The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-14
NO. XIX
AN ARMY OF MONKEYS.
A NOVEL BRIDGE.


In Capt Reid's Adventures in Southern
Mexico we find the following curious account
of the way monkeys cross streams Of water
TOO wide for them 10 jump over. II is ex-
ceedngly CURIOUS, and we have no doubt
true: 8..s
"'Fhey are coming, and will most likely
cross by tie rocks yonder," observed Raoul.
''How--swim it?" asked. at is tor.
rent there!"
.Oh, non answered the Frencbman;
''monkeys would rather go into fire than
water, II they cannot leap the stream they
will bridge it,"
"Bridgc ii! and howG'' 4
"Stop moment, Captain, and you shall
see." sfa
| The bali human voices now sounded near,
or, and we could perceive that the animals
were approaching the spot where we lays
Presently they appeared upon The. opposite,
bank, headed by an old grey chleftan, and
oficered like so many soldiers. They were,
and Rooul stated, of the comGdrea or ring-
tailed tribe
I One--an aid de.camp, or chief pioneer,
Iperhaps-ran out upon projecting rock,
and, after looking across the stream, as if
calculating the distance, scampered back,
and appeared to communicate with the leader.
| This produced movement in the troop
Commands were issued, and fatigue parties
we're detailed, and marched to the 'front.'
! Meanwhile several Of The comadrejas--engi-
Ineets, no doubt-ran along the bank, exam
j lining the trees on both sides of the GrrGyo.
Al length they all collected around tall
,kaH ha
par of the stream, and twenty or thirty of
them scampered up lis trunk. On reaching
a high point the foremost Ia strong fellow
ran out upon limb, and, taking several turns
of his tail around il, slipped off and hung
downward. The next on the limb, also q
SOFT one, climbed down The body of the firsts
and whipping his tail tightly around the neck
and arm of the latter, dropped off in his turn,
and hung head down. The third repeated
this maneuvre upon the second, nad tho q
fouSih upon the third, and so on, until the
last one upon the string rested his fore paws
upon the ground.
The living chain now commenced swing.
ling backwa and forward like the pendulum
lof a clock. The motion was slight at FIRST,
but gradually increased, the lowermost mon.
key striking his hands violently on the earth
as lie passed the tangent of the oscilating
curve. Several others upon the limbs above
lcided the movement.
This continued until the monkey at the
end of the chain was thrown among the
branches of tree on the opposite bank.
! Here, after two or Ihtee vibrations, he clutch
led a limb and held fast. This movement
was executed adroitly, just at the culmihat>
ling point, Of the oscillation; in order 10 save
1.-The Intermediate links from tho violence Of
too sudden a jerk!
The chain was now fast at both ends,
forming complete suspension bridge, over
which the whole troop tosthe number Of four
or five hundred passed with the rapdily Of
thought. ~
! II was one of the most comcal sights
ever beheld, to witness the qulzzical express
sion Of countenances along thot living chain!
The troop was now on the other side, but
how were the animals forming the bridge to
get themselves over? This was the ques,.
tion that suggested ITSELF ManiCeslly, by
number one letting go his tail. But then the
poim d'dppRi on the other side was much
lower ,lOwn, and number one with a half.a-
dozen Of neighhors, would be dashed against
The opposite bank, or soused'in the water.
Here, then was problem, and VIC waited
with somc curiosity for lis solution. Il was
soon solved. A. monkey was now seen at.
taching his tail to the lowest, on the bridge,
another girded him in similar manner, and
another, and so, until dozen more were :
added TO the string. These last we're all
powerful fellows; aud, running up 10 high
limb, they lifted the bridge into posi- ion
almost horizontal.
Then a scream from the last monkey Of
the new formation warned the tail end that
all was ready ;and the next moment The whole
chain was swung over, and landed safely on
lihe opposite bank The lower links now
dropped off like melting candle, while the
higher ones leaped TO the branches and came
down by the trunk. The whole troop then
scampered off into the chapparol and disap-
IPeared!
+ MAFFIr's DEATn.--The death Of Rev. ],
In Malfit, The distinguished revivalist, oc-
curred under horrible circumstances, Il we.
may credil the Mobile correspondent Of the
Georgia Citizen. Il appears that four or
g five hundred copies oflhe Ne,e York Naiiogm
Police Gazette, charging him with every a.
!, bominalion-inces among others has been
circulated 10 Mobile. lie was driven from
every pulpit, derided, jeered, insulted, wheny
lever he appeared in public. He was threat
ened with a mob, and retired 10 a village,
four miles from the city. Here hc supplied
house with all the pendants Of an aimed
castle, learning thu. he would be pursued.
Ills sudden fate then sharply closed his rest
less and unhappy llfe--nol, The correspondent
'lbodly chafges, without his own agency in
Tho matter. Whether this be 60 Or not, Il !
must have been terrible thing 10 die ouder !,
such cloud Of shame, and nmind the pIli-
less peitings Of such storm Of hate.
!. SrRoNs PREACHING. The 'sb0ok leaFns''
negro 10 one Of the most original specimens
10 be met with. Bni when he aspiros ID cler.
ieai honors, II requires Dickens To de him
flull justice. Some ono VINO had tie plsasnso
1ollislening 10 discourse from one of lhosB,
foil blown diviness relates tlint ID speasinn of
! n Tefafmcd inlidel Ia wonfnd M hin deserfn.