The Blue Cat; And Tabbies Red, Brown, Spotted, And Silver.

The Blue Cat; And Tabbies Red, Brown, Spotted, And Silver.

The Blue cat: just one word about this pretty creature before passing on to the Tabbies. Although she is called a blue cat, don’t fancy for a moment that ultramarine is anywhere near her colour, or himmel-blue, or honest navy serge itself. Her colour is a sad slate-colour; I cannot get any nearer to it than that.

Apart from her somewhat sombre appearance, this cat makes a very nice pet indeed; she is exceedingly gentle and winning, and I’m sure would do anything rather than scratch a child. But the less children have to do with her the better, for all that: for this simple reason she is a cat of delicate constitution all that ever I knew were so, at least, and I daresay my readers can corroborate what I say.