40 PETER HENDERSON. 



mental side of his nature than by a quotation irom a let- 

 ter he sent to his sister from Scotland, where he had 

 found the neglected grave of his mother, and over which 

 he had placed a tombstone. After giving some details 

 of what he had done, occurs this sentence, " No one in 

 whom our blood flows will ever likely see it again, but 

 I could not go away without showing this little token of 

 remembrance." 



Love of Animals. 



He was very fond of animals, but especially so of dogs 

 and cats, and it was his delight when an hour of leisure 

 came to enjoy his many pets. A Scotch collie dog called 

 Wattie, that he had taught to perform a number of 

 tricks, was a particular favorite. A magnificent St. 

 Bernard dog named Jeff, grand and dignified, he owned 

 for many years. But fond as he was of dogs, he was 

 even more so of cats ; and as long as we can remember, 

 there were always four or five around the place. If he 

 came across a cat in the street, or in fact anywhere, he 

 was sure to pick it up and fondle it. In the seclusion of 

 his home, he almost invariably lay stretched at full 

 length on a sofa, after the cares of the day, with some 

 favorite puss on his breast, his kind eyes half closed, 

 and saj- to those near him, " Just listen to that singing; 

 how, isn't that music ?" Time and again he could be 

 seen walking through his grounds with a favorite cat 

 on his shoulder, who, from his high perch, seemed liter- 

 ally to be " monarch of all he surveyed." His-fondness 

 for cats must have begun at an early day, as the follow- 

 ing reminiscence of " Bothy " life indicates, and for 

 which Mr. Wilson stands sponsor. After telling how he 

 would always stop to talk to and fondle a cat, Mr. 

 Wilson says that one dark night, when they were 

 both on their way to ;the mathematical school in Edin- 

 burgh, in jumping a wide ditch they heard a splash 

 just as they landed on the other side. While they 

 were wondering what the noise meant, they heard a 

 meow, and in a few seconds the " Bothy " cat with whom 



