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caused her much pain and annoyance. 

 Every morning Jack was to be seen tenderly 

 licking the paw of the interesting invalid, 

 to which kind nursing no doubt her rapid 

 recovery may be attributed ; and though she 

 is now more than convalescent and able to 

 enjoy her usual game of play, he still greets her 

 each morning with a gentle inquiring lick on 

 the injured paw, just to see if it is all right 

 before proceeding to roll her over in their 

 accustomed gambols. This seems to me 

 a marked instance of individual affection 

 overcoming race-antipathy. 



BLANCHE ROCHFORT. 



A CURIOUS FRIENDSHIP. 



[Feb. 6, 1875.] 



I HAVE two dogs, two cats, and a kitten. 

 Many years of experience have shown me, 

 in the teeth of all proverbs, that cats and 

 dogs, members of the same household, live 

 together quite as amicably as human beings. 

 Only, like human beings, they have their 

 dislikes and preferences for each other. At 

 the present time, my dog Snow is on terms 



