From Fox's Earth 



is only short of extinction is vain. The other 

 agent will take the matter up, and bring it to an 

 issue. Satan will be found in the person of 

 tabby purring on the doorstep. 



Two cats were captured near Invergarry, in 

 Inverness-shire, and now form part of an interest- 

 ing little live collection at Kingussie, the capital of 

 Badenock. Fierce and strong enough, they broke 

 through the wire investment, killed so many rare 

 fowl as to wreck the collection, and made their 

 escape. Traps were set. With their usual fear- 

 lessness, they took the bait, and were brought 

 back to confinement. 



As a domestic cat cornered by a terrier, so 

 they growl and spit, and flash a fierce light on 

 all who approach. Any cat that had led a wild 

 life, and been brought in when grown up, would 

 act in this way. Man is the terrier dog. On an 

 authority, which one strongly hesitates to gain- 

 say, these are said to be genuine wild cats. 



I certainly have no desire to play the sceptic. 

 Were my interest in the wild life of the land not 

 so great I would not write. I am inclined to 

 look on these captives with a friendly eye, half 

 ready to be deceived. Only one or two things 

 occur to me. Crosses might present all the ap- 

 pearances of these cats. It is the uncertainty 

 that troubles. The appeal is not conclusive. 

 Wild cats should be in a strong body if they are 

 to remain pure. And where is the strength to 



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