The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-07

eRzlnn Witnessed Il -li4dleEnis- l..Aa nl HlnnLcE
Ihieying, On roof fronting sweetmeat
shop recIined large rcd hipped handar.-
lie prutep.lel 90 be asleep, but every now
aud then raised Lia head 10 got glimpse a.
the pilcs II sWeeimeats, below. Il was OF no
a.G;i L. aiehiai-@al!-. -it'irrr, I-yirir
merhandise smoking bis huhble-bubble,
well seasoned specimen OF bambnsa IN his
right hand aud looking mnst periinacioosly
wide awake. Both monkey aud mehtai-wal-
Ia remained In the same relative position for
good hall.honE. and ! -l---- -rtriUyT tired OF
watching, when the artful dodgor got up,And
yawnine and stretching himself as IL be hail
just awakened from a long nap, he walked
otto the ridge Of the house faw rods dis
tarTt frr1rrY iFri- -ri -friur % arIrTr iIfrr7ur,
be began hnn,bling with the end Of hs tail,
and ''msde believe" he was tying knots on w.
lie scratched the small Of his hack aud stole
sly looks over his shoulder nl the sweetmcat
stall; but il would not do. The mehtai-walla
seteross le=Ved on his eta,Pie, (bedsioad,)
and smoked as ifhe were getting a wrinkle
out Of every whilI.and had occafion just then
for aa unusual amogn, Of tnovingness
! The bandar was evidently dsconccrted. he
walked a few PAGES father on, and afler beat
l ing about Tor some time, he started certain
insect somewhere ia his len flank, and Was
som engaged ia an animated but rather pro-
! tracted hunt lie had Just marked the game
down in She hollow OF his lcft arm-pit, when
tho mchiai-walla laid down his pipe; the ban
dar was instantly ~ attention. The mehtai-
wsIIa ~, up, ami began uaiustiug biz rum
mcrband; the bandar went down on all-iuurs,
and stool at gaze. The Hchtai- -valla took
up his pipe & turned towards the door Of the
back room for a fresh suplly of tamacoo.-
The bandar stole hack 20 his old position and
A. soon as the mehtai-walla was DOT OF sight,
he cleared the street at a bound, aud coui-
uienccd eramming hi. check pouches from a
pile Of saccharine daintirs. In his haste,
however, the bandlr hal .,sy-lookryi cloud
Of horncus which we're regaling themselves
from thc same sorc. Ths s1d,lenuesE Of tha
attack alone prevented them from Wrraking
instant vengeance on tho intruder; but before
he hal t;,.a-to- regain the roof, they were at
him, stiuginu him hike an evil conscience
or flew the terrified bandar, smashing and
scattering the tiles A. be went Ia his fran
tic efforts 10 escape his pursuers, he got on a
roof covered with the thorn bushes; and in
endcayoring to shake one branch OIL, he soon
covered himself with a thicket Of them Torn,
bleeding, and unable TO move, he spurted out
the stoicn property lroui his cheek pouches,
and barking huarsely through the bushes he
sat picture Of helpless misery and renAorss.
The rumble of disloca,ed tiles without, and
the Gail Of broken plaster within, brought a
crowd of nativcs to the street These werG
soon Joined by mchtai-walla, who came run
. ning With his turhan half unwouud and
streaming couple Of yards behind him. All
Joined in laughing heartily at the discomft-
ed thief; but thief as he was, he was still a
monk cy and as such entitled to the respect
and ycusradon of all piaus Hindoos so two
+. natives got upon the roof and with much
difficulty divc-ted the Involuntary Porcupinc
Of his fSings, when he limPed on to neigh
boring grove, resolving, we may hope, never
!. TO do the like again.
L. I was brought into frequent rnniaet-rlitl
It the Indian monkeys, from having to eloa
- and bring under cultivation a large tract Of
q Jungle land. While the trees were being Gu
1t down, the monkeys appeared 60 ENJOY th'
= spectacle very much, and crowds Of then
d were generally TO be seen ON the skirts OF
n the elezriHgs ehatt4AFiHs ~ the pitrs OF blaz
!, ing timber. They were much perplexed OF
d one occasion. when the woodcutters accident,
n cut of from the rest Of the forest the patel
/ Of the jungle where they had congregated
a and as the men worked in close order al
4 round; the poor monkeys were completed,
r hemmcd in. For a time they were evidentl.
. unconscious Of what had occurred, and con
Q tiBaed sereeehins and scoi,ling ct the ndvnnc
G ing woodcutiers. by degrees, however, tn
q real state of affair began to dawn upon them
= and then il was curious to watch the gradual
- ly growing terror they eyiuced; the noise ant
i, ehAtterinE by .dSsgrees besaRle hnshed; aTad
/ as tree dter tree fell they crcpt in silence Il
., the centre OF their fast narrowing res~eNt.--
: Although few minutes before the place
i. seemed crowded with them, not n monk ey
4. could be seen, but now and then an anxious
q little face peering cautiously through some
fork in the upper branches. II was only
when half dozen tdngies( (na'ive AXIS ,s)bcgan
TO ring on the last tree left TO them that an
!, old monkey came cautiously doNF tlte bole,
!, ? with a look of alarmed curiosi', '.is face,
TO ascertain what was going or, md IN a short
time the lower branches we're crowded with
the ''elders of the tribe" evidently consult
ing on the serious position Of affairs. Partly
n, .he way ef esPe-tsia.iea,- -b''t chiefly ]
suspect, to keep their courage up, choeds
: of barking was begun, which, as the danger
: became more -imminsni- got gradually ihter-
/, mingled with screams, until the tree began TO
totier to its base, when the rsnt-up horror
discharged itself in a shrieking torrent OF
long tails and grinuing faees-upsetting tho
natiros Nrhn atnch 10 Lheir WAX nirenminc o.