172 A BADGER SUCKLED BY A CAT. 



day it was again found, a quiet inhabitant of the 

 same place; and there was no doubt that the cat 

 suckled it, and was disposed to bring it up with her 

 own family. 



The Right Hon. George Ogle had a badger suckled 

 by a cat, which had nearly endangered the life of its 

 possessor; for he related the circumstance to Lord 

 Muskerry, who showed marks of unbelief, which Mr. 

 Ogle thought necessary to remove or resent as an 

 impeachment of his veracity. He therefore sent his 

 servant to Bellevue, in the county of Wexford, to 

 fetch the badger, and convey both cat and badger 

 to Lord Muskerry's house in DubHn. His lordship 

 immediately recollected the smile of contempt with 

 \f hich he had listened to Mr. Ogle's recital, and en- 

 tertained apprehensions of the consequence; expect- 

 ing that his next visitor would be some friend of 

 Mr. Ogle's, to demand an explanation of his be- 

 haviour. He wisely gave a pleasant turn to the 

 affair, by sending to the fish-market for one of the 

 finest turbots that could be got, and regaling the bad- 

 ger with it : he then returned the animal with this 

 message : " Give my thanks to your master, and tell 

 him that his badger has feasted upon the best tur- 

 bot that could this day be purchased in Dublin." 

 Mr. Ogle was well pleased with the welcome his 



