The Kindness of Friends

The cat, a pet or not, is of service. If there were not millions of cats, there would be billions of vermin. Among ages of neglect, ill treatment and absolute cruelty, with little or no gentleness, kindness or training, have made the cat self-reliant. But should a new order of things arise, and it is nurtured, petted, cossited, talked to, noticed and trained, then in but a few generations, much evil that bygone cruelty has stamped into its often wretched existence will disappear. It will be more than ever not only a useful, serviceable help-made, but an object of increasing interest, admiration and cultured beauty