The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-23
A FEARFUL SCENE.
Thrilling Adventure with wild Beasts In an
Express OnicI-A Monkey Sitting In Hot
Sealing Wax-An Ape Failing into n Glue
Pot-A Gorilla Changing his Spots.
RON Ms 7auspMs Herald, JuIv 10.

The life of an express agent has its dangers
and difficulties as well as pleasures, aud also at times
IL marked with thrilling escape aud wild adventure.
The agent that handles the packages marked :" this
side up with care" and In the excitement OF bust
ness the position OF things stands as good
a chance Of being blown up" as he who careless
Iy drops a can containing nitro-glycerine. Some
queer express matter Is handled occasionally, such
az live rattlesnakes, marked handle Carefully.
boned turkey, which contain glycerDe, and other
explosives too numerous to mention, We have o
case 10 point. On Saturday last a box resembling
chicken COOP received at the Titusvlle once OF
the Union Express Company, marked ID. Rice,
r. @ he sass9: Of tb not son Sna0y
pail but little attention to the COOP which from
It's marks was supposed to contain boxes OF early
grapes which the shipper desired haudled carefully
to avoid codtusion and decay.
The day passed, but the consisnee called not for
his fruit and measures discussed to the best
manner IN which to collect charges upon the same,
when all discussion was ended by the contents "
OF the box making charge themselves; for IN the
twnklng OF the extreme end OF o lambs back bone
no less than several badheaded sweetscented, mis-
ehieyous monkeys had jumped from this Pandora
seema tbat the intelligent assistant express agent at
| some point had intended 70 mark the box half
dozen gray apes but dinerlng ron webster IN ms
OF a box OF supposed mutt, which In reality was a
consignment OF moral monkeys for Dan Rlce's show,
md which, instead OF caperng nimbly about upon
the backs OF the sacred cattle TO the ascvous pleas
ing OF cornucOpia at Dams great show, had be en-
wasting their sweetness on the desert air, until
hunger aud thirst compelled raid upon the express
once.
hut no time was lost, The doors were secured
| and armed with sticks OF sealing wax, money pack
ages, and c. o. ID. packages, the forces OF the com
pany rallied, and lively chase began The balloons
Chartered, the employees INDUCED themselves as did
the army at Flanders and from ono end OF the ONCE
10 the other the tide OF battle rolled, while far above
the din OF conflict could be heard the voice OF Rob
inson giving orders amid the crash OF falling boxes
and the smell OF singod bar tue apes dashed over
| the candle for melting wax. ~
But tho battle Is not to the strong" II II had
been the apes would have carried the day for the
| atmosphere was nlled with . mingled odor OF
scorched hair and poecat. The leader OF TIM" What
ia les " sat down IN pool OF melted sealing WAY,
and In an instant was rooted to the spot second
| was demorazed by quart bottle OF ink, which
striking him upon the top knot showed that II the
leopard can't change his spots the monkey can. A
third ape fell into the glue pot and was dragged
by the tail with each particular hair standing on
end " like the quilts Of a iretful porker swine VI
going to war and the glue solidiiyng as it came in
contact with the air. he quickly resembled statue
cut in wax and vanished. The animals were finally
all secured and slowed In the box, whore they are
now quietly engaged In Illuminating upon the nck le
ness OF mans lOyt-and chewing peanuts, The EN-
poyees Of tho express ONCE look pale, and have the
appearance Of men who have passed through Ander
sonyile bat they propose to conduct the expires,
business in q hrst-class manner, and balloons, go
rias or other villa denizens OF the forest will be
handled with peatness or despatched, as may b.
necessary.