234 DOG STORIES 



Thus did the Japanese exile illustrate the 

 cosmopolitan story of the catspaw (with the 

 improvement of making it pleasant for the 

 cat), and accomplish the proverbially desir- 

 able feat of minding both his meat and his 

 manners. If we could be secured against 

 their imitation, it would be pleasant to ask 

 our own domestic pets the problems : 



" What do you think of that, my cat ? " 

 "What do you think of that, my dog?" 



A CONSTANT READER AND DISCIPLE. 



