Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-15
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LVDICROUs STORY OF A MONKEY
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duna think that in a. nature there's MAR c-;o,.
eF cratur tnah anonSey. make this observe frae
beng witness TO an eXtTaornal' event that took mace
in Hamilton, three four DAYS after my nevo- =, -
forgotten Battle of the Breeis-Scne even raeL tbo
length TO say that to the full more c,,riomser than
That affair." IN sac far as the principal performer in Inc
ae case was rational man, whereas i'm the i,hcr he
was only bit ape But folk may talk as they like y.
bout monkeys, and cry them down for beino stnr;d
and nisGhievous, for will no ganr that Iarrrrh
Whatever 'ney may be on the score of mischief there
can be nae douot, that, far gumpon ia c,nce,,
ed they are just uncommon: ard Tor wit and fun d.
would beat any man black and blue. In fact I j;nn3
think that monkeys beasts ava haze hail notion
mat they are just hairy that Gamma mr. r,to-
that Wilma speak, 10 they be made TO work re
Ither ioz instead OF leading life u idleness
l5ut 10 The pant: ance had monkey aae If tho
dro!!est-,ooiIing deevs We ever saw lie wac coz
o'g for monkey, aud was hairy a. over excent his
face aud bit hurdles, which had degree of braeneSs
Iocnt i"otn and were nearly saft as lady,s Ioof
Wee what think We that did with tha boae,;s
SGds man dressed him - like !Iec!aHd man and
put aiIit upon h' and lang tailed red coat and bua
hannet. which for security's sake tied vyomo,.I,o
heio'Y ms chm WI Iva bits of yellow ribbon T moi
chiy DID tbs, but learnt him 70 wall! OH his iva hio
ger legs, sud 10 carry STICK in lis ripit hand io
ne Gaed out, the better 10 support him in his
TONS He was ~ ~ the wor! ike wee man in kills
soc much sac that when GIenga=y the great JToo-
ia"1 chaitan. VIVA happened 10 be at Hamilton on =
'ls 10 the duke saw him by chance he sYyore by. tho
powers, that he was like of the Celtic Socntv o,}
that If lik he would en- laaYor to get linn ad;nt,nt
a member o. that body. thought at the time CIeo
gary vas joking but haze since had rude reasons for
thinking that he was in real earnest. as Andrew Brand
says NAT he and the Cats hac been like 10 cut ane an
tdeFs throats, and that he MIGHT mean This s an aro,
upon them. lfoo5Omever, mana 10 do CIeng.r,, tLn
justice TO say, that il he had got M Nosey f,la,
was MS name madea member, he waJna hae nrnved
hc leaSt witty or courageous OF the 5ocict ana yorlI
nae dune nae Disgrace to tIs chiefs
i5ut avn ice:'"g ava like shuttle Gea the sub
9ect on aad--H eel, turned out in this manner 40
ye shaH "ear.-AG aftcrUgDn towards the c-I,,,,i,
IA! ST M, Sfrstr,
Woo under my ARA, Which had finished for Ar wa
the muslin anufacturer Nv w. nF ri;" CIV
IJo'lsb ane ! ALLOW. ! hrocht r5Cssv alamo, ,,,i, 80
ne oad on as for orlina lis Ieoland-dress and wal
h't oSnnd me- W tie bit stuck in his hand and his
-ail SUCKING out trea below his xiii a. If Eo ID 80
my iunby Ii was after A. q queer s,,.i, ~ -. = "
supposed, drew hale crowd Of BARNS aGer mo -,
ing out, "iIere's " y niece, u,nse, ;, ~, -.
nm DIS and gingerbread, ard mokin' as rauckle Of
nc craiuT as could be; ior NUsey was Great f,y;
ID the town and every lSu him for lbs drojI ,r;r
a'o me way he used 10 girn, and dance and tr,,IJ
D" " lis heed, TO amu5e them
=, ~ entering Mr. Vets shop, farnd il enlpfy.
t's'~ Wa7na scyIng soul within. TsupDo7,J - ~
'''e cni icT cb aud being frayan familiar 4, t;
COX slap ben 10 the back shop leayjrr T,sc, ~
!"c !JEe ahc. sat FOR tyra. yr Dire, mint. "
oI"J moe h'. appearance. 1t last Tie font dor
'.- h'I Ga On 'FFc 80 gil, alter me orencd ,v,,
i''%I to see VIA Il Souii be- thinking ;r,ai n,It,
'af hf' N@i, or ~, aTWenitce I, was neither 10
aHc nDr The hher, but strong rni!le aged roJ -
Geo 'iEeIahu'n"' W. So, cfa on and W. kilt and ban
Mt, by a. the world ike NV mDuke,'s No,y vi,
lark ,e hosey about ~ tbs TIM 10 Cos -,
90 behind the counter upon the lang Giree Icorif s,
tIat stood torment Mr.. Wchr desk, and was 1,,r,i,
over Tie leaves Of the ledger W. look which, for
ail1-ta4n oued egacoIsHcss, vas yOndcfu, 10 beLl
was 80 tckeed al The sight that I Paid nae s,,r, =
attention to the Ieeordman, but continued Iool,jno
Hse 'he Osck shop at Nosey, lauChiu, ~ The fine in
ny sIfeYe-sr j1lonscd that queer-scene vonjJ
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