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snap her up in a moment; hut he did not. 
He just turned and walked away in a very 
dignified manner and lay down under the 
table. It was not long after that I saw 
Supa playing with his tail; and after awhile 
they got to he the greatest friends ima¬ 
ginable, and played, ate and slept together, 
till Supa was an old, old cat; and when she 
died it seemed as though Mark could not 
be comforted.” 
“ Supa was a remarkable cat,” said Aunt 
Louisa. 
“ Somehow, all our cats are remarkable,” 
said Richard, laughingly. “We have the 
most wonderful cats and dogs and horses I 
ever heard of, I think. I suppose it is 
because we pay so much attention to them.” 
“ Every man thinks his own geese swans,” 
said Sidney, sententiously. 
“Don’t use proverbs, Sidney,” returned 
Annie, reprovingly: “it is vulgar.” 
“Then grandfather is the most vulgar 
person I know,” replied Sidney, laughing; 
“for he is always using them.” 
“ Grandfather and you are two very dif¬ 
ferent persons,” said Annie. 
“ I must say, I do not object to a judicious 
