The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-12-02
Monkeys in India.

Strangers are very much surprised TO see
Monkeys rompinG about on tle tops of The
houses in Madras, or daShiug across the
streets; and salurS, on landing, are greatly n
unused with them, and try TO catch them or
hit them with sticks or stones, but in vain, ns
they soon jump out oi'the way and then show
their teeth AZ if in contempt for their asEaI-
ant.
Some yenrs ago, these 0ninals were so M
merous, so niSchievous and so destructive
to property especially ia pulling of tiles aud
ia Stealing from ieopIe in the market and
tile bazaars that it was determined to Ia,t the
depradntors in cages and carry them off 10
Distant junges, for the people had u great a.
version to killing them. After much trnuhlC
many were caught, bur they were sn very re-
fiaclOry that some of them received dozen
lashes and were sent far back. Many oftlIcm
found their way hack again, and now the i'll
hnhituuts are as much troubled as ever.
Within the last eight or ten months they
have played all kinds of FRANKS in our house,
for, MS we are Obliged to allow The doors and
windows to be open on account Of the heat,
they ca" easily get into an apartment. had
the modification 10 find one day that Young
fellow hud 60, hold of my Pilgrims Progress
and had actually torn down the plate where
the Pilgrim receives his parchment roll, 'nud
MS he saw me he eisurely marched of, seem
ing TO say ms he turned To look at me, "lluvc
moi done III"
Another rogue had to doubt seen some
one use tonil, brush, and lie carried il com
pleiely off. My WATERS they are perperunIIy
stealing. and several times they have taken
away the box. Nay, The steel pens were quite
in their way, and one day WHEN ] was nearly
blaming n servant it was found that monk
CIV was lhc thief As for tunblers and va
rious carthern vessels, know not how many
they have broken. Lonves OF bread, II not
watched or locked up, are soon in the hands
Of these gentry. And when these creatures
have gone short distance they sit down to
look al us, aud then begin TO eat.
| ought TO have snid before, that they delight
in my letters aud notes, and after looking
gravely ut them for short time they tear
Them to pieces. Sometimes they get on the
he'd and stretch themselves. then roll about
in their gamboIs and leave plenty of marks
behind. Al other times they sadmire them
selves in the looking glass aud try TO touch
what they believe to he one of their own kin.
Not long ago they broke one oftIIem aid
carried of n beautiful silver watch. They
were soon on the top Of neighhor's honse
and commenced their experiments. The
glass was forthwith broken:-tlle seconds
hand which no doubt astonished them 10y its
movement, was torn off; and both the other
stick ,ick"ofthc watch was the greatest puz-
zler of ull-The servants were after themi
hut nc, j ocku could run well Stdid not wish OF
weld the prize. 4 fine ionf Of bread, lIowever,
was brought and placed nj some distance,
and pug could not resist that. He left the
watch which was regnined, tho sadly Injured.
This unfortunate transaction, however, had
only excited their curiosity, and they one day
succeeded in dragging from table large
and old watch belonging TO the writer ct tins
taper, and carried 1t to the top of The house:
but they were detected III their NIilalny, ana
we frightened them away.
"Well, but why not kill tlem?" says my
Young friends. ! did shoot one, but shall
not soon do so again. He looked so much
like human being and his companions made
such noise, and hooted me for days after,
that the natives were much Offended, so that
cannot try that plan again. Then oncrea
n large sum to any servant who would catch
one for determined to make an example of
him and trim him mp little. crop his ears
and tail so TINT others might be frightened;
but NIL in vain. We got a large rat trap and
mt some bread upon il. An inexperienced
Young monkey set at it: he was caught, aud
he worked hard, aud his iapering hcnh assis-
ted him, and plter some deep scratches he
escnped, and shortly after nc returned with
another to show him the machine. They cX-
amined it, and then walked away
The next day we tried again; aud they 90
managed the matter ms to RaEFy Gfthe bread,
procured poison, md put itnp"n bread aud
butter and preserves. An old fellow sei2-
ed the prizr, chewed it little, then Iooked
nj me pnt il rat of his mouth and shook his
head, and then hid us good morning--and II
Young fellow came, mud he did exactly the
same th;ug.--Hes. Ju. Offering,
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