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THE ART OF TRAINIIsG ANIMALS. 



ond, and third, by way of coDcert. He was aftei*ward induced 

 to make a public exhibition of his animals, and the well known 

 *'cats' opera " in which they performed, was advertised in the 

 Haymarket theater. His horse, dog and monkeys, together with 

 these cats, went through their parts with uncommon applause 

 to crowded houses ; and in a few days Bisset found himself pos- 

 sessed of nearly a thousand pounds to reward his ingenuity and 

 perseverance. 



Another story of a cat we cannot refrain from giving : A lady 



GOAT TRICK OF HIXDOO JUGGLERS. 



who had a tame bird was in the habit of letting it out every day, 

 and had taught a favorite cat not to touch it ; but one morning 

 as it was picking up crumbs from the carpet, the cat seized it 

 on a sudden and jumped with it in her mouth upon the table. 

 The lady was much alarmed for the safety of her favorite, but 

 on turning about, instantly discovered the cause. The door 

 had been left open, and a strange cat had just come into the 

 room. After the lady had turned the strange cat out, her own 

 cat came down from her place of safety, and dropped the bu'd, 

 without doing it any injury. 



