New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
ditorum tomorrow. Mrs Lathrop will preach in the
"OLD TONI" AND HIS FRIENDS
HARMONIOUS CAT AND DOG LIFE.
TWO SKYE TERRIERS AND A DIGNIFIED FELINE
COMPANION WHO HAVE HAPPY TINE TO
GErHER-rnEiR FIGHTS ARE SHAM
AND THEIR REGARD Tor EACH
OTHER GENUINE.

AND THEIR REGARD Tor EACH
OTHER GENUINE.
Being in Harlem last week. a reporter went into
liquor shop. in one hundred and siXccnth.>t nea'
Madison ave. attracted by the antics Of two d,Sipated
looking skye terriers and large scdate looking tom
cat, who provoked such hearty laughter that il
would have taken very large sized fan to create
breeze enough to subdne the external temperature
Of the spectators
The shop referred TO Is fitted up handsomely and
Is presided over by a jolly. goodtcmpercd Dutchman
who Is tired Of relating Sorc, about his three
pets. watching their ramboS. The dogs are called
most appropriately Gin" and Peppermint the
latter name however, being curtaied TO "Pcp."
while their feline friend and companion rcloiccs in
the name Of old Tom. Their owner says that they
arc In the liquor business, they mu. have name,
appropriate 70 the station in sAufe which
they have been called upon to adorn although the two
canine ornament, are anything but things Of beauty,
bat undoubtedly are joys forever" to their owner rs
they not only amusc him but attract many people 10
thc establishment.
THE most REsPECTA ABLE MEMBER OF THE
GROUP.
cold Tom who is by FAR the most respectable mem
Der Of th, happy family, deserves first mention. lie
large sized cat 81 the talby" pcreuason weighing
fully twenty five pounds. and has Il most Scdac and
dcncd hearing ~ he lies the end Of the counter
ha,king in the sun he will, when pctcd, stretch ont
his paws and spread five If the biggest claws Of any
cat in New York II i, cXaggcraton to that
hi, paws when doubled mp As large as an ordinary
baby's list and when he strikes ont with them. hi,
execution il such 10 ente him 10 rank n the vcri
table John L. sullivan OF the feline tribe. He has
massive head and around his neck is leather collar
studded with silver nails to which /, attached small
tell Tom inordinatcly proud Of his bell aud indeed
Of himself whole. bat he Is as merciiul A. he Is
meyer hccu known - bite scratch
Gin" is a typical scotch terrier almost tho exact
counterpart IF the famous representative OF - I'm
pudcaccr in the we'll known picture Of Land'cer. en-
titled Dignity and Impudcncc." lie ha, about one
inch II tail. which he Was- best he can Tn most
ludcrous and erratlc manner, while lie mrn~ hi, head
side and looks al cpn"r- with an lmpud"n'c
which nothing subdue. This action is made more
,roic,quc by the PECULIARLY oi his broken hair which
grow, IN patches and in the most irregular manner
and puts IN mind 81 nothing so much a a much
abused theatrical lrislman'' VIZ after about SIX
years hard usage the stage.
Pep j, by far the most disrcpuiabe specimen Of
canine architecture In this city lie is Of the same
breed a, his -idcpartncr, bat has head which can
only be- compared in shape 10 that of mlniature
rhnoccro>. This head. which !, covered in patches
with the remnant, Of a good crop OF hair. is only
adorned with one eye the left having been made
useless to Us owner m some battle IN days gone by.
This slight defect make, It necessary for Pep 70
turn hi, head Oh one side and then twist his neck
until be- rct- the right focus Of hi good eye on the
object he i, looking al. Ills attitude. when hc j.
contemplating any object, nearly the same as that
II a parrot or an owl looking down at something be
meath them. and mparis an appearance Of wisdom
and mischief Ia The ragged and dissipatcd dog.
THE DOCS ALWAYS TOGETHER.
These rvo dog, are lu,cparable chums. and are IN
variably within three four feet cf each other They
VIII 1T on the stoop OF the shop. one on each SIDE
and VIII keep a look out for hours together. waiting
the arrival Of strange cat, when. by some iele'
graphic signal known only 81 themselves, Gin VIII
notify Pep" Of the stranger, arrival aud they VIII
iay in wait for a minute ul the cat gets % tho
corner II the street. when they Will give chase ana
ms, !. lucky n She gel, OH scot FREE. TN, she
seldom doe, un~,, he Jump, down To- the tracks Of
the Sew Nork Central Itallnsti. which is fuzzy iircn
hn, escaped they hold sort u conference which
,nr nome together and sccl their chum ola Tom"
II Tom" ], Wing around the floor OF the hop
he j., Immediately seized By one ear ana Nv
The lr ' Sg his @'" back BY the " two dog, who
rrowl and shake him A. the, would rat. lie never
ofcrs an, resistance. but pnt~ h' pn~s down ana t,
win their fccth After worrying lin for some time
thew drae HIM all round the room, and during ~:
Tow he viii remain perfectly Guic untl be thinks that
matters have progressed 10 their limit When he VIII
viii one KICK In The ribs hy h- hind paw, dlscnetge
Inn eli from hi, captoss and do,blue up hi, fore paw
Ike przc lehtcr'- fit he VIII Int Ms a,~ailant, a
room and which invariably knocks the recipients on
thcIr Ic-s Tom then Jump. up the counter AMI
lonke confidently down on his toiment0ra, snakes
his head washcs his paws ana COILS iulhscI up IV ~
mn while tie dog- Indulge IN another sham h"ite
hrf,cc tcrneclyr, each apparently thinking maj
the escape Il their prey il duc - the bid lhaiaIcv
nf thc nthcr mi, battle over. they form another
alliance aud ~ ont for -ti" seeking i1r something
% dcNuur.
THEY Know WHEN UOiChNHLHa ARE NENH'
one Striking feature about the dogs IS the inttNe
sense they seem to posses, Of the proximity OF the do
c,,ch,r. wagon Their owner told the reporter That
having mentioned - the do- catcler' how mHhH h'
prl,cd hts dogs those person had for two years laid
ia ,rar 10 CAPTURE them. but without avail lho
,.tchcr, however get even" 10y calling on the liquor
shonkceucr when thcy are In the ncelhorhood' an'
a.,,-i, him that they would not touch his pets. TINS
a.s,rancc H. mild form of blackmall and IS lhNaIaDy
$3.50 mi snnrtrne, to the amount Ot twenty or thirty
! iu1ttatons 20 the city OfcalN 10 unDlo, VII
thcy never fail accept. The proprietor sibhH,> 10
mi. fax and laughs to himself AT the iulilc cIorl'
which these men have employed 10 capture M ""t''
counter before their would be caporS Lave entered u'
door. ,,., ..,i, ,r,,,.- g.. ,
cronir and that +, prulhitiOn lie strongly objects I"
any one interfering with the saucer rom VIZ ~
takes MS drinks OF milh and when either Oi inc uuE,
attcuIpt, 10 20 appropriate" MS drhh ne ll
seize The dog hy the neck and give nm lrrh'lI''
thra4rng WITH his hind paws. tearing ONT "u,p"
| patche. If hair from the dogs back: Nl'T -eNt.r
satisfaction. however. hc VIII A. aiu nc Vow -,t
the two DOS and stranger ~hu interior" WIN A''
one Of the three rhnms. The dogs are ~ Wl," l'
dread of " Tom" that they seldom Interfere WIN III
urnpcrty and Ell he Is their i1tlll any anu "','u
The ,tr,.-t part Of the story l. that the Two dop
wcro vagabond, and adopted their present nome ~
dInrr.uf limo, tin" coming ahont ~iN months before
" Pep" and Therefore hcing next Ia Tom thc DIGEST