The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-09-15

taiive genus Of monkey. The ANNA
was The property Of an apprentice boy, who
having won him al rafl,ug match, brought
ham home, and tied him to his stand.
There MIR. Skiplack, who was an obsery.
ING character, had fine opportunity ,c
learn the printers trade at leas, rs Il could
DO learned by merely watching the move,
ments of others. How tar he protiled by il,
will presently be seen. II no did not ia the
end, make the most satisfactory progress,
I II was certainly not for the want Of close
observation on his part.
, lie watched the movements of his young
master with the most profound attention.,
tie observed how he set the types, aud how
he distributed them. But i, was the latter
which most especially struck bis fancy
lie saw the lad throwing the bits OF metal
about him into the various departments Of
the case, from A down 10 AmPersaad and
Us monkey fingers Iiched TO be employed
IN a similar manner.
Al las, au opportunity was afforded HIM.
The apprentice and all hands having gone
10 dinner, the monkey was carelessly Jeff
IN so loog a string that he could easily leap
upon the oase aud have abundant room for
hls free and easy movements whou there,
Ga The upper case, we're a couple OF gal.
!egs fun ut types rendy set for the peN, pa.
per. Upon these the Monkey commenced
hls distribution. To Was nat at all careful
about taking a singIe wood al time, or dts.
tubuhng the types agreeable to the alpha.
bet. Ot the contrary he cIaScd them up
by whole hI1I.uiis, and d,stubu,ed them 10
the most pfepnsterous manner; throwing
them about A,m 80 an SIDES, w,,hogi care.
lag vhcthrr 4, went into rs bav y INTO
Cs, and G. into rs; 90 N how great dts.
order the various letters became mingled
together.
laa word, the monkey, With his jmtia.
use ingenuity, was da.n1 nothing bctiet
than making p Of the tt1 ssllcys illl 81
,y9es. Aud tl,s h. accomplished ~ lhc
most rapid and eiT.rtual manner. Airat
lest the printers should return from ,hcu
dinner before be had accomplished bis l5h,
ne ,hrcs abm h,,a Nth pashl and u.alu,
and had nearly finished 80, piece of jour.
ney work. when toe BOYS master. nhu htd
sssi rriufu.d 30 ise Office, opened tile door
aa1 bebcld the new printer a, work,
Spuckfed wss tac man, 80 spiic ol the
mischief toe monkey Was dong dsli he
tuFsl lnio ruar ol laughter, and cased 81
hae,ls 60 witness ,br ludlcfous movement
oI their brother tyno. They came pct 10
tine to scr h,m ihrow the las, hnnJut q.
Tie ,wo columns 81 iypt-, nhlch had lakeE
toe man q Whole day'S labor in setting.
The monkey having cpmpleied liss r!A
much 10 his osu satisfaction, turged rouh0
anal loatel tho printers 10 tie face, Ctm
nns aud chauetu-, as II 10 congratulate
n,e.n 80 she acces-a,u u strength ,hay hae
gtiaeG 70 lherr o.hrr.
whatever g1r mon might base thought
~ thu Industry ot tne,f nWu cpmpeer. theS
wrre 90, altogether satisfied with the rnau
prtm whicb he t,d vara. Il uas inco
fore resolved acga. cga. ihat Skplack sheuld
hapise 10 MORE i,p'e n that othcc.
Butlbe dl-rreall he suffered 20 The nfie,
8as It ia ttte service To- bls reputation 90.
ii Il az ihe story 81 his dtstnIsmue tine
tau cuIumn- seluog uind 10 Londonderry
BE- hecsne AYERS profitable obecll,t aeN
ralfl.u. match; End hJy owner, putting hlr
Up II forts charr IS Eve -lulhngs cach
cot ten paunds sterling tor ~ oaroal tha'
had uulefel himself famous atnsug tbc
types.
The Elilor ofibc Nes York Herald ag,
he j. tso b1-F w.lo hls papcr to ret gda.
aud think. hn wi resort 20 ihu meth Il pUr
srrd by Dr. Aberuethy. That obi charae
ter, says Bennett, ." b accident sas 4 young
lady, whose manners, person, conversation,
style, family AID connections smoie bi- hare
heart. lie rgnnedIliely proposed 10 bor
mothcr-. rs pu and your daughter htsc 81
objections, shall marry hor at . O'clock
precisely, taking out hts watch and booking
Il tat 0 o'clack precisely, oa Thursday
marniag urxi. Let me know your answer
IN morrow by 10 o'clock We can make
l1ye and court each other at our leisure, at.
rer the marriage The mother laughed
and told h4t daugh,er--,hc daughter blush
I'd aad lan4 hed---and bIpshed and laughed
aesin-' How odd said she, consenlng.
they were married aud lived happily.
II believe, on my conscience, ! shall
lave t. SAY d,llo To- Doctor Abcructhy.--
.i'aia'l sinful"
Tho neo,le of Faypitp county kentucky.