The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-28

suck. II would pun itself up close 70 the skin,
and try about everywhere for likely place;
but as IL only succeeded In getting mouthtuls
of hair and wool, 10 would be greatly disgusted
and sereamI violently, and, after two or three
attempfs-1et 20 altogether. One day it got
some wool into its throat, and thought Il would
have choked, but after much gasping it re-
covered, and was obliged to take the imitation
mother TO pieces again, and give up this last at
tempt to exercise the little creature.
After the first week / found | could Ifeed il
better with spoon, and give it little more
varied and more solid food. Well-soaked
biscuit, mixed with little egg and sugar, and
sometimes sweet potatoes, were readily eaten;
and IL was n never-failing amusement to observe
the curious changes of countenance by which il
would express its approval or dislike of what
was given to it. The poor little thing would
lick its lips draw in its checks, and turn up its
eyes with an expression of the most supreme
satisfaction when it had a mouthful particularly
to its taste. On the other hand, when its food
was not sufficiently sweet or palatable, il would
turn the mouthful about with its tongue for
moment as if trying to extract what flavor there
was and then push il all out between its lips.
If the same food was continued it would set up
a scream and kick about violently, exactly like q
baby in passion.
After / had had the little mias about three
weeks, ! fortunately obtained young hare-lip
monkey (Macacus cyuOmOlgus), which, though
small, was very active, and could feed itself /
placed it in the same box with the mias, and
they Immediately became excellent friends,
neither exhibiting the least fear of the other.
The little monkey would sit spOn the others
stomach, or even ON its face, without the least
regard to its feelings. While ] was feeding the
mias, the monkey would sit by, picking up all
that was split and occasionally putting out its
hands to intercept the spoon; and as soon as
had finished would pick off what was left stick
ing to the mas' lips and then pull open its
mouth and see if any still remained inside after
wards lying down on the poor creatures stomach
as on n comfortable cushion The little helpless
mias would submit to all these insults with the
most exemplary patience, only too glad to have
something warm near it, which it could clasp
atfcctionatev i'm its arms. 1t sometimes, how
ever, had its revenge; for when the monkey
wanted to go away, the mias would hold on as
long as it could by the loose skin of its back or
head, or by its tail, and it was only after many
vigorous jumps that the monkey could make his
escape.
1t was curious to observe the different actions
of these two animals. which could not have diff
fered much in age. The mias, like q very young
baby lying on its back quite helpless rolling
lazily from side to side, stretching out all four
hands into the air wishing to grasp something,
but hardly able to guide its fingers to any de-
finite object and when dissatisfied, opening
wide its almost tOOthlCss mouth, and expressing
its wants by most infantine scream; the little
monkey on the other hand, in constant motion,
running and jumping about wherever it pleased,
examining everything around it, seizing hold of
the smallest objects with the greatest precision,
balancing itself on the edge of the box or run
ming up post, and helping itself to anything
eatable that came in its way. There could
hardly be a greater contrast, and the baby mias
looked more baby-ike by the comparison.
The baby unfortunately died at the end of six
weeks