50 OUR DICK, 



sure, and they amuse us their big and 

 little relatives at the menagerie, but I 

 should like to make the acquaintance of 

 a monkey who understands, as does our 

 dog Dick, quite one hundred words. 



Our doggie, like other small people, is 

 very fond of sweets, and the casual men- 

 tion of these in conversation when he is 

 within hearing alwa'ys excites his live- 

 liest interest. Now, candy, sugar and 

 cake, except on birthdays or like festive 

 occasions, should not be given to dogs. 

 We have, therefore, found it necessary to 

 Dick's welfare and to our own comfort, 

 when he is about and we have occasion 

 to use such words in conversation as 

 "sweety," "cake," "or candy," to spell 

 them out. Other words, on the contrary, 

 which revive unpleasant memories in 

 Dick's mind, such as "bath," "medicine," 



