6 JANUARY 1900, Page 25

A DOMESTIC OTTER. [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "]

Sin,—You may be interested to hear that some years ago a young otter was adopted in a country house in Ireland. A feeding-bottle carried it over its early youth, and it became an engaging pet. One day it was missed, and after a pro- longed search was found lying in the cradle beside the baby, whose bottle it had abstracted and was sucking dry. Nurse had gone for a walk, and left the bottle to keep baby quiet.—