CHAPTER XXX 



ANECDOTES ABOUT CATS continued 



I REMEMBER a friend of mine getting into trouble in 

 somewhat the same way. He was out with a bull terrier, 

 who ran after and killed a stray cat before he could get to 

 them : and a policeman coming along just then, he was 

 summoned and fined for cruelty to animals, although he 

 was quite powerless to prevent what took place. 



Cats sometimes get into difficulties on their own 

 account. I remember one of mine, a black tabby, or 

 short-haired smoke, apparently having fallen into a tub of 

 whitewash or some such stuff at some buildings which 

 were being put up in our neighbourhood. 



We cleaned off every portion of it possible, but it had 

 the effect of removing all her hair, and she was as bare as 

 those hairless dogs we sometimes see, and a most pitiable 

 object, even to her tail. 



Her body was dressed all over with an oily mixture 

 to nourish the coat and exclude the air, and we had 

 the satisfaction of seeing her make a complete recovery, 

 with a better coat than before ; she was an old favourite, 



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