AN ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP.
LTO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
Sin,—Your readers may be interested in the following account of an unusual friendship. Last Christmas Mr. Richard Buhlig took to Berlin a pure-bred male Persian kitten named 'Fitz,' now ten months old. Mr. Buhlig writes :—" 'Fitz' has been in a great excitement these last days. He has live mice brought him sometimes, and behaves as other cats do with them. The other day, however, a little white mouse was brought for his dinner, and he, I thought, would kill it also. But I was wrong. The mouse showed no sign of fear, but skipped and played about, and he played with it, doing it no hurt. They have become the greatest friends. 'Fitz' carries the tiny thing most tenderly in his mouth, and it nestles up to him, climbs on his back, and plays hide-and-seek with him. They play for hours every day. Is it not strange ? " Not the least strange part of it is that 'Fitz' is entirely carnivorous, being fed exclusively on raw beef and milk. But as he never goes outside Mr. Buhlig's flat, and has never seen another cat, perhaps the lack of any animal companionship may account for these natural enemies becoming friends.—I am, Sir, &c„ L. W.
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