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and Pussy, going upon her travels, will find many 



dangers upon the road, and but i^w doors opened 



to receive her. Therefore, in conclusion, I would 



advise all Cats to stay at home when they have a 



good home to stay at. One word, too, I would 



fain say to those who do not like Cats, because 



they do not know them. Having long observed 



these animals carefully, and, I sincerely believe, 



without prejudice, I am sure that w^ien kindly 



treated they will be found gentle and attached, 



and little, if at all, inferior in intelligence to their 



much-vaunted rival, the dog. One last word to 



those who have followed me thus far. I hope I 



have not been very prosy, and I hope, in the 



somewhat large collection of Cat anecdotes here 



brought together, " the only one worth the trouble 



of relating " has not been omitted. If this has 



been the case, allow me to assure you it has not 



been because I have spared any trouble in 



gathering together my materials. 



