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 COPYRIGHT. 1888, BT 
 
 FREDERICK A.STOKES &; BROTHER. 
 
 SUCCESSOR'S TO 
 
 WHITE. ^TOKE^ ^ALLEN. 
 
 1888. 
 
MY MOST TRUE AND DEVOTED ADMIRER 
 FRIEND AND COMPANION 
 
 (Chip. ) 
 
 DO I DEDICATE THESE rE"W PAQES 
 IN HOPES- THAT IN YEARS TO COME • 
 
 WHEN READINQ THEM OVE'R 
 HE WILL FULLY REALIZE WHAT A 
 
 Mi IMlAPi ©IF HOIMlSiLlFo 
 
„ . . The Spring Chicken • 
 Spring Chickens ^eneraliij have tuuo legs, budt there ts au 
 j^^J special breed of the Spring Chicken to be found only in 
 Boarding Houses thaJt is composed of nothing but Le^S. 
 As to hou; lond a Sprind Chicken UVes , that depencl.s 
 on circumsta,nces, although some persons sai) that R\ 
 der Ha^^ards"She"u;as a sort of a human Sprind Chic/c- 
 en. The Sprind Chicken deriues its name from the eld^tidtu 
 of cts flesh ^ 
 
The Chetah^ 
 in the u^ilds of Baxter street is line Ch eta.h or Cheater to be 
 I found in all his dtabotLcal ferodti/ .There he luUl stand for 
 loarsat the entrance of his den,aLuaLtui^ an opportixjn'dif to 
 sprtr?^ upon some innocent and iinsiLspectLng counCrij cHLde, 
 Luhom he does dra^ Luii:hLn hts horrible Latr^ ti/here he tor- 
 tures his victim into buuinq a four doLLar bUce suit "ALt 
 LuooL,so neiiup me Isaac. 
 
TTiE Coat • 
 he G-oat IS to be found In Jersey City ; Harlem, and other 
 foret^a countries. Tfiis animal Is a ^reat ctimber, in Fact ct 
 Jori^/nali^ came From a distant clime . The Goat is not a tem- 
 perance^ quadruped for I haue knoiun manu of them to have 
 a*'horn''Luhen onlu a year old^arid. theu arealtuays makuig 
 \i.^as"for bock beer. The chief food oF G-oa.ts coasists of 
 circus posters and"rermaCer"caas.The Coat is Inclined 
 to be rather skepttcal, fortuhen uoa tru bo impart any in - 
 formatioa to it , it cuilL generall4i^ say "Bah/ " ^ 
 
^^^^.^ An Eagle. 
 
 MMhe above picture of an Eadle is, I ara sorry tosaij.auery 
 ^Mlpoor one,oLutn$ to the fad: that the artist had fo drau; tt from 
 memori| , he once hai;in$ seeaone luheri he uuas a tittle boy .Ea- 
 gles are exceedingly rare though I believe Wm.K.Vanderbat has 
 one or tu;o fine specrmens . TTiey sau that art Ea^e has no brains 
 but u;ben you ^etone it can be redMu chan ged and made teshoiu 
 a lar^e amount d cent^ .Nn Ea^le is attuays on his mettle aad. 
 luhen you hai/e one In t^our possession be sore and treat d luetL 
 (and your friends a(so) . Near/y all the Eadles come from the 
 United States' Treasuru luhere they qii/e the persons employed there 
 a mmt of trouble. The old Romans used to suiear by the Ea^leThe 
 Ea^le makes a ^reat number of men of the present day siuear, be- 
 cause they h'aint ^ot it. 
 
A Little Bare- 
 ^pou must bear in mind that this Bare ts copstdered a 
 Ulihidhtu respectable Bare, and that it ean be found m the 
 besf society re it should forbear to be so bare ittsa 
 most savmd creature and u/ai.sts but little. It is exfremelu 
 fond of amusement ^otn^ to Balts,Theatres, Operas andfo 
 alt places where it can be Looked at . Some people mau ob- 
 ject to the above picture on account of its bem^ a tou/cut. 
 
. A Kid . 
 
 iids are curious (ittle creatures. There is the dressed 
 akid and the undressed. Kids take great pleasure in 
 eating pins and playing in the mud. Some kids are ophite 
 and some are black The ujhite Kids can become black by 
 falling into the coai scuttle. TTiou^h a kid is not a sheep tt 
 Ls oftenlaTnmed"by its mother. It is a strange fact that 
 other people's kids area''btamed"si^ht homelier than your 
 oivn. After deep and, careful sDxdy, o^lth a i/ast amount of 
 experience (I hai/e a mimfcer of k'ialetl-es muself) | have come 
 to the conclusion that the tuorst of all Was is the ^u§/i/C/D 
 The tourfh Kid aLu^ays thinks he knotus more than ttie'blcL man", 
 u/Ut''sass"h.(,s Mar, smoke se^ar butts, put pins in your chair 
 tease his sister, kick the cats, and throw stones at the new 
 Minister . 
 
E Pussy Cat- 
 ^^ats are natives of the Back -yard, luhere tfieu Love to 
 ^^roam and "hotter" in fact, to make"Rome hou7l"The 
 people of the dLstr/ct where the Passy Cat abounds u;a6e fear- 
 fal luar against these dumbPJcrea tares, using thedeajdlu soda-iuafer 
 bottle and the all poLuerful boot as uyeapons of destruction. Accord- 
 ing to the cook, the Passu Cat feeds on su^ar, beef stea.k,tea, 
 Coffee, soap,e^^s , Hoar, ctothes-tmes, /am, tacks, te^s of mutton, 
 toaiets , matches and broken dishes . The Cat has a fine voice 
 and delights to sm^ " In the Gtoamin^ " 
 
The lyfoNKEY • 
 l^^onkeys can be found at NeuDport , Saratoga Jlixedo 
 yiMll Park , and the Hoffman House. To study the Monkey 
 fully you need onlu take a stroll on Rf th Avenue any afternoon in 
 the Sprlnrf or Fad. Occasionally you luUl come across aMonkeu 
 that Ls quite noisy , but generally speakind they are veru subduide 
 The Monkey isa^at imiCautor, and is alujays trying to ape the Eng- 
 lish. Vf)a often see an Italian ividi a Monkey on a sfring . The Mon- 
 keys the Italians doa't haue the^irls keep on a stifin^ .Hie Monkeusof 
 the forest have lond tails. The Monkeys or our cities haueno tads^ 
 Ihourf/i many a tale could be told or them . In toy shops the Mon- 
 keu IS sold^nastick.lncane stones the city Monkey is offcfi sold 
 on nis stick , by paying ten dollars more than it is luorth. 
 
The Clothes Horse • 
 
 |he Clothes Horse is Luideiy spread ouer the Li^t House - 
 Jkeepin? Countru , tuhere it tuanders in all its na ive beauty 
 through ttie territory of the kitchen .The Clothes Horse has a 
 cur/ous habit of puling on different ' articles of ujcinnj^ ^PK' 
 and then dettind as 'near to a fire as possible. Oftea you loitl see 
 it uiith nolKind on but a pair of socks, tfiou^h d ^ vera fond of 
 dressind up in Mother Hubbards, tou/els , shirts and other UJht 
 and airy costumes. TTiere are seuera.1 varieties of the Horse, Che 
 Horsetdr,Hospilal, Hoarse Voice, H 'ostrich (English, you knou^and 
 Horse Chestnut a the latter is much- prized by Minstrel Men. I here 
 is aaot:her kind called Mare. Sometinxes the Mayor is a big don- 
 key- 
 
A S WALLOW . 
 or rnany, many years' haue men been strii/mtf to putdou/n 
 uffiVLiiiUieSLuaLLoais and Oiey ^enenally succeed if tney have the 
 cash. There is an old saying that 'one stuallotu does not make 
 a summer/' but / haue seen three or four rr)afea"faU'\ 
 Some StuaLLouis are remarkably" strong** and often able to 
 lake a man right off his Le^s. Stualloius can beeasib/ rais- 
 ed by hand. Some Sa/allotus are uery mild while others 
 have a ^reat deal of sp/rits T When you oiish^to obtain a 
 SLualtotu, all that you have to do Is to Look at the soda 
 wditer clerk andiumk . 
 
The Bat • 
 
 ^Sats are most attractive animals. I have seen thousands 
 ^Sof people go to see a Base Ball Bat. I beleive they are 
 used for the purpose of transporting persons, for you often hear 
 of a dentteman Qoind off on a'^Bat The"^ent"(iyho ^oes on a 
 "^Bat aUuays takes a "ball*! A Bat ls essentiatty a thin^otthe 
 ni^ht. Some great nian(muselM think) once said that tfa Bat 
 $ot into your hatr, you would never be able to ^et it out a^ain. 
 A bald headed man who at one time wa.s travelling through 
 Philddet^hia had a Bat get info his hair. The shock u;as so se- 
 vere to his nerves that tu/enhj years afteroiards he died from 
 the effects of falling out a fifteen story wmdow 
 
Snakes • 
 
 nakes are Found m aLL Lar6e cities, mostly where 
 there is littLe uuater. They are very fond of concealing 
 biemseti/es in otitof-the-iuay f)laces, sach as boots, bottleS/ 
 etc. The Snake differsjtfreatli/ in size, according to thequat- 
 ity of your u;hiskey .The Snake can generally be seea on 
 Sunday mornLn($s,at about eleven o'clock .The Snake 
 IS extremely partiaL to'Ved paiat" and if you hdJ/e, been 
 ustn^ any tne ni^ht before , you are pretty sure to have Lots 
 of 'em aroujid the next day. 
 
ADear. 
 
 ^ShisSiueet creatare(l am ^lad fco sau)Ls to be Found alt 
 ffil^ovepthe luorld.Someof these Dears are considered. fo 
 be quite dangerous, for they hayea habilrof attacking the 
 heart, a/h/ch at once renders their v/ctims perfectltjlielpless. 
 Their means of subsistence i/ary according to the season? 
 of theuear.ln sairimer they fee a on /'ce-cream and soda- 
 U^ater while in winter uoul $/Ve them fried oysters and the 
 atre tcc/^ets, after u^hLch the Dears ^eneratcy marry the 
 "other feller." 
 
™_ . The Tiger. 
 
 MMiOer Is very dangerous and should not be meddled tulth 
 ^^If you do uoaare apt to get badLu bitten. Thousands of 
 men delist Inh^htir)^ the Ttger/as they comsider it dreat 
 ^ame.T>?e coLor of the Ti^er is'Ved and btack!' When you, 
 catt and see the'Tiqer you. mast ato/aus shooi yoar card. 
 The Ti^er resembtes a Highway Robber^ because tohen uou 
 do see it tt tultL cx)mpeL you. to throuu up uour hands and 
 demand you/ money or yoar ttfe. Sometimes it ^ets both. 
 
Tjhe Ply . 
 
 ^Hnts daoj and festive cuss can (generally be found m the 
 HH butter The flu ts.not considered di dsm^erous beastyiU- 
 though I once saur a Lar^e and unfeetmd Fty drive a strong, 
 SLeepy man fo soLctde. The Fly condredates in the^n^t 
 ciuanattes tV? places of Divine worship tuhere uou are not 
 moLued to "cuss': ^ 
 
The Cow- 
 |he CoLu LS a uery useful anirtiaL , ttgfVes nice rresh 
 
 Isuuill milk. Some Coius hai/e iron taus; if it werf. mtfor 
 
 theCotu (xiith the iron taii.a^reat mani/ mtlkmen Luoaldsfen/e 
 The uoung of a Cow is called, a Calf The Calf ^iVes condens- 
 ed imiLk,lhe Coiu is not of a Uferarij tarn of mind, Por aaij - 
 thin^ red (read). to a Cou; ts displeasing . If any one caiis a 
 Cou; an Ox it is a Ball 
 
— ^ The Donkey. ^ 
 
 r^^^tuhere you uuill , you are certain to meet theDonkeu 
 ^^The Donkey is exceedinglu mquisitiVe bixto^ little in- 
 teLli^nce.andtiioadh not a Ferocioas animal, stilt ttmight 
 be called a beast of brau .TPiere are several kinds of Donkey: 
 the Buzz Sau; . Kerosenk , Not- Loaded , and Perpetual Motion 
 Also a ntimberof other speaes of lesser note. The Donkey ts 
 an obiect -lonable bruCeJor he ts aliua(is**kickin(f T Iht Donkey is 
 sure to be an Ass v 
 
EAVER • 
 
 m^iifSr^J^^^y^S rapicllu becoming extinct, but tfrerets 
 gi^a breed Hiat has sprung into Existence oflafegearc 
 which resembles the. Beaver someiwhat in appearance and 
 M/htch has erronepusli/ been catted by that nirVie.ancl though 
 a member of Oie Dicer^family.is certaimu not a Beaver Attu 
 Gen. Breu>ster possesses a ueru fine specimen of BeaverBea- 
 vers.andm fact attof the Dicer 'tnbe are exceedindtu fond 
 of br/cks Thas or/^mated the expression havind a^Mck in 
 your hat ^ 
 
^^he Goose Ls large and heavy and has a constitation 
 IBSof iron .The Goose is an ardent loyer and Is ever pres- 
 sm^ its salt When It meets with any difHcaltu it becomes 
 quite heated in trying bo smooth it over. The Goose is an in- 
 habitant of the Tatior Shops^thoadh uoumay find a some- 
 tuhat smatter variety, known as the Rat- Iron, in nearty ev- 
 ery hoasehotd on th^ face of the Globe. The Rat- Iron .is 
 much used by fanny writtrs as the means of produjcin^ 
 lati^Wer, by beintf made the tueapoa ujiCh ifhich to destroy 
 lieh-pecked. husbands and mothers- in.- Lauy. The tailor thinw 
 ^^reat deat of the Goose and ala/ays ^ives It a tvarm recep 
 
"The Oyster • 
 
 I^^^P^^^^^^A^'^'^H^'^'^'^ ^'^^y prefer stay Ind In their 
 ^J^Beds The Oyster is veru Unfortunate Tor ct ts 
 alu^aus ^ettin^ into hot waiter and. raislno aTsteiuTheu 
 ^enerAKy do todether in numbers of hatf adozemtfiouft 
 ^ ^2P^H ^^^^9 f^nd it atone , untess uoa order 
 
 3u steius, tuhich only millLonaires and comic artists caa 
 afford to do . The Oyster (^s a gentte ttttte th/n^ and hates 
 to see strife, sund many a time a fait and. happy husband^on 
 retlirnip^ honie late at nt^ht from the Ctafe/has soothed 
 hisanxioas a;/ fe and the hard broom stick tulthaFrytna 
 Boa-. 
 
The D 
 
 here are four kinds of Dog" ; the Big Do^, Little Do§, Yal- 
 
 ored shirts, and smokes cigarettes. Ihe Do^ is an affecttoiufean 
 imal and uiiirattach"ttsetf to almost any one. The Docf feeds on 
 Tramps and choice uictuals hooked from the diritag' table.When 
 a Dog^ek mad It bites people. The people luho are bitten also^et 
 mad. They say that if tjou look an an^ry uo^ straight in the eye 
 it a;i/i not molest you i but / found the best thina to do under 
 such circawstdLtices is to tarn in the opposite direction and 
 run like tfie*'dooce" 
 
^^he Hp^ IS a native of all av/Ui^-edW countries .Tf)e 
 i^^Ho^ LS a§reat traveler; you u/lll be sure to see him on 
 raLtroad cars steamboats, and clLL other pubUii conveyd.nces^ 
 also In restaurants and boarding houses. A^')u;eddresseA''Ho^ 
 is the Luorst Kind of a Ho^The Ho^ is veru' fresh" but" is offer) 
 Cured r and. has his'' bacon cooked'for him . This. 6ea.s^ smokes 
 badsegars and eats uith his knife .The Ho^isa^doty'an- 
 in7at and ^eneralty uiajits the^'earth." 
 
iHE V^ROWLER. 
 
 j^Phere are several species of theCroailer, the most popular 
 UaLJIbeind the Little Brown Ja^ Groiuler. TFiey inhabit fenemenf 
 houses ana also larde factories .Tne G-rotuler is readily domesti- 
 cated and is used for "u^orklntf ''purposes. Strange to say the 
 G-roLuter seems to be the most active during the hottest season 
 of the i/ear, for then It may be seen*rushin^*'about the streets pf bi^ 
 cities, foaming at the mouth and diuin^ in and oat of dooru/ays.The 
 Crouyter is a §^reat climber, I having knouin one to run up a bill 
 u^lth the greatest ease.- if not paid, it is alo/ays tL^oidated 
 
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