ANOTHER CAT AND DOG STORY.
[TO THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR."'
SIR,—You may possibly think the enclosed story worth inserting in the Spectator. I can vouch for its absolute truth. My old friend the late Mrs. Freer of Sidmouth had a fox terrier and a stable cat who never met without quarrelling. The cat fell ill and refused all food, and as after a few days the dog's appetite appeared to fail, and he only ate a little of his dinner and then sat down and whined, the coachman, William Easterbrook, feared he was going to be ill too. He took up Tack and was examining him to see what symptoms he could detect, when the cat crawled out of the stable to Jack's plate and cleared off the contents. This happened every day for about a week, when the cat recovered and returned to its usual food, and Jack ceased his attentions. Sad to say, when the cat was quite well again, he and Jack were as great enemies as ever. I was staying with Mrs. Freer at the time, and was told about this by three eyewitnesses.—I am, Sir, &c., St. Mabyn's, Teignmouth. E. J. RENAUD.
P.S.—The cat never came out of the stable till the dog whined to call it; then Jack sat by, wagging his tail, evidently quite pleased.
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