The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-05-25
SHE URtBuNE.
Official City and County Paper.
JACK.

Charley Sears had monkey, whose
name was ,tack-and | fully believe
there never was monkey whose name
was not Jack. But Charley's Jack vas
BY no means common monkey. He
was the pet and the torment OF the
whole household. There was not boy
the country side who had not heard of
his pranks, and would not have given all
he owned for the amusing soanip. The
way in. which Mr.. Jack first brought HIM
self before the public was this:
One day in early spring Charley, rush
ed up from the station where the train
stopped, to the farmhouse, hourishing
a great poster in red and yellow letters,
Ike banner.
''Oh, yesl o, yesl" he shouted. like
the town crier. Hear you, all whom
it may concern. The great travelling
nenagerie! African lions Polar bears !
Bengal tigers, the terror of Marlborough,
where he killed In one winter three keep
pers! The great elephant tanner Rosenlis,
etc., etc.
Matty was peeping over his shoulder.
''And, o, Charley, do look at this A
cage full of monkeys, Brazilian and Afri-
can"
.sBet dey can't none of 'em beat our
Jack, nohow!'' said Pete, who was agape
with wonder.
"Now the question is, can we go ?'
said Matty.
So the question was duly preached at
the supper=table.
"When does the menagerie open,
Charley?" asked Mr.. Sears.
Tomorrow, sir, at nine O'Clock in the
morning. Admission twenty FIVE cents /;
children half price, promptly replied
Charley.
''Very Well. Ask Daniel to put Ben
in the carriage, and We will see what we
will see.''
OF course the children knew what that
meant. and ate very little more supper
that night.
eff you please, papa" said Matty
''could Pete go? He would enjoy it very
much"
Certainly. Tell Pete to be ready
early
And spare no expense in his era
vat" laughed Charley. about Jack,
sir?''
mo; most decidedly not" said Mr..
Sears, positively. 81 will not haye Jack
10 the carriage again with me-
There was no demonstrating against
this decision. Il would have liked to
see him beside the other monkeys, said
Charley, as he babe Matty goodnight.
Jack had been curled upon the hearth
rug during the discussion, asleep, they
thought, but Pete, who was waiting on
table saw ore eye was open.
Nobody kin tell how much dat ar
good for nothin' beast knows. Bet he
heerd cherry tigers and elophum's name
day, and knowed dey war his blood rela.
tons"
Jack kept very quiet the next morn
ing, however, until Charley and Matty
came down dressed to go. Then he be-
gan to scramble DIP and down the pillars
of the porch, according to his custom
before taking drive; for Jack was
always ready for horseback, carriage or
cart ; no coat to put on, or hat to find,
nothing to do. but to lick his paws and be
off,
As soon as Daniel appeared in the
stable door with old Ben, Jack was of
and at his heels ike flash, and when
the carriage was brought out he was in
it and esconced on the front seat before
Jack Robinson himself could even think
ofhis name.
''Take the monkey away, Daniel, and
shut him up in the barn. said Mr..
Sears. ''He is not to CO."
eyes, sir.
Daniel was busy with the harness, and
then went into the house for whip.
When he came back and looked round
for the monkey, Mr.. Jack had vanish
ed.
Hes obeyed orders and gone to the
barn himself, sir
"Very well. Jump in, children"
So the children, with a very great
many goodbye kisses for mamma. and
waving of their handkerchiefs to Ann
and Daniel, got into their places Pete
mounted solemnly, with all the weight Of
his purple neck-tie on him, and off they
went to town.
The whole country side seemed to have
emptied itself into the village. The streets
We're crowded with people, all pouring
along to the great white tents in Harter' S
fields. On every fence there were gigan-
tic pictures. Here the dreadful man kill
er, Romeo, waved his probocis and
charged upon dozen keepers, armed
with red-hot irons; there the Nubian
lion, Zamiel, leisurely eraunehed man
and baby in his bloody teeth on the
next wall, the gigantic ourang-outang
executed war dance with young wo-
mat: principally remarkablc for black
hair, tucked comfortably under one arm.
1t was hard work to drag the children,
especially Pete, away from these works of