; and yet it was perfectly her own
suggestion.

A brother of mine had a favourite tortoise-shell cat, named Monkey, who
always sat on his shoulder when he was shaving, and evinced every sign
of deep attachment. He left her under the care of some friends when he
went abroad; and, two years after, these ladies were surprised the
evening he was expected home, at the extreme restlessness of the animal.
She heard the arrival of the carriage at the garden gate before they
did; and ere the bell was rung, she was furious to be let out to meet
him. Her joy was indescribable; and the next morning she took her place
on his shoulder as usual, when she saw him prepare his razor. Such
attachments have been known to continue after death; and cats have died
of grief on their master's grave.

I have already noticed a great friendship between a pug dog and a cat;
and the following proof of a similar strength of love is taken from the
pages of M. Wenzel, in his "Observations on the Language of Brutes." "I
had a cat and a dog, which became so attached to each other, that they
would never willingly be asunder. Whenever the dog got any choice morsel
of food, he was sure to divide it with his whiskered friend. They always
ate socially out of one plate, slept in the same bed, and daily walked
out together. Wishing to put this apparently sincere friendship to the
proof, I one day, took the cat by herself into my room, while I had the
dog kept in another apartment. I entertained the cat in a most sumptuous
manner; being desirous to see what sort of meal she would make without
her friend, who had been hitherto her constant table companion. The cat
enjoyed the treat, and seemed entirely to have forgotten the dog. I had
had a partridge for dinner, half of which I intended to keep for supper.
My wife covered it with a plate, and put it into a cupboard, the door of
which she did not lock. The cat left the room, and I walked out on
business; my wife meanwhile sat at work in an adjoining apartment. When
I returned home, she related to me the following circumstances:--The cat
having hastily left the dining-room, went to the dog, and mewed
unusually loudly, and in different tones; which the dog, from time to
time, answered with a short bark. They went together to the door of the
room where the cat had dined, and waited till it was opened. The two
friends then immediately entered the apartment. My wife rose from her
seat, went softly to the door which st