ANECDOTES ABOUT CATS 235 



said obtained access to its master by descending the 

 chimney of his apartment. 



Lawrence, in the History of the Horse, relates an anec- 

 dote of the attachment of a black cat, for the celebrated 

 Arabian horse, Godolphin. 



These two animals were friends for many years, and 

 when at last the horse died, the cat had to be removed by 

 force from his dead body. She crawled away with extreme 

 reluctance, and was found dead in a hayloft some time 

 afterwards. 



There was a hunter in the stables of His late Majesty 

 King George IV., at Windsor, to which a cat was so 

 attached, that when he was in the stable she would never 

 leave her usual seat upon the horse's back ; and the latter 

 was so pleased with her attention, that to accommodate 

 his little friend, he slept, as horses sometimes do, standing. 



This, however, was thought to affect his health, and 

 the cat was at length removed to a distant part of the 

 country. 



The cat readily associates with other domesticated 

 animals. It is no infrequent thing to see the cat and 

 dog of the house asleep on the rug in each other's 

 embraces. 



A French lady taught her dog, cat, mouse and bird 

 to feed together from the same plate ; and we know how 

 often in the happy families, occasionally seen in our public 

 streets, one or more cats are included in those miscel- 

 laneous gatherings of animated nature. 



A tame fox, belonging to a correspondent, not only 

 shares his meals with a neighbour's cat, but makes no 



