who humbly follow his footsteps through the 

 world. Much of his happiness will depend 

 on his acceptance of the gift and on the 

 manner in which he treats it when it is his. 

 < How, then, shall we make the most of 

 these friends ? Some men seem to think they 

 have done all that is necessary when they have 

 given a dog a kennel in a yard and have 

 attached him to a chain as a preventive 

 against burglars and an ineffectual terror to 

 butcher-boys. It is pitiful to hear the poor 

 beast barking his throat to bits and to see 

 him wasting all his noble qualities and wearing 

 his great soul away under a mask of carefully 

 cultivated ferocity. Others again look upon 

 their cats as mere mousers, reje6l their re- 

 ticent and comfortable friendship, and banish 

 them to kitchens and larders and the cold 

 hospitality of passages. This may, no doubt, 

 temporarily gratify the cat, but think what 

 is lost in giving play only to one part (and 

 that the murderous one) of her otherwise 

 amiable nature. No, let us have none of this. 

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