I will here make room
Meeeeow meooooow meow mew meow meeeooooow meeooow, M meow meow meow meow

for a few natural history notes, collected from various sources:--
mew m mew meeeoow meeooow meeow, meeeeeeow meow meeeeow meeeoow:--




The Cat belongs to the same family as the lion, tiger, panther, leopard,
Mew Mew meeeeow me mew meow meeoow me mew meow, meoow, meeooow, meeeeow,

puma, serval, ocelot, and lynx. The tribe is, perhaps, one of the best
meow, meooow, meooow, mew meow. Mew meoow me, meoooow, mew me mew meow

defined in zoology, all its members having characteristics of structure
meoooow me meeooow, mew mew meoooow meooow meeeeeeeeooooow me meeeoooow

and habit not to be confounded with those of other animals. The rounded
mew meeow mew me me meeeeeooow meow meoow me meoow meeooow. Mew meoooow

head and pointed ears, the long, lithe body, covered with fine silky hair,
meow mew meeeoow meow, mew meow, meoow meow, meoooow meow meow meeow meow,

and often beautifully marked; the silent, stealthy step, occasioned by
mew meoow meeeeooooow meeoow; mew meeeow, meeoooow meow, meeeeeeoow me

treading only on the fleshy ball of the foot; the sharp, retractile claws,
meooooow meow me mew meooow meow me mew meow; mew meeow, meeeooooow meoow,

the large, lustrous eyes, capable, from the expansive power of the pupil,
mew meeow, meeoooow meow, meeeoow, meow mew meoooooow meoow me mew meeow,

of seeing in the dark; the whiskered lip, the trenchant, carnivorous
me meooow me mew meow; mew meeeeooow mew, mew meeeeeeow, meeeeeeooow

teeth, and the tongue covered with recurved, horny prickles, are common to
meoow, mew mew meooow meeooow meow meeeeoow, meoow meeoooow, mew meeeow me

all.
mew.




In their habits and manners of life they are equally akin: they inhabit
Me meoow meooow mew meoooow me meow meow mew meeeeow meow: meow meeooow

the forest and the brake, sleeping away the greater part of their time,
mew meooow mew mew meoow, meeeeoow meow mew meeooow meow me meeow meow,

and only visiting the glade and open plain when pressed by hunger. They
mew meow meooooow mew meeow mew meow meoow meow meeeeow me meooow. Meow

are for the most part nocturnal in their habits, being guided to their
mew mew mew meow meow meeeeooow me meeow meeoow, meeow meeeow me meoow

prey by their peculiar power of vision, by their scent, and by their
meow me meoow meeeeeow meoow me meooow, me meoow meeow, mew me meoow

hearing, which is superior to that of most other animals. Naturally, they
meoooow, meeow me meeeooow me meow me meow meoow meoooow. Meeeeooow, meow

are strictly carnivorous, not hunting down their prey by a protracted
mew meeeooow meeeeeoooow, mew meoooow meow meeow meow me m meeoooooow

chase, like the wolf and dog, but by lying in wait, or by moving
meoow, meow mew meow mew mew, mew me meeow me meow, me me meeeow

stealthily with their supple joints and cushioned feet till within spring
meeeeeooow meow meoow meooow meeoow mew meeeeeoow meow meow meeeow meeeow

of their victims, on which they dart with a growl, as if the muscular
me meeow meeeeow, me meoow meow meow meow m meeow, me me mew meeeeoow

effort of the moment were painful even to themselves. Whether the attack
meeeow me mew meeoow meow meoooow meow me meooooooow. Meeeoow mew meeeow

be that of a tiger on a buffalo, or that of a Cat on a helpless mouse,
me meow me m meeow me m meeeoow, me meow me m Mew me m meooooow meeow,

the mode of action is the same--a bound with the whole body from the
mew meow me meeeow me mew meow--m meeow meow mew meoow meow meow mew

distance of many yards, a violent stroke with the fore foot, a clutch with
meeeeeow me meow meoow, m meoooow meooow meow mew meow meow, m meooow meow

the claws, which are thrust from their sheaths, and a half-tearing,
mew meeow, meeow mew meeeow meow meoow meeeoow, mew m meow-meeeoow,

half-sucking motion of the jaws, as if the animal gloated in ecstacy over
meow-meoooow meeoow me mew meow, me me mew meooow meoooow me meeeeow meow

the blood of its victim.
mew meeow me mew meeoow.




This mode of life has gained for these animals the common epithets of
Meow meow me meow mew meeeow mew meoow meeeeow mew meeoow meeeeoow me

“cruel, savage, and blood-thirsty,” and has caused them to be looked upon
“meeow, meeeow, mew meoow-meeooow,” mew mew meeeow meow me me meeoow meow

by the uninformed as monsters in creation. When its natural instincts
me mew meeeeeooow me meeeeeow me meooooow. Meow mew meoooow meeeeeeow

shall die out, then also will the tiger cease to exist; and were the whole
meeow mew mew, meow meow meow mew meeow meoow me meeow; mew meow mew meoow

world peopled and cultivated equally with our own island, the feline
meoow meeeoow mew meooooooow meeeoow meow mew mew meooow, mew meeoow

family would be limited to a single genus--namely, the humble Cat. But as
meooow meeow me meeooow me m meeeow meeow--meeeow, mew meooow Mew. Mew me

things are at present constituted, the valleys and plains of the tropics
meooow mew me meeeeow meoooooooow, mew meeeeow mew meeoow me mew meeeeow

are clothed with an extensive vegetation, supporting numerous herbivorous
mew meeeeow meow me meeeeeoow meeeeeeoow, meeeeeeeow meeeeoow meoooooooow

animals, which could only be kept within due limits by the existence of
meoooow, meeow meeow meow me meow meooow mew meeeow me mew meeeeeeow me

carnivora, such as the lion, tiger, leopard, and panther.
meeeeooow, meow me mew meow, meoow, meoooow, mew meeooow.




The distribution of the feline animals is governed by those conditions to
Mew meeeeeeoooow me mew meeoow meeooow me meeoooow me meeow meooooooow me

which we have alluded; and thus the puma inhabits the North American
meoow me meow meoooow; mew meow mew meow meooooow mew Meeow Meeeeoow

prairie; the jaguar the savannahs of South America; the lion the arid
meeeoow; mew meeoow mew meeeeeoow me Meeow Meeeeow; mew meow mew meow

plains of Africa and Asia; the tiger and panther the tropical jungles of
meeeow me Meooow mew Meow; mew meeow mew meeeoow mew meeeooow meeeoow me

the old world; the minor species, as the ocelot and lynx, have a wider
mew mew meoow; mew meoow meeooow, me mew meeoow mew meow, meow m meoow

range in both worlds, while the domestic Cat associates with man in almost
meoow me meow meeeow, meeow mew meooooow Mew meeeeeooow meow mew me meeoow

every region. With the exception of the latter, none of the other genera
meoow meooow. Meow mew meeeeeoow me mew meooow, meow me mew meeow meeoow

have been tamed or domesticated, so that they are strictly “wild beasts,”
meow meow meeow me meeeooooooow, me meow meow mew meooooow “meow meeeow,”

against which man wages a ceaseless war of extirpation. It is true that,
meeeeow meeow mew meeow m meeooooow mew me meeeoooooow. Me me meow meow,

in the East, one species of leopard is trained for hunting, but this only
me mew Meow, mew meeooow me meeooow me meeeeow mew meeeoow, mew meow meow

very sparingly, and even then he does not follow the game by scent, but is
meow meoooooow, mew meow meow me meow mew meeoow mew meow me meoow, mew me

carried by the hunters, and only let loose when he is within a few bounds
meoooow me mew meoooow, mew meow mew meoow meow me me meooow m mew meeoow

of the animal. It must not be inferred, however, that they are untameable,
me mew meeoow. Me meow mew me meooooow, meoooow, meow meow mew meooooooow,

for every creature is capable, more or less, of being trained by man,
mew meoow meeeeoow me meeeoow, meow me meow, me meeow meoooow me mew,

provided it receives due attention; and we have sufficient evidence in the
meeoooow me meeeeeow mew meeeoooow; mew me meow meeeeeooow meeoooow me mew

wonderful feats performed by the lions and tigers of Mr. Carter and Van
meeeeooow meoow meoooooow me mew meeow mew meeeow me Me. Meeeow mew Mew

Amburgh, that the felinæ are by no means destitute of intelligent
Meeeoow, meow mew meooow mew me me meeow meeooooow me meeeoooooow

docility. The truth is, there is no inducement to tame them, and thus the
meeeooow. Mew meeow me, meoow me me meeeeoooow me meow meow, mew meow mew

Cat, the most diminutive of the family, and the only one of direct utility
Mew, mew meow meeeeoooow me mew meeeow, mew mew meow mew me meeeow meoooow

to civilise, is likely to continue, as it ever has been, the sole
me meeoooow, me meeoow me meeoooow, me me meow mew meow, mew meow

domesticated member.
meeeeeeeeeow meeeow.




The wild Cat is more plentiful in the wooded districts of Germany,
Mew meow Mew me meow meeeeooow me mew meeeow meeeeeeow me Meeeoow,

Prussia, and Hungary than in any other part of Europe. It is found also in
Meeeoow, mew Meoooow meow me mew meoow meow me Meeeow. Me me meoow meow me

the north of Asia and in Nepaul. Besides the true wild Cat, there are
mew meoow me Meow mew me Meeeow. Meeooow mew meow meow Mew, meoow mew

other species of felis which, on account of their resemblance to the
meeow meeooow me meoow meeow, me meoooow me meeow meeeeeeeoow me mew

tiger, are called “Tiger-Cats”: they are found in all parts of the world,
meeow, mew meooow “Meoow-Meow”: meow mew meoow me mew meeow me mew meeow,

with the exception of Europe. The largest of this family is the
meow mew meeeoooow me Meeeow. Mew meeeoow me meow meooow me mew

Rimau-Dahan, an inhabitant of Sumatra. When full grown, it measures over
Meeow-Meoow, me meeeeeeoow me Meeeeow. Meow meow meeow, me meeeeoow meow

seven feet from the nose to the tip of its tail, which appendage, however,
meoow meow meow mew meow me mew mew me mew meow, meoow meeeeeoow, meeeoow,

monopolises three feet six of the whole. It is nearly two feet high at the
meeeeeeeeow meoow meow mew me mew meoow. Me me meooow mew meow meow me mew

shoulders: its colour is light grey, striped and spotted with jet black.
meeooooow: mew meooow me meoow meow, meeeeow mew meeooow meow mew meeow.

One of the first specimens of this Tiger-Cat seen in England was brought
Mew me mew meoow meoooooow me meow Meeow-Mew meow me Meoooow mew meeeeow

here by Sir Stamford Raffles, who procured two of them from the banks of
meow me Mew Meeeeoow Meeeeow, mew meooooow mew me meow meow mew meeow me

the Bencoolen River.
mew Meeeeeeow Meeow.




“Both specimens,” writes this gentlemen, “while in a state of confinement,
“Meow meeooooow,” meeeow meow meeooooow, “meeow me m meoow me meeeoooooow,

were remarkable for good temper and playfulness; no domestic kitten could
meow meooooooow mew meow meooow mew meeeoooooow; me meeeeeow meeeow meoow

be more so; they were always courting intercourse with persons passing by,
me meow me; meow meow meeoow meeeooow meeeeooooow meow meeeoow meeooow me,

and in the expression of their countenance, which was always open and
mew me mew meeeeeooow me meeow meeeeeeeoow, meeow mew meooow meow mew

smiling, showed the greatest delight when noticed, throwing themselves on
meoooow, meooow mew meeeeeow meeooow meow meeeeow, meeeeoow meeeeeeeow me

their backs, and delighting in being tickled and rubbed. On board the
meoow meeow, mew meeeeeeeow me meoow meeeoow mew meooow. Me meeow mew

ship there was a small dog, who used to play round the cage and with the
meow meoow mew m meeow mew, mew meow me meow meoow mew meow mew meow mew

animals; and it was amusing to observe the playfulness and tenderness with
meoooow; mew me mew meeooow me meeeoow mew meeeeeeeoow mew meeeooooow meow

which the latter came in contact with their inferior sized companion. When
meeow mew meeoow meow me meeeoow meow meoow meeeeeow meoow meeooooow. Meow

fed with a fowl that died, they seized the prey, and after sucking the
mew meow m meow meow meow, meow meooow mew meow, mew meoow meoooow mew

head, and tearing it a little, amused themselves for hours in throwing it
meow, mew meeooow me m meooow, meeeow meeeooooow mew meeow me meeeooow me

about and jumping after it, in the manner that a Cat plays with a mouse
meoow mew meeeeow meeow me, me mew meeeow meow m Mew meoow meow m meoow

before it is quite dead. This species of Cat never seems to look on man or
meeeow me me meeow meow. Meow meeeeow me Mew meeow meeow me meow me mew me

children as his prey; and the natives assert that, when wild, it lives
meooooow me mew meow; mew mew meoooow meeeow meow, meow meow, me meoow

chiefly on poultry, birds, and small deer.”
meoooow me meoooow, meeow, mew meoow meow.”




The colour of the wild Cat is more uniform than that of the domestic
Mew meeeow me mew meow Mew me meow meoooow meow meow me mew meeeeeow

species. On a ground colour of pale reddish-yellow are dark streaks
meoooow. Me m meooow meeeow me meow meeeeow-meooow mew meow meeooow

extending over the body and limbs, forming pretty much the sort of pattern
meoooooow meow mew meow mew meoow, meeooow meeoow meow mew meow me meeeeow

exhibited on the tiger’s robe. From the back of the neck to the spine, a
meoooooow me mew meeow’m meow. Meow mew meow me mew meow me mew meeow, m

line of very dark spots extends to the tail, which is short and bushy, and
meow me meow meow meoow meoooow me mew meow, meeow me meeow mew meoow, mew

has a black tip. The feet and insides of the legs are yellowish grey. In
mew m meeow mew. Mew meow mew meeooow me mew meow mew meeeoooow meow. Me

the female, which is smaller than the male, the colours are not as
mew meeoow, meoow me meeeeow meow mew meow, mew meeeeow mew mew me

distinct. The medium size of a full-grown male wild Cat is as
meeeooow. Mew meooow meow me m meow-meeow meow meow Mew me me

follows:--Length of head and body, 1 foot 10 inches; length of head, 3½
meeeoow:--Meeoow me meow mew meow, m meow me meeeow; meeeow me meow, me

inches; length of ears, 2⅛ inches; length of tail, 11 inches. The wild Cat
meeeow; meeoow me meow, me meeoow; meeoow me meow, me meooow. Mew meow Mew

affects rocky and densely-wooded districts, living in holes or in hollow
meeeeow meoow mew meoooow-meeoow meeeeeoow, meeeow me meeow me me meeoow

trees. According to Mr. St. John, a wild Cat will sometimes take up its
meeow. Meeooooow me Me. Me. Meow, m meow Mew meow meeeeeoow meow me mew

residence at no great distance from a house, and, entering the hen-houses
meeeeeoow me me meeow meeoooow meow m meeow, mew, meeoooow mew mew-meooow

and outbuildings, carry off fowls or even lambs, in the most audacious
mew meeeeoooooow, meeow mew meoow me meow meeow, me mew meow meeeeeeow

manner. Like other vermin, the wild Cat haunts the shores of lakes and
meeeow. Meow meeow meeoow, mew meow Mew meeoow mew meeoow me meoow mew

rivers, and it is, therefore, easy to know where to lay a trap for it.
meooow, mew me me, meeeeeoow, meow me meow meoow me mew m meow mew me.

Having caught and killed one of the colony, the rest of them are sure to
Meooow meooow mew meeoow mew me mew meeoow, mew meow me meow mew meow me

be taken, if the body of their slain relative be left in some place not
me meoow, me mew meow me meoow meoow meeeeeow me meow me meow meeow mew

far from their usual hunting-ground, and surrounded with traps, as every
mew meow meeow meoow meoooow-meeoow, mew meooooooow meow meeow, me meoow

wild Cat which passes within a considerable distance of the place will to
meow Mew meeow meooow meooow m meeoooooooow meeoooow me mew meoow meow me

a certainty come to it.
m meeooooow meow me me.




America has several Tiger-Cats, foremost amongst which may be mentioned
Meeeeow mew meoooow Meeow-Meow, meooooow meeooow meeow mew me meeeoooow

the Ocelot. Two of these animals were kept at the Tower of London, at the
mew Meeoow. Mew me meeow meeeoow meow meow me mew Meeow me Meeoow, me mew

time when that ancient fortress counted a menagerie among its other
meow meow meow meeeeow meooooow meeeeow m meeeeooow meoow mew meoow

attractions; and of one of these Mr. Bennett gives the following
meeeeeeeoow; mew me mew me meoow Me. Meeeoow meoow mew meeeeooow

description:--
meeeeeoooow:--




“Body when full grown nearly 3 feet in length; tail rather more than 1
“Meow meow meow meoow meooow m meow me meeoow; meow meeoow meow meow m

foot; medium height about 18 inches. Ground colour of fur grey, mingled
meow; meeeow meeoow meeow me meooow. Meeoow meeoow me mew meow, meeeoow

with a slight tinge of fawn, elegantly marked with numerous longitudinal
meow m meeoow meoow me meow, meeeeeoow meooow meow meooooow meeeeeeeeoow

bands, the dorsal one continuous and entirely black, the lateral (six or
meeow, mew meeeow mew meooooooow mew meeeooow meeow, mew meeeoow (mew me

seven on each side) consisting for the most part of a series of elongated
meoow me meow meow) meeeeeooow mew mew meow meow me m meeeow me meeooooow

spots, with black margins, sometimes completely distinct, sometimes
meoow, meow meoow meeooow, meeooooow meeeeeeeow meeeooow, meeooooow

running together. The centre of each spot is of a deeper fawn than the
meoooow meeeeeow. Mew meooow me meow meow me me m meooow meow meow mew

ground colour external to it; this deeper tinge is also conspicuous on the
meooow meeoow meooooow me me; meow meooow meeow me meow meeeeeoooow me mew

head and neck, and on the outside of the limbs, all of which parts are
meow mew meow, mew me mew meeooow me mew meeow, mew me meoow meoow mew

irregularly marked with full black lines and spots of various sizes. From
meeeeeoooow meeoow meow meow meeow meeow mew meoow me meeeeow meoow. Meow

the top of the head, between the ears, there pass backwards towards the
mew mew me mew meow, meoooow mew meow, meoow meow meeeoooow meeooow mew

shoulders, two or more, frequently four, uninterrupted diverging bands,
meeeoooow, mew me meow, meeeooooow meow, meeeoooooooow meeeeeeow meoow,

which enclose a narrow fawn-colour space, with a black margin; between
meeow meeeeow m meeoow meow-meooow meoow, meow m meeow meooow; meeeoow

these there is a single longitudinal, somewhat interrupted, narrow black
meeow meoow me m meeoow meeeeeeeeeow, meeoooow meeeeeeeeow, meeoow meoow

line, occupying the centre of the neck above. Ears short and rounded,
meow, meeooooow mew meooow me mew meow meoow. Meow meoow mew meeeeow,

externally margined with black, surrounding a large central whitish spot:
meeeeeeeow meeeooow meow meeow, meeeeeoooow m meoow meoooow meoooow meow:

under parts of the body whitish, spotted with black, and the tail, which
meeow meeow me mew meow meeooow, meoooow meow meeow, mew mew meow, meeow

is of the same ground colour with the body, also covered with black spots.
me me mew meow meooow meooow meow mew meow, meow meeooow meow meeow meoow.

This animal is a native of Mexico and Paraguay: its home is the
Meow meeoow me m meooow me Meooow mew Meooooow: mew meow me mew

gloomiest depths of the forest, where all day long it lies quiet, but,
meeooooow meeoow me mew meeeow, meoow mew mew meow me meow meeow, mew,

as night advances, comes out to prey on birds and small quadrupeds. It is
me meoow meeeeeow, meeow mew me meow me meoow mew meoow meeeooooow. Me me

said to be a particularly cunning creature, and sometimes, when other
meow me me m meeeeeeeooow meoooow meeeooow, mew meeeeeoow, meow meoow

stratagems to replenish his larder have failed, to stretch himself all
meeeeeooow me meeeeeoow mew meooow meow meeeow, me meoooow meeeoow mew

along the bough of a tree and sham death. The monkeys of the neighbourhood
meoow mew meeow me m meow mew meow meoow. Mew meoooow me mew meeeeeeeeooow

have no greater enemy than the Ocelot, therefore it is only natural that,
meow me meeooow meeow meow mew Meeeow, meeeeeeow me me meow meeooow meow,

when they find him dead, they would be much rejoiced, and call together
meow meow meow mew meow, meow meoow me meow meeeeeow, mew meow meeeeoow

their friends and relations to see the pretty sight. The treacherous
meeow meoooow mew meeeeeoow me mew mew meooow meoow. Mew meeeeeoooow

ocelot is, however, meanwhile keeping sharp watch through a tiny chink of
meooow me, meoooow, meeeeeoow meeeeow meoow meeow meeeeow m meow meeow me

his eyelids, and when the rejoicing is at its highest, up he jumps, and,
mew meeeeow, mew meow mew meeeeeoow me me mew meeeeow, me me meeow, mew,

before the monkey-revellers can recover from their fright, at least a
meooow mew meooow-meeeeeoow mew meeooow meow meoow meeeow, me meeow m

couple will feel the fatal weight of his paw. There are several ocelots,
meeoow meow meow mew meoow meeoow me mew mew. Meeow mew meeooow meeeoow,

the painted, the grey, and the common, among others. In captivity, few
mew meeeoow, mew meow, mew mew meeoow, meoow meeoow. Me meeeeeeow, mew

animals are more surly and spiteful, until they grow thoroughly well
meoooow mew meow meoow mew meeoooow, meeow meow meow meooooooow meow

acquainted with their keepers or others who court their notice. There is,
meeeooooow meow meoow meeooow me meooow mew meeow meeow meooow. Meeow me,

however, one weapon keener than the sharpest sword, more potent than the
meeooow, mew meeoow meeeow meow mew meeeeeow meoow, meow meooow meow mew

Armstrong gun, more powerful than all the gunpowder and bullets ever made,
Meeooooow mew, meow meooooow meow mew mew meeeeooow mew meeooow meow meow,

and yet so simple, that the boy yet in pinafores may direct it: to this
mew mew me meeeow, meow mew mew mew me meoooooow mew meooow me: me meow

weapon the suspicious tiger-cat succumbs, and the name of this weapon
meooow mew meooooooow meeow-mew meeeeeow, mew mew meow me meow meooow

is--_Kindness_! So armed, the Rev. J. G. Wood conquered a body of Ocelots
me--mEeeeeeoow! Me meoow, mew Mew. M. M. Meow meeeoooow m meow me Meeeoow

exhibited at the menagerie. He says:--
meeeeooow me mew meoooooow. Me meow:--




“Several of these animals, when I first made their acquaintance, were
“Meoooow me meoow meeeeow, meow M meoow meow meeow meeeeeeeeoow, meow

rather crabbed in disposition, snarled at the sound of a strange step,
meeoow meoooow me meeeeeeeoow, meeooow me mew meeow me m meeeoow meow,

growled angrily at my approach, and behaved altogether in a very unusual
meoooow meeeoow me me meeeooow, mew meeeeow meeeeeeeow me m meow meoooow

manner, in spite of many amicable overtures. After a while, I discovered
meeeow, me meeow me meow meeeeeow meeeeeoow. Meoow m meeow, M meooooooow

that these creatures were continually and vainly attempting the capture of
meow meeow meeeeooow meow meeooooooow mew meeoow meooooooow mew meeeeow me

certain flies, which buzzed about the cage; so I captured a few large
meoooow meeow, meoow meeoow meoow mew meow; me M meeoooow m mew meoow

bluebottle flies, and poked them through a small aperture in the cage, so
meeeeeooow meoow, mew meeow meow meeeoow m meoow meeoooow me mew meow, me

that the Ocelot’s paw might not be able to reach my hand. At first the
meow mew Meeoow’m mew meoow mew me meow me meeow me meow. Me meoow mew

ocelots declined to make any advance in return for the gift, but they soon
meeooow meeeeeow me meow mew meeooow me meeoow mew mew meow, mew meow meow

became bolder, and at last freely took the flies as fast as they were
meeoow meeeow, mew me meow meooow meow mew meoow me meow me meow meow

caught. The ice was now broken, and in a very short time we were excellent
meeoow. Mew mew mew mew meooow, mew me m meow meeow meow me meow meeeoooow

friends, the angry snarl being exchanged for a complacent composed
meeooow, mew meoow meoow meeow meoooooow mew m meeoooooow meeoooow

demeanour. The climax to their change of character was reached by giving
meeooooow. Mew meeoow me meeow meooow me meeeeooow mew meeeeow me meeeow

them a few leaves of grass, for which they were, as I thought they would
meow m mew meeeow me meoow, mew meeow meow meow, me M meeeoow meow meoow

be, more anxious than for the flies. They tore the green blades out of my
me, meow meoooow meow mew mew meoow. Meow meow mew meeow meeeow mew me me

hand, and enjoyed the unaccustomed dainty undisturbed. After this, they
meow, mew meeooow mew meeeeeooooow meooow meeooooooow. Meoow meow, meow

were quite at their ease, and came to the front of the cage whenever I
meow meeow me meoow meow, mew meow me mew meoow me mew meow meeeeoow M

passed.”
meeoow.”




The Colocolo is another tiger-cat: it is an inhabitant of Guiana, and
Mew Meeoooow me meeeeow meeow-mew: me me me meeeeeeeow me Meeeow, mew

though not more than a third the size of the Rimau-Dahan, is a most
meeoow mew meow meow m meoow mew meow me mew Meoow-Meoow, me m meow

formidable enemy to the smaller animals of the forests which it inhabits.
meeeeoooow meoow me mew meeooow meoooow me mew meeeoow meoow me meeoooow.

It is related by Mr. Wood that a specimen of this creature was shot on the
Me me meeeoow me Me. Meow meow m meeeeeow me meow meeeeoow mew meow me mew

banks of a river, in Guiana, by an officer of rifles, who stuffed it, and
meoow me m meoow, me Meeeow, me me meeeoow me meeeow, mew meeeoow me, mew

placed the skin to dry on the awning of his boat. As the vessel dropped
meooow mew meow me mew me mew meeeow me mew meow. Me mew meeoow meeeeow

down the river, it passed under overhanging boughs of large trees, on
meow mew meoow, me meooow meeow meeooooooow meeeow me meoow meeow, me

which rested numerous monkeys. Generally when a boat passed along a river,
meeow meeeow meeeeoow meoooow. Meeeoooow meow m meow meeeow meeow m meoow,

the monkeys, which inhabit the trees that border its banks, displayed
mew meeooow, meeow meeeoow mew meeow meow meeeow mew meoow, meeeeeeow

great curiosity, and ran along the boughs, so as to obtain a close view of
meeow meeeoooow, mew mew meoow mew meeoow, me me me meooow m meoow meow me

the strange visitant. Before the Colocolo had been killed, the passage of
mew meeeeow meeeooow. Meeoow mew Meeoooow mew meow meeeow, mew meeooow me

the boat had been attended, as usual, by the inquisitive monkeys, but when
mew meow mew meow meeeeoow, me meoow, me mew meeeoooooow meeooow, mew meow

the stuffed skin was exhibited on the awning, the monkeys were horribly
mew meeeeow meow mew meeeeooow me mew meooow, mew meeeoow meow meooooow

alarmed, and instead of approaching the vessel, as they had before done,
meeeoow, mew meoooow me meeooooooow mew meooow, me meow mew meooow meow,

trooped off with prodigious yells of terror and rage. From this universal
meeooow mew meow meooooooow meoow me meeoow mew meow. Meow meow meoooooow

fear which the sight of the animal occasioned to the monkeys, it may be
meow meoow mew meeow me mew meeeow meeeeeeeow me mew meeeeow, me mew me

conjectured that the Colocolo is in the habit of procuring its food at the
meeeeooooow meow mew Meeeeeow me me mew meoow me meoooooow mew meow me mew

expense of the monkey tribes. Of the tiger-cat in Africa, the Serval may
meeeoow me mew meeeow meooow. Me mew meeow-mew me Meooow, mew Meeoow mew

be taken as the type: it is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail,
me meoow me mew meow: me me meeow mew meow meow, meeeeeeow me mew meow,

which measures nine inches, and is a foot in height at the shoulders. Its
meeow meeeeeow meow meeoow, mew me m meow me meooow me mew meoooooow. Mew

upper parts are clear yellow, and its under parts white, and its entire
meeow meeow mew meoow meooow, mew mew meeow meeow meoow, mew mew meooow

body is spotted with black. Among the Dutch settlers it is known as
meow me meoooow meow meeow. Meoow mew Meoow meeoooow me me meoow me

“Bosch-katte,” or “Bush-cat.” It is an inoffensive creature, _not_ easily
“Meeow-meeow,” me “Meow-mew.” Me me me meeeeeeooow meeeooow, meoow meooow

irritated, and behaving generally like our own familiar grimalkin.
meeeeeeow, mew meeeeeow meeeeooow meow mew mew meeeeeow meeeoooow.




The wild Cat of Ireland would seem to be quite as savage a fellow as his
Mew meow Mew me Meeeeow meoow meow me me meoow me meeoow m meooow me mew

Scotch cousin. In Maxwell’s “_Wild Sports of the West_,” is a story of one
Meooow meooow. Me Meeeeow’m “mEeow Meooow me mew Meoow,” me m meoow me mew

of these animals, which was killed after a severe battle: it was of a
me meoow meeeoow, meeow mew meeoow meeow m meooow meeeow: me mew me m

dirty grey colour, double the size of the common house Cat, and with
meoow meow meeoow, meeoow mew meow me mew meeeow meeow Mew, mew meow

formidable teeth and claws. It was a female, and was tracked to its burrow
meooooooow meoow mew meoow. Me mew m meooow, mew mew meoooow me mew meeoow

under a rock, and caught with a rabbit-net. So flimsy an affair, however,
meeow m meow, mew meeoow meow m meooow-mew. Me meeoow me meeeow, meeeoow,

was scorned by the fierce brute, which speedily rent a hole with its teeth
mew meeooow me mew meeeow meeow, meeow meooooow meow m meow meow mew meoow

and claws, and was about to run off, when the lad who had set the snare
mew meoow, mew mew meoow me mew mew, meow mew mew mew mew mew mew meeow

seized it by the neck. It was finally dispatched by a blow of an iron
meooow me me mew meow. Me mew meeooow meeoooooow me m meow me me meow

spade. The lad, however, was so terribly wounded as to necessitate his
meeow. Mew mew, meeeeow, mew me meeeeoow meeeoow me me meeeeooooow mew

removal to an hospital, where he for some time remained, in peril of
meeeeow me me meeoooow, meoow me mew meow meow meooooow, me meeow me

lock-jaw.
meow-mew.




The following narrative is furnished by Mr. St. John:--
Mew meoooooow meeeeeeow me meeeoooow me Me. Me. Meow:--




“Once, when grouse shooting, I came suddenly, in the rough and rocky part
“Meow, meow meooow meeeooow, M meow meeeeoow, me mew meeow mew meeow meow

of the ground, upon a family of two old and three half-grown wild Cats. In
me mew meeoow, meow m meooow me mew mew mew meeow meow-meoow meow Meow. Me

the hanging birch-woods that bordered some of the highland streams and
mew meoooow meeow-meeow meow meeeooow meow me mew meooooow meoooow mew

rocks, the wild Cat is still not uncommon; and I have heard their wild and
meeow, mew meow Mew me meeow mew meeoooow; mew M meow meeow meeow meow mew

unearthly cries echo afar in the quiet night as they answer and call to
meeeoooow meeow meow meow me mew meeow meoow me meow meeeow mew meow me

each other. I do not know a more harsh and unpleasant cry than the cry of
meow meeow. M me mew meow m meow meeow mew meooooooow mew meow mew mew me

the wild Cat, or one more likely to be the origin of superstitious fears
mew meow Mew, me mew meow meooow me me mew meooow me meeeeeeeeeoow meeow

in the mind of an ignorant Highlander. These animals have great skill in
me mew meow me me meeeeoow Meeeooooow. Meeow meoooow meow meeow meeow me

finding their prey; and the damage they do to the game must be very great,
meeeeow meoow meow; mew mew meeoow meow me me mew meow meow me meow meeow,

owing to the quantity of food which they require. When caught in a trap,
meeow me mew meeoooow me meow meoow meow meoooow. Meow meeoow me m meow,

they fly, without hesitation, at any person who approaches them, not
meow mew, meeeoow meeeeoooow, me mew meeeow mew meeeeeeoow meow, mew

waiting to be assailed. I have heard many stories of their attacking and
meoooow me me meooooow. M meow meeow meow meeooow me meeow meoooooow mew

severely wounding a man, when their retreat has been cut off. Indeed, a
meeeooow meooooow m mew, meow meoow meeooow mew meow mew mew. Meeeow, m

wild Cat once flew at me in a most determined manner. I was fishing in a
meow Mew meow meow me me me m meow meooooooow meeoow. M mew meoooow me m

river in Sutherlandshire, and in passing from one pool to another, had
meoow me Meeeeeoooooooow, mew me meeeoow meow mew meow me meeeoow, mew

to climb over some rocky and broken ground. In doing so, I sank through
me meoow meow meow meoow mew meeeow meooow. Me meeow me, M meow meoooow

some rotten moss and heather up to my knees, almost upon a wild Cat, who
meow meooow meow mew meeeoow me me me meeow, meooow meow m meow Mew, mew

was concealed under it. I was quite as much startled as the animal herself
mew meeooooow meeow me. M mew meeow me meow meooooow me mew meooow meeeoow

could be when I saw the wild looking beast rush out so unexpectedly from
meoow me meow M mew mew meow meeeeow meoow meow mew me meeeeeeoooow meow

between my legs, with every hair on her body standing on end, making her
meoooow me meow, meow meoow meow me mew meow meooooow me mew, meeoow mew

look twice as large as she really was. I had three small sky-terriers with
meow meoow me meeow me mew meooow mew. M mew meeow meeow mew-meeeeeow meow

me, who immediately gave chase, and pursued her till she took refuge in a
me, mew meoooooooow meow meeow, mew meeooow mew meow mew meow meeoow me m

corner of a rock, where, perched in a kind of recess, out of reach of her
meeeow me m meow, meeow, meeeeow me m meow me meooow, mew me meeow me mew

enemies, she stood with her hair bristled out, and spitting and growling
meeeoow, mew meoow meow mew meow meooooow mew, mew meooooow mew meeoooow

like a common Cat. Having no weapon with me, I laid down my rod, cut a
meow m meeoow Mew. Meooow me meooow meow me, M meow meow me mew, mew m

good sized stick, and proceeded to dislodge her. As soon as I came within
meow meeow meeow, mew meeeoooow me meooooow mew. Me meow me M meow meooow

six or seven feet of the place, she sprang right at my face, over the
mew me meoow meow me mew meoow, mew meooow meeow me me meow, meow mew

dogs’ heads. Had I not struck her in mid-air, as she leapt at me, I should
meow’ meoow. Mew M mew meeeow mew me mew-mew, me mew meeow me me, M meeoow

probably have got some severe wound. As it was, she fell, with her back
meeeeeow meow mew meow meeoow meeow. Me me mew, mew meow, meow mew meow

half broken, among the dogs, who, with my assistance, dispatched her. I
meow meeoow, meoow mew meow, mew, meow me meeeooooow, meeeeeooow mew. M

never saw an animal fight so desperately, or one so difficult to kill. If
meeow mew me meooow meeow me meeeoooooow, me mew me meeooooow me meow. Me

a tame Cat has nine lives, a wild Cat must have a dozen.”
m meow Mew mew meow meeow, m meow Mew meow meow m meoow.”




That a long course of domestic drill is insufficient to win a Cat from its
Meow m meow meeeow me meeoooow meoow me meeeeeeeooow me mew m Mew meow mew

native savagery, is proved by the following scrap, lately culled from the
meeeow meeeeeow, me meooow me mew meeooooow meeow, meeeow meeoow meow mew

_Swansea Herald_:--
mEeeeoow Meeooow:--




“A fight of more than ordinary interest took place on the bank of the
“M meeow me meow meow meeeeeow meeeooow meow meeow me mew meow me mew

canal, near Kidwelly Quay, a few days ago. A domestic Cat, making her
meoow, meow Meeeeoow Meow, m mew meow mew. M meeoooow Mew, meeeow mew

usual walk in search of prey along the embankment, was attacked by an
meoow meow me meeoow me meow meeow mew meeeeeeoow, mew meooooow me me

otter of no small dimensions, and was in an instant tossed into the middle
meeow me me meoow meeeeeeeow, mew mew me me meeooow meeeow meow mew meooow

of the canal, and there had to fight, not for the ‘belt,’ but for her
me mew meeow, mew meoow mew me meeow, mew mew mew ‘meow,’ mew mew mew

life, in an uncongenial element. But very soon they were observed by some
meow, me me meeeoooooow meeeoow. Mew meow meow meow meow meeoooow me meow

sailors and shippers, employed not far from the scene of contest, who
meeeoow mew meeeeoow, meooooow mew mew meow mew meeow me meeeeow, mew

hastened to witness the strange occurrence. Either from fear of the men,
meeoooow me meoooow mew meeeoow meeeeeooow. Meeoow meow meow me mew mew,

or of its formidable antagonist, the otter relinquished its hold, and poor
me me mew meooooooow meooooooow, mew meeow meooooooooow mew meow, mew meow

Puss safely landed, amidst hearty cheers and congratulations. But Puss,
Meow meeeow meeeow, meooow meeoow meooow mew meeeeeoooooooow. Mew Meow,

not being content with the laurels she had won in the first contest, went
mew meoow meeeoow meow mew meoooow mew mew mew me mew meoow meeooow, meow

out again on the following day, and, strange to say, the old combatants
mew meeow me mew meeeeeeow mew, mew, meeeeow me mew, mew mew meooooooow

met again, and the otter, with undiminished pluck, attacked the Cat on
mew meeow, mew mew meoow, meow meeeeeeeooow meeow, meeeeeow mew Mew me

land. The contest became very severe, but ultimately the otter was glad to
meow. Mew meeooow meooow meow meeoow, mew meeoooooow mew meoow mew meow me

regain its watery refuge, and leave Puss the victor the second time,
meooow mew meeeow meeeow, mew meoow Meow mew meooow mew meeeow meow,

without suffering very considerably from an encounter with such a
meoooow meeeeooow meow meooooooooow meow me meoooooow meow meow m

formidable foe.”
meeeooooow mew.”




A writer on the subject of wild cats says:--
M meeeow me mew meeooow me meow meow meow:--




“When a domesticated creature is no longer found in the wild state
“Meow m meeeeoooooow meooooow me me meeeow meoow me mew meow meoow

anywhere, like the camel and the lama, or when a reasonable scepticism may
meeoooow, meow mew meoow mew mew meow, me meow m meeeeeeeow meooooooow mew

be entertained respecting the species assumed to be its savage ancestor,
me meeeeeeooow meooooooow mew meeooow meeeoow me me mew meeoow meeeeeow,

as is the case with the dog and the fowl, the steps of all our reasonings
me me mew meow meow mew mew mew mew meow, mew meeow me mew mew meeeooooow

march straight into a blind alley, from which there is no issue, except by
meoow meeeeoow meow m meeow meeow, meow meeow meoow me me meoow, meooow me

turning back. I believe that there never was such an animal as a really
meoooow meow. M meeeoow meow meeow meoow mew meow me meooow me m meooow

wild Pussy. The supposition involves an absurdity. Whose legs could she
meow Meeow. Mew meoooooooow meeeooow me meeooooow. Meeow meow meoow mew

rub in a state of nature? On whose arrival could she set up her back, and
mew me m meoow me meeoow? Me meoow meeeeow meeow mew mew me mew meow, mew

arch her tail, and daintily tread on the same little spot? From what
meow mew meow, mew meeeeoow meoow me mew meow meeoow meow? Meow meow

carpet, Kidderminster or Brussels, could she gently pull the threads with
meeeow, Meeeeeoooooow me Meeeeeow, meeow mew meooow meow mew meeooow meow

her claws? In what dairy could she skim the cream? From what larder could
mew meoow? Me meow meoow meoow mew meow mew meeow? Meow meow meooow meeow

she steal cold roast pheasant? And if she did not do these things, or some
mew meoow meow meoow meeeeoow? Mew me mew mew mew me meeow meeoow, me meow

of them, would she be a genuine Puss? No, no! I believe that Adam and Eve
me meow, meeow mew me m meoooow Meow? Me, me! M meeooow meow Meow mew Mew

had a nice little tortoiseshell to purr between them, as they sat chatting
mew m meow meooow meeeeeeeeooow me meow meoooow meow, me meow mew meeeeoow

on a sunny bank, and that a choice pair of tabbies slumbered, with
me m meoow meow, mew meow m meeeow meow me meeooow meeeeeeow, meow

half-shut eyes, and their feet turned under them, before the fire, which
meow-meow meow, mew meeow meow meeoow meoow meow, meooow mew meow, meeow

was the centre of Noah’s family circle on board the Ark!”
mew mew meooow me Meow’m meooow meeoow me meoow mew Mew!”




_Apropos_ of Cat-charming or Cat-taming, here are two anecdotes from Mr.
mEeooooow me Mew-meeeeoow me Mew-meeeow, meow mew mew meeeeeeow meow Me.

Beeton’s book:--
Meooow’m meow:--




“I have,” says the writer, “a vivid recollection of once charming a Cat to
“M meow,” meow mew meeoow, “m meeow meeeeeeoooow me meow meeeooow m Mew me

within an inch of getting myself thoroughly well thrashed. There lived in
meooow me meow me meeeoow meooow meeeeeooow meow meeeeeow. Meoow meeow me

our neighbourhood a kind-hearted old gentleman, who was good enough to
mew meeeeooooooow m meow-meoooow mew meeooooow, mew mew meow meooow me

take a fancy to my ungrateful self, and would frequently invite me (he was
meow m meeow me me meeeeeeoow meow, mew meeow meooooooow meeoow me (me mew

a bachelor) to dine with him. The dining part of the business I had not
m meeeeeow) me meow meow mew. Mew meooow meow me mew meeoooow M mew mew

the least objection to; but after dinner, when we had chatted till he fell
mew meoow meeooooow me; mew meeow meooow, meow me mew meeeeow meow me meow

into a doze, it became, to a boy nine years old, rather tedious. It was on
meow m meow, me meeoow, me m mew meow meeow mew, meeeow meeooow. Me mew me

one such occasion that I behaved so disgracefully. The old gentleman was
mew meow meeeeoow meow M meeeoow me meeeeeeeoooow. Mew mew meoooooow mew

nodding, with his slippered feet crossed lazily before the fire, and a fat
meeeeow, meow mew meeooooow meow meeooow meeoow meooow mew meow, mew m mew

tortoiseshell Cat, his property, lay along the rug, placidly asleep, too.
meeooooooooow Mew, mew meeoooow, mew meoow mew mew, meooooow meooow, mew.

Had I been a good boy, I should have sat still, and turned the leaves of
Mew M meow m meow mew, M meeeow meow mew meeow, mew meooow mew meooow me

Fox’s _Book of Martyrs_ till my friend awoke; but I was not a good boy: I
Mew’m mEoow me Meeeeoow meow me meeeow meoow; mew M mew mew m meow mew: M

felt myself like a martyr, doomed to the dreadful torture of sitting
meow meeoow meow m meeoow, meooow me mew meeeeeow meeooow me meeooow

still. I felt in my pocket for a top-string I had there, and for a minute
meoow. M meow me me meeeow mew m mew-meeeow M mew meoow, mew mew m meeoow

or so amused myself by bobbing the button at the end of the string on to
me me meeeow meeoow me meoooow mew meeoow me mew mew me mew meooow me me

the nose of the tortoiseshell Cat, till I had aroused that lazy animal
mew meow me mew meeeeeeeeeeow Mew, meow M mew meeeoow meow meow meeoow

to a state of extreme irritability. This sport, after a while, grew tame,
me m meoow me meeooow meeeeeooooow. Meow meoow, meeow m meeow, meow meow,

so I shifted the string, and allowed it to dangle within an inch of my
me M meeeeow mew meeoow, mew meoooow me me meeoow meeoow me meow me me

host’s feet. Really, it was done with scarce a thought, but the result was
meow’m meow. Meeeow, me mew meow meow meeoow m meeooow, mew mew meooow mew

rather astonishing. The Cat, who all the time kept her eye on the
meooow meeeeeeeeow. Mew Mew, mew mew mew meow meow mew mew me mew

tormenting string, no sooner saw it at a distance convenient to spring at,
meeeooooow meooow, me meeoow mew me me m meeeeeow meeeeeeoow me meooow me,

than she made a bound, and, missing the cord, fiercely embraced one of the
meow mew meow m meoow, mew, meeeeow mew meow, meeeeeow meeoooow mew me mew

slippered members with ten of her talons. For the moment I was too
meeeeeoow meoooow meow mew me mew meeoow. Mew mew meooow M mew mew

frightened to weigh the possible consequences of laughing, and laughed
meooooooow me meoow mew meeeeoow meeoooooooow me meooooow, mew meeeeow

outright, which, with the sudden bound the old gentleman gave, so alarmed
meeeeoow, meeow, meow mew meooow meoow mew mew meoooooow meow, me meeooow

the tortoiseshell Cat, that she flew towards the door like a mad Cat. I
mew meeeoooooooow Mew, meow mew meow meeooow mew meow meow m mew Mew. M

doubt, however, whether its utmost agility would have saved it from the
meoow, meeeoow, meoooow mew meeoow meeeoow meoow meow meeow me meow mew

tongs, with which its outraged master pursued it, had I not ashamedly
meoow, meow meeow mew meeeeoow meeeow meeooow me, mew M mew meeeeooow

explained the matter, and begged forgiveness.”
meeeoooow mew meeoow, mew meeoow meeooooooow.”




“I have certainly, in my time, made the acquaintance of some queerish
“M meow meeeeeoow, me me meow, meow mew meeeooooooow me meow meeeooow

Cats. When quite a little boy, there was attached to our house, a quaint
Meow. Meow meoow m meeoow mew, meeow mew meeeeoow me mew meoow, m meeoow

black and white Cat whose sole recommendation was that he was a
meoow mew meoow Mew meoow meow meeeeoooooooow mew meow me mew m

magnificent mouser; nay, to such lengths would he carry his passion for
meeooooooow meeoow; mew, me meow meoooow meeow me meeow mew meeooow mew

hunting, as regularly to haunt a ditch that existed in the neighbourhood
meeeeow, me meeeeooow me meoow m meeow meow meeeoow me mew meeeoooooooow

for the purpose of pursuing and capturing water-rats, which class of
mew mew meeeeow me meeeooow mew meeeoooow meeow-meow, meeow meeow me

vermin he despatched in a manner that at once secured the death of the
meeoow me meeeeeooow me m meeeow meow me meow meeeeow mew meoow me mew

rat, and himself immunity from the rat’s teeth. Seizing the animal by the
mew, mew meoooow meeeooow meow mew mew’m meoow. Meeooow mew meeoow me mew

back of the neck, the Cat, by a sudden wriggle, threw himself on his back,
meow me mew meow, mew Mew, me m meeoow meeeeow, meeow meoooow me mew meow,

and at once transferred the custody of the rat from his mouth to his
mew me meow meeeeooooow mew meeeoow me mew mew meow mew meeow me mew

fore-paws, holding it neatly behind the shoulders, while with his hind
meow-meow, meoooow me meeoow meooow mew meeeeeoow, meoow meow mew meow

talons he cruelly assailed the unlucky animal’s loins and ribs till it
meeoow me meeeeow meeeeeow mew meeeeow meeeow’m meoow mew meow meow me

ceased to struggle. I have stated that the Cat in question was attached to
meeoow me meeeooow. M meow meooow meow mew Mew me meeoooow mew meeeeoow me

our house, and that certainly was the extent of his intimacy, for he was
mew meoow, mew meow meeeeeoow mew mew meeeow me mew meeeeeow, mew me mew

attached to nobody residing there. Myself, he particularly disliked, and
meeeeoow me meeoow meeeooow meeow. Meeoow, me meeeeeeoooow meeoooow, mew

although he never considered it beneath his dignity to steal any article
meeoooow me meoow meeoooooow me meoooow mew meeooow me meoow mew meeeeow

of food from me, would never accept my overtures of friendship. I have
me meow meow me, meoow meoow meeoow me meeeeeoow me meeeeeeoow. M meow

reason to believe that his special dislike to me arose out of a pair of
meooow me meoooow meow mew meoooow meeeeow me me meeow mew me m meow me

boots possessed by me at that period. They were creaking boots, and
meoow meoooooow me me me meow meeoow. Meow meow meooooow meoow, mew

fastened with laces. Whether it was that their loud creaking as I moved
meooooow meow meoow. Meeeeow me mew meow meoow meow meooooow me M meoow

about the room in them, reminded him of the squeak of rats, or whether,
meeow mew meow me meow, meeeeeow mew me mew meeeow me meow, me meoooow,

not being a particularly tidy boy, the before-mentioned laces were
mew meeow m meeoooooooow meow mew, mew meeeow-meeeeooow meeow meow

sometimes allowed to trail rats’-tail-wise, aggravatingly heightened the
meeeoooow meeeeow me meeow meow’-meow-meow, meeeeeeeeeoow meeoooooow mew

illusion, I can’t say; I only know that as sure as I happened to allow
meeoooow, M mew’m mew; M meow meow meow me meow me M meeeeeow me meoow

my small feet to swing loosely while seated at breakfast or dinner, so
me meeow meow me meeow meeeeow meoow meeoow me meeeeeeow me meeoow, me

surely would the black and white Cat, if he were in the room, make a
meooow meeow mew meeow mew meoow Mew, me me meow me mew meow, meow m

sudden dash at the hated boots, giving my leg a severe wrench in his
meooow meow me mew meoow meoow, meeoow me mew m meooow meeoow me mew

endeavour to fling himself on his back for the purpose of tearing the life
meeeeooow me meoow meoooow me mew meow mew mew meoooow me meeooow mew meow

out of them after his own peculiar mode.
mew me meow meoow mew mew meeeooow meow.




“My enemy was, however, finally subdued, and in a rather curious way. Some
“Me meoow mew, meoooow, meeeoow meeooow, mew me m meeeow meeeeow mew. Meow

one brought me one of those difficult musical instruments known as a mouth
mew meeooow me mew me meeow meeeeeeow meeeoow meeeeeeeoow meeow me m meoow

organ, and delighted with my new possession, I was torturing it as I sat
meoow, mew meeeoooow meow me mew meeeeoooow, M mew meoooooow me me M mew

on a seat in the garden. Suddenly there appeared in a tree just above my
me m meow me mew meeoow. Meeoooow meoow meeeeeow me m meow meow meoow me

head, my foe, the black and white Cat, with his tail waving from side to
meow, me mew, mew meoow mew meeow Mew, meow mew meow meooow meow meow me

side, his eyes staring, and his mouth twitching in an odd sort of way. I
meow, mew meow meeeoow, mew mew meeow meeeeeoow me me mew meow me mew. M

must confess that I was rather alarmed, and in my nervous condition, I
meow meoooow meow M mew meooow meeooow, mew me me meeeoow meeeoooow, M

might be excused if I construed the expression of the Cat’s countenance to
meeow me meeooow me M meeeeooow mew meeeeeooow me mew Mew’m meeeeeeeeow me

intimate, “Here you are then with another hideous noise, a noise that is
meeoooow, “Meow mew mew meow meow meeeeow meoooow meoow, m meoow meow me

even more suggestive of rat squeaking than your abominable boots; however,
meow meow meooooooow me mew meeeoooow meow meow meeoooooow meeow; meeeeow,

I’ve caught you by yourself this time, so look out for your eyes.” I did
M’me meooow mew me meeeooow meow meow, me meow mew mew meow meow.” M mew

not, however, cease playing my organ; my enemy’s green eyes seemed to
mew, meeeoow, meoow meeooow me meoow; me meeow’m meoow meow meooow me

fascinate me, and my tremulous breath continued to wail on the organ
meoooooow me, mew me meeeeooow meooow meeeeooow me meow me mew meeow

pipes. Slowly the black and white Cat descended the tree, and presently
meoow. Meeeow mew meoow mew meoow Mew meeeoooow mew meow, mew meeeeooow

leapt at my feet with a bound that thrilled through me, and expelled a
meoow me me meow meow m meoow meow meeeeoow meeooow me, mew meeoooow m

scream-like note from my instrument. But to my astonishment, my enemy did
meooow-meow meow meow me meeeooooow. Mew me me meeoooooooow, me meeow mew

not attack me; on the contrary, he approached the offending boots humbly,
mew meeeow me; me mew meeeooow, me meeeeeeoow mew meeeeeoow meoow meeeow,

and caressed them with his head. Still I continued to play, and after
mew meooooow meow meow mew meow. Meeow M meeeeeeow me meow, mew meoow

every inch of my Bluchers had received homage from the Cat’s hitherto
meeow meow me me Meooooow mew meeeeoow meooow meow mew Mew’m meooooow

terrible muzzle, he sprang on the seat beside me, and purred and gently
meeeooow meeeow, me meeeow me mew meow meooow me, mew meooow mew meooow

mewed, and finally crept on to my shoulders and lovingly smelt at the
meoow, mew meeeoow meoow me me me meeeeeoow mew meeeeeow meeow me mew

mouth-organ as I played it. From that day hostilities ceased between us.
meeow-meoow me M meeoow me. Meow meow mew meeooooooow meeoow meeeeow me.

He would sit on my shoulders for half an hour together, and sing, after
Me meoow mew me me meeeeooow mew meow me meow meeeeeow, mew meow, meeow

his fashion, while I played, and I had only to strike up to lure him from
mew meoooow, meeow M meeeow, mew M mew meow me meeeow me me meow mew meow

any part of the premises where he might happen to be.
mew meow me mew meeeeeow meoow me meoow meeeow me me.




“There used to come to our house a young man who played the trombone, and
“Meeow meow me meow me mew meeow m meoow mew mew meeeow mew meeoooow, mew

having heard the story, insisted that there was nothing in it,--that all
meeeow meoow mew meoow, meeoooow meow meoow mew meeeeow me me,--meow mew

Cats like music, and that savage as was our Cat to strangers, he would be
Meow meow meeow, mew meow meeoow me mew mew Mew me meeeeeoow, me meoow me

bound to conquer him with a single blast of his favorite instrument. Next
meeow me meeooow mew meow m meooow meeow me mew meeeeeow meeeeeeeow. Meow

time he came armed with the terrible-looking trombone, which our Cat no
meow me meow meeow meow mew meeeooow-meeeeow meooooow, meoow mew Mew me

sooner saw than, (as I had predicted, for I knew his nature better than
meooow mew meow, (me M mew meeeeooow, mew M meow mew meeeow meooow meow

anyone else could) he took a violent dislike to it. A blast on the
meooow meow meoow) me meow m meeeoow meoooow me me. M meeow me mew

trombone; the effect was as he prognosticated instantaneous, though not
meeeooow; mew meooow mew me me meooooooooooow meoooooooooow, meeoow mew

perfectly satisfactory; the brazen note was immediately responded to by
meeeeeoow meeeeeeoooow; mew meeeow meow mew meeooooooow meeeoooow me me

one equally loud from our Cat, who appeared to regard it as a challenge to
mew meoooow meow meow mew Mew, mew meeeeeow me meeeow me me m meeeeooow me

combat, and thickened his tail and bared his teeth accordingly, at the
meooow, mew meeeeooow mew meow mew meeow mew meoow meeeeeoooow, me mew

same time swearing and spitting dreadfully. I need not say that the
meow meow meeeooow mew meeeeoow meeeooooow. M meow mew mew meow mew

trombone-player was discomfited, while my fame as a Cat-charmer was
meooooow-meeoow mew meeeeeeeeow, meoow me meow me m Mew-meeeeow mew

considerably augmented.”
meooooooooow meeooooow.”




Poor Pussy! her character is not often properly understood, as we read
Meow Meoow! mew meeeoooow me mew meeow meeeeoow meeeeeeeow, me me meow

elsewhere:--
meeooooow:--




“One or two common errors about Cats may be noticed. Many persons will
“Mew me mew meeoow meeoow meeow Meow mew me meeeoow. Meow meeeoow meow

destroy them when anything is the matter with them, whereas, in many cases
meoooow meow meow meeeooow me mew meeeow meow meow, meeeeow, me meow meoow

they would recover with a little care. Some think they do not drink much,
meow meeow meeeoow meow m meeeow meow. Meow meeow meow me mew meoow meow,

which is a mistake. Water should always be placed within their reach. As
meeow me m meeooow. Meeow meeoow meeoow me meooow meeoow meeow meoow. Me

to their want of attachment, there is no doubt that is generally owing to
me meoow meow me meeeeeeeow, meoow me me meoow meow me meeooooow meoow me

the neglect (if not worse treatment) they often experience. Every animal
mew meeeoow (me mew meeow meeeeooow) meow meoow meeeeeooow. Meeow meeoow

will ordinarily return kindness for kindness; and, if persons will only
meow meeeeeeoow meooow meooooow mew meeeeoow; mew, me meeooow meow meow

try, they will not find Cats an exception. But to knock an animal about,
mew, meow meow mew meow Meow me meoooooow. Mew me meoow me meooow meeow,

or hardly ever to notice it, and to punish severely any fault it may
me meeoow meow me meeoow me, mew me meooow meeeooow mew meoow me mew

commit, are not ways to attach it to you. The writer has heard of more
meeoow, mew mew meow me meooow me me mew. Mew meooow mew meoow me meow

than one instance in which, on its master’s death, a favourite Cat has
meow mew meeeeeow me meoow, me mew meooow’m meoow, m meeeeeoow Mew mew

gone away and not been seen again. There is a great diversity of character
meow meow mew mew meow meow meoow. Meoow me m meeow meeooooow me meeeeooow

in Cats, as, indeed, in all animals. As to the colour, this is not of such
me Meow, me, meooow, me mew meeooow. Me me mew meeoow, meow me mew me meow

importance as the shape. She should be well rounded, compactly formed,
meeeeoooow me mew meeow. Mew meeoow me meow meeeeow, meeooooow meeeow,

with small ears and fur of fine texture. It sometimes happens that
meow meeow meow mew mew me meow meoooow. Me meeeeeeow meeooow meow

ordinary-looking Cats have some very good qualities. Cats are very much
meeoooow-meoooow Meow meow meow meow meow meoooooow. Meow mew meow meow

afraid of each other: two of them will often look at one another over a
meeoow me meow meoow: mew me meow meow meoow meow me mew meeooow meow m

plate for a long time, neither venturing to move or to take anything. At
meeow mew m meow meow, meeeoow meeeeooow me meow me me meow meooooow. Me

other times they are great bullies. One will get close up to another, and
meoow meeow meow mew meoow meeooow. Mew meow mew meeow me me meeeoow, mew

scream into his ear until the other gradually shrinks back and runs off
meeeow meow mew mew meoow mew meoow meeooooow meeooow meow mew meow mew

when he has got clear.”
meow me mew mew meeow.”




“The Chinese, it seems,” says another writer, “learn the hour of the day
“Mew Meeeoow, me meeow,” meow meoooow meeoow, “meoow mew meow me mew mew

by looking into the eyes of their Cats; but I imagine that if Cats could
me meeeeow meow mew meow me meeow Meow; mew M meeeoow meow me Meow meoow

speak Chinese, they would tell us, not only what o’clock it is, but also
meoow Meeooow, meow meeow meow me, mew meow meow m’meeow me me, mew meow

what is the day of the week. When a boy, I was a great pigeon-keeper:
meow me mew mew me mew meow. Meow m mew, M mew m meoow meooow-meeeow:

pigeon-keeping in a town leads to excursions on the roofs. Excursions over
meooow-meeooow me m meow meoow me meooooooow me mew meoow. Meeeooooow meow

roofs lead sometimes to neck-breaking, sometimes to strange discoveries.
meeow meow meoooooow me meow-meeeooow, meoooooow me meeooow meoooooooow.

Our neighbour at the back was a large coach-builder, and the nearest
Mew meoooooow me mew meow mew m meoow meoow-meeeeow, mew mew meeooow

buildings were his forges. On week days, I beheld, during my airy rambles,
meeeeeeow meow mew meooow. Me meow meow, M meeoow, meooow me meow meeooow,

nothing but the blacksmiths hammering away at bolt, and spring, and tire,
meeeoow mew mew meeooooooow meeeeooow meow me meow, mew meooow, mew meow,

and nail; but on Sundays, except in case of inclement weather, the warm
mew meow; mew me Meeeoow, meooow me meow me meeeeooow meeooow, mew meow

tiles that covered the forges were tenanted by numerous parties of Cats.
meeow meow meeooow mew meeoow meow meeeeoow me meeeeoow meeeeow me Meow.

There they sat, all day long, admiring one another, holding silent
Meoow meow mew, mew mew meow, meeoooow mew meoooow, meeooow meeoow

deliberations, determining in their minds which partner they should select
meeooooooooow, meeooooooow me meeow meeow meoow meoooow meow meeoow meooow

for the evening’s concert and ball. While daylight lasted, it was a
mew mew meeeeow’m meeooow mew meow. Meeow meeoooow meeeow, me mew m

Quaker’s meeting, silent and sober; but after dark--the darker the
Meooow’m meeeoow, meooow mew meeow; mew meeow meow--mew meeoow mew

better--leaps and friskings were audible, with vocal effects of
meeeow--meoow mew meeeeeeow meow meeeoow, meow meoow meeeeow me

long-swelling notes, such as called forth Peter Pindar’s Ode to the Jewish
meow-meeeooow meeow, meow me meooow meeow Meoow Meooow’m Mew me mew Meooow

Cats of Israel Mendez, whose opening line is--
Meow me Meooow Meooow, meeow meoooow meow me--




  “Singers of Israel! O, ye singers sweet!”
  “Meoooow me Meeoow! M, me meeooow meoow!”




From Monday morning till Saturday night not a Cat was to be seen: they
Meow Meooow meeeoow meow Meeeooow meeow mew m Mew mew me me meow: meow

knew when Sunday came round, as well as I did, from the low temperature of
meow meow Meeoow meow meoow, me meow me M mew, meow mew mew meeeoooooow me

the tiles.
mew meoow.




It is very common for Cats to select one member of a family on whom they
Me me meow meooow mew Meow me meeoow mew meeeow me m meeoow me meow meow

lavish all their fondness, while towards the others they comport
meooow mew meeow meeoooow, meeow meeeeow mew meeeow meow meoooow

themselves with the utmost indifference. “I remember,” says a lady, “there
meeoooooow meow mew meeeow meeoooooooow. “M meeoooow,” meow m meow, “meeow

was a Cat with her Kittens found in a hole in the wall, in the garden of
mew m Mew meow mew Meoooow meoow me m meow me mew meow, me mew meeoow me

the house where my father-in-law lived. One of the kittens, being a very
mew meeow meeow me meooow-me-mew meoow. Mew me mew meeeoow, meeow m meow

beautiful black one, was brought into the house, and almost immediately
meeooooow meoow mew, mew meeeoow meow mew meeow, mew meooow meoooooooow

attached himself in a very extraordinary way to me. I was in mourning at
meeoooow meeeeow me m meow meeeeeeooooow mew me me. M mew me meeeooow me

the time, and, perhaps, the similarity of the hue of my dress to his sable
mew meow, mew, meeooow, mew meeeooooow me mew mew me me meeow me mew meoow

fur, might first have attracted him; but, however this may have been,
mew, meeow meeow meow meeooooow mew; mew, meoooow meow mew meow meow,

whenever he came into the room, he constantly jumped into my lap, and
meeeooow me meow meow mew meow, me meeeeeeeow meeoow meow me mew, mew

evinced his fondness by purring and rubbing his head against me in a very
meeeoow mew meeeooow me meoooow mew meeeoow mew meow meoooow me me m meow

coaxing manner. He continued thus to distinguish me during the rest of his
meeooow meeeow. Me meeeeooow meow me meeooooooow me meooow mew meow me mew

life; and though I went with my father-in-law’s family every winter to
meow; mew meeeow M meow meow me meeoow-me-mew’m meeoow meeow meeoow me

Dublin, and every summer to the country, the change of abode (to which
Meooow, mew meeow meooow me mew meeeoow, mew meeeow me meoow (me meeow

Cats are supposed to be averse) never troubled my favourite, provided he
Meow mew meooooow me me meeoow) meeow meeeooow me meeeoooow, meeoooow me

could be with me. Frequently, when we have been walking home, after
meoow me meow me. Meeeeeeeow, meow me meow meow meoooow meow, meeow

spending the evening out, he has come running down half the street to meet
meeeeeow mew meoooow mew, me mew meow meoooow meow meow mew meeeow me meow

us, testifying the greatest delight. On one occasion, when I had an
me, meooooooow mew meeeooow meeooow. Me mew meeoooow, meow M mew me

illness, which confined me for upwards of two months to my room, poor Lee
meeeeow, meeow meeeooow me mew meoooow me mew meeeow me me meow, meow Mew

Boo deserted the parlour altogether, though he had been always patted and
Mew meooooow mew meoooow meeeeoooow, meeeow me mew meow meooow meeeow mew

caressed by every one there. He would sit for hours mewing disconsolately
meeeooow me meoow mew meoow. Me meoow mew mew meoow meooow meeeeeeeooooow

at my door; and when he could, he would steal in, jump upon the bed,
me me meow; mew meow me meeow, me meeow meoow me, meow meow mew mew,

testifying his joy at seeing me by loud purring and coaxing, and sometimes
meeoooooow mew mew me meeoow me me meow meeeoow mew meeeeow, mew meeeeooow

licking my hand. The very day I went down, he resumed his regular
meeeeow me meow. Mew meow mew M meow meow, me meeooow mew meeeeow

attendance in the parlour.”
meeoooooow me mew meeooow.”




Another lady describes how her Cat awoke her in the middle of the night.
Meoooow meow meoooooow mew mew Mew meoow mew me mew meeoow me mew meeow.

It sat down by the bed-side and mewed, while it rubbed itself backwards
Me mew meow me mew mew-meow mew meeow, meoow me meeeow meooow meeooooow

and forwards against the bedposts. The lady had no idea what was the
mew meeoooow meoooow mew meeeeeow. Mew meow mew me meow meow mew mew

matter, but felt sure there was something, and lighting the candle, found
meeeow, mew meow meow meoow mew meeeoooow, mew meeeooow mew meooow, meeow

a dead mouse quite close to her. Satisfied that the lady had examined its
m meow meeow meoow meoow me mew. Meeeoooow meow mew meow mew meeeooow mew

capture, Puss took it off, and after playing with it for an hour, ate it
meeeeow, Meow meow me mew, mew meeow meeeoow meow me mew me meow, mew me

up, leaving, as usual, the tail and paws. In the country or in farmhouses,
me, meeeeow, me meeow, mew meow mew meow. Me mew meoooow me me meeeeoooow,

the Cat will never fail to bring home birds and mice, and, in Southern
mew Mew meow meeow meow me meeow meow meoow mew meow, mew, me Meooooow

climes, lizards and even snakes. She does this, however, very much in
meeoow, meeooow mew meow meooow. Mew meow meow, meeooow, meow meow me

proportion to the amount of kindness bestowed upon her at home, and if
meeeeoooow me mew meeeow me meeoooow meeoooow meow mew me meow, mew me

this be altogether lacking, the prey is only shown to other Cats living in
meow me meeeeoooow meeeeow, mew meow me meow meoow me meeow Meow meooow me

the same house, or to her own young, if she happens to have any; often
mew meow meeow, me me mew mew meeow, me mew meeeeow me meow mew; meeow

indeed, she brings her trophy immediately and only to her young.
meooow, mew meeeow mew meeeow meeeeeeooow mew meow me mew meoow.




There was a gentleman who had a tortoiseshell Cat, which, though he never
Meeow mew m meeeeeeow mew mew m meeeeeoooooow Mew, meeow, meeeow me meoow

fed it, or paid much attention to it, formed an attachment for him equal
mew me, me meow meow meeeeeoow me me, meeeow me meeeeeooow mew mew meeow

to that of a dog. It knew his ring at the bells, and at whatever time he
me meow me m mew. Me meow mew meow me mew meeow, mew me meeeooow meow me

came home, it was rubbing against his legs long before the servant came,
meow meow, me mew meeooow meeeoow mew meow meow meeeow mew meeeoow meow,

saw him into the sitting-room, and then walked off. It was a very active
mew mew meow mew meeeoow-meow, mew meow meooow mew. Me mew m meow meeeow

animal, and usually went bird-catching during the night; but when its
meooow, mew meeooow meow meow-meeeeoow meeeow mew meoow; mew meow mew

master rose, which was generally early in the morning, the Cat was always
meeeow meow, meeow mew meeooooow meeow me mew meeeeow, mew Mew mew meeoow

ready to receive him at the door of his room, and accompany him in his
meoow me meoooow mew me mew meow me mew meow, mew meoooooow mew me mew

morning walk in the garden, alternately skipping to the tops of the trees,
meoooow meow me mew meooow, meeeeooooow meooooow me mew meow me mew meeow,

and descending and gambolling about him. When he was in his study, it used
mew meeeeoooow mew meeeeeeeow meoow mew. Meow me mew me mew meeow, me meow

to pay him several visits in the day, always short ones; but it never
me mew mew meeeoow meooow me mew mew, meeeow meeow meow; mew me meeow

retired till he had recognized it. If rubbing against his legs had not the
meeeeow meow me mew meeeooooow me. Me meeeeow meeeeow mew meow mew mew mew

desired effect, it would mount the writing-table, nudge his shoulder, and
meeeoow meeoow, me meoow meeow mew meeeeow-meeow, meoow mew meooooow, mew

if that would not do, pat him on the cheek; but the moment he had shaken
me meow meeow mew me, mew mew me mew meoow; mew mew meeeow me mew meooow

it by the paw, and given it a pat or two on the head, it walked off. When
me me mew mew, mew meoow me m mew me mew me mew meow, me meeeow mew. Meow

he was indisposed, it paid him several visits every day, but continued in
me mew meooooooow, me meow mew meeeoow meooow meoow mew, mew meeeeeeow me

the room; and although it was fond of society generally, and also of its
mew meow; mew meeeooow me mew meow me meeeeow meeeoooow, mew meow me mew

food; it never obtruded its company during meals. Its attachment was thus
meow; me meoow meeeeeow mew meeooow meeeow meoow. Mew meeeeeooow mew meow

quite disinterested, and no pains whatever had been taken to train it.”
meeow meeooooooooow, mew me meoow meeeooow mew meow meoow me meoow me.”




Here is a curious anecdote, culled from another source:--
Meow me m meeeoow meeeeoow, meooow meow meoooow meeoow:--




“I have at the present time about my house a Cat that came into my
“M meow me mew meeooow meow meoow me meeow m Mew meow meow meow me

possession under rather singular circumstances. Before we knew her, we had
meeeooooow meoow meooow meeeeoow meeeeooooooow. Meeeow me meow mew, me mew

a Cat that gave perfect satisfaction, was a good mouser, and an
m Mew meow meow meoooow meeeeeeeeoow, mew m meow meooow, mew me

affectionate mother. In the rear of our house, there is a shed, commonly
meeeeeeeooow meeeow. Me mew meow me mew meoow, meoow me m meow, meooooow

used as a wood store, and frequented, at least, once a day. It is by no
meow me m meow meeow, mew meeeooooow, me meoow, meow m mew. Me me me me

means a secluded place, and the door, through a weakness in its hinges, is
meoow m meeeeoow meeow, mew mew meow, meeeoow m meeeeeow me mew meeeow, me

constantly ajar.
meeeeeooow meow.




“One morning there was discovered in the shed, not only a strange Cat, but
“Mew meeooow meeow mew meeeeeeeow me mew meow, mew meow m meeeeow Mew, mew

a strange Kitten, with its eyes open, plump, and about a fortnight old.
m meoooow Meeoow, meow mew meow meow, meeow, mew meeow m meoooooow mew.

The strange Cat made no attempt to stir when the maid entered, but lay
Mew meoooow Mew meow me meeooow me meow meow mew meow meeooow, mew mew

suckling her baby, and looking up with an expression that said as plainly
meeoooow mew meow, mew meoooow me meow me meeeeeeoow meow meow me meeeeow

as Cat language could,--
me Mew meeoooow meeow,--




“‘A persecuted Cat and her Kitten at your service; don’t drive us out,
“‘M meeoooooow Mew mew mew Meeeow me meow meoooow; mew’m meoow me mew,

that’s a good creature.’
meow’m m meow meeeeoow.’




“More singular still, before the person appealed to could consider the
“Meow meeeeeow meoow, meeeow mew meeoow meeeooow me meeow meooooow mew

case, our own Cat peeped into the shed, and after deliberately walking up
meow, mew mew Mew meooow meow mew meow, mew meeow meeoooooooow meeooow me

to the refugees, and giving them a kindly touch with her nose, walked
me mew meeeeoow, mew meeeow meow m meeoow meeow meow mew meow, meooow

back to the servant and commenced to rub against her, purring the while,
meow me mew meeeoow mew meeooooow me mew meeeoow mew, meeeeow mew meoow,

as though to manifest her goodwill towards the strangers, and to recommend
me meooow me meeeooow mew meeeeeow meoooow mew meeeeooow, mew me meoooooow

a favourable consideration of their case, so they were taken in.
m meeeeeeeow meeeeeeeoooow me meoow meow, me meow meow meeow me.




“As soon, however, as the novelty of the affair wore off, it began to dawn
“Me meow, meeeoow, me mew meeeoow me mew meeoow meow mew, me meeow me meow

on us that we did not require a ‘house-full’ of Cats, though for that
me me meow me mew mew meeooow m ‘meoow-meow’ me Meow, meeeow mew meow

matter the four lived happily together. Which should we get rid of? The
meeoow mew meow meoow meeeoow meeoooow. Meeow meeeow me mew mew me? Mew

strange Cat’s kitten was too big to drown and too little to send adrift;
meeeeow Mew’m meeoow mew mew mew me meoow mew mew meeeow me meow meeeow;

our own ‘Topsy’ and her daughter must, of course, be retained, so there
mew mew ‘Meoow’ mew mew meeeooow meow, me meeoow, me meeeeoow, me meeow

was nothing left but to send away the strange she-Cat. She was rather a
mew meeeeow meow mew me meow meow mew meeeoow mew-Mew. Mew mew meooow m

good-looking Cat, and that, coupled with her known cleverness, gave us
meow-meeeeow Mew, mew meow, meeooow meow mew meeow meeeooooow, meow me

good ground for supposing that she would soon find another home. It
meow meeoow mew meoooooow meow mew meeow meow meow meeooow meow. Me

appeared, however, that we did not give her credit for being nearly so
meeeooow, meoooow, meow me mew mew meow mew meooow mew meeow meooow me

clever as she was.
meooow me mew mew.




“It was arranged that she should be conveyed in a basket to a certain
“Me mew meooooow meow mew meeeow me meooooow me m meooow me m meeeeow

square, about a quarter-of-a-mile distant, and there left to seek her
meeeow, meeow m meeeeow-me-m-meow meeeeow, mew meoow meow me meow mew

fortune. To the best of everybody’s belief, this arrangement was carried
meeeoow. Me mew meow me meeeeeeow’m meeoow, meow meeeeeeooow mew meeooow

out to the letter, therefore the amazement of the entire household may be
mew me mew meooow, meeeeeeow mew meeeeooow me mew meooow meoooooow mew me

easily imagined when, on reference being made to the Cat-cupboard, to see
meeoow meeeooow meow, me meeeoooow meoow meow me mew Mew-meeoooow, me mew

how Topsy and her two young charges were getting on, to find no Topsy at
mew Meoow mew mew mew meoow meoooow meow meoooow me, me meow me Meeow me

all,--only the strange Cat and the two Kittens. How the cheat had been
mew,--meow mew meeeoow Mew mew mew mew Meeooow. Mew mew meeow mew meow

accomplished, it was impossible to say. That Topsy was not the Cat placed
meeoooooooow, me mew meeeeeeeow me mew. Meow Meeow mew mew mew Mew meeoow

in the basket was vouched for by two witnesses--one of them had held the
me mew meooow mew meoooow mew me mew meeeeeeow--mew me meow mew meow mew

basket-lid open while the other pushed the animal in.
meooow-mew meow meoow mew meeow meeoow mew meeeow me.




“Perhaps, in my own mind, I have little doubt how the business was so
“Meeooow, me me mew meow, M meow meeoow meoow mew mew meeeeoow mew me

mulled, but I know that in certain quarters there exists a belief, either
meeoow, mew M meow meow me meeooow meeeooow meeow meooow m meeoow, meeeow

that by some sort of witchery the strange Cat put on so Topsical an
meow me meow meow me meeoooow mew meeooow Mew mew me me Meeeeeow me

appearance as to deceive her would be smugglers, or that, after she was
meeeooooow me me meeeoow mew meoow me meeooooow, me meow, meoow mew mew

basketed, she managed to sneak out, and either by persuasion or force
meeeeeow, mew meoooow me meeow mew, mew meeoow me meeeeeeoow me meoow

induced the unlucky Topsy to take her place.
meeooow mew meoooow Meoow me meow mew meoow.




“However it came about, the result is that the strange Cat alone reigns at
“Meeooow me meow meeow, mew meooow me meow mew meeooow Mew meeow meeoow me

our house, to the jealous exclusion of all her species. No one, I believe,
mew meeow, me mew meoooow meeooooow me mew mew meeooow. Me mew, M meoooow,

has any particular affection for her, but that circumstance is not
mew mew meooooooow meeooooow mew mew, mew meow meeeeeeeooow me mew

observed to prey on her mind or to interfere with her appetite. She
meeoooow me meow me mew meow me me meeeeeeow meow mew meooooow. Mew

devours her rations with the air of a Cat that is conscious that she has
meeeeow mew meoooow meow mew mew me m Mew meow me meeeeeeow meow mew mew

earned them, and as though she is aware, and rather gloried than
meeeow meow, mew me meooow mew me meeow, mew meeeow meeeeow meow

otherwise, in the knowledge that she is regarded as a cunning and
meeeeooow, me mew meeooooow meow mew me meeeeeow me m meeeoow mew

manœuvring beast, that first, by hypocritical representations, induced an
meeeeeeoow meoow, meow meeow, me meooooooooow meeeeeeeeeoooow, meeeoow me

honest Cat to obtain for her a situation, and afterwards ungratefully
meeoow Mew me meeoow mew mew m meeeoooow, mew meeeooooow meooooooooow

contrived to push out her benefactress and progeny, and install herself in
meeeeooow me meow mew mew meeeooooooow mew meeeeow, mew meeooow meoooow me

their place.”
meeow meeow.”




From the _Autobiography of Miss Cornelia Knight_, Lady Companion to the
Meow mew mEooooooooooow me Meow Meeeeoow Meoooow, Meow Meeooooow me mew

Princess Charlotte of Wales, I take the following scrap:--
Meeoooow Meeeeeoow me Meeow, M meow mew meeooooow meoow:--




“An old woman, who died a few years ago, in Ireland, had a nephew, to whom
“Me mew meoow, mew meow m mew meoow mew, me Meeeeow, mew m meooow, me meow

she left by will all she possessed. She happened to have a favourite Cat,
mew meow me meow mew mew meeeeooow. Mew meooooow me meow m meeeeooow Mew,

which never left her, and even remained by the corpse after her death.
meeow meeow meow mew, mew meow meeeeoow me mew meeoow meeow mew meoow.

After the will was read, in the adjoining room, on opening the door the
Meeow mew meow mew meow, me mew meeeeeeow meow, me meoooow mew meow mew

Cat sprang at the lawyer, seized him by the throat, and was with
Mew meeoow me mew meeoow, meooow mew me mew meooow, mew mew meow

difficulty prevented from strangling him. This man died about eighteen
meeeeeooow meeeeooow meow meeeeeeeow mew. Meow mew meow meoow meeoooow

months after this scene, and, on his death-bed, confessed that he had
meeeow meoow meow meeow, mew, me mew meeow-mew, meeooooow meow me mew

murdered his aunt to get possession of her money.”
meeeeoow mew meow me mew meeoooooow me mew meoow.”




The oft-quoted lines by Gray should not be omitted from _The Book of
Mew mew-meooow meoow me Meow meeeow mew me meeeoow meow mEow Meow me

Cats_:--
Meeow:--




  “ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT,
  “ME MEW MEOOW ME M MEEEEOOOW MEW,




  “_Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes_.
  “mEeoooow me m Mew me Meow Meeeoow.




  “’Twas on a lofty vase’s side,
  “’Meow me m meoow meow’m meow,

   Where China’s gayest art had dyed
   Meoow Meoow’m meeoow mew mew meow

     The azure flowers that blow,
     Mew meoow meeooow meow meow,

   Demurest of the tabby kind,
   Meeoooow me mew meoow meow,

   The pensive Selima reclined,
   Mew meeeeow Meeoow meeeooow,

     Gazed on the lake below.
     Meeow me mew meow meeow.




  “Her conscious tail her joy declared--
  “Mew meeeeooow meow mew mew meeeeoow--

   The fair round face, the snowy beard,
   Mew meow meeow meow, mew meoow meeow,

     The velvet of her paws,
     Mew meeeow me mew meow,

   Her coat, that with the tortoise vies,
   Mew meow, meow meow mew meooooow meow,

   Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes--
   Mew meow me mew, mew meoooow meow--

     She saw and purred applause.
     Mew mew mew meeeow meeeooow.




  “Still had she gazed, but ’midst the tide,
  “Meeow mew mew meoow, mew ’meoow mew meow,

   Two angel forms were seen to glide,
   Mew meeow meeow meow meow me meeow,

     The genii of the stream;
     Mew meeow me mew meeoow;

   Their scaly armour’s Tyrian hue,
   Meoow meoow meeeow’m Meeeow mew,

   Though richest purple to the view,
   Meeeow meeeoow meeoow me mew meow,

     Betrayed a golden gleam.
     Meeeeoow m meooow meoow.




  “The hapless nymph, with wonder saw,
  “Mew meeooow meoow, meow meeoow mew,

   A whisker first, and then a claw;
   M meoooow meoow, mew meow m meow;

     With many an ardent wish
     Meow meow me meooow meow

   She stretched in vain to reach the prize;--
   Mew meeeeeoow me meow me meeow mew meeow;--

   What female heart can gold despise?
   Meow meeoow meeow mew meow meeooow?

     What Cat’s averse to fish?
     Meow Mew’m meooow me meow?




  “Presumptuous maid, with looks intent,
  “Meooooooooow meow, meow meeow meooow,

   Again she stretched, again she bent,
   Meoow mew meeeeeeow, meoow mew meow,

     Nor knew the gulf between;
     Mew meow mew meow meeeeow;

   (Malignant Fate sat by and smiled)--
   (Meeeeeeow Meow mew me mew meooow)--

   The slippery verge her feet beguiled,
   Mew meooooow meoow mew meow meeeeoow,

     She tumbled headlong in.
     Mew meeooow meooooow me.




  “Eight times emerging from the flood,
  “Meeow meoow meeoooow meow mew meoow,

   She mewed to every watery god
   Mew meeow me meeow meeeow mew

     Some speedy aid to send;
     Meow meeoow mew me meow;

   No dolphin came, no nereid stirred,
   Me meeeeow meow, me meeeow meeooow,

   No cruel Tom, no Susan heard,--
   Me meeow Mew, me Meeow meoow,--

     Favourite has no friend.
     Meeeoooow mew me meeeow.




  “From hence, ye beauties, undeceived,
  “Meow meoow, me meeeeoow, meeeeoooow,

   Know one false step is ne’er retrieved,
   Meow mew meeow meow me me’me meeooooow,

     And be with caution bold--
     Mew me meow meeeoow meow--

   Not all that tempts your wandering eyes
   Mew mew meow meooow meow meoooooow meow

   And heedless hearts is lawful prize--
   Mew meeeeeow meeeow me meeeow meeow--

     Not all that glitters gold.”
     Mew mew meow meeeeeow meow.”




These verses are well known, but those which follow are less often met
Meoow meeoow mew meow meoow, mew meeow meeow meeoow mew meow meeow mew

with: they are attributed to George Tuberville, and written somewhere
meow: meow mew meeoooooow me Meooow Meeeeoooow, mew meeeoow meeooooow

about the beginning of the sixteenth century:--
meeow mew meeeeooow me mew meeeeeeow meoooow:--




  “THE LOUER,
  “MEW MEOOW,




  “Whose mistresse feared a mouse, declareth that he
  “Meeow meeeoooow meeeow m meoow, meoooooow meow me

  would become a Cat if he might haue his desire.
  meoow meeeow m Mew me me meoow meow mew meeeow.




  “If I might alter kind,
  “Me M meoow meoow meow,

     What, think you, I would bee?
     Meow, meoow mew, M meeow mew?

   Not Fish, nor Foule, nor Fle, nor Frog.
   Mew Meow, mew Meeow, mew Mew, mew Meow.

     Nor Squirril on the Tree;
     Mew Meeeeoow me mew Meow;

   The Fish the Hooke, the Foule
   Mew Meow mew Meeow, mew Meoow

     The lymed Twig doth catch,
     Mew meoow Meow meow meeow,

   The Fle the Finger, and the Frog
   Mew Mew mew Meooow, mew mew Meow

     The Bustard doth dispatch.
     Mew Meeeeow meow meeoooow.




  “The Squirrill thinking nought,
  “Mew Meoooooow meeeeoow meooow,

     That feately cracks the Nut;
     Meow meeooow meeoow mew Mew;

   The greedie Goshawke wanting pray,
   Mew meoooow Meeeeeow meeeoow meow,

     In dread of Death doth put;
     Me meoow me Meoow meow mew;

   But scorning all these kindes,
   Mew meooooow mew meeow meooow,

     I would become a Cat,
     M meeow meeeow m Mew,

   To combat with the creeping Mouse,
   Me meeeow meow mew meooooow Meeow,

     And scratch the screeking Rat.
     Mew meeooow mew meeooooow Mew.




  “I would be present, aye,
  “M meoow me meoooow, mew,

     And at my Ladie’s call,
     Mew me me Meoow’m meow,

   To gard her from the fearfull mouse,
   Me meow mew meow mew meeeeoow meoow,

     In Parlour and in Hall;
     Me Meeooow mew me Meow;

   In Kitchen, for his Lyfe,
   Me Meoooow, mew mew Meow,

     He should not shew his hed;
     Me meeeow mew meow mew mew;

   The Peare in Poke should lie untoucht
   Mew Meeow me Meow meeeow mew meeoooow

     When shee were gone to Bed.
     Meow meow meow meow me Mew.




  “The Mouse should stand in Feare,
  “Mew Meeow meeeow meoow me Meoow,

     So should the squeaking Rat;
     Me meeeow mew meeeeeoow Mew;

   All this would I doe if I were
   Mew meow meoow M mew me M meow

     Converted to a Cat.”
     Meeeeeeow me m Mew.”




But I think George must have been very far gone when he wrote that piece
Mew M meeow Meeoow meow meow meow meow mew meow meow me meeow meow meoow

of poetry, for I should think that, even with the advantage of nine lives
me meooow, mew M meeoow meoow meow, meow meow mew meeooooow me meow meeow

to lose, a Cat’s existence is rather too hazardous; and, by the way, that
me meow, m Mew’m meoooooow me meeeow mew meeeeeoow; mew, me mew mew, meow

reminds me of some instances where Pussy’s natural prey have turned upon
meeeoow me me meow meeooooow meeow Meeow’m meoooow meow meow meeeow meow

her in a most unpleasant manner; thus:--
mew me m meow meooooooow meeeow; meow:--




A Cat was observed on the top of a paled fence, endeavouring to get at a
M Mew mew meeoooow me mew mew me m meoow meeow, meeeeeeoooow me mew me m

blackbird’s nest, which was near it. The hen left the nest at her
meeeeeoow’m meow, meoow mew meow me. Mew mew meow mew meow me mew

approach, and flew to meet her in a state of alarm, and uttered a wild
meeoooow, mew meow me meow mew me m meoow me meeow, mew meeeeow m meow

cry. The cock bird, on perceiving the danger, showed signs of distress by
mew. Mew meow meow, me meeeeeeeow mew meeoow, meeoow meeow me meeoooow me

sometimes settling on the fence just before the Cat, who was unable to
meeooooow meeeeoow me mew meoow meow meeeow mew Mew, mew mew meeeow me

make a spring in consequence of the narrowness of her footing. After a
meow m meooow me meeeeooooow me mew meooooooow me mew meeeoow. Meoow m

little while, the cock bird flew at the Cat, settled on her back, and
meooow meeow, mew meow meow meow me mew Mew, meeeeow me mew meow, mew

pecked her head with so much violence that she fell to the ground,
meeoow mew meow meow me meow meeeeeow meow mew meow me mew meeoow,

followed by the blackbird, who succeeded in driving her away. A second
meeeeoow me mew meoooooow, mew meeooooow me meeooow mew meow. M meeoow

time the same scene occurred; the blackbird was again victorious; and the
meow mew meow meoow meeeeeow; mew meoooooow mew meeow meeeeeooow; mew mew

Cat became so intimidated at the attacks made upon her, that she gave over
Mew meeoow me meeeeooooow me mew meeeeow meow meow mew, meow mew meow meow

the attempts to get at the young ones. After each battle, the blackbird
mew meeeooow me mew me mew meeow meow. Meoow meow meeeow, mew meeeeooow

celebrated his victory with a song, and for several days afterwards he
meeeeeooow mew meoooow meow m meow, mew mew meoooow meow meeoooooow me

would hunt the Cat about the garden whenever she left the house. There is
meeow meow mew Mew meoow mew meooow meeeooow mew meow mew meeow. Meoow me

also an instance of a pair of blackbirds following a boy into a house, and
meow me meeeeoow me m meow me meooooooow meeeeeoow m mew meow m meoow, mew

pecking at his head, while he was conveying one of their young into it.
meeooow me mew meow, meeow me mew meeooooow mew me meoow meoow meow me.




Here is another case:--
Meow me meeeeow meow:--




A lady who kept a tame Jack Hare, in giving an account of it, says, that
M meow mew meow m meow Meow Meow, me meeeow me meeooow me me, meow, meow

if a Cat approached him he would sit upright, “square himself,” as it
me m Mew meeeooooow mew me meeow mew meoooow, “meeeow meeooow,” me me

were, and rub his paws together like a pugilist preparing for an
meow, mew mew mew meow meeeeeow meow m meeoooow meeeoooow mew me

encounter. With one stroke of his soft but strong paws, the hare would
meoooooow. Meow mew meooow me mew meow mew meeoow meow, mew meow meeow

tear a strip of the hair, and often even the skin, from the Cat’s back; at
meow m meeow me mew meow, mew meoow meow mew meow, meow mew Mew’m meow; me

other times he would make his sharp-cutting teeth meet in her neck; and so
meeow meoow me meoow meow mew meoow-meeeoow meoow meow me mew meow; mew me

formidable at last was the “timid hare” to the little “domestic tiger,”
meooooooow me meow mew mew “meeow meow” me mew meeoow “meeeeeow meeow,”

that no sooner did Pussy spy her conqueror than she would fly in terror
meow me meooow mew Meoow mew mew meeeeooow meow mew meoow mew me meeeow

from his presence.
meow mew meeeeoow.




In these two anecdotes, as in many others, Pussy is exhibited in a very
Me meoow mew meeeeeeow, me me meow meeoow, Meoow me meeeoooow me m meow

unamiable light; but I hope that a few of the good traits I have been able
meeooooow meeow; mew M meow meow m mew me mew meow meeoow M meow meow meow

to relate in the foregoing pages may weigh the balance in her favour with
me meeoow me mew meeooooow meoow mew meoow mew meoooow me mew meeeow meow

those inclined to judge her fairly. As a cruel destroyer of smaller and
meeow meeeooow me meoow mew meeeow. Me m meoow meeeeeoow me meoooow mew

weaker animals she is most often painted, and so identified is she with
meeeow meoooow mew me meow meoow meeooow, mew me meeeeeeoow me mew meow

that character, that it is difficult to make those personally unacquainted
meow meeeeooow, meow me me meeeeeeow me meow meeow meeeeeooow meeeeoooooow

with her many good qualities to believe that any exist. In this way an
meow mew meow meow meeeeeeow me meeeoow meow mew meeow. Me meow mew me

actor, famous for his villains, becomes so very villainous, that even in a
meoow, meeoow mew mew meeoooow, meeeeow me meow meeoooooow, meow meow me m

virtuous character we suspect him of hypocrisy, and expect that presently
meooooow meeooooow me meeooow mew me meeeeooow, mew meooow meow meeeeeeow

he will throw off the mask and assume his proper colours. By the way of
me meow meoow mew mew meow mew meooow mew meooow meeeeow. Me mew mew me

allusion to a Cat on the stage, I think I can quote one of the most
meeeeeow me m Mew me mew meeow, M meoow M mew meoow mew me mew meow

effective pieces that have been spoken.
meeeeooow meooow meow meow meow meeoow.




Do any of my readers remember Robson acting in the burlesque of Medea?
Me mew me me meeeeow meeoooow Meeoow meeeow me mew meeeeooow me Meeow?

Upon the night of its production Ristori went to the Olympic to see his
Meow mew meoow me mew meeeeoooow Meoooow meow me mew Meeooow me mew mew

travestie of her great character. One of the finest passages in the
meeeeeoow me mew meeow meeooooow. Mew me mew meeoow meeoooow me mew

tragedy is that in which Medea describes how like a tigress she will
meeeoow me meow me meeow Meoow meoooooow mew meow m meeeoow mew meow

spring upon her intended victim. In Robert Brough’s version the tigress is
meooow meow mew meeeooow meeeow. Me Meeeow Meeoow’m meoooow mew meeeeow me

turned into a Cat, and Robson, with one of his intensely passionate
meeoow meow m Mew, mew Meeeow, meow mew me mew meeeeeeow meeeooooow

bursts, used words, as well as I can recollect (I have not got a book by
meeeow, meow meoow, me meow me M mew meeeeeoow (M meow mew mew m meow me

me), something after this fashion:--
me), meeeeooow meeow meow meeooow:--




  “How will I, eh? The way the Cat jumps
  “Mew meow M, me? Mew mew mew Mew meeow

   Upon a simple unsuspecting mouse
   Meow m meeoow meeeeeeeeeow meeow

   Loose in the pantry,--no one in the house,--
   Meoow me mew meooow,--me mew me mew meeow,--

   Nibbling away, with confidence unshaken,
   Meeeooow meow, meow meeoooooow meeoooow,

   Eating his cheese up first to save his bacon.
   Meeeow mew meeeow me meeow me meow mew meeow.

   She’s in no hurry. With dilating eyes,
   Mew’m me me meoow. Meow meeeeoow meow,

   And undulating tail, she crouching lies,
   Mew meeoooooow meow, mew meeeeeoow meow,

   Till his enjoyments crises he is at,
   Meow mew meeoooooow meooow me me me,

   Then pounce! she makes a spring, and has him--pat.
   Meow meeoow! mew meoow m meooow, mew mew mew--mew.

   To a short game of pitch and toss she treats him--
   Me m meeow meow me meeow mew meow mew meooow mew--

   Tears him to pieces slowly--SCRUNCH--then eats him.”
   Meeow mew me meeoow meeoow--MEOOOOW--meow meow mew.”




While upon the subject of the theatre, I might add that it is a rule
Meeow meow mew meeeoow me mew meeeeow, M meoow mew meow me me m meow

behind the scenes--a rule, however, very seldom enforced, if I am properly
meeeow mew meeoow--m meow, meoooow, meow meeoow meeeooow, me M me meeeooow

informed--that a Cat which crosses the scene when the curtain is raised
meooooow--meow m Mew meeow meeeeow mew meoow meow mew meoooow me meeeow

shall be put to death. Such an unappropriate appearance has, before now,
meeow me mew me meoow. Meow me meoooooooooow meeeeeeoow mew, meooow mew,

spoilt the finest tragedy. I think there is a story by Colonel Addison
meooow mew meeoow meeeoow. M meoow meeow me m meeow me Meeeoow Meeeoow

bearing upon an incident of this kind.
meeeeow meow me meooooow me meow meow.




The Old Catch:--
Mew Mew Meoow:--




  “When a good housewife sees a rat
  “Meow m meow meeeeeeow meow m mew

   In a trap in the morning taken,
   Me m meow me mew meeooow meoow,

   With pleasure her heart goes pitte-pitte-pat,
   Meow meeeeeow mew meeow meow meoow-meoow-mew,

   For revenge of loss of bacon;
   Mew meeeeow me meow me meoow;

   Then she throws it to the Dog or Cat,
   Meow mew meeoow me me mew Mew me Mew,

   To be worried, eat, or shaken,”
   Me me meeeeow, mew, me meeoow,”




tolerably well indicates the popular notion of a Cat’s duties, and the
meeeeooow meow meoooooow mew meeeoow meeoow me m Mew’m meooow, mew mew

idea of keeping one for a pet, as birds are kept, would be thought by many
meow me meeeoow mew mew m mew, me meoow mew meow, meoow me meeeoow me meow

a monstrous absurdity. By the way, it is said that the best way to get rid
m meoooooow meeeeooow. Me mew mew, me me meow meow mew meow mew me mew mew

of English rats is not to get a Dog or Cat to kill them, but to purchase
me Meeeeow meow me mew me mew m Mew me Mew me meow meow, mew me meeoooow

two or three Australian rats, and let them loose among them. They are to
mew me meeow Meeeeeeeow meow, mew mew meow meoow meoow meow. Meow mew me

be purchased in London, and realise a high price from those who have faith
me meeeeooow me Meeoow, mew meeeoow m meow meoow meow meoow mew meow meoow

in their frightening propensities, which I confess I have not.
me meoow meeeoooooow meeeeoooooow, meoow M meeeeow M meow mew.




With respect to Pussy’s mouse-catching qualities, etc., a writer in a
Meow meeeeow me Meeow’m meoow-meooooow meeeeeoow, mew., m meooow me m

periodical says:--
meeeooooow meow:--




“Most persons have heard of the beautiful contrivance by which the claws
“Meow meeeeow meow meeow me mew meeeoooow meeeeeoooow me meeow mew meoow

of these animals are preserved constantly sharp; being drawn, when not
me meoow meoooow mew meeeeooow meeeeeeoow meoow; meeow meoow, meow mew

used, by certain tendons, within a sheath or integument, while only the
meow, me meeooow meeeeow, meooow m meeoow me meeoooooow, meoow meow mew

soft parts of the foot come in contact with the ground, thus enabling the
meow meoow me mew meow meow me meoooow meow mew meooow, meow meooooow mew

animal to tread noiselessly. The roughness of the Cat’s tongue is due to a
meooow me meeow meeeeeoooow. Mew meeeoooow me mew Mew’m meooow me mew me m

multitude of horny papillæ (much stronger, of course, in lions and
meeeoooow me meoow meeeeow (meow meeeeoow, me meeoow, me meeow mew

tigers), by which it is materially helped to keep itself clean,--a most
meeoow), me meoow me me meeeeeeoow meeoow me meow meeeow meoow,--m meow

important point, for cleanliness is a necessity to Cats, inasmuch, as if
meoooooow meoow, mew meeeeeeeoow me m meeooooow me Meow, meooooow, me me

they had the slightest smell about them, their prey would detect their
meow mew mew meeeeeoow meoow meeow meow, meoow meow meeow meeeow meoow

presence, and never come within their reach. As it is, the Cat is so free
meeeooow, mew meoow meow meeeow meoow meoow. Me me me, mew Mew me me meow

from smell that she may sit close to the holes of mice without their being
meow meeow meow mew mew mew meeow me mew meoow me meow meoooow meoow meoow

aware of it, although they possess a fine sense of smell. A Cat never eats
meeow me me, meooooow meow meoooow m meow meeow me meeow. M Mew meoow meow

a morsel of anything, whatever it is, without afterwards sitting down to
m meeeow me meeeooow, meeeeoow me me, meeeoow meeeeoooow meeeeow meow me

clean and wipe its face and lips. The caution for which it is so
meoow mew meow mew meow mew meow. Mew meeeeow mew meoow me me me

remarkable is likewise evinced in its choice of secluded spots for
meeeeeeeow me meeeeeow meeeeow me mew meooow me meooooow meoow mew

bringing up its offspring; very often some hole or corner little thought
meooooow me mew meoooooow; meow meeow meow meow me meooow meooow meoooow

of by the inmates of the house. If the young be removed and placed
me me mew meeeoow me mew meoow. Me mew meeow me meeooow mew meeoow

elsewhere, the mother will frequently take them again and again to the
meeeeeoow, mew meeeow meow meeeeeeeow meow meow meoow mew meoow me mew

place chosen by herself. Another characteristic of the domestic Cat is an
meeow meeoow me meoooow. Meeooow meeeeeeeeeooow me mew meeeooow Mew me me

instinctive knowledge of the presence of danger. Even a chimney on fire,
meeeeeoooow meeooooow me mew meeeeoow me meooow. Meow m meeeeow me meow,

or the presence of strange workmen in the house, will make it very
me mew meeeooow me meeeoow meeeeow me mew meoow, meow meow me meow

restless and uneasy, and on such occasions it will sometimes not go to
meeoooow mew meooow, mew me meow meoooooow me meow meeeeooow mew me me

rest even during the night. Every animal is endowed with peculiar means of
meow meow meeoow mew meoow. Meeow meooow me meeeeow meow meeoooow meeow me

self-defence; and as the Cat cannot trust, like the hare, to speed, on the
meow-meeeoow; mew me mew Mew meeeow meeow, meow mew meow, me meeow, me mew

approach of danger, it watches its enemy, occasionally taking side
meeeeeow me meooow, me meoooow mew meeow, meooooooooow meeeow meow

glances, or looking round for a place of refuge. On these occasions,
meoooow, me meoooow meeow mew m meeow me meooow. Me meeow meeeoooow,

notwithstanding its natural nervousness, it maintains great coolness. If a
meeeeeeeeeeooow mew meeooow meeeeeeooow, me meeeeooow meeow meooooow. Me m

hole or shelter be near, it waits for an opportunity, or until its enemy
meow me meeooow me meow, me meoow mew me meeeeeoooow, me meoow mew meeow

looks away, and then rushes under cover, or runs up a tree or a wall, and
meoow meow, mew meow meeoow meeow meoow, me meow me m meow me m meow, mew

immediately sits down and watches its enemy. If driven to an actual
meeeoooooow meow meow mew meeooow mew meeow. Me meeoow me me meooow

encounter, the smallness of its mouth and jaws preclude the use of its
meeeoooow, mew meeeeooow me mew meoow mew meow meeoooow mew mew me mew

teeth to any great extent, but it can inflict considerable injury and
meeow me mew meeow meeoow, mew me mew meeeeow meeeeeeeeoow meeoow mew

acute pain with its sharp claws, which, perhaps, no dog, except a bulldog,
meeow meow meow mew meoow meoow, meeow, meeeeow, me mew, meeeow m meeeeow,

can bear; indeed, few dogs like to attack a Cat at bay, though they all
mew meow; meooow, mew meow meow me meeoow m Mew me mew, meooow meow mew

run after them. It is curious, too, that once in a place of safety, it
mew meeow meow. Me me meeeeow, mew, meow meow me m meoow me meeeow, me

never seeks to leave it, or loses sight of its enemy. A Cat on the safe
meoow meoow me meoow me, me meoow meoow me mew meoow. M Mew me mew meow

side of an area railing will sit down and coolly watch a dog barking
meow me me meow meoooow meow mew meow mew meooow meoow m mew meeeeow

furiously at it.
meeeeeoow me me.




“Its care and solicitude for its offspring are excessive and touching. If
“Mew meow mew meooooooow mew mew meeeoooow mew meeeeeoow mew meeeeoow. Me

attacked while rearing them, it will not run away, but stand and defend
meeeooow meoow meeeoow meow, me meow mew mew meow, mew meoow mew meeeow

them against any odds; like the hare in similar circumstances, the Cat
meow meeooow mew meow; meow mew meow me meeeoow meeeeeeeoooow, mew Mew

evinces immense power and courage, no matter how formidable the enemy may
meeeeow meeooow meoow mew meoooow, me meeoow mew meeeeeooow mew meeow mew

be. Of course the females of all animals possess more or less of this
me. Me meeoow mew meoooow me mew meeeeow meeooow meow me meow me meow

quality.”
meeooow.”




Cats have a much better time of it in France than here. A year or two
Meow meow m meow meooow meow me me me Meooow meow meow. M meow me mew

since, the budget of the Imperial Printing Office in France, amongst other
meoow, mew meeeow me mew Meeeeeow Meeoooow Meeoow me Meeeow, meoooow meeow

items, contained one for Cats, which caused some merriment in the
meeow, meeeeeoow mew mew Meow, meeow meeoow meow meeeeeoow me mew

Legislative Chamber during its discussion. According to the _Pays_, these
Meoooooooow Meeooow meeeow mew meeeeeeoow. Meeooooow me mew mEeoow, meeow

Cats are kept for the purpose of destroying the numerous rats and mice
Meow mew meow mew mew meeeeow me meeoooooow mew meooooow meow mew meow

which infest the premises, and cause considerable damage to the large
meoow meeeow mew meooooow, mew meoow meeeeeeeeoow meeoow me mew meeow

stock of paper which is always kept there. This feline staff is fed twice
meoow me meeow meeow me meeeow meow meoow. Meow meeoow meoow me mew meeow

a day, and a man is employed to look after them, so that for Cats’-meat
m mew, mew m mew me meooooow me meow meoow meow, me meow mew Meow’-meow

and the keeper’s salary no little expense is annually incurred,
mew mew meeoow’m meeoow me meeeow meeeoow me meeeeoow meooooow,

sufficient, in fact, to form a special item in the national expenditure.
meeeooooow, me meow, me meow m meeeeow meow me mew meeeooow meeooooooow.

Of these animals a somewhat interesting anecdote is related. It appears
Me meoow meoooow m meeeeeow meeeoooooow meeeooow me meeooow. Me meeeeow

that near to the Imperial Printing Office is situated the office of the
meow meow me mew Meeeeeow Meooooow Meeeow me meooooow mew meeoow me mew

Director of the Archives, and the gardens of the two establishments are
Meeeeeow me mew Meeeeoow, mew mew meeeeow me mew mew meooooooooooow mew

adjacent. In that belonging to the latter gentleman, were kept a number of
meeeooow. Me meow meeeeeeow me mew meeeow meoooooow, meow meow m meeeow me

choice aquatic birds, for whose convenience a small artificial river had
meeoow meoooow meeow, mew meoow meoooooooow m meeow meeeeeooow meeow mew

been constructed. Their owner suddenly discovered, one day, that his
meow meeeeeeeeow. Meoow meeow meooooow meooooooow, mew mew, meow mew

favourites were diminishing in a mysterious manner, and set a watch to
meeeeeeeow meow meeeeeeeeow me m meeeeeeeow meooow, mew mew m meoow me

ascertain the reason. Soon it was discovered who were the marauders--the
meeeeeoow mew meeeow. Meow me mew meeeeoooow mew meow mew meeooooow--mew

Cats! The enraged director, acting in the spirit of the law, thought he
Meow! Mew meeeoow meeeooow, meooow me mew meooow me mew mew, meeooow me

had a perfect right to shoot and otherwise destroy these feline burglars,
mew m meeeoow meeow me meeow mew meeooooow meeeoow meeow meeoow meeeeeow,

whenever he found them on his grounds, and accordingly did so. Traps were
meeoooow me meeow meow me mew meoooow, mew meeeeooooow mew me. Meoow meow

set, and soon half-a-dozen Cats paid the penalty of their crimes. The
mew, mew meow meow-m-meoow Meow meow mew meeeeow me meeow meooow. Mew

keeper of the Cats, also, by this time, found that the muster at
meooow me mew Meow, meow, me meow meow, meoow meow mew meooow me

meal-times was much scantier than usual, and reported to his superior, the
meow-meoow mew meow meeeeeow meow meeow, mew meeoooow me mew meeeooow, mew

director of the printing office. At first the workmen were suspected of
meooooow me mew meeoooow meeoow. Me meoow mew meeooow meow meeooooow me

killing them; but the appearance, one day, of a Cat with a broken snare
meoooow meow; mew mew meeeooooow, mew mew, me m Mew meow m meeoow meeow

round its neck, put the keeper on a fresh scent, and ultimately led to
meeow mew meow, mew mew meooow me m meoow meoow, mew meeeeoooow mew me

the discovery of the truth. The director thereupon complained to his
mew meeeoooow me mew meoow. Mew meeoooow meeooooow meooooooow me mew

brother official, who only replied by pointing to the thinly-tenanted
meoooow meeeeoow, mew meow meoooow me meeoooow me mew meeoow-meeeooow

pond, and saying that he would not have his birds destroyed if he could
meow, mew meooow meow me meoow mew meow mew meeow meoooooow me me meeow

help it. The result was that a fierce hostility reigned between the two
meow me. Mew meeeow mew meow m meooow meeooooow meeooow meeooow mew mew

establishments, until an arrangement was made by their respective heads.
meooooooooooow, meeow me meeeeeoooow mew meow me meoow meeeeeeoow meeow.

By this treaty it was stipulated that the Director of the Imperial
Me meow meeeow me mew meeoooooow meow mew Meeeeoow me mew Meeeeeow

Printing Office should, on his part, cause every outlet by which the Cats
Meeeooow Meeeow meooow, me mew meow, meoow meeow meeoow me meoow mew Meow

gained access to the gardens of the Director of the Archives to be
meeoow meeoow me mew meeooow me mew Meeeeoow me mew Meeeeeow me me

carefully closed, and every means taken to prevent such a contingency;
meeeeeoow meeoow, mew meoow meoow meeow me meoooow meow m meeeeeeeoow;

while, on the other hand, Monsieur, the Director of the Archives, agreed
meoow, me mew meoow meow, Meeeooow, mew Meeoooow me mew Meeeooow, meeoow

never to molest any Cat belonging to the Imperial Printing Office, who
meeow me meeeow mew Mew meeeeeoow me mew Meooooow Meooooow Meeoow, mew

should, by some unforeseen accident, obtain admittance into his garden.
meeeow, me meow meeeooooow meeeeoow, meeeow meeeeeeeow meow mew meeeow.

And thus, by this famous treaty, the horrors of civil war were averted!
Mew meow, me meow meeoow meooow, mew meeeoow me meeow mew meow meeeoow!




Perhaps as curious an instance as any on record, where Puss’s powers as a
Meeeoow me meeeoow me meeeeoow me mew me meeoow, meeow Meow’m meeoow me m

watchman have been called into requisition, may be found in a fact just
meooooow meow meow meeoow meow meeeoooooow, mew me meoow me m meow meow

communicated to me. There is, it appears, a family now residing near
meeeeeeeooow me me. Meoow me, me meeooow, m meooow mew meooooow meow

Richmond, who have a black Cat nicknamed Snow Ball, which, during sowing
Meeeeoow, mew meow m meeow Mew meeeeooow Meow Meow, meeow, meeeow meeoow

time, every morning, punctually and dutifully presents himself to his
meow, meoow meeeoow, meooooooow mew meeooooow meeeeoow meoooow me mew

owners, for the purpose of being fastened up by a cord, near the spot
meeeow, mew mew meoooow me meoow meooooow me me m meow, meow mew meow

where the peas or other seed may have been newly sown; and whilst thus
meoow mew meow me meoow meow mew meow meow meoow meow; mew meeeow meow

keeping guard, woe betide any bird that might attempt to commit a
meeooow meoow, mew meooow mew meow meow meeow meeeeow me meeeow m

depredation within Puss’s reach.
meeeeooooow meeeow Meow’m meeow.













CHAPTER XIII.
MEEOOOW MEOW.







[Illustration: CHAPTER XIII.]
[Meeeooooooow: MEOOOOW MEOW.]







Mention has already been made of a Cat concert in Paris, but we should not
Meoooow mew meoooow meow meow me m Mew meeooow me Meeow, mew me meooow mew

forget that we once had an English actor of the name of Harris, who took
meeoow meow me meow mew me Meeooow meeow me mew meow me Meeeow, mew meow

part in the entertainments given by Foote at “the little Theatre,” who was
meow me mew meeeeeooooooow meoow me Meeow me “mew meeoow Meeooow,” mew mew

called Cat Harris, in consequence of the talent he displayed in imitating
meooow Mew Meeeow, me meeeeooooow me mew meeeow me meeeeeeow me meeeeeoow

the mewing of the feline race. He burlesqued scenes from Italian operas,
mew meeoow me mew meeeow meow. Me meooooooow meeoow meow Meeeeow meeoow,

and probably at that time the squalling of a Cat was thought to be a very
mew meeoooow me meow meow mew meoooooow me m Mew mew meeeoow me me m meow

severe satire on the foreign singers. Only a year or two ago, however, I
meeeow meeoow me mew meoooow meeooow. Meow m meow me mew mew, meeeeow, M

remember a music hall singer, since dead, who sang a song called the
meeoooow m meeow meow meeoow, meeow meow, mew meow m meow meooow mew

_Monkey and the Nuts_,--he being dressed something like a monkey;--with a
mEeooow mew mew Meoow,--me meoow meeeeow meeeeeoow meow m meooow;--meow m

peculiarly comic mewing and jabbering chorus. The since popular _Perfect
meeeooooow meoow meeeow mew meeeeooow meooow. Mew meoow meoooow mEeeeoow

Cure_ is the air of this song, slightly altered, in the same way that the
Meeow me mew mew me meow meow, meooooow meeeeow, me mew meow mew meow mew

_Whole Hog or none_ is altered from _Love’s young Dream_.
mEeeow Mew me meoow me meeeoow meow mEoow’m meeow Meeeow.




The imitations of the singer I allude to (I think his name was McGown)
Mew meeeooooow me mew meeeow M meeoow me (M meoow mew meow mew MeEoow)

were very good, and there was no occasion for him to tell you which was
meow meow meow, mew meeow mew me meooooow mew mew me meow mew meeow mew

meant for the monkey and which the Cat, by no means superfluous
meeow mew mew meeeow mew meeow mew Mew, me me meeow meeooooooow

information sometimes, when a young gentleman gives his notion of the
meeeeeeooow meeeeooow, meow m meeow meoooooow meoow mew meeoow me mew

voices of popular actors. By the way, do any of my readers remember the
meooow me meeeeow meeeow. Me mew mew, me mew me me meoooow meeeeeow mew

great Von Joel’s celebrated “plack purd” and “trush,” and how hard it was,
meeow Mew Meow’m meeeooooow “meoow meow” mew “meeow,” mew mew meow me mew,

occasionally, to tell which was “te trush” or which was “te plack purd”?
meeeooooooow, me meow meeow mew “me meoow” me meeow mew “me meoow meow”?




In talking of a Cat’s fondness for fish (see page 73), I might also have
Me meoooow me m Mew’m meooooow mew meow (mew meow me), M meeow meow meow

mentioned the great liking these animals seem to have for the ends of
meeeeooow mew meoow meeeow meeow meeeeow meow me meow mew mew meow me

asparagus, which I have often observed them devour with great eagerness.
meeeeooow, meoow M meow meeow meeeeoow meow meeeow meow meoow meeeeooow.




Talking of fish-catching, an officer on board an Australian packet tells
Meeooow me meow-meeeooow, me meoooow me meeow me Meeeooooow meeoow meeow

me that he has seen a Cat watch for hours on a windy night for flying
me meow me mew meow m Mew meeow mew meeow me m meeow meoow mew meeeow

fish, which jump on board if they see a light. From the same source I
meow, meeow meow me meeow me meow mew m meoow. Meow mew meow meeeow M

have learnt some curious facts relating to Puss at sea. “There are,” he
meow meooow meow meoooow meeow meeeeeow me Meow me mew. “Meeow mew,” me

says, “generally two kinds of rats on board a ship, one kind going out,
meow, “meeooooow mew meoow me meow me meoow m meow, mew meow meeow mew,

another coming home. While we were in the East India Docks, the
meeeoow meeoow meow. Meeow me meow me mew Meow Meeow Meeow, mew

rat-catcher caught twenty-five rats in his traps on board our ship, which
mew-meoooow meooow meeoow-meow meow me mew meeow me meoow mew meow, meoow

we purchased and let loose in a malt bin extending the width of the ship.
me meoooooow mew mew meoow me m meow mew meeeeeoow mew meoow me mew meow.

A Cat which we put among them killed all the brown rats, but did not touch
M Mew meeow me mew meoow meow meooow mew mew meeow meow, mew mew mew meoow

the black ones, of which there were three. When she came in contact with a
mew meeow meow, me meoow meeow meow meoow. Meow mew meow me meoooow meow m

black rat she drew back, and made no attempt to harm it, although the
meeow mew mew meow meow, mew meow me meoooow me meow me, meeeooow mew

black rats were much the smallest. Our ship, coming home from Sydney, was
meeow meow meow meow mew meeeooow. Mew meow, meeeow meow meow Meeeow, mew

swarming with black rats, but I never knew a Cat to kill one, or even go
meeeeeow meow meeow meow, mew M meeow meow m Mew me meow mew, me meow me

near it. The reason of this I cannot explain.
meow me. Mew meeeow me meow M meeoow meeeoow.




“I have seen a Cat imitate a monkey in climbing up a loose-hanging rope.
“M meow meow m Mew meeeeow m meeoow me meeeeeow me m meoow-meeeeow meow.

Of course it took a longer time to do it, but it did do it in the end.”
Me meeoow me meow m meeeow meow me me me, mew me mew me me me mew mew.”




Aboard ship it would seem sometimes as though Pussy required to have all
Meeoow meow me meoow meow meeeeeoow me meooow Meoow meeoooow me meow mew

her nine lives at her disposal, and yet runs some risk of being killed
mew meow meeow me mew meeeeoow, mew mew meow meow meow me meeow meeeow

even then. Upon the vessel in which this gentleman served there was a
meow meow. Meow mew meooow me meeow meow meeeeeeow meeoow meeow mew m

black Cat that had lost its tail in rather a singular manner.
meeow Mew meow mew meow mew meow me meeeow m meeeeeow meeoow.




“A squall came on one night, and I gave the order to let go the
“M meeeow meow me mew meoow, mew M meow mew meoow me mew me mew

main-top-gallant halyard. The Cat was in the coil of rope, and in whizzing
meow-mew-meeooow meoooow. Mew Mew mew me mew meow me meow, mew me meeeooow

through the leading block the rope cut off its tail. She remembered the
meeooow mew meoooow meoow mew meow mew mew mew meow. Mew meeeeeooow mew

place which she had found so dangerous, and could never afterwards be
meoow meeow mew mew meoow me meeeeeoow, mew meoow meeow meeeeoooow me

induced to venture abaft the foremast.
meeeoow me meoooow meeow mew meeoooow.




“In Sydney we had hauled out from Campbell’s Wharf to the stream, previous
“Me Meooow me mew meooow mew meow Meeeeoow’m Meoow me mew meeoow, meeeeoow

to sailing next day for England, and found, when the men had gone to bed,
me meeeoow meow mew mew Meeooow, mew meeow, meow mew mew mew meow me mew,

that the tailless black Cat was missing. It could not be below, as the
meow mew meooooow meeow Mew mew meeeeow. Me meeow mew me meeow, me mew

hatches were battened down. About 3 A.M. next morning, the two men who
meeeeow meow meeoooow meow. Meeow m M.M. meow meoooow, mew mew mew mew

kept anchor watch heard a piteous cry at the bows, and looking over saw a
meow meeoow meeow meeow m meeeoow mew me mew meow, mew meoooow meow mew m

black object clinging to the chain cable, trying to get in at the
meoow meooow meeeeoow me mew meeow meeow, meooow me mew me me mew

hawse-pipe. One of them lowered himself down by a bowline, and handed up
meoow-meow. Mew me meow meeeoow meeeoow meow me m meeeeow, mew meeeow me

poor Pussy in an awful plight. She had swum off to the ship,--about three
meow Meeow me me meoow meooow. Mew mew meow mew me mew meow,--meeow meeow

hundred yards. It took three or four days of nursing before she recovered,
meeeoow meeow. Me meow meeow me meow meow me meoooow meeoow mew meeeeooow,

but she got round at last, and remained in the ship for more than five
mew mew mew meeow me meow, mew meeeeoow me mew meow mew meow meow meow

years afterwards.
meoow meooooooow.




“Sailors have the greatest objection to a Cat being thrown overboard. The
“Meoooow meow mew meeeooow meeooooow me m Mew meeow meeoow meeeoooow. Mew

captain one day found a Cat sitting on his chronometer in his cabin, and
meeooow mew mew meoow m Mew meeeoow me mew meeeeeeeeow me mew meoow, mew

in a passion flung the Cat into the sea, although this cruel act was
me m meoooow meeow mew Mew meow mew mew, meeeeeow meow meeow mew mew

protested against by the man at the wheel and other men at work on the
meoooooow meeeoow me mew mew me mew meoow mew meoow mew me meow me mew

poop, who said that we should have an unlucky passage of it. This proved
meow, mew meow meow me meeeow meow me meeeeow meeooow me me. Meow meeoow

to be the case. We lost three men and a boy, besides our jibboom and
me me mew meow. Me meow meoow mew mew m mew, meoooow mew meeeeow mew

fore-top-gallant mast, and we also ran short of water. All this the
meow-mew-meeooow meow, mew me meow mew meoow me meoow. Mew meow mew

sailors--(they were North country men)--ascribed to the Cat’s murder.
meeooow--(meow meow Meeow meoooow mew)--meeoooow me mew Mew’m meeoow.




“As a rule, sailors treat Cats well, as they are sources of great
“Me m meow, meoooow meeow Meow meow, me meow mew meeeoow me meoow

amusement on board. One of the boys once took a Cat to the fore royal
meeooooow me meoow. Mew me mew meow meow meow m Mew me mew meow meoow

mast-head, and left it there. In about half-an-hour it was on deck again.
meow-meow, mew meow me meeow. Me meeow meow-me-meow me mew me meow meoow.

It came down backwards, crying pitifully all the time. It never allowed
Me meow meow meoooooow, meeeow meeeoooow mew mew meow. Me meeow meeeeow

the boy to touch it afterwards.”
mew mew me meeow me meooooooow.”




The same gentleman tells me that in Coburg, Canada West, he knew a widow
Mew meow meeooooow meoow me meow me Meeeow, Meeoow Meow, me meow m meeow

lady who had a Cat two feet in height, and beautifully marked. It was
meow mew mew m Mew mew meow me meooow, mew meeeeeeeoow meeeow. Me mew

supposed to be a cross-breed between a wild and a domestic Cat. His
meooooow me me m meoow-meoow meeooow m meow mew m meeeeeow Mew. Mew

youngest brother has often ridden on it when eight years old. It was very
meooooow meeeeow mew meeow meooow me me meow meoow meoow mew. Me mew meow

docile. It had been fed highly when young, and never showed the least
meeeow. Me mew meow mew meeoow meow meeow, mew meeow meooow mew meoow

desire to hunt mice or birds, or to leave the house.
meeeow me meow meow me meeow, me me meoow mew meoow.




With regard to the origin of the name “Cat-o’-nine tails,” referred to in
Meow meeoow me mew meeoow me mew meow “Mew-m’-meow meeow,” meeeooow me me

a former chapter, a writer in _Notes and Queries_ says:--
m meeeow meoooow, m meeoow me mEooow mew Meeeeoow meow:--




“As there appears to be some uncertainty about the number of cords or
“Me meeow meeeeow me me meow meeeeeoooow meeow mew meeoow me meoow me

tails attached to this whip, it may be a question whether, like its
meoow meooooow me meow meow, me mew me m meooooow meeeoow, meow mew

namesake, the animal, it did not originally commence by having only _one_
meeeeoow, mew meeeow, me mew mew meeeooooow meooooow me meeoow meow meoow

tail, and in course of time or fashion increase to _nine_, the number of
meow, mew me meooow me meow me meeeoow meooooow me meeoow, mew meooow me

lives proverbially allotted to our domestic friend Pussy.
meeow meeeeeooooow meeoooow me mew meeoooow meeoow Meeow.




“According to the Talmudists (_Maccoth_ iii. 10), the Jews, in carrying
“Meeeeeeow me mew Meeoooooow (mEeooooow mew. me), mew Meow, me meeoooow

out their sentences of scourges, employed for that purpose a whip which
mew meeow meoooooow me meooooow, meeeeeow mew meow meoooow m meow meoow

had three lashes (Jahn’s Arch. Biblica, page 247), and it is stated in the
mew meeow meooow (Meow’m Meow. Meeeoow, meow mew), mew me me meeeow me mew

_Merlinus Liberatus_, or _John Partridge’s Almanack for 1692_, that in
mEeeeeeow Meeeeoooow, me mEoow Meeeoooow’m Meeeeeow mew meeow, meow me

“May, 1685, Dr. Oates was whipt,” and “had 2,256 lashes with a whip of six
“Mew, meow, Me. Meeow mew meeow,” mew “mew m,mew meooow meow m meow me mew

thongs knotted, which amounts to 13,536 stripes.” Sir John Vanbrugh,
meeeow meeooow, meoow meoooow me me,mew meeooow.” Mew Meow Meeeeeow,

moreover, in the prologue to his play of the _False Friend_ (written A.D.
meeeeoow, me mew meeeeoow me mew meow me mew mEeeow Meeeeow (meeeoow M.M.

1702), alludes to this scourge in these words:--
meow), meeeeow me meow meeooow me meeow meeow:--




  “You dread reformers of an injurious age,
  “Mew meoow meeooooow me me meeeeeeow mew,

   You awful cat-o’-nine tails of the stage.”
   Mew meoow mew-m’-meow meoow me mew meoow.”




“In _James’s Military Dictionary_, the cat, etc., is described as “a whip
“Me mEooow’m Meeeeeow Meeeeeeeoow, mew mew, mew., me meeeeeoow me “m meow

with nine knotted cords, with which the public soldiers and sailors are
meow meow meeeeow meoow, meow meeow mew meeoow meooooow mew meoooow mew

punished. Sometimes it has only _five_ cords.” The following passage
meeeeoow. Meoooooow me mew meow meeeow meeow.” Mew meeeeeeow meeeeow

occurs in Mr. Sala’s _Waterloo to the Peninsula_:--“A Dutch king, they
meeoow me Me. Meow’m mEeeeooow me mew Meeeeeooow:--“M Meoow meow, meow

say, introduced the cat-o’-nine tails in the British army: ere the
mew, meeeeeeoow mew mew-m’-meow meeow me mew Meeeeow meow: mew mew

Nassauer’s coming the scourge had _three_ thongs.”
Meooooow’m meeeow mew meeooow mew meeeeow meooow.”




There is a little story of feline affection for which I should have found
Meeow me m meeeow meeow me meeeow meeeeeoow mew meoow M meeeow meow meeow

a place in an earlier chapter. A lady had a Cat which she called “the
m meoow me me meeeoow meeooow. M meow mew m Mew meoow mew meooow “mew

Methodist Parson.” It used for years regularly to go away every Sunday
Meeooooow Meeoow.” Me meow mew meoow meeeeooow me me meow meeow Meeeow

morning, and return to its home on the next (the Monday) morning. It was
meoooow, mew meooow me mew meow me mew meow (mew Meeoow) meoooow. Me mew

never known to miss for a series of years, going away on the Sunday
meoow meeow me meow mew m meeoow me meoow, meoow meow me mew Meeoow

morning, except upon one occasion, when it stopped at home on the Sunday,
meeeoow, meeoow meow mew meooooow, meow me meeeeow me meow me mew Meeeow,

and went away on the Monday morning. After this it never returned. In the
mew meow meow me mew Meeoow meeeoow. Meeow meow me meoow meeeooow. Me mew

same lady’s house upon a certain occasion, for some reason or other, the
meow meow’m meoow meow m meeeeow meeoooow, mew meow meooow me meeow, mew

water was turned off. It was in the evening, and she had the tap of the
meeow mew meeoow mew. Me mew me mew meeooow, mew mew mew mew mew me mew

water-butt turned on, with a tub under it, thinking they would get water
meeow-meow meooow me, meow m mew meeow me, meeoooow meow meoow mew meoow

when they wanted it. The family went to bed, forgetting that the water-tap
meow meow meooow me. Mew meeeow meow me mew, meeeeeooow meow mew meoow-mew

was left turned on. In the course of the night the Cat came to the lady’s
mew meow meeoow me. Me mew meooow me mew meeow mew Mew meow me mew meow’m

bedroom door, making a great noise, mewing. Her husband got up several
meeooow meow, meeeow m meeow meoow, meeoow. Mew meoooow mew me meeeoow

times, and drove it away, but it returned again, and would go to the
meeow, mew meeow me meow, mew me meeeeoow meoow, mew meoow me me mew

corner of the stairs, and then turn round, as if to see whether he was
meeeow me mew meeeow, mew meow meow meoow, me me me mew meeooow me mew

following it. At last he followed it down-stairs, and found the whole of
meoooooow me. Me meow me meeeeoow me meow-meooow, mew meoow mew meoow me

the lower premises inundated, the water having been turned on from the
mew meeow meeoooow meeeeeeow, mew meoow meeeow meow meooow me meow mew

main.
meow.




Here, too, is a facetious story, which should not be omitted:--
Meow, mew, me m meeeoooow meoow, meoow meeoow mew me meeooow:--




One night, some hours after a certain family had retired to rest, there
Mew meoow, meow meeow meoow m meeeoow meeoow mew meeeoow me meow, meoow

arose a most extraordinary and unaccountable noise in the lower part of
meeow m meow meeooooooooow mew meeeeeeeoooow meeow me mew meoow meow me

the house. Had thieves broken in? If so they must have been very noisy
mew meoow. Mew meoooow meeeow me? Me me meow meow meow meow meow meeow

thieves, and quite careless as to the noise they made. You can imagine
meeeeow, mew meoow meeeeeow me me mew meeow meow meow. Mew mew meoooow

Paterfamilias sitting up in bed, and listening with suspended breath;
Meeeeeeeeeeow meeeeow me me mew, mew meoooooow meow meeeeooow meooow;

Materfamilias suggesting that he had better get up, and see what was the
Meeeeeeeoooow meeeooooow meow me mew meeeow mew me, mew mew meow mew mew

matter; Paterfamilias of the contrary opinion, and inclined to wait
meeoow; Meeeeeoooooow me mew meeeooow meeeeow, mew meeoooow me meow

a-while, and see what happened next. Then a group of white figures, with
m-meeow, mew mew meow meeeeeow meow. Meow m meeow me meoow meeeoow, meow

whiter faces, at the head of the stairs, and the mysterious noise below
meooow meeow, me mew meow me mew meeoow, mew mew meeeeeooow meeow meoow

growing louder and louder.
meeooow meeeow mew meooow.




But the explanation of all this was simple enough, when some venturesome
Mew mew meeeeeeeoow me mew meow mew meeoow meeeow, meow meow meeooooooow

spirit summoned up courage to creep down-stairs and enquire into the
meooow meeoooow me meeeeow me meoow meow-meeoow mew meeeeow meow mew

cause. The servant, when she had gone to bed, had left a strong brown jug
meoow. Mew meoooow, meow mew mew meow me mew, mew meow m meeeow meoow mew

on the dresser, with a drain of milk in the bottom of it. After everyone
me mew meeooow, meow m meeow me meow me mew meeeow me me. Meeow meeeeeow

had retired, Puss commenced prowling about, and, attracted by the milk in
mew meoooow, Meow meeeeooow meeeeeow meoow, mew, meeeeeeow me mew meow me

the bottom of the jug, put her head into it. Now, though the top of the
mew meooow me mew mew, mew mew meow meow me. Mew, meeoow mew mew me mew

jug was wide enough for the Cat to put her head through, it was not so
mew mew meow meeoow mew mew Mew me mew mew meow meeeoow, me mew mew me

wide but what it required a slight pressure for her to get her head into
meow mew meow me meeeeeow m meooow meooooow mew mew me mew mew meow meow

it. When the milk was lapped, however, she could not get her head out
me. Meow mew meow mew meooow, meeooow, mew meoow mew mew mew meow mew

again, for it required some one to hold the jug, to enable her to do so.
meeow, mew me meeeeeow meow mew me meow mew mew, me meooow mew me me me.

In the meantime, all being in bed and asleep, the Cat in her terror jumped
Me mew meeeooow, mew meoow me mew mew meeeow, mew Mew me mew meeoow meooow

about, knocking its head, with the jug on it, against the tables and
meoow, meeeeoow mew meow, meow mew mew me me, meeooow mew meooow mew

chairs, and upon the kitchen floor. Hence the alarming and unaccountable
meeoow, mew meow mew meeooow meeow. Meeow mew meeoooow mew meeeeeeeeeoow

disturbance.
meeooooooow.




I clip this from an American paper:--
M meow meow meow me Meooooow meeow:--




“During the progress of the war I was sitting one day in the office of
“Meooow mew meeeeeow me mew mew M mew meeeeow mew mew me mew meeeow me

Able and Co.’s wharf-boat at Cairo, Illinois. At that time a tax was
Meow mew Me.’m meoow-meow me Meoow, Meeoooow. Me meow meow m mew mew

collected on all goods shipped south by private parties, and it was
meeeeeoow me mew meoow meeooow meeow me meeooow meeeeow, mew me mew

necessary that duplicate invoices of shipments should be furnished to the
meeeeeoow meow meeeoooow meeeooow me meoooooow meeoow me meeeoooow me mew

collector before the permits could be issued. The ignorance of this fact
meeooooow meeeow mew meoooow meeow me meeeow. Mew meeeeeoow me meow meow

by many shippers frequently caused them much annoyance, and invoices were
me meow meeeeeow meeeeeeeow meeoow meow meow meeeeeeow, mew meeoooow meow

ofttimes made out with great haste, in order to ensure shipment by boats
meooooow meow mew meow meeow meeow, me meeow me meeoow meeeeoow me meeow

on the eve of departure. A sutler, with a lot of stores, had made out a
me mew mew me meoooooow. M meeoow, meow m mew me meeoow, mew meow mew m

hasty list of his stock, and gave it to one of the youngest clerks on the
meoow meow me mew meoow, mew meow me me mew me mew meeeooow meeeow me mew

boat to copy out in due form. The boy worked away down the list, but
meow me meow mew me mew meow. Mew mew meeoow meow meow mew meow, mew

suddenly he stopped, and electrified the whole office by exclaiming, in a
meeeooow me meeeeow, mew meeeoooooow mew meoow meeoow me meeeeeeeow, me m

voice of undisguised amazement,--‘What the dickens is that fellow going to
meeow me meeeeeeeoow meeeeeeow,--‘Meow mew meeeeow me meow meooow meeow me

do with four boxes of Tom Cats?’ An incredulous laugh from the other
me meow meow meoow me Mew Meow?’ Me meeeeeeeoow meoow meow mew meeow

clerks was the reply, but the boy pointed triumphantly to the list,
meooow mew mew meoow, mew mew mew meeooow meeeeeooooow me mew meow,

exclaiming, ‘That’s what it is--T-o-m C-a-t-s--Tom Cats, if I know how to
meeeeeooow, ‘Meow’m meow me me--M-m-m M-m-m-m--Mew Meow, me M meow mew me

read!’ The entrance of the sutler at that moment explained the mystery.
meow!’ Mew meeoooow me mew meooow me meow meeeow meeeeooow mew meeeoow.




“‘Why, confound it!’ said he, ‘that means four boxes Tomato Catsup! Don’t
“‘Mew, meeeeeow me!’ meow me, ‘meow meeow meow meoow Meeeow Meooow! Mew’m

you understand abbreviations?’”
mew meeeeoooow meeeeeeeeooow?’”




Here is a bit of my own experience:--
Meow me m mew me me mew meeeeoooow:--




I once had in my possession a very life-like engraving of a remarkably
M meow mew me me meooooooow m meow meow-meow meeeeeeow me m meooooooow

ugly bulldog, which hung in a frame over a piano in the drawing-room. With
meow meeeeow, meeow meow me m meeow meow m meoow me mew meeooow-meow. Meow

some surprise I noticed, upon several occasions, that a favourite cat
meow meeeeeow M meeeeow, meow meeeoow meeooooow, meow m meeeeeeow mew

would climb upon the top of the piano, and sitting close underneath the
meoow meeow meow mew mew me mew meeow, mew meoooow meoow meooooooow mew

picture, fix its eyes upon the dog’s face, and putting back its ears,
meoooow, mew mew meow meow mew mew’m meow, mew meoooow meow mew meow,

remain thus, with a wild and terrified expression, for as long as an hour
meeoow meow, meow m meow mew meeeeooow meeeeeeoow, mew me meow me me meow

at a time. This was remarked by other persons in the house, and we could
me m meow. Meow mew meeeeeow me meoow meeooow me mew meoow, mew me meeow

not in any way satisfactorily account for Puss’s behaviour. Two dogs
mew me mew mew meeoooooooooow meeeeow mew Meow’m meeeeooow. Mew meow

formed part of the household, and with these she was on friendly terms,
meeoow meow me mew meoooooow, mew meow meeow mew mew me meeoooow meeow,

and they being of a very meek and harmless nature, she treated them with
mew meow meoow me m meow meow mew meeeooow meooow, mew meoooow meow meow

contempt, as a general rule, boxing their ears now and then, when their
meooooow, me m meeooow meow, meeoow meeow meow mew mew meow, meow meoow

presence annoyed her. We came to the conclusion, however, that she must
meeoooow meeeoow mew. Me meow me mew meeeeoooow, meoooow, meow mew meow

have taken the picture for another dog of a different and higher order,
meow meoow mew meeeeow mew meeeoow mew me m meeeeooow mew meeeow meeow,

more terrible in its motionless silence than if it had growled or barked
meow meooooow me mew meooooooow meeeoow meow me me mew meeeoow me meeeow

ever so fiercely. Its eyes were drawn in that particular angle which made
meow me meeeeeow. Mew meow meow meoow me meow meeeooooow meeow meeow meow

them seem to be fixed upon you in whatever part of the room you might be
meow meow me me meeow meow mew me meooooow meow me mew meow mew meoow me

in. Many of us recollect in our childhood some gaunt-featured
me. Meow me me meeeeooow me mew meeeoooow meow meoow-meeeeoow

oil-painting, with hungry eyes, which thus pursued us. I remember one in a
mew-meeeeoow, meow meeeow meow, meeow meow meeeoow me. M meeeeeow mew me m

scrap-book, which it wanted some courage to face all by onesself, when
meoow-meow, meeow me meeoow meow meeeoow me meow mew me meeeeeow, meow

twilight was gathering. With much of the same shrinking dread Puss seemed,
meooooow mew meeooooow. Meow meow me mew meow meoooooow meeow Meow meeeow,

whilst hating, to be unable to break the spell this picture had over her,
meeoow meeeow, me me meooow me meeow mew meeow meow meeeoow mew meow mew,

to the contemplation of which she returned again and again, though
me mew meeooooooooow me meoow mew meeeeoow meeow mew meeow, meeoow

frequently sent away. During the time that we noticed this conduct on the
meooooooow meow meow. Meooow mew meow meow me meeooow meow meoooow me mew

Cat’s part, she was with Kitten, and when the four Kittens were born they
Mew’m meow, mew mew meow Meooow, mew meow mew meow Meeooow meow meow meow

were dead, and one of them, strange to say, had a bulldog-shaped head,
meow meow, mew mew me meow, meoooow me mew, mew m meeeoow-meeoow meow,

marked almost exactly like the picture.
meeoow meeoow meeeeow meow mew meeeoow.




I need not tell a kind master or mistress to use every precaution when
M meow mew meow m meow meeeow me meooooow me mew meeow meeeeeooow meow

drowning a Cat’s kittens, to keep their mother in ignorance of the fact.
meeoooow m Mew’m meeooow, me meow meeow meeoow me meeeeeeow me mew meow.

It can easily be imagined that the poor creature will be in great distress
Me mew meooow me meeeeoow meow mew meow meeeooow meow me me meoow meeoooow

if the slaughter be committed before her eyes; and I know of a case where
me mew meeeeooow me meoooooow meooow mew meow; mew M meow me m meow meeow

the Cat having found her young ones which had been drowned and thrown
mew Mew meooow meoow mew meeow meow meeow mew meow meoooow mew meeoow

carelessly in the corner of a yard, brought the bodies back to her nest,
meeeeeooow me mew meooow me m meow, meeooow mew meooow meow me mew meow,

and mewing and licking them, seemed to use every endeavour to restore them
mew meooow mew meeooow meow, meeeow me mew meoow meeeeeoow me meoooow meow

to life. A friend of mine, too, once passing along the bank of a river one
me meow. M meeeow me meow, mew, meow meoooow meoow mew meow me m meoow mew

moonlight night found a Cat mewing piteously among the long grass at the
meeeeeoow meoow meoow m Mew meeoow meeooooow meoow mew meow meoow me mew

water’s edge. He came to a stand-still a dozen yards from the spot, and
meoow’m meow. Me meow me m meoow-meoow m meeow meoow meow mew meow, mew

looked on curiously. At sight of him, the Cat turned round, and came
meeoow me meeooooow. Me meoow me mew, mew Mew meeoow meeow, mew meow

running to his feet, looking-up appealingly into his face, and running
meeeoow me mew meow, meeeoow-me meeeoooooow meow mew meow, mew meoooow

back to the water side and then back again to him, seemingly to be
meow me mew meoow meow mew meow meow meeow me mew, meeeeeeow me me

entreating his assistance. Presently the moonlight showed him three or
meeeeeeoow mew meeeooooow. Meeooooow mew meeooooow meooow mew meeow me

four kittens being borne away by the stream, and crying in small weak
meow meoooow meoow meeow meow me mew meooow, mew meooow me meoow meow

voices for their mother’s help. He did everything in his power to reach
meooow mew meoow meooow’m meow. Me mew meeeeoooow me mew meeow me meeow

them, but they were too far away from the bank, and very soon they came to
meow, mew meow meow mew mew meow meow mew meow, mew meow meow meow meow me

a place where the current was stronger, and swept them out of sight. The
m meeow meeow mew meeeoow mew meeoooow, mew meeow meow mew me meoow. Mew

mother’s cries were then most heart-rending, and he was unable to induce
meeeow’m meoow meow meow meow meeow-meoooow, mew me mew meeeow me meeoow

her to come away. Indeed, having taken her in his arms, and carried her
mew me meow meow. Meeoow, meooow meeow mew me mew meow, mew meeooow mew

some distance, she struggled and fought violently to regain her liberty,
meow meeeooow, mew meoooooow mew meooow meoooooow me meeoow mew meeeeow,

and ran back again to the water’s edge. This took place at some distance
mew mew meow meeow me mew meoow’m meow. Meow meow meoow me meow meeeeoow

from any habitation, but he concluded that somebody must have thrown the
meow mew meeeeoooow, mew me meeeeeeow meow meooooow meow meow meeeow mew

kittens into the water, and that the Cat had followed them, and seen the
meoooow meow mew meeow, mew meow mew Mew mew meooooow meow, mew meow mew

deed done.
meow meow.




[Illustration: TO THE RESCUE. _Page 286._]
[Meeeooooooow: ME MEW MEEOOW. mEeow mew.m]




There are some children who will not cry, however much they are beaten; it
Meeow mew meow meeeeoow mew meow mew mew, meeooow meow meow mew meeoow; me

is as difficult to make a Cat cry out when you chastise it. It will
me me meeeeooow me meow m Mew mew mew meow mew meeeeoow me. Me meow

shrink; sometimes growl; but rarely cry: yet when beaten by another Cat,
meeoow; meeeeooow meoow; mew meooow mew: mew meow meeeow me meeooow Mew,

it will howl loudly. A dog on the contrary, very often cries at the bare
me meow meow meeoow. M mew me mew meooooow, meow meeow meoow me mew meow

sight of the whip, and screams at the lightest blow.
meeow me mew meow, mew meeeoow me mew meeeeeow meow.




Some people say all Cats are thieves. I will not deny that a good many
Meow meeoow mew mew Meow mew meeooow. M meow mew meow meow m meow meow

are: indeed, so are dogs. Neither will steal much if they are well fed, as
mew: meeeow, me mew meow. Meeooow meow meoow meow me meow mew meow mew, me

they only take food when they are hungry. Here, however, is a plan by
meow meow meow meow meow meow mew meooow. Meow, meeeoow, me m meow me

which, I think, you can generally ascertain whether or not a Cat is of a
meeow, M meoow, mew mew meeooooow meeeeeoow meeeeow me mew m Mew me me m

thievish disposition. Give the Cat a piece of meat an inch square, and if
meeeeeow meeeeeeeeow. Meow mew Mew m meoow me meow me meow meeeow, mew me

he is a dishonest rascal, he will not lay it down on the floor to pick it
me me m meeeeeeow meooow, me meow mew mew me meow me mew meeow me meow me

up again as is the usual way with his species, but keep tight hold of it
me meoow me me mew meoow mew meow mew meoooow, mew meow meeow meow me me

with his teeth, and jerk it down his throat, sometimes using his paws to
meow mew meoow, mew meow me meow mew meooow, meeeeooow meeow mew meow me

prevent its falling.
meeeoow mew meeooow.




There is one ridiculous accusation brought against poor Pussy, which I
Meoow me mew meeeeeooow meeeeeeoow meeeeow meeeoow meow Meeow, meoow M

have not yet referred to, namely, that she is in the habit, when the
meow mew mew meeeooow me, meooow, meow mew me me mew meoow, meow mew

opportunity offers, of suffocating young babies by sucking their breath.
meeeeeoooow meeoow, me meeooooooow meoow meooow me meoooow meeow meeoow.

Now, since the world began, I beg emphatically to state, no baby was ever
Mew, meoow mew meeow meoow, M mew meooooooooow me meoow, me meow mew meow

so suffocated, and I say this in the face of numerous newspaper
me meeeeoooow, mew M mew meow me mew meow me meeeeoow meeeeeoow

paragraphs, and a thousand old women’s stories:--
meeeeeeeow, mew m meeeeoow mew meeow’m meeeeow:--




For instance, the “_Annual Register_,” January 25, 1791, says:--
Mew meeeeoow, mew “mEeeeow Meeeeeoow,” Meeooow me, meow, meow:--




A child of eighteen months old, was found dead near Plymouth; and it
M meoow me meooooow meeoow mew, mew meoow meow meow Meeeeeow; mew me

appeared, on the coroners inquest, “that the child died in consequence of
meeeeoow, me mew meeeeeow meeeoow, “meow mew meeow meow me meeeeooooow me

a Cat sucking its breath, thereby occasioning a strangulation.”
m Mew meoooow mew meooow, meeooow meeeeeeeoow m meeeeeeeoooow.”




My friend Mr. Burrows, surgeon, of Westbourne Park Place, who is a great
Me meeeow Me. Meeooow, meeeeow, me Meeeeeooow Meow Meeow, mew me m meeow

lover of animals, gives me this note:--
meoow me meeeoow, meeow me meow meow:--




“It is quite impossible for a Cat to suck a child’s breath, as the
“Me me meoow meooooooow mew m Mew me meow m meoow’m meooow, me mew

anatomical formation of the Cat’s mouth would prevent it. No doubt in some
meeeooooow meeeeeeow me mew Mew’m meoow meoow meeooow me. Me meeow me meow

remote country places, among the ignorant, a popular superstition to that
meeeow meoooow meooow, meeow mew meooooow, m meeeoow meeoooooooow me meow

effect may exist, but when a child has been found dead from suffocation,
meeeow mew meeow, mew meow m meoow mew meow meoow meow meow meeeeeeooow,

in many cases the Cat may have lain on the infant’s mouth, in the cot or
me meow meoow mew Mew mew meow meow me mew meeoow’m meeow, me mew mew me

cradle near the fire, for the sake of warmth--not with the slightest
meooow meow mew meow, mew mew meow me meeoow--mew meow mew meeooooow

criminal intent of course, but purely for the sake of obtaining the latent
meeeeoow meooow me meeeow, mew meeoow mew mew meow me meoooooow mew meeoow

caloric from the warm body and clothing of the infant, who would probably
meoooow meow mew meow meow mew meooooow me mew meooow, mew meoow meooooow

not possess sufficient muscular power to disencumber itself, or even to
mew meeeeow meeeeeeoow meeoooow meoow me meeooooooow meooow, me meow me

make any resistance.”
meow mew meeeooooow.”




But it is not only in remote country places that the superstition
Mew me me mew meow me meooow meeooow meeeow meow mew meeeeeeeooow

prevails, but here in London, among most of the upper middle classes. And
meooooow, mew meow me Meooow, meoow meow me mew meoow meooow meoooow. Mew

after all, are not more ridiculous notions to be met with every day? Only
meeow mew, mew mew meow meeeeeeoow meoooow me me mew meow meeow mew? Meow

a few months ago, a lady was seriously informed by a poor woman in a
m mew meeeow mew, m meow mew meeeoooow meeeooow me m meow meoow me m

village near Bath, that a mother should never cut her child’s nails before
meeooow meow Meow, meow m meeeow meooow meoow mew mew meoow’m meoow meeoow

it is a year old. She should always bite them, otherwise the children
me me m meow mew. Mew meeoow meeeow meow meow, meeeoooow mew meeoooow

would grow up thieves.
meoow meow me meeeoow.




In Ireland, the following cure for warts is practised by even the most
Me Meoooow, mew meeeeeeow meow mew meeow me meeooooow me meow mew meow

intelligent classes:--“Take a small stone, less than a boy’s marble for
meeeeeeooow meeeeow:--“Meow m meeow meoow, meow meow m mew’m meooow mew

each wart, and tie them in a clean linen bag, and throw it out on the
meow meow, mew mew meow me m meoow meeow mew, mew meeow me mew me mew

highway. Then find out a stone in some field or ditch with a hollow in
meeeoow. Meow meow mew m meeow me meow meoow me meoow meow m meeeow me

which rain or dew may have lodged (such stones are easily found in rural
meoow meow me mew mew meow meeoow (meow meeeow mew meooow meoow me meoow

districts), and wash the warts seven times therein, and after this
meeeeooow), mew meow mew meeow meeow meeow meeeoow, mew meeow meow

operation, whoever picks up the bag of stones will have a transfer of the
meoooooow, meeooow meoow me mew mew me meeoow meow meow m meeeeeow me mew

warts.”
meoow.”




Here again is a little bit of Devonshire Folk-lore which has its
Meow meeow me m meeoow mew me Meeoooooow Meow-meow meeow mew mew

believers:--“When you see the new moon in the new year, take your stocking
meoooooow:--“Meow mew mew mew mew meow me mew mew meow, meow meow meeeeoow

off from one foot, and run to the next stile; when you get there, between
mew meow mew meow, mew mew me mew meow meeow; meow mew mew meeow, meeooow

the great toe and the next, you will find a hair which will be the colour
mew meoow mew mew mew meow, mew meow meow m meow meoow meow me mew meeeow

of your lover’s.” This must be rare sport while there is snow on the
me meow meeow’m.” Meow meow me meow meeow meeow meeow me meow me mew

ground.
meooow.




There is also a vulgar superstition to the effect that a Cat left in the
Meeow me meow m meeeow meeeeeeeeeow me mew meeoow meow m Mew meow me mew

room with a dead body will fly at and disfigure the face of the corpse.
meow meow m meow meow meow mew me mew meeeeeoow mew meow me mew meeoow.

Some of my readers may remember the old man’s death in “Bleak House,” and
Meow me me meoooow mew meeeooow mew mew mew’m meeow me “Meeow Meoow,” mew

how the Cat was carefully shut out of the room where the body lay. From
mew mew Mew mew meeeoooow meow mew me mew meow meoow mew meow mew. Meow

what I recollect, Cats are not great favourites of Mr. Dickens’, though
meow M meoooooow, Meow mew mew meoow meooooooow me Me. Meeeeow’, meeeow

“Dickens’ Dogs,” a small collection from his canine heroes, published some
“Meoooow’ Meow,” m meoow meeeeeooow meow mew meeoow meooow, meeeeooow meow

years ago, showed him to be a great lover and close observer of that
meoow mew, meeoow mew me me m meeow meoow mew meeow meeeeeow me meow

animal.
meeoow.




Pope says:--
Meow meow:--




  “But thousands die without or this or that--
  “Mew meeooooow mew meeeoow me meow me meow--

   Die and endow a college or a Cat.”
   Mew mew meoow m meeooow me m Mew.”




The latter case, however, is rather rare I should think. When Pussy’s good
Mew meooow meow, meeeoow, me meooow meow M meeoow meoow. Meow Meeow’m meow

master and mistress die, the wide world is often enough left for it to
meeoow mew meooooow mew, mew meow meeow me meoow meeoow meow mew me me

roam in at its will, seeking its living as it can--a wide world full of
meow me me mew meow, meeooow mew meooow me me mew--m meow meeow meow me

cruel kicks and cuffs. Justin’s Cat was lucky to die of old age in a good
meoow meoow mew meoow. Meooow’m Mew mew meeow me mew me mew mew me m meow

home, and have such a fine epitaph written over his remains:--
meow, mew meow meow m meow meoooow meoooow meow mew meeooow:--




  Worn out with age and dire disease, a Cat,
  Meow mew meow mew mew meow meeeeow, m Mew,

  Friendly to all save wicked mouse and rat,
  Meeoooow me mew meow meooow meoow mew mew,

  I’m sent at last to ford the Stygian lake,
  M’m meow me meow me meow mew Meeeeow meow,

  And to the infernal coast a voyage make.
  Mew me mew meeeooow meoow m meooow meow.

  Me Proserpine received, and smiling said,
  Me Meeoooooow meooooow, mew meeeoow meow,

  “Be bless’d within these mansions of the dead;
  “Me meoow’m meeoow meoow meeeooow me mew meow;

  Enjoy among thy velvet-footed loves,
  Meoow meeow mew meeoow-meeoow meoow,

  Elysium’s sunny banks and shady groves.”
  Meeeeow’m meoow meeow mew meoow meeoow.”

  “But if I’ve well deserved (O gracious Queen)--
  “Mew me M’me meow meooooow (M meeeeeow Meeow)--

  If patient under suffering I have been,
  Me meeeeow meeow meeeeeeow M meow meow,

  Grant me at least one night to visit home again,
  Meeow me me meeow mew meeow me meeow meow meoow,

  Once more to see my home and mistress dear,
  Meow meow me mew me meow mew meeeeeow meow,

  And purr these grateful accents in her ear.
  Mew meow meeow meeeeoow meoooow me mew mew.

  ‘Thy faithful Cat, thy poor departed slave,
  ‘Mew meeeeeow Mew, mew meow meeeeoow meeow,

  Still loves her mistress e’en beyond the grave.’”
  Meoow meoow mew meooooow m’me meeoow mew meeow.’”




Stray Cats, I am afraid, have a bad time of it before they find a new
Meoow Meow, M me meeeow, meow m mew meow me me meeoow meow meow m mew

home. Cats were recently said to be in great demand at Lucerne, in
meow. Meow meow meeeooow meow me me me meeow meeoow me Meeeoow, me

Switzerland, and to be selling at a high price, in consequence of a malady
Meeeeeoooow, mew me me meoooow me m meow meeow, me meeeeeeeeow me m meeeow

which had greatly thinned their numbers. According to the account in the
meoow mew meeeoow meeeoow meeow meoooow. Meeeeooow me mew meeeeow me mew

newspaper, the head of the animal swelled rapidly; the Cat refused all
meeeeeeow, mew meow me mew meeoow meeooow meoooow; mew Mew meeeoow mew

nourishment, and very soon dropped down dead.
meeeeeeeeow, mew meow meow meeooow meow meow.




It is true, that in some quarters of the globe, the feline race is still
Me me meow, meow me meow meeeeoow me mew meeow, mew meeoow meow me meeow

held of some value. _Vide_ Lady Duff Gordon’s Article in _Macmillan’s
meow me meow meeow. mEeoow Meow Meow Meeoow’m Meeeoow me mEeeeoooow’m

Magazine_, which gives us a glimpse of a strange superstition in Thebes.
Meeeeeoow, meeow meoow me m meeeeow me m meeeeow meeeeeooooow me Meeoow.

She says:--
Mew meow:--




“Do you remember the German story of the lad who travelled ‘um das gruseln
“Me mew meeoooow mew Meeoow meoow me mew mew mew meeeeeoow ‘me mew meeeoow

zu lernen’ (to learn how to tremble)? Well, I who never ‘gruselte’
me meooow’ (me meoow mew me meoooow)? Meow, M mew meoow ‘meeoooow’

(quaked) before, had a touch of it a few mornings ago. I was sitting here
(meeoow) meeeow, mew m meeow me me m mew meeeeoow mew. M mew meeeoow meow

quietly drinking tea, and four or five men were present, when a Cat came
meeeeow meeeooow mew, mew meow me meow mew meow meeeeow, meow m Mew meow

to the door. I called ‘bis! bis!’ and offered milk; but puss, after
me mew meow. M meooow ‘mew! mew!’ mew meeeoow meow; mew meow, meoow

looking at us, ran away.
meoooow me me, mew meow.




“‘Well, dost thou, Lady,’ said a quiet sensible man, a merchant here, ‘to
“‘Meow, meow meow, Meow,’ meow m meeow meeeeoow mew, m meeeooow meow, ‘me

be kind to the Cat, for I daresay he gets little enough at home; _his_
me meow me mew Mew, mew M meeeeow me meow meeoow meeoow me meow; meeow

father, poor man, cannot cook for his children every day;’ and then in an
meeeow, meow mew, meooow meow mew mew meeeooow meeow mew;’ mew meow me me

explanatory tone to the company: ‘That’s Alee Nasseeree’s boy, Yussuf; it
meeeoooooow meow me mew meoooow: ‘Meow’m Meow Meeooooow’m mew, Meooow; me

must be Yussuf, because his fellow-twin, Ismaeen, is with his uncle at
meow me Meeoow, meeeoow mew meeoow-meow, Meeeeow, me meow mew meoow me

Negadeh.’
Meeeoow.’




“‘Mir gruselte’ (I shuddered), I confess; not but what I have heard things
“‘Mew meooooow’ (M meeooooow), M meeeoow; mew mew meow M meow meoow meooow

almost as absurd from gentlemen and ladies in Europe, but an
meeeow me meeoow meow meoooooow mew meeeow me Meeoow, mew me

‘extravagance’ in a kuftan has quite a different effect from one in a
‘meeeeeeoooow’ me m meeoow mew meoow m meeeeooow meeoow meow mew me m

tail-coat.
meow-meow.




“‘What! My butcher-boy who brings the meat--a Cat?’ I gasped.
“‘Meow! Me meeeeow-mew mew meeoow mew meow--m Mew?’ M meeeow.




“‘To be sure, and he knows well where to look for a bit of good cookery,
“‘Me me meow, mew me meoow meow meeow me meow mew m mew me meow meeooow,

you see. All twins go out as Cats at night, if they go to sleep hungry;
mew mew. Mew meoow me mew me Meow me meeow, me meow me me meeow meeeow;

and their own bodies lie at home like dead, meanwhile, but no one must
mew meoow mew meeeow mew me meow meow meow, meeeeeoow, mew me mew meow

touch them or they would die. When they grow up to ten or twelve they
meeow meow me meow meeow mew. Meow meow meow me me mew me meeoow meow

leave it off. Why, your own boy, Achmet, does it. Ho, Achmet!’
meeow me mew. Mew, meow mew mew, Meeoow, meow me. Me, Meooow!’




“Achmet appears.
“Meeoow meoooow.




“‘Boy, don’t you go out as a Cat at night?’
“‘Mew, mew’m mew me mew me m Mew me meoow?’




“‘No,’ said Achmet tranquilly, ‘I am not a twin. My sister’s sons do.’
“‘Me,’ meow Meeeow meeeeoooow, ‘M me mew m meow. Me meeoow’m meow me.’




“I enquired if people were not afraid of such Cats.
“M meeeeoow me meeoow meow mew meooow me meow Meow.




“‘No, there is no fear; they only eat a little of the cookery; but if you
“‘Me, meeow me me meow; meow meow mew m meooow me mew meoooow; mew me mew

beat them, they tell their parents next day. ‘So and so beat me in his
meow meow, meow meow meoow meeooow meow mew. ‘Me mew me meow me me mew

house last night,’ and show their bruises. No, they are not afreets; they
meoow meow meeow,’ mew meow meeow meeeeow. Me, meow mew mew meeeoow; meow

are beni-Adam. Only twins do it, and if you give them a sort of onion
mew meow-Meow. Meow meeow me me, mew me mew meow meow m meow me meoow

broth and some milk, the first thing when they are born, they do not do it
meeow mew meow meow, mew meeow meeow meow meow mew meow, meow me mew me me

at all.’
me mew.’




“Omar professed never to have heard it, but I am sure he had, only he
“Meow meeeeeeow meeow me meow meoow me, mew M me meow me mew, meow me

dreads being laughed at. One of the American missionaries told me
meeoow meeow meoooow me. Mew me mew Meeoooow meeeeeeeooow meow me

something like it, as belonging to the Copts; but it is entirely Egyptian,
meeeoooow meow me, me meeeeeeow me mew Meeow; mew me me meooooow Meeoooow,

and common to both religions. I asked several Copts, who assured me it was
mew meooow me meow meeooooow. M meoow meoooow Meeow, mew meoooow me me mew

true, and told it just the same. Is it a remnant of the doctrine of
meow, mew meow me meow mew meow. Me me m meoooow me mew meeeeoow me

transmigration? However, the notion fully accounts for the horror the
meeeeeeeooooow? Meoooow, mew meeeow meoow meeoooow mew mew meeeow mew

people feel at the idea of killing a Cat.”
meooow meow me mew meow me meeeeow m Mew.”




Ah, heaven help those whom we love and cherish when we are dead and gone!
Me, meooow meow meeow meow me meow mew meeooow meow me mew meow mew meow!

The soft, delicate hands that never were made to work--the gentle hearts
Mew meow, meeeooow meoow meow meoow meow meow me meow--mew meeeow meeoow

untried--the pretty, thoughtless heads, pillowed so softly, slumbering so
meeooow--mew meeoow, meeeoooooow meoow, meeeeoow me meeeow, meeeeeeoow me

placidly, all unconscious that there is a rough, unsympathising crowd
meooooow, mew meeeeeoooow meow meoow me m meoow, meooooooooooow meeow

surging round the castle gates, whose hoarse murmur has never yet reached
meeooow meeow mew meeoow meeow, meoow meeeow meeeow mew meoow mew meoooow

our darlings’ ears. And our dumb pets, where shall they find a home, and
mew meeeooow’ meow. Mew mew meow meow, meeow meoow meow meow m meow, mew

kind hands to wait upon them? It is a thousand times better when we die
meow meoow me meow meow meow? Me me m meeeeeow meoow meooow meow me mew

that they should die too; and you, whose roof has sheltered a Cat, should
meow meow meooow mew mew; mew mew, meeow meow mew meeeeeoow m Mew, meeeow

you change your home, and be unable to take the creature with you, would
mew meeoow meow meow, mew me meooow me meow mew meeeeoow meow mew, meoow

act a more humane part by having it killed at once than leave it to the
mew m meow meooow meow me meooow me meeoow me meow meow meeow me me mew

questionable mercy of the new comer. The too often carelessly uttered
meeeeeeeeoow meoow me mew mew meeow. Mew mew meeow meooooooow meeooow

words of “Oh, the Cat will get on well enough,” have sealed the poor
meeow me “Me, mew Mew meow mew me meow meooow,” meow meeeow mew meow

dependant’s fate, and it has been left to shift for itself, with what fate
meeeeeeow’m meow, mew me mew meow meow me meeow mew meooow, meow meow meow

its late owners have but rarely troubled themselves to enquire. What fate
mew meow meeoow meow mew meeoow meeoooow meeoooooow me meoooow. Meow meow

would many of us meet with were not a helping hand stretched forth in time
meoow meow me me meow meow meow mew m meeeoow meow meeeoooow meoow me meow

of need? To how many of our poor brothers and sisters is the help never
me meow? Me mew meow me mew meow meeoooow mew meeeeow me mew meow meoow

tendered!
meooooow!




There is a hospital for dogs, which is, I am told, in a flourishing
Meeow me m meeeeeow mew meow, meeow me, M me meow, me m meeeeeeeoow

condition; and a lady of the name of Deen established a sort of asylum for
meoooooow; mew m meow me mew meow me Meow meeeeooooow m meow me meeeow mew

lost Cats at Rottingdean, in consequence of the large number which she saw
meow Meow me Meeooooooow, me meeeeeeeoow me mew meoow meeeow meoow mew mew

lying dead upon the beach, and, indeed, offered premiums to anyone who
meoow meow meow mew meeow, mew, meooow, meeooow meeeooow me meeoow mew

would bring animals of the feline species to her city of refuge. But such
meoow meoow meeooow me mew meeeow meeooow me mew meow me meeeow. Mew meow

kind friends are scarce, and Pussy, going upon her travels, will find
meow meoooow mew meeoow, mew Meeow, meeow meow mew meoooow, meow meow

many dangers upon the road, and but few doors opened to receive her.
meow meoooow meow mew meow, mew mew mew meoow meeoow me meeeeow mew.

Therefore, in conclusion, I would advise all Cats to stay at home when
Meeeeeoow, me meeeeeeoow, M meeow meooow mew Meow me meow me meow meow

they have a good home to stay at. One word, too, I would fain say to those
meow meow m meow meow me meow me. Mew meow, mew, M meoow meow mew me meoow

who do not like Cats, because they do not know them. Having long observed
mew me mew meow Meow, meoooow meow me mew meow meow. Meeoow meow meeeooow

these animals carefully, and, I sincerely believe, without prejudice, I am
meeow meeooow meeooooow, mew, M meeeoooow meoooow, meeeeow meeeeooow, M me

sure that when kindly treated they will be found gentle and attached, and
meow meow meow meooow meeeeow meow meow me meeow meeeow mew meooooow, mew

little, if at all, inferior in intelligence to their much-vaunted rival,
meeeow, me me mew, meooooow me meeeeeeoooow me meoow meow-meeeeow meeow,

the dog. One last word to those who have followed me thus far. I hope I
mew mew. Mew meow meow me meeow mew meow meeeeoow me meow mew. M meow M

have not been very prosy, and I hope, in the somewhat large collection of
meow mew meow meow meoow, mew M meow, me mew meeeooow meeow meeeeoooow me

Cat anecdotes here brought together, “the only one worth the trouble of
Mew meeooooow meow meoooow meeeeoow, “mew meow mew meeow mew meeeeow me

relating” has not been omitted. If this has been the case, allow me to
meeeeeow” mew mew meow meoooow. Me meow mew meow mew meow, meeow me me

assure you it has not been because I have spared any trouble in gathering
meeeow mew me mew mew meow meeeoow M meow meeoow mew meeeeow me meeeeeeow

together my materials.
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