Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-09-04
THE PET MONKEY.

That they caa and really do make use of i
siene ~ order 10 break that which is TOO hard f,I
1 lheirieeth, have frequently Witnessed in III.
4 tie pet monkey that ace mpanied me on ,YiS 10 :,
ney. lob.smed in Piauhy, and it was the oal =
one OF The mnny tame ani mails carried with me
that reached Rio do Janeiro alive. II was a fe.
male OF the species are nov speaking ard al.
tmatefy became very gentle. Jerry was the ia =
vorte with all, and. indeed in all respects far,I
IKE ourselves. It became so fond Of tea, whieh
itdrank every morning and enineg. that it, would
not 60 TO sleep without its usual allowance. Its
taHorilo food was farina, boiled rice, and bana nas
bat scarcely any thing came amiss to il; a raw
egg was ehoice morse!, and, on being given 10
y, broke one end by gently Knocking il on tho
| hoor, aud completed the hole by picking off tho
broken BITS of shell and putting in the point OF .la
! longsslender fingers. Throwing back its head
and holding tho egg erec: between, its two hands.
1t soon contrived 10 suck ont-the whole contents.
" "henevHr any thing was givon 10 it that was too
hard to break with its teeth, ii always looked
ABOUT Tor q stone; and lifting il with one hand, by
repeated blows would attempt 10 crocl: it. IL un.
successful by these means. il would trv 10 find a
larger stone, which it would hold in both hands
ana ts!ng erect on lis legs, would let il ilt lean
ing backward al the same lime 10 avol any iuirI.
ry to ITS toes | have often watched the moqns
1t employed 10 obtain any small object that han
f''iH " pC pE oiIl us fcltl. II II could
hand upon little switch or s'oudrr twin of any
sort. 1t would stretch itself rs far out as its cord
w"nld allow, and continue wOrking at the OBJECT
uniIl II got it within its reach.
These operations were certainly often rwk-
"aruIy performed. but thny wrrn aIwavs yrry in.
IeresiihT from the amount Of raasoninr p5wcr
which The IltIc rRmal exhibited and .!,. ors. ycr
anco with which, its object was a't7innd Jrrrv
almost always rode on tn" back Of a largo mastiF
log thNt accompanied us, and in this manner per.
formed Il journey of several thousand niles
these two animals were greatly attached to each
olher,a 1t was often an amusing sight TO see
them gamboIng together. Before starting the
dog use', TO 90. every morning to the ,'gce where
Inc hIIIe monkey was .icd anL wait ill 1t was
put on its hack and lis cori ia uie fist 10 L4 c., T.
ar. In travelling il was not at MI 1lii .-trn, +,
whether lis face WAS towarI5 tine lI,l! or tlI gr
the charger, except in gglmL down hill When i,s
l1co was tnrAed forwards; AM, to prevent lisc,i
from falling over Tho dogs head, il mad. use q!
lis ionL prchcnsiI tail as acrI1aer. bv co linz, lau
extremity round the root Of Tint Of the doT.
had determined to bring berry with me to Fnr-
I"nd; but IN takInglt with lae to the Organ Noun
tam, 2ttcr m arrival Il! luo de Janci;o much 10
my Er!et, II disappeared on" i-h. and was uey-
"r afterwards hoard Of 1t was slO.ol, Gayo no
doubt, 10y one et the slaves, and sold somewhere
[ uariasrS S Traces IN Dra.t.
Religious EcsliritieS on Eo1rG Itc Jnuk-This
my one OF the Chinese festival % ys-nn occa-
sion OF great importance to thcm-a curious and
interesting ceremony took place this morning on
board mo Junk. Inc mate states that he was
aw"Nc Tins morning. abou! half past three, by an
Iu!"raai (coIcstiaiN cjlnglr Of gongs. and won
dertul iobberng of Chinese lingo. On rlsing to
investigate tho disturbance, Il curious spcclacle
was prnsenlod On tho opcu space before the god
"Josh,' seated high up IN tho stern of the vessel.
mats were spread, entirely covering the llor.-
The lIEonT, or h0HtswlIn, was stlnl.nL on the
night at respectful dlstun:a, vigorously beating
al Immense gong, which was responded lo by the
natives with smaller gong9 ca the left.
Between these gong b,ttorS, and in front Of the
"Josh,' the dov'ut natives were knrcug on tho
mats, each bearing in ms hand piece Of Joslf
paper, gilt in tho centre, and conigiuin5 n list Of
I4oir sins aud pocradHa-~ which " a.i l.2rward
CONSUMED. Meantim: their prayers 10 Josh.
were load and vOcifryolS, accompanied alvays
by the gong, making altogether such an unearthy
din as might have penetrated the ears of Il wood
Ell god. Whon tho gcngs paused 10 rest for
mOmeIr, the prayers would cease, anIbe resumed
when the music struck up. A shelf was drawn
ont before the ''Josh." On which was placed for
his spccirI use, roast beef. pork. ducks. fowls
eggs, IoD5tcrs, &c. &c. The royal g0I dimes a
I" HS'o', ana IS oy 10 means shllSlll u with pic.
bnn fare: Having eaten sufficient qIa@tHy, he
gracousiy permits his wo.siippcrs to partake Of
the remainder.
If the god leaves any Of the food, the natives
regard it indication that their sins arc ali
forgiven. The result, probably, is generally ye-
ry satisfactory in regard to tho locgiviug dis posi-
ton Of "Josh,' and no less certifying 10 the pal
N,es of his worshippors. Tho exercises were con-
tnued till about sunrise. A pail containing a
largo piece of pork. rod ienci by peculiar pro-
cess Of cooking with Josh powder, is suspended
from the boom--obj"ct unknown probably an Of
ferng 10 the god. The oIirors allow the natives
to enjoy their religious rites uEmolestod. though
! frequently at groat expensf, and much to the de-
struction of stock on board the vessel when these
rites happen at sea. Tho public curiosity con-
tnues unobated. Yesterday iwenty.eght hun.
dred visitors were Oh board.-N Y. Post. -
4 A djsgracclm AGair.-A gentleman who has
kept cigar establishment in the Third Muncip