APPENDIX. *2n 



A NOBLE DOG AND A GRATEFUL CAT. 



Mr. Gilmore, of Cedar Rapids, said to a friend one 

 day, "I want to tell you about our dog and cat.'' The 

 cat had been an inmate of his house for years, and had 

 come to feel as if she were the head of the family. One 

 day Mr. Gilmore brought a big dog home. For a lon^; 

 time the dog tried earnestly to make a friend of the 

 cat, but bl>e would only spit at him and scratch hiin 

 with her claws. Finally he seemed to give up trying any 

 longed. One day the cat was lying comfortably on the 

 lawn in the sunlight, when suddenly a large, yellow dog 

 jumped over the gate and had nearly reached her, when 

 the old house dog bounded off the porch and his teeth 

 closed in the strange dog's neck. One strong shakt 

 sent the intruder away howling with pain. The old 

 dog marched back to his place on the porch and laid 

 down agam. The cat got up from her place on the 

 grass and looked at him; walked toward the steps and 

 look again. The old dog lay with closed eyes, and 

 gave her no attention. She stood on the first step and 

 looked at him again. Then she worked her way up to 

 the porch floor, but the dog never moved. Finally she 

 went and laid down between his great fore paws and 

 put her face close to his. "And," said Mr. Gilmore, 

 "that dog and cat have been like David and Jonathan 

 ever since.'' All the eat needed was knowledge of the 

 dog's nature, which hitherto she had lacked. She had 

 already misjudged him, but just as soon as she realized 

 that he was a noble, true and brave old friend, she gave 

 herself to him with all her heart. 



