Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-30
Ouuille Bully Dutte Retorh.
TRICKS OF THE MONKEY.

mentals as lhey were marching out for
the mornings parade. remember
well. old Col. P-y bobbing down
his head to avoid a 2lb weight, which
despite his caution, struck his nose,
causing the shedding of blood most in.
gloriously and profusely. After this
adventure, the mischieyous customer
was taken to the Chatham Dock Yard,
in the neighborhood. Here its exploits
were as mischevous for one day the
turret clock of the yard having stopped,
its cause was discovered to be the fill.
ing up the said turret with the tools of
the morkmcn.gwho had been for long
time previously, suspecting all sorts of
thefts OF each other.
The story of the monkey shaving the
cat must have originated from this
creature, who was one day discovered
with the blacking brush latherIng away
most vigorously upon poor puss, on the
sill Of its mistress's chamber window,
habted in her best bonnet and cap.
The poor beast at last met with de-
serter's punishment, for it grew such
nuisance, and so frequently broke from
It's chain, that its master condemned
it to be shot.
The smaller monkeys, properly SO
called, are deficient in sagaclty to
many Of this species; often and often
have we watched at the celebrated
Regents Park Geological Garden%,
London, their attempts to crack mar
bic toy given them among some nuts.
Again and again, would each try to
crack it, putting the paw now to the
right, now to the left mandible, and not
leaving it till one and all apparently de-
nounced it as an imposition. These
Gardens have the greatest variety of
the monkey tribe of any i'll the world.
Many young pombos, we were told
have been taken to England, but none
have survived the change OF climate
Some of the tribe are so alert, that Du-
vacel says, he has often seen them IN
confinement clear spaces of eighteen
feet with the greatest ease, and that
for an hour together without intermls-
sion. Many birds stand no chance
with them. Once he let grey king
loose, and observed that 1t only for
moment marked its flight, then leaped
to u distant branch, caught the bird
with one hand, in passing, and seized
the branch with the other hand, as If
that alone had been its aim. This
kind when taken young, are very play
full and affectionate, and exhibit much
intelligence. A droll story is told OF
one, which we will relate. An old ba-
chelor in Scotland, a banker. kept one
of these animals, and treated it as a
net child. One day IA venerable high
lander, after banking hours, observing
the doors not closed, made hi, appear
ance, and drew from his pocket his
leather bag, and emptying his gold
from it on the counter, and spreading
his bank notes, waited for the banker
20 take due account OF his savings. lie
his great surprise, he saw the old gen
tleman aforesaid, take a flying leap,
with much gravity, from the chair on
to the counter. roll up his bank notes
and put them in his mouth, and at the
same time, taking up the gold sover
eigns, pelt him with handfuls OF them.
The highlander observing the sudden
madness Of this, to him, chiet clerk of
the establishment, made aim at HIM
with his knobbed stick, but the chief
clerk, jumped upon him, seized his hat
and wig, and made a spring some doz-
en- feet from the counter, on to shelf
at the further part of the room. where
he sat grinning, chattering, and show,
ING his white teeth, to the terror and
amazement of the man, and it was not
until the attendant, who had scarcely
lett the premises five minutes, exp'aln-
ed matters to the dscomtited highland
er, that he could be brought to think
that ii was trick OF an ape, who had
made use of his aster's old coat, hat
and wig, for this purpose, in their alb
sence.
IT would be better if young ladies