HOSPITAL FOR CATS. 
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have hospitals provided for them like the 
one that Bayard Taylor saw in Aleppo,” 
said Miss Winston. 
“ What was that ?” asked her father. “ I 
do not remember the story.” 
“An old Mohammedan, who I suppose 
was very fond of cats, left at his death a 
large sum of money for the purpose of 
establishing an hospital for these animals, 
which is still sustained, ‘Here,’ says the 
traveller, ‘sick cats are tended, homeless 
cats find shelter, and aged cats gratefully 
pur away their declining years/ He saw 
hundreds of these animals promenading the 
walls and galleries of the old mosque used 
for the purpose, all apparently well fed, 
happy and contented, and the sick and 
wounded carefully cared for.” 
“ They must have fine music upon moon¬ 
light nights,” remarked Sidney. “ After all, 
aunt, he might have left his money for 
many worse purposes.” 
“And some better ones,” said Miss 
Winston. 
