CHAPTER I. 

 The Humanizing of the Brute. 



T T is a well-known fact that in the homes of the 

 "upper ten thousand" special servants in charge 

 of animal pets play an important part. It is the in- 

 teresting duty of these favored mortals to rouse the 

 lovely poodles, pugs, and pussies from pleasant slum- 

 bers, to attend to their toilet and attire, to take them 

 out for a drive on bright and sunny days, or lead them 

 a-promenading down a cool and shady avenue, and, 

 last not least, to dance humble attendance upon their 

 charges when feasting at a lordly and luxurious table. 

 Houses of refuge and asylums for orphaned cats have 

 been erected at Berlin, and it was reported from Paris 

 that at the time of the last exposition a cemetery for 

 dogs, cats, birds, and other domestic animals had been 

 opened. This city of the dead, with its resplendent 

 monuments in honor of the noble departed, is said to 

 rival a fairy-palace in beauty. Indeed, as J. G. Hol- 

 land expresses his sentiments in very pathetic terms to 

 his "dear dog Blanco:" 



"I look into your great, brown eyes, 

 Where love and loyal homage shine, 



And wonder where the difference lies 

 Between your soul and mine 



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