In a minute the light grew dim again, and, looking up, he saw the cat
putting out the candle with her paw. Then she looked at him in such a
pleading way that he laid down his book for the rest of the evening.
Perhaps the most famous American cat was Agrippina, who belonged to Miss
Agnes Repplier of Philadelphia. She is famous because of the charming
essay which her mistress wrote in her honor.
Madame Henrietta Ronner is known as one of the most successful painters
of cats and kittens. Her pictures are wonderful reproductions of cat
life. Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller says: "We may safely assume that Madame
Ronner is a cat lover, for no one really knows a cat who does not love
him."
[Illustration: ALEXANDER.]
The intelligence and good breeding of the cat in this picture are so
apparent that it is no wonder he made hosts of friends. His picture once
adorned a humane calendar, and thus became familiar to many persons in
the United States and in Europe.
Rev. J. G. Wood, in describing his own pet cat, said:
"His gestures and actions are full of that spirited yet easy grace,
which can never be attained by any creature, be it man, beast, or bird,
who has once learned to crouch in terror, and to fear a harsh tone or an
uplifted hand.
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