FROM THE "SPECTATOR." 265 



THE DOGS THAT SHOWED 



WHERE THE KITTEN WAS 



HIDDEN. 



[Nov. 30, 1895.] 



I HAVE two dogs, a spaniel and a little High- 

 land terrier, also a cat. The latter has a 

 kitten, born last Monday week. All the rest 

 of her family were drowned, and this, I 

 suppose, has made her rather suspicious of 

 being moved about, for on Saturday last her 

 hamper was put out into the yard while the 

 floor of the washhouse was scrubbed. It 

 was put back again in the usual place, and 

 the cat seemed quite happy. However, 

 some hours after, the kitten was found to be 

 missing, and the cat was sitting contentedly 

 on a chair in the little hall. We all hunted 

 high and low for the kitten, but could not 

 find it. At last I returned to the dining- 

 room, where the two dogs were lying before 

 the fire, and I said casually to the terrier, 

 " Do show me where the kitten is," never 

 really thinking that she understood me, 

 when she solemnly got up, walked round me, 



