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rnt. JAVA CAT, 



I gave tlie animal one morning a dead cock- 

 roacli, but Bfy&r turning and twiiting al^out, and 

 licking it for &m» itea^perMpt it was not 

 hungry, it would not eaill. 



Wlicii tlic creature h oxcossivelv annovtd. it 

 retires into some dark hole or corner, making a 

 spitting noise, and is very furioiis against any 

 one timfe majf utt^pt to 4islo^ge 1% fircan tlm^ 

 place, thus fbnned into a refuge ht the ill- 

 tempered. 



When first set at liberty he was missing for one 

 or two days, having gone on a tour by way of 

 change of scene ; he soon, however, returned 

 to his old quarters, ran about tlie cabins, and 

 when sleepy during tln^; day would take to tlie 

 warmest and most eoud'ortalde situation the 

 cabins alibrded ; it was as fully domesticated 

 ad ft cat , 



Th& Mumng tvm about quite domesti^tedt 



and climbs well, occasionally aiding itself by thtj 

 tail luniug a pri'hnisik; power. 



lie also runs aljotit, particularly at night, 

 an^ in the morning' is usually fmnA quietly 

 asleep upon the softest bundle of clothes he can 

 meet with, in the e;ibin into wliich he has 

 introduced hiuiselt' : lie dislikes Miiich tu lie 

 handled, or petted, or crammed, (^unless lie 

 crams himself, wliieh be very ollen does,) and, 



