Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-07-05

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Near small town ia the province o. Uu-
de-. there is jungle Of some extent, M
habited by monkeys.
a certain man, of the Hindoo class, resId-
inc in the town, resOlyedpponen enjoying him.
elf one day, with bottle of arrack he had
procured 6y stealth, and since It is well
known that spirits or fermented liquors are
prohibited artiSles ia the territories gov
erned.by MussuIman rulers, the man be- |
took himself, with his treat, to the neigh
boring Jungle, where, IN private, he might
drink the epiril he loved, and escape the
vigilance ofthe police. Arriving at 9 con-
venient spot, the Hindoo seated himself
under tree, prepared his hookha, drew
from his wrapper the bottle of spirits, and
a small cup he had provided; and II ever.
he knew what happiness was in his life,
this moment was surely his happiest. He
drank cup Of his liquor, smoked his hook
ha with increassd relish, a. thought Of
notfipg but his present enjoyment. Pres
emily he heard the sound cfrustliEg in the
trees. and in few minutes after, 6ne.
sturdy monkey, ofthe Lungoor tribe, plac-
ed himself very near to him and his bottle.
The Hindoo was of a lively temper, and
withal kindly disposed towards the living,
though not Of his own species. Having
cake Of dry bread in his waistband, he broke
of piece and threw it to his visitor; the
monkey took the bread and shifted at the
cup. Perhaps you may like to taste as
well. as to SMELL thought the Hindoo, as ne
poured out the liquor into the cup, and
presented II 10 his guest. The monkey
raised the cup with both hands to his mouth,
slipped Of its contents, winked his eyes, APP
peared we'll satisfied with the flavor, and 10
The surprise Of. the Hindoo, finished the
cup, which was no sooner done, than away
he sprang up the tree again. Had knew
you would run away so soon, my guest, |
should have spared my arrack,' thought
the Hindoo. But the monkey quickly re-
turned to his old position, threw down a
gold mohur to his entertainer. and sat grim
ming with apparent satisfaction. Tbs
Hindoo, astonished at the sight Of gold,
thought to repay his benefactor by another
cup Of spirits, which he placedsbefore the
monkey who drank ii off, again mounted
th1lrs, and shortly returned with second
gold moif1fNss.
delighted with the proft:his arrack pro-
duead the HiRdDo drank sparingly liin-
self, Jul each time The monkey took "a cup
gold molsuf, was reduced, until the man
counted eight oftll0se coins in his PALM
By this time, however, the monkey was
completely overcome by the strength Of
his potations, and lay, apparently senseless,
before the Hindoo, who fancied now was
his turn to mount the tree, where he found, |
on diligent search, in hollow place, a
small bag Of gold mohurs, with which he
walked off, leaving the monkey PROSTATE
on the earth. The Hindoo determined on
going some distance from his home, in
different direction, fearing his secret treas.
IRE might bring him into difficulties a
mongst the people of his own town, who
had probably been robbed by the monkey
at some previous period. Meanwhile, the
monkey IS supposed to have recovered
from his stupor, and the next morning, on
discovering his loss. he set up horrid yell
which brought together all his fellow in
habitants ofthe jungle, and some neighbour
ing villagers saw an immense number of
monkeys, Of all sorts and sizes, collected
together in a.body.
Th0story runs, that this army Of mon
keys was headed by the one who had re-
covered from his drunken fit, and that they
marched away from the jungle in pursuit
Of the robber. Their first march was to
The adjacent village, where every house
was visited in turn by the monkeys, With
out success; no one ever venturing 10 OBJ
strnct Or drive away the intruders, fearing
their resentment after which. they sailed
out Of the village to the main road, minute
~ looking for footsteps, as clue, on the
sandy pathway and BY this means, dis
covering the track Of tho Hindao, they
pursued the road they had entered through
ouf the day md. night. Early in the
morning. cf The following day, the monkeys
advanced 40 the serai linn, or hauling
place for travelleFs) soon AFTER the Hindoo
had quilted il, who had actually soiourned
there the previous night. On tho road,
when The horde Of monkeys met any trav-
eller, he was detained BY them until the
chief Of them had scrutinixed his features,
and he was then liberated, on finding he |
was not the person they were in pursuit Of. |
After having marched nearly forty miles |
from their home, they entered one Of the
haisingplaces for travellers, where the Hin
doc was resting after his days journey
he monkey having recognized the rob-
be- isnnsediately gsasped him BY the arm,
alI4 0tIiS entariug. the frightened robboHI