The Book of Cats. 6l 



T think it is when the wind is rising that they are 

 most affected. 



It is stated in a Japanese book that the tip of 

 a Cat's nose is ahvays cold, except on the day 

 corresponding with our Midsummer-day. This is 

 a question I cannot say I have gone into deeply. 

 I know, however, that Cats always have a w^rm 

 nose when they first awaken from sleep. All Cats 

 are fond of warmth. I knew one which used to 

 open an oven door after the kitchen fire was out, 

 and creep into the oven. One day the servant shut 

 the door, not noticing the Cat was inside, and 

 lighted the fire. For a long while she could not 

 make out whence came the sounds of its crying and 

 scratching, but fortunately made the discovery in 

 time to save its life. A Cat's love of the sunshine 

 is well known, and perhaps this story may not be 

 unfamiliar to the reader : — 



One broiling hot summer's day Charles James 

 Fox and the Prince of Wales were lounging up St. 

 James's street, and Fox laid the Prince a wager 

 that he would see more Cats than his Royal High- 

 ness during their promenade, although the Prince 

 might choose which side of the street he thought fit. 

 On reaching Piccadilly, it turned out that Fox had 

 seen thirteen Cats and the Prince none. The 



