I've come across monkeys as could give points to one or two lubbers I've sailed under; and elephants is pretty spry, if you can believe all that's told of 'em.

I've heard some tall tales about elephants.

And, of course, dogs has their heads screwed on all right: I don't say as they ain't.

But what I do say is: that for straightfor'ard, level-headed reasoning, give me cats.

You see, sir, a dog, he thinks a powerful deal of a man--never was such a cute thing as a man, in a dog's opinion; and he takes good care that everybody knows it.