SIAMESE CATS. 



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SIAMESE CAT. 



Among the beautiful varieties of the domestic cat brought 

 into notice by the cat shows, none deserve more atten- 

 tion than " The Royal Cat of Siam." In form, colour, 

 texture, and length, or rather shortness of its coat, it is 

 widely different from other short-haired varieties ; yet there 

 is but little difference in its mode of life or habit. I have 

 not had the pleasure of owning one of this breed, though 

 when on a visit to Lady Dorothy Nevill, at Dangstien, near 

 Petersfield, I had several opportunities for observation. I 

 noticed in particular the intense liking of these cats for 

 "the woods," not passing along the hedgerows like the 

 ordinary cat, but quickly and quietly creeping from bush to 



