The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-01
THE MORAL CHARACTER OF THE
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THE MORAL CHARACTER OF THE
MONKEY.
gesilemau whose premises were infested Inv
large breed Of sparrows. said they were birds IF
no principle or all monkeys il may be said.
with much more proprieiy that they are beasts of
no principle nr they hive every evil quality.
and mo-. me good one. They are saucy and i,,s,
lent; always making an attempt To bully and
territy people. and biting those frat WIN are mus,
afraid ot them. An i,pperineut curiusiiy runs
through all their actions they never can lei ,hinus
alone, hut must know what is gong forward. If
pot or kettle is set ON the fire and IN, cm,L
turns her back. the monkey whips ofr the cuver Il,
see what she has put into il; even thonob he
cannot get at II without Ting h,s fee, upnn the
hot bars ct the CRATE. Mimicry is an ,,her If the
monkeys qualities. Whatever he sees men do.
he must affect to do the like himself He seems To
have no rule ct his own. and is ruled nv the ac
nonso VI ",en OF beasts; as weak people follow the
fashion OF The world, whelher il be unnd or bad -
No monkey has any sense of gratitude. hn, takes
his yictnals with snatch and then prins i'm the
face OF Tie peTs"n that gives il hitI lest he should
take II away again; for he supposes that all men
will snatch away what they can lay hold of. ms
monkeys do. Through an nvincible selfishness
no monkey considers any individual but himself
as the poor cat found 10 her cost when The monkey
burned her paws with raking his chestnn,s an, az
without qnarrelng and plundering one another
Every monkey delights in mischief and canno,
help doing II when il is in his power Ifany ,b,ug
he takes hold of can he broken ur spoiled. he is
sure To find the way If doing il and he cha,ters
with pleasure when he hears the noise of chin,
vessel smashed Ia pieces upon The pavement. IF
he takes mp bottle nt ink he cmplies il upon the
floor. lie nniolds all your papers. and sraltrrs
them about the room and what he canno, md, he
fpaT2 a ia Nj, Il
much of this work he will do in a few minutes
when he happens to get luose Every bnly has
heard OF he monkey whose curiusiIy led him 10
the mouth at n cannon tn see how il went off.
when he paid for his peeping with the loss of his
head. In ship, where n relation Of mine WAS an
officer, while the men ere busy in fetchinu DOW
der from below, and making cartridges, a monkey
board to,k up lighted candle and ran down
TO The powder-room to see what they " ere abnut:
but happily was overtaken jus, as he got to the Ian
tern, and thrown out tthe nearest purt hule into
the sea with lighted candle in his hand Another
lost his spirit of rnimcy; he had seen his master
shaving his own face, aud at the first opportunity
took up the razT tn shave himself, and made shit
10 cut his own throat
When the wild monkeys have escaped to the
top of the trees, tue people bpuw " no want 10
catch them shew the use of gloves, by putting them
~ and pulling them off repeatedly and when the
monkeys are surprised To have taken the hint, they
leave plenty of gloves upon The ground having
first lined them with pitch. The monkeys come
down, and put on The luves, hut cannot pull them
oil again; and when they surprised hetaknp
themselves to the trees as usual they slide back
wards ana are taken. A monkey who had seen
MS mistress upon her pIilnw in nighlcap. which
al her rising she pulled off and hung uprn chair
puts on the cap. lays his head upon pillow. and
by personating the lady. made himself ten times
more frighltul and ridiculous; as akward people
do, when they ape their Supporters and affect
fashion above their sphere. A misrhievous
disposition is always inclined to persecution -
There are minds whose greatest pleasure il is To
ride and tease the minds of other people A late
friend and neighbor uf mine in the country ken,
monkey who to"k TO riding his hugs, especially
one OF them. which he commonly singled out as
hitest tor his use; and leapinu npnn lis back .
with lace towards the tail, he whipped il unmer
cilully, and drove il about, ill il could run no
longer. The hogs lived Under such continual ter
Tors OF mind, that when the monkey first came
abroad In The morning, they used To set up a great
CRY at the sight of him. a well known nobleman
once had wild horse whom nobody could ride
know not what your lordship can do with him -
said one, :" but TO sci the monkey upun his back %
30 they put pad 10 the horse and Sc, the monkey
upon II with switch in his hand which he used
upon the horse, and set him into furious kicking
and galloping; but Pug kept his sea and exercised
MS switch.
The horse lay down upon the ground but when
he Threw himself on side The monkey WAS up
On me other: he ran into wood with him, TO
Drush him of but if a tree or a bush occurred on
one SIDE, The monkey slipped to the other side j;
WI al last The horse was sckened and fatigued
ana broken spirited, that he ran home 10 the stable
10, protection. When The monkey was removed ;,
BOY mounted him, who managed the horse with
ease and he never gave any trouble afterwards
i" all The acilons Of The monkey, there is no APP
Pearance OF any Thing good or useful nor ny spe
c'es OF EVIL that is wanting in them. They are,
'"oeed, like 10 mankind: they can ride pig as
,''ah rides horse, or better, and are most excel
ient Jockeys but after ALL they are only like the
"ois' OF The human species. Ii all the qualities of
.ne monkey are put together. they constitute what
Is properly called dtnatnre and if any person
would Know what i'll nstured man is, that man
70 monkey 10 ali Inens and purposes, with the
aunI'Inn OF reason, which makeshis character much
worse aud The luss of religion and conscience,
Mn'c'' Is worst of all for without these reason is
rather Disadvantage
WHILE THERE is LIFE THERE is
HOPE"
ms instances like the following are almost of daily