The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-19

he discharged me without paving any of the
arrears which were my due Twas ,c.;r
cast upon the world withou. sh;,,ino and
no stable to sleep in.
For week or more was = xao,,o,J .l,,.
'''c streets "i the town, obtaining rrecari-
o"S sort OF support by occasional Jobs Of work
sometimes procured lodging under roof
""' o''cncr IN thcopcn air. On one occasion
when had found comfortable rcstino. pl,cc
hy the side OF a large tent which inclosod a
caravan. and after had been a<lccn so,,o
'''ne' was suddenly awakened by feeling
some one apparently cndcavorinp to pick nv
pockets. The first emotion | exncr;rncod
was o':e OF consolation, for the fact of some
one trying to rob me suggested the idea ,f :,
degradation sill lower than my own. Eu.
when discovered That it was not human
beng. this feeling vanished.
1t appeared that monkey had c>canrd
''o''' h!> cage ana was tr,ins to relieve nv
pocket oi the oTangepcel had picked up in
the street. and had thrust into it. now can
t"red HIM. and fastened him to a stake. In
thc morning. took him 10 the proprietor Of
The mcna"erIc. To make the acquaintance
OF man through the Introduction of a mon
key. does not certainly strike one as the most
favorable auspices unicr which an acquain-
'ancc NIGH: T. commenced, but thourl,t
nothing q; th,t. My only apprehension was.
that the monkey mi.il: be ashamed of his
company. But he was not, and his owner
was 50 clad to recover HIN that he rave me 4
dollar for nv trouble
\o'iring my toriogn appearance. l.e asked
me II did not want 10 let nv>cl..' rrrlicd
a once III 'hc affirmative. H. then sad he
wa'ltc! 70 .rt a mate for IN. ouian"-ouran,
he hal. anI tha. /! would consent 10 l,ecov-
rrc'! a.! over n'li hair aul made, 70 rc>o.,,
! bic a. near ' n possible an DURAN .-ou,anc.
IA" world pay ne lije:alIy. Giving me- a
very >rrn;lnizin- glance he remarked that
III" change would he attended with les trou-
hr 'hnn anticipated as the Transformation
was already l,artl, ,"".t"d. | Wis ;lta,d =.
AK hlnI whether hc had reference To .nv1nr,.
Ia! or ph!>ira! cndawrpnt>. but rather ',r>;-
'';'n..v Ht''crcl myself that h.. meant = t
''''''' ne nature oi the cmi'!oymrn; "id
'''' impress me very fA'ora'ly, bat was ly
no means fa>'idipr.> and o'aiIv ,r..,,,1 ,h
F'"i''~''' "'icr Although at that time did
,''' Wv III ''' >''' 4 yer! superior animal to
'''''- II yet f''!'''Fcd good
~ "' ''''' ~ RENTER me III companion
'''.'''. "' ''"' OF @fea' pa
'''''' "''"''' ''' 'N'''i"'i>' was "rth.-
'''. " ''>''''''' 'i'''' '''af'' my more
!''''''i i'' ana was placed 10y
'''' III '''' '""' r'a''! ior exhibition with
'''' o'''' '"''''''>'
"'''' "'> PROUD man ana therefore
'' III ." ''u''r ci'Na'lon - >,irIi>. even al
''''> '''i''1r !" hch''"n my cNncir-
"'''" WI '>"'' ''''h' Almost c'rI! one
"'> >''''' ''''''''8''''. a'i Ah""> what re-
;! ''''' anu '''''''':'h' '''''''''' n"nkrH>.
"''''-'' '''-' '''''N' from rN'i! wa
"''''-'''' : '''': ''' "'N''!fud' generally. Ii
I" - however. t"' c\st.iA-. .Iir tn: ne:
'>' '"'"'' l'""i'!> Cd; Hc'l IN >aGr' tlinc:
NY A'@'FIi i'''r" M an" wi> "a.I."ti 20 -i'c
"l' VIC '|9''i'>>. a!ti"H-h II proved tl!" most
'''''''.'c "i ''''E IN Wa! " J ht. ever tv"n ci:
= ~. l.
H'"r'nE thai an eminent in philo>o-
ni''F "'> e, i'ili"g "i'"n tic olJ.in Of the hu
man race. and that lie cortc:dcd that the
"""'' i'""'aH i''niiv had common ancestry
IN ;Ac man OF 'hc wood. or ouranr-cutanc
'ai''nG par;lcU!" attention 70 m,>clf and
c'nin. al that time q" exhibition in the CITY
resolved 10 20 and hear him. lie drew
large audiences and WAS locked upon as a
'H'" i':ht- Somc Of hl> assertions. however.
his audience seemed to rcgar,i as very para
d"Nirai; on", IN particular. | rccolrct that
he had no doubt tina, in ten generations even,
the offspring OF such ar animal as mv>clt.
9rc,t pains being taken with thrirculfiya,on
and improvements would possess most of tie
attributes common 10 the human family.-
This opinion WIS hi.hir cheering 10 me-. and
| could hardly express iav cXulta;ion. lie
dwcl' at considerable length on The faint
points "t resemblance had to man. Observing
however. that NY eve was greatly inferior to