Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-29

A printer who served his tine in Lon
donderIy. (lreland,) tells very good story
of the initiative genius OF a monkey. The
animal was the property Of an apprentice
boy. who having won him at a rafting
mach. brought him home and tied him 10
his stand
There Mr. Skipjack. who was an observ-
ing character. had q fine opportunity to
learn the printers trade; at least as lar as
il essid be learned BY merely watching the
movements Of others How far he profited
by Il. will presently be seen. If he did moi,
IN the end, make the most satisfactory pro-
gress, i was certainly not for the want Of
close observation on his pan.
lie watched the movements OF his young
master with the most profound attention. -
He observed bow be set the type. aud how
he distributed them But il was the latter
which most especially struck his fancy
tie saw the lad throwing the bits Of metal
ahou, him. into the various departments OF
the case. from A down to Ampersasd: and
his monkey fingers ached to be employed
in similar manner
AT last an opportunity was afforded him
The apprentice and all hands having gone
TO dinner, the monkey was carelessly lell on
so long string. that be could easily leap
into the case, and have abundant room for
his Stree and easy" movements when there.
On the upper case were a couple Of gal
feys full Of type already set for the next pa
per. Upon these the monkey commenced
his distribution. He was not at all careful
about taking single word at a time; or dis
,ributing the type according to the aiphabc,
On fAea CONTRARY he clawed them up by
whole handfuls. and distributing them in the
most preposterous manner; throwing them
about him on all sides without caring
whether A went into BIS box. b into C's
and c into Ds--or in how great disorder
The various letters became mingled together
10 word, the monkey. with all his mi-
tative ingenuity, was doing nothing better
than making pa OF the two galleys full of
type And this he accomplished in the
most rapid and effeciual manner Afraid
lest the printers should return from their din
ners before he had accomplished his job. he
threw with might and main. and had nearly
finished his piece Of journeywork. when the
boys master, who had first returned to the
office. opened the door aud beheld the new
printer at work.
So tickled was the man. in spite of the
mischief the monkey was doing. that be
burst into roar OF laughter and called
all hands to witness the ludicrons move
menis OF their brother typo They came
just in time to see him throw the last hand
full Of the two columns Of type. which il had
taken man whole days labor in setting.
The monkey having completed his Job,
much 70 his own satisfaction. turned round
and locked the printers in the face. grinniug
and chaitering, as If to congratulate them
on the accession of the strength they had
gained TO their Office.
Blu, whatever the men might have thought
OF the industry Of their new compeer, they
were not altogether satisfied with the man
ner in which he did his work. Ii was there
fore resolved, mem CON. that Skipjack should
handle no more type in that Office.
But the discredil he suffered in the Office
was OF no little services 10 his reputation out
of il; for the story of his distributing the
Two columns. getting wind through London
derry. he became very profitable object
for new rafting match; and his owner
putting him up at forty chances Of five shil-
ling each, got ten pounds sterling for an an
imal that had rendered himself SO famous
among the types.