

0/ some Wicked Stories that have 



been told about Cats. 



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DO not love 

 a Cat," says 

 a popular 

 author, often 

 "^ quoted ; " his disposi- 



tion is mean and suspicious. A friendship of years 

 is cancelled in a moment by an accidental tread on 

 the tail. He spits, twirls his tail of malignity, and 

 shuns you, turning back as he goes off a staring 

 vindictive face full of horrid oaths and unforgive- 

 ness, seeming to say, ' Perdition catch you ! I hate 

 you for ever.' But the Dog is my delight. Tread 



