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her to pursue her nefarious career, and charged 

 visitors a small fee to be allowed to see her do it. 

 Out of evil sometimes may come good ; but one 

 would hardly think that the best way of making a 

 person's fortune was to rob him. 



Cats have been frequently known to do their 

 best to protect the property of their masters, as 

 well as dogs. A man who was imprisoned for a 

 burglar^^, in America, stated after his conviction, 

 that he. and two others broke into the house of a 

 gentleman, near Harlem. While they were in the 

 act of plundering it, a large black Cat flew at one 

 of the robbers, and fixed her claws on each side of 

 his face. He added, that he never saw a man so 

 frightened in his life ; and that in his alarm, he 

 made such an outcry, that they had to beat a 

 precipitate retreat, to avoid detection. 



A lady in Liverpool had a favourite Cat. She 

 nevci returned home, after a short absence, without 

 beinf ioyfully received by it. One Sunday, how- 

 ever, .n returning from church, she was surprised to 

 find that Pussy did not receive her as usual, and its 

 contiDiied absence made her a little uneasy. The 

 serv'a, s were all appealed to, but none could 

 accoui c for the circumstance. The lady, therefore, 

 made a strict search for her feline friend, and 



