Concerning Cats 



Buchanan, and weighs over twenty pounds. He is 

 a thoroughbred, and is valued at one thousand dol- 

 lars, having been brought from the Isle of Malta, 

 and he wears a one-hundred-dollar gold collar. He 

 is a remarkable cat, noted particularly for his intelli- 

 gence and amiability. He is very dainty in his choice 

 of food, and prefers to eat his dinners in his high 

 chair at the table. He has a fascinating habit of 

 feeding himself with his paws. He is very talkative 

 just before meal-times, and is versed in aU the feline 

 arts of making one's self understood. He waits at 

 the front door for his master every night, and will 

 not leave him all the evening. He sleeps in a bed 

 of his own, snugly wrapped up in blankets, and he 

 is admired by all who know him, not more for his 

 beauty than for his excellent deportment. He fur- 

 nishes one more proof that a properly trained and 

 well-cared-for cat has a large amount of common 

 sense and appreciation. 



Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's tiger cat Dick 

 attracted a great deal of attention at the first New 

 York show. He weighs twenty-two pounds and is 

 three feet long, with a girth of twenty-four inches; 

 and he has attained some degree of prominence in 

 her writings. 



A trio of cats that were a centre of attraction at 

 that first show belonged to Colonel Mann, of Town 

 Topics. They were jet black, and rejoiced in the 

 names of Taffy, The Laird, and Little Billee. They 



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