12 A DESCRIPTION OF 
Some years ago, Mrs. Bowditch brought a tame 
Panther over with her from Africa. This animal was 
called Sai. One day, at Cape Coast Castle, he found the 
servant appointed to attend on him sitting asleep, resting 
his back against a door ; Sai instantly lifted up his paw, 
and gave the sleeper a tap on the side of the cheek, which 
knocked him over, and when the man awaked, he found 
Sai wagging his tail, and seeming to enjoy the fun. 
Another day, when a woman was scrubbing the floor, he 
jumped on her back ; and when the woman screamed with 
fright, he sprang off, and began rolling over and over like 
a kitten. When put on board ship, he was first confined 
in a cage ; and the greatest pleasure he had was when 
Mrs. Bowditch gave him a little twisted cup or cornet of 
stiff paper with some lavender-water in it, and with this 
he was so delighted, that he would roll himself over and 
over, and rub his paws against his face. At first he used 
to put his claws out when he attempted to snatch any- 
thing; but as Mrs. Bowditch would never give him any 
lavender-water when this was the case, he soon learnt to 
keep his claws in. This poor Panther died soon after it 
reached England. 
The ounce differs from the leopard principally in the shape 
of its spots, which are sometimes scalloped and sometimes 
ring-shaped, and which are very irregularly disposed. This 
animal is a native of the Old World. The ocelot, or tiger- 
cat, is, on the contrary, only found in South America and 
Mexico; and it is described by Buffon as the most beautiful 
of all the animals of the cat tribe. Its colour is grey, tinged 
with fawn, and it is marked with long compressed rings 
of black, each enclosing a spot of yellow. The movements 
of this animal are peculiarly graceful, and it is easily 
tamed. 
