The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
DICK, THE "sNoW Dog
A Little Animal from Brazil Who Has
a Monkey for Friend
From the New York Euensne Sun.

monkey for q Friend
From the Aew York Euenine Sun.
He is very small and white ana fluffy.
His nose is sharply pointed and his ears are
almost as long as those of the Brooklyn
anti-Longfellow crusaders. His eyes are
bright and soft, and his teeth would make
frst-class dentifrice advertisements. He is
l year and 10 days old, and his name is
Dick.
Dick is a little "snow dog" from Brazil.
He is great curiosity, even in that great
natural museum of wonders where he first
saw the light. The species is very rare, and
closely resem bles the Eskimo dog, although
many times smaller.
Dick is little larger than a good sized
rat. His ears are very long and culver
nervously at the slightest sound. His eyes
are hazel and quite large for the size Of his
head. They are exceedingly expressive,
ald give to their owner an appearance of
intelligence beyond his years. His hair
is long and frizzy and as white as lambs
wool.
He came from Brazil three days ago, and
is now ensconced in the cigar store Of Messrs.
Wagner Bros, at Third avenue and Fifty
ninth street. These gentlemen are great
hands for pets, and always have some curl
Gus animal in their store. Dick is the SUI
cessor of long line of Angora cats, South
American owls and strange quadrumana.
His present companion is Jocko, a diminu-
tive rlng-tailed monkey from Brazil Dick
cottoned to Jocko at once, and the two
play together among the cigar boxes like
brothers.
Their chief amusement is wrestling at
which Dick invariably gets the worst of it.
The length of Dicks ears is a great snap for
Jocko, who clutches those tender tassels and
quickly brings the dog to his knaes. II Dick
still continues to be pugnacious, Jocko gives
him several cuffs about the head, which
quickly reduce him to submission.
Jock is q veteran. He is 2 years old and
has spent half Of his life in this CITY, He is
about the size of q small kitten, and can
hide comfortably in the pocket of an ordi-
nary coat, still leaving room for one more.
His fur is colored in various shades between
brown and olive, and his eyes seem several
sizes too large for his head. His hands are
well shaped and slender, and the nails are
nearly as perfect as those of human being
His tail was formerly very much longer
than it is now, but as be displayed certain
suicidally cannibalististic tendencies it was
necessary 10 reduce it to its present length.
1t is even now much longer than his
body, and has lost none Of its prehensile
strength.
In the center OF the store ia counter,
upon which stand racks Of walking sticks.
gymnasium and mountain fastness rolled
into one. He will jump from one rack to
another with surprising rapidIty, and then
hang like bat from projecting stick,
while he claws at the hats OF unwary GUS
toners If any apparently hostile being
enters the store Jocko makes a break for
the labyrinth OF canes, whence 1t is very
hard to drag him. One there, be chatters
jeeringly at his supposed enemy and waits
patiently until the latter has left the store.
Like most of his kind, Jocko is very imi-
tative. When he first came to the store he
watched the actions of the customers
closely, and was especially interested in the
use to which they put tie swinging cigar
lighters. Before many days bad passed he
was seen to steal paper cigarette from "a
box on the showcase, Climb up to the gar
lighter and light the cigarette. After a few
puffs the smoke got in his eyes, and he
threw the coffin nail on the floor in disgust.
The next day, however, he tried it again,
aud is now a confirmed victim of the habit
1t was feared that this propensity would
lead him into drinking and pool playing
circles, but he has never been guilty Of
further trangl essions upon the bounds of
good breeding.
Jocko often gets upon Dicks back, and
using the dog's ear as a bride rides around
the show cases in great state. 1t is not sup
posed that Dick derives much enjoyment
from this proceeding, but, either from good
nature or cowardice, he submits without a
word of protest.
The strange pair attract great deal OF
attention from customers, and have proved
great drawing card for the firm. ne
salaries Of Jocko and Dick should certainly
be as nigh as those OF any other employe IA
the establishment.