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it is impossible for me to think of him without 

 being moved to tears. When I returned, a corner 

 of the house seemed empty. Of all my sacrifices, 

 the death of my dog in my absence has been one of 

 the hardest. This sort of thing is ridiculous, I 

 know ; and if I tell it it is because I am sure to find 

 in you a tender heart for animals, and one who 

 will not laugh too much." 



One of my neighbors had a bright and beautiful 

 Maltese cat which seemed to be the idol of the 

 family. The lady of the house would caress it 

 and talk to it like a child, and it seemed to have 

 formed an unusual attachment for her ; but they 

 decided to move to California, and before doing so, 

 gave the cat to another family who succeeded them 

 in the same building. Poor pussy soon recognized 

 the absence of its mistress, and would go from room 

 to room in search of her, uttering a low, pitiful, call- 

 ing noise. Although the new occupants of the 

 house were kind and gentle, and did all they could 

 to reconcile the cat, the poor little animal pined 

 away, and died of grief. 



A creature possessing such a determining and 

 governing power, is certainly a creature formed 

 to be governed by that power. It seems to 



