The Tame Cat may be found in almost all countries, and it differs but
little from the wild cat except in the brightness of its colours. It is
very useful in our houses in catching the rats and mice.
[Illustration:
THE TAME CAT.
]
Of all animals when young, there is none more prettily playful and
amusing than the Kitten, and little children are mostly very fond of
them; but it generally changes its disposition as it grows older. From
being naturally ravenous, it learns in time to disguise its appetite,
and to seize the favourable moment for plunder. Sly and artful, it has
learned to conceal its intentions till it can put them in force: and
whenever the opportunity occurs, it directly seizes upon whatever it
finds, flies off with it, and remains at a distance till it thinks its
offence is forgotten. Instances of the fidelity of Cats, however, are
not so rare as some would have us imagine. A French traveller had an
Angora Cat, a native of Egypt, which kept by his side in his solitary
moments; she often interrupted him in his meditations by affectionate
caresses, and in his absence sought and called for him with great
inquietude.
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