New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

and gave him good feed of warm milk, boiled rice
and sugar wrapped him mp IN flannel, and sent hun
back 10 Liverpool With note 10 say couiu not
purchase hlm as none of the keepers would be-
troubled with such baby anc felt sure fhe poor
little fellow would die II paced In the collection.
A day two aiterward was surprised to receive
the same small box, and more so 10 lind tho unfor-
tunate little pig inside. and note from Cross 10 say
the animal was of no use to him-he could not be
bothered with it-and as declined TO purchase %
for the society he begged me to accept II ana do
what pleased with u. felt hurt TO find his poor
little fellow thus an 0utcast and apparently Trend
less. i took HIM in my hands, and conveyed h,m at
once into my kitchen Calling tie maid. asked
her if she would take charge of this little outcast,
telling her, at the same TINE. il she treated him
kindly and kept him alive for one month would
give Ter sovereign The girl. pleased at the of r,
took poor Dick for that WAS at once bis adopted
name, and PLACED him in basket with warm
All went well with Dick from this moment. Warm
food and dainty m0Isels were Dicks frequent allow
ance lie was soon allowed to walk about the
house. and, unlike most other swine, was the clean
est OF ANNALS. Few dogs or cats could equal his
cleanliness in the honse, and thus Dick became
universal fayorite, and after while made BIS APP
pearance regularly in the dining-room ut DINNER
time, and had plate to himself before the hre. lie
was the most eood-tempered and well-behaved crea-
ture that can be imagined. His playfulness would
sometimes brighten strangers, and as he increased
rapidly in he found 1t difficult TO run under the
chairs, and these he now and then turned over In
his endeavor to rub his back or sides against
them. In the early morning, before the gardens
were open to the pubic, Dick would follow me on
my rounds like pet dog. stopping occasionally 10
grub up with his snOut few earthworms, OF which
he was very fond, and while so engaged he would
lose sight of me- but the moment he did so lie would
rush off like mad fellow until he overlook me- and
always seemed III fear of being lett behind.
He was fond of being played with, and broom
afforded him great sport. When held 70 hlm he
would charge at ii with his tusks, small as they
were at the tme and spin round in the most extra
ordinary way dashing of 10 some distance and then
returning to the charge He was never tired OF this
sham ighting ut which he never got out OF temper,
for as soon as il over he would come into the
house pleased as any puppy after the fun. Dick,
however, soon became too big for the chairs and
tables, and as they were sometimes very much IN
his way he turned them over, not knowing, or
course that anything of valne damaged by his
doing; in fact, IL began 10 appear that DICK had
a notion that whatever was on the table was IN
tended for him. aud thai the proper way 10 get 1t
was 10 turn the table over. II was therefore de-
cded on the 25th of july 1877. that the lime had
arrived that Dick should leave the house and form
part of the collection III the meDagerle.