[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,—I have two dogs, a spaniel and a little Highland terrier, also a cat. The latter has a kitten, born last Monday week. All the rest of her family were drowned, and this, I suppose, has made her rather suspicious of being moved about, for on Saturday last her hamper was put out in the yard while the floor of the washhouse was scrubbed. It was put back again in the usual place, and the cat seemed quite happy. However, some hours after the kitten was found to be missing, and the cat was sitting contentedly on a chair in the little hall. We all hunted high and low for the kitten but could not find it. At last I returned to the dining-room, where the two dogs were lying before the fire, and I said casually to the terrier, "Do show me where the kitten is," never really thinking she understood me, when she solemnly got up, walked round me, under the table, and came to my other side, then stood looking at a small cupboard, wagging her tail. I opened the cupboard, and there lay the kitten on a tea-cosy ! I at once called to my cousin, who had by this time given up the hunt and was in her own room. She called to know where it was found, and I said, "Go down to the dining.room and ask the dogs to show you." She then went and said, "Dear dogs, do show me where the kitty is," and immediately the spaniel got up and went to the cupboard, looking at the door and wagging her tail. They certainly both understood what was wanted of them. The spaniel was born in 1887, and has been in my possession since she was about six weeks old. The terrier is about the same age, but I have only had her since December,
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