E-text prepared by David Edwards, Christine D., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the PALMM Project (http://palmm.fcla.edu/) and the University of Florida Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original lovely illustrations. See 20868-h.htm or 20868-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/0/8/6/20868/20868-h/20868-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/0/8/6/20868/20868-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project (Preservation and Access for American and British Children's Literature). See http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002985&format=jpg or http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002985&format=jpg CAT AND DOG; Or, Memoirs of Puss and the Captain. A Story founded on Fact. By the Author of "The Doll and Her Friends," "Letters from Madras," "Historical Acting Charades," Etc. Fifth Edition. With Illustrations by Harrison Weir. [Illustration: CAPTAIN AND THE LOOKING-GLASS. Page 9] London: Griffith and Farran, Late Grant and Griffith, Successors to Newbery and Harris, Corner of St. Paul's Churchyard. MDCCCLVIII. NOTE. The Author begs to assure her young readers that the principal circumstances on which this little story is founded are true. The friendship between the two animals, the dog's journey home, and return in company with his friend, are facts which occurred within her own knowledge. LONDON: SAVILL AND EDWARDS, PRINTERS, CHANDOS STREET. CAT AND DOG; OR, PUSS AND THE CAPTAIN. I am going to relate the history of a pleasant and prosperous life; for though a few misfortunes may have befallen me, my pleasures have far exceeded them, and especially I have been treated with such constant cordiality and kindness as would not fail to ensure the happiness of man or beast. But though I have no reason to complain of my destiny, it is a remarkable fact, that my principal happiness has been produced by conforming myself to unfavourable circumstances, and reconciling myself to an unnatural fate. Nature herself did well by me. I am a fine setter, of a size that a Newfoundland dog could not despise, and a beauty that a Blenheim spaniel might envy. With a white and brown curly coat, drooping ears, bushy tail, a delicate pink nose, and good-natured brown eyes, active, strong, honest, gentle, and obedient, I have always felt a conscious pride and pleasure in being a thoroughly well-bred dog.