Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-10-19
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A MONKEYS REVENGE.

When monkeys are in captivity they al
wavs endeavor tobe noticed by visitors, part
" for vanity's sake, and partly because they
hope Cor certain donations Of nuts, apples and
other danties Their jealousy is easily excl
ted and knows no bounds ifthey imagine their
rival is getlingmore than his fair share Of the
GOOD things. | was once witness oil most
absurd scene of Jealousy.
A few years ago one of WombwePs we'll
known collections visited Oxford, and, as
iusuar exhibited large allowance Of monkeys.
These little animals exercised all thelr ingenu-
( ity in atlracting the notice OF the visitors, in
order to obtain some of the nuts, cakes, &c,
which they saw The elephant receiving. One
particularly lively monkey had obtained con-
sidererabe eminence in his art. and used 10
imonopolize no small portion Of his various DEL
icacies. Suddenly, he failed 10 procure his
tu3ual, supplies, and saw with great indignation,
the most Of his visitors, Tarticuarlythe ladies',
! had turned their attention TO the next cage
This of course excited his jealousy and curos-
! ity, and he exercised al his enleavnrS to dis
cover the cause of his deSertion At length,
Iby dint of great perseverance, he contrivei 10
\ noke out knot in the board which divided
ltheir partition, and on looking through discov-
/ ored that the inhabtant Of the adjoining tene-
I ment had lately been blessed with,a baby
1 That nm fortunate baby monkey instantly be-
came the object Of his unremitting persectlon.
! He watched it through his knot hoe:-Ae put
! his hand around the corner and tried 10 pinch
the poor anmal-he Pckedtle keepers pnCk-
of Of the food that ought to have gone to his
irival-aud, in fact, spent his time in deviSing
new annoyanceS. The mother all this time
Ewag perfectly acquainted with the evil d. sign
of her neighbor, and carefully kept her baby
away from the dangerous corner where the
monkeys hand was continually iatrudIng it.
self. In short time the little one was Suf-
fered to 20 about by himself, and his Rntlring
/ enemy redoubled his exertions.
l. AT last his time of revenge arrived. One
day he was observed 10 pay more attention TO
his peep hole, and after long and patient watch
linr, he was seen to commence that peculiar
fvibrating movement which generally preiaces
:, monkeys mischief. Suddenly his eye was
Withdrawn from the knot hole, his hand thrust
\ through like lightning, and withGlawn, bring
: ing with it the tail Of the unfortunate little
monkey on the other side Of the partition. He
: fixed his feet firmly on each side OF the knot
hole, and tugged away al his rivals tail, al
!, ternate!y screaming with delight hnd chatter
: hing with fear at the punishment which lie well
,Eknew would iollow. rasaH1 .'f ~
The poor baby monkey, on being assaulted
in such an unexpected manner, set mp most
> iheart-rcndns outcry, on bearing which, heI
/ mother flew to her assistance, aud seeing he
offspring apparently fastened to the wall, SET
,, zed It by its arms, and pulled it with all he
, might in order to release it. The acCreSsO
=. cbaltered, the mother demonstrated, and the
q baby screamed. until the outcry drew the at
Etenton of the keeper, at whose approach The
4 faggressor loosehed is hold of the vcifn'staii Il
) and crouched into the farthest corner Of hi
i cage, where he displayed exceeding ingenult!
in avoiding the cuts ofthe keepers whip.