Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-03-28
Monkeys.

things alone but must know what is
going forward. If a pot or kettle is
set on the fire, and the cook turns her
back, the monkey whips off the cover
too see what she has put into it, even
though he cannot get at it without set
ting his feet on the hot bars Of the
CRATE. Mimicry is another Of the
monkeys qualities. Whatever he
sees men do he must effect to do the
like himself. He seems to have no
rules Of his own, and so is ruled by
the actions of men or beasts. as weak
people follow the fashion of the world
whether it be good or bad. No mon
key has any sense Of gratitude, but
takes his victuals with a snatch. and
then grins in the face Of the person
who gives il him, lest he should take
it away again: for he supposes that all
men will snatch what they lay hold OF
as all monkeys do. Through an in
vincible selfishness no monkey ever
considers any individual but himself,
as the poor cat found to her cost, when
the monkey burned her paws with RAJ
king his chestnuts out Of the fire.
They can never eat together in COM
pany without quarreling and plumber
ing one another. Every monkey de-
lights in mischief, and cannot help do
ing itwhen it is in his power. Ifany-
thing he takes bold of can be broken
or spoiled, he is sure to find the way
Of doing it; aud he chattcrs with plea
, sure when he hears the noise of a CHI
ma vessel upon the pavement. If he
takes up bottle of ink he is sure to
empty it on the floor He unfolds all
your papers and scatters them about
the room, and what he cannot undo he
tears TO pieces; and it is wonderful to
see how much of this work he will do
in few minutes when he happens TO
get loose. Every body has heard OF
, the monkey whose curiosity led him 10
the mouth of cannon to see how i,
, went of, when he paid for his peepine
: with the loss OF his head. In shiI
. where relation of mine was an off.
=, Ger, while the men were busy in fetch.
ing powder from below, and making
, cartridges, monkey OH board took up
! a candle and ran down to the powder
room to see what they were about; but
, was happily overtaken just as he got TO
the lantern. and thrown out Of the port
hole into the sea, with the lighted can
die in his hand. Another lost his life
by the spirit of mimicry; he had seen
his master shaving his own face, and
at the first opportunity, took up the ra.
zor to shave himself and made shift to
, cut his throat. When the wild mon
keys have escaped to the top of the
. trees, the people below who want TO
, catch them show them the use OF
, gloves, by putting them on and pull
, ing them off repeatedly; and when the
monkeys are supposed TO have taken
| the hint, they leave plenty of gloves
. on the ground, having first lined them
, with pitch. The monkeys come
down, put on the gloves. but cannot
pull them off again; and when they
arc surprised, betaking themselves to
the trees as usual, they slide backwards
, and are taken.
a late neighbor OF mine in the
country kept a monkcy who took to
riding his hogs, especially one Of them
which he usually singled out as fttest
for his use; and leaplng upon its back,
with his face towards its tail, he whip
ped il numerically, and drove il about
till it could run no longer. The hogs
lived under such continued terrors
: that, when the monkey first came
abroad in the morning, they used TO
set up great cry at the sight of him.
A well known nobleman once had a
wild horse whom nobody could ride.
! Il know not what your lordship can do
with him. sud one, 'but set the mon
key upon his back So they put
pad on the horse, and set the monkey
upon it with a switch in his hand.
which he used upon the horse, and set
him into "A furious kicking and gallop-
ing; but Pug kept his scat and excr-
cisrd the switch. The horse lay down
upon the ground; bit, when he threw
himself upon one side, the monkey
was upon the olh'r hc ran into wood
with him to brush him off; but If
bush or tree occurred OH one side,
the mo, key slipped TO the other side,
till a. last the horse was so sickened
and fsGgned, and broken spirit, d, that
he ran home 70 the stable for pfoiec-
ton. When the monkey was remoy-
Ell hoy was pit on him. who managed