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sneezing was genuine, because it was involuntary. Both hartshorn 

 and nicotine had signally failed to get up any thing respectable in 

 that line; but that cat-nip, pure and simple, did the business finely. 



Quite pretty was the pattern of the animal's ears they were so 

 clean, trim, soft, and small. Though rather pert, they had an air about 

 them that was really amiable, and such as the canine fancier would 

 pronounce elegant. She was not averse to a little fondling, and I well 

 remember the first time she climbed wpon my lap. Those pretty ears 

 suddenly quivered. The ticking of my watch had excited her. Down 

 goes that uhiquitous utilitarian organ into the watch-pocket. Failing 

 with the nose, she makes a desperate effort with that and both fore- 

 feet all at once. Still unable to evict that case of mystery, she thrusts 

 her nose down by its side, and for several minutes, with simian quaint- 

 ness, listens to the ticking of mortal Time. 



Fro. 2. 



Coati-Monfli n^een. (Ori^innl ) Compare the snout with those of the three pachyderms, Figs. &. 6, and 

 i. It aarees functionally, and. in the main, structurally, with that of the Swine Fig. <i, and with that 

 of the Peccarv. Fig. 5. ' The Peccary snout, too. approaches it in flexibility. Rut the Tapir. Fig-. 1, 

 surpasses it in this particular. In the cut, which is excessively foreshortened, the sleeping animal is 

 using its tail as a cushion for the head. 



On the above occasion Coati was allowed the liberty often taken 

 by the little dog, of going to sleep on my lap, while I gave myself up 

 to the enjoyment of my book. Her nap finished, I did not notice 

 when she left my lap. Soon a noise was heard like the tearing of pa- 

 per. The wonderful little beast had abstracted my pocket-diary, and 

 in violation of all propriety was making heavy extracts in a litter-ary 

 way. Those keen incisors were scissoring away a full leaf at a time ! 

 She had even filched a five-dollar note out of the pouch of the book, 

 and, by way of change, had converted it into fractional currency. 



