Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . ive frequency of elongation mayin time weaken the cats springs, and pre-vent him from shrinking back to hisoriginal length. Now the Brescian cat isnearly always seen in the attitude ofpeering carefully around a corner, or ofstealing up to some article that seems tohim to have the promise and potency offood. In these circumstances he elon-gates himself to the utmost, and it isperhaps this that has made him perma-nently long. My companion did not admire the cats,and the sentiment was reciprocated withmuch warmth. In every Italian c
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . ive frequency of elongation mayin time weaken the cats springs, and pre-vent him from shrinking back to hisoriginal length. Now the Brescian cat isnearly always seen in the attitude ofpeering carefully around a corner, or ofstealing up to some article that seems tohim to have the promise and potency offood. In these circumstances he elon-gates himself to the utmost, and it isperhaps this that has made him perma-nently long. My companion did not admire the cats,and the sentiment was reciprocated withmuch warmth. In every Italian churchthere are one or more cats, who havesought refuge from the cares of mice,and the temptations of the back fence,and have chosen a life of meditationand asceticism. There was a large catsitting in an empty niche at the door ofthe cathedral. He seemed to be a dis-tant relation of the dachshund, for inlength and a marked tendency to bow-leggedness he resembled that preposterousanimal. As we entered the church doorhe rose up and -swore defiantly at my 11 iffli. Just in Time to prevent him from using strong Measures The Mushrooms proved to be immense Umbrellas companion. The latter had done noth-ing whatever to merit such language, butwherever we went in Brescia the catseyed him with strong disapproval. Inthe case of the cathedral cat this mayhave been due to the mans dislike ofchurches, but as the average cat is no-toriously an agnostic, this would not ex-plain the conduct of the other cats. After we had glanced through thecathedral, and had emerged into thestreet once more, my acquaintance said: If youre going into any morechurches, you must excuse me. Ill sitin the carriage till you come out again,but I dont want any more churches inmine. When we landed in Genoa, myfriend made me go and see every churchin the place. I dont believe there wasa Catholic, or a Baptist, or a Presby-terian, or a Methodist, or a Mormonchurch in Genoa that he didnt drag meinto. After that I struck, a
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