The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
CHAPTER ABOUT CATS.
Ar,iert i'rriudices against tnt> Their Post
,,.r ~ the n"mes,ic tirsie Nmrcd"ics Cow
,..ring th-ir i,dciit, aud ~arHci, The
..rt-tir. or Eats rh, siulow, Ut eats.

r. .r, are Some subjects about which
r,, .ms. loo literary srus'. go hang mn in
sam .r aroma of prouili.nn. 1t has
rs pa--.l into an accept u tru'sm that
,r- -Huuli remain oli"rts OF r-thotic avoid
.r,. f1 niftt.r how permanent rav he their
,s.. t.'on ia nornly domestic s'nsr En-
mil ty may y r'nrs ur found SO the root "
,ur uf.mit We mi-.ht IIllle ourselves
WIT -y..umt Ms how much oar awe NJ the
eat.. , ua--lNoif-- of a lions front would
d,r -h % We wrre thrown into regular
ras..il, contact with the kim ~ beu,is.
ana wild aerial harm of door or the rugged
,,i. .-iurnc-s Of mountain gaai- pi,hi- insc
with .rify Almost potent element uf Hitfurti,e-
,c-- A. forthc cow. 'horr is mo- lloubt TINT her
,ai.- to artistic au ntinn are sadly overlooked
ly ie general multitude. however freely
w. Unit her to lr % worthy subject for the
ror. ot Bonhcur or a Trnyon. Tho trnd-
tsn. Intelligence aud fidelity OF dogs have
leli hnm permanently within the limits
of romantic interest for centuries. thoy have
s.r story tr.lrr- AMI poets through many
son.s.tions rs Kind 81 Imaginative come
mol -; one shoulders tothink how many h"ro..
Of ton would have been drowned without
their aid or what melancholy throug OF
herr ne- would hav" suffered brutal abduction.
E,ll.iing cats. ON thr other hand. how EN-
IhNi any Opposite j. tho T''id. IL Is no rN-
asrrr'ion 10 say that Christian civilization has
loo,.i askanrc at them in all countries.
WIN at the same time thcy hold
position Of undcuiablr tolrratou no les. wile
than il is curious. Their literary position ia
mol IN times Is simply i.-nomiuiuu-. They
are iue inNurianlc accompaniment OF every
thius that il lurid. haeiul. and uncanny. ko-
mnnr" would ~ soon associate the raven with
rhr'r'ulness ~ ia" cat win any other than
eva hnu'h'eS' she dWrl~ III an nhrlhh-e"n'
ann -pH,re vi V"'h7 anu SINS. lr"hS"i'u
~ l' El"7@"lS o. S"p'I7Nl"A' nor least or
grW u moNvih mt hts ah important ~i.hill-
onp According a. she mcW~ scratches.
or riS her pody against CHAR IN" minor
ov,l'- oil lie are sometimes believed TO r'su-
late 'msclN's' mat ~he possesses mn" liN'7
la- PISSED INTO household Wlrd Legends,
whi We're not 80 long ago articles "l drNoW
faith make her the companion ct witches.
Will She has repeatedly served as the shnps
bn'th which these unhaIloweI DANES have
lid'' II their worst atrocities.
CATS A rihkSlpE COMPANIONS.
A. yet IT II extraordinary that notwith-
staining such groi's'iui and weird assoc
oat.Nn-. there j.. from another point OF
view. 10 animal about which cluster so
,,ut. -,ft hofua-lik. r.tniuis ..ne.s ar NON.
all t.. to,,r, 49,. LII, ...'.,,,,,.,t
VIII" n'7 oc'Vn'' :" p''u''i'y nli "'."'up'h'-
mtn' Z ia" glowing ilreSice AMI the cout~nt"l
tr.d .harn.tor Sh. is mo- longer connected
wit. aalevnl.nec and do,t's ~ darkness; SHE.
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i"l .'' nun III ,'ep'''''''''' "n" 'u-
tributes her share 20 the general good. as
the -ln.le Of many "A mouse ,,tit nn i'm IL oarlv
e.... ,,,,,n, ,"'.i.,. !, L. ,.. 81.
s.n rests uron Her o,G'rw'., s.5,,s.s
iP'' '"h' h"r m'r.ln apif't' i"r inc ~
Ir.l.r control; and. in no, a few house,
lull-. certain mornings ar recalled. in which
i'" yellow feathers We're found at the bot
tom Of a cage whence yesterday there
raut. fh. mos, .ilv.r,, ~ ,rarhi.e In o,h.r
49,
9H' u IN 'SS'h'lu r"rN"h ol
civilization. She has curlcd herself in
..,1., - - 80
H'"'S huhur'us OF y'nr9' 'hn' II may p' s'.ie-
j. t-scd if any hone H. perfect without her
PRESENCE, The sound Of her purr il sone-
Low in-'parahly associated with the crack
lHs ul hearth l'-- and the kissing Of tea
urn As ktu.n. she has for genera.
t,- ,i,,..i ,,i,i, -. mann. toiis - ,,-r.,..,,h cha,
t' p."''" WIZ, 80 """' o"'S ~, ""'r'" 'n"'
tl"ir gross number Of yards would hc an ineal-
culnhir matter She has r, .gncdly or clam
.. D.. ,,,.,,,,.,i IN is,. -. H. s,,n
p''..''..' '''n NAM ~, Wv, ,"'H,y
% rnfry her, from room L. !. I'M ~ inc IA. igr
INJURIES. In Nor present CHARACTER St" 4 itl-
"-i -ynhol of harry household tranquility
I l~ i-tonisbing. Hit"r all. nom what distinctly
,'i. ,.,, pH,n's % Vac" buss Il e"p"o!e OIL peihS
THEIR FIDELITY AND INTELLIGENCE.
VI tl' l2us .t9i.s are s9mttm's tyli CON
r Nv ., a. ,,,'.t i w. a. i,i i
80. t,,h ~ u ~, ri =, t, lii, s LIN
, ,-n,,, ma, , . , r,,,nnaa,ht
.. ., - ~ n' -, ~, "i' 10y
n any n,Ln M ai1'''f1 ,,'nf"p'n .,i ",
4" "", - iNIh ~ an olu .-korprr, u!
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