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spine. A child could not have made its suffering better 

 understood, nor supplicated the needed relief more intelli- 

 gently, than did this poor creature, which thoughtless man 

 in his self-glorification is so prone to regard as a senseless, 

 unintelligent and unreasoning being, which has no existence 

 beyond this sublunary sphere. 



While Cats are useful in the destruction of vermin, and 

 afford man no little amusement by their wonderful antics, yet 

 they seldom put themselves to any practical use. The Cat, 

 about which we shall now have something to say, is an 

 exception to the rule, and quite a marvel in his ways. He 

 is a resident of a far-away town in New Jersey, and came to 

 his present quarters a long, gaunt, wild-eyed, unfed creature. 



TOM ON DUTY. 

 Guarding His Master's Cows. 



