The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-23
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The Darwinlan Theory-The Monkeys
Hear Of it and are Agita,ed in Conse-
qusnee Thoy Hold an Indignation
Meeting.
from the Cincinnati Times. !

Darwin's Theory concerning the
descent of man is creating tre-
mendous sensation among the mon
KEYS. They have inst heard of it,
and are terribly exercised. They re-
pudiate the whole theory. That
man descended from them they con-
slider a slur on the entire monkey
race.
A cage of John Robinson's mon
keys held an Indignation meeting
over the matter the other day, after
the performance. A venerable Chin
panzee, whose gray hair entitled
him to the distinction. was made
chairman, and sitting in a swing,
presided with the utmost dignity.
He got little excited in his speech
as he took the chair, but this was
pardonable under the circumstances.
What" exclaimed this venerable
babboon, MAN descended from us.
| repudiate the idea with scorn.
True, We have our faults"
I'VE are accused of cutting up
monkey shines sometimes. and not
without cause. but this attempt to
make US father the human race is
altogether too much. Is it not
enough that poverty requires us to
travel around the country in this
manner to make livelihood, to ex-
hibit ourselves to gaping men,
women and children at so much
head when two thirds of them
havn't any head at all to speak of
without having it flung in our faces
that we originated the pack of FOOLS
STYLED men," II
His remarks We're received with
every expression of delight possible
to the monkeys Some stood on
pyramidial heads, others hung by
their tails, while others threw flip
flaps from one end of the cage to the |
other.
4 monkey who had travelled much
and seen a great deal, and who had |
probably used the cats paw to pull
more chestnuts out of the fire than
any other monkey of his age, next
addressed his fellow monkeys:
Look at the follies men perpe
trate every day. Did you ever know
monkey to make such IL fool of
himself as they do? Did you ever
know a monkey to buy ticket to a
menagerie and go staring around and
making remarks about better people
than himself? Did monkey ever get
drunk, or talk about his neighbors,
or wear plug hat unless it was
fastened on his head by q detestable
or sue for a divorce, or
lace. or color his whiskers. or go
into bankruptcy, orcheat the printer,
or get elected councilman, or run
q bar account, or eat hash. or-or
run for Congress? Never.'' Screams
and screeches of assent.
Said he: This Darwin has in
flicted a disgrace upon us that no s
of any self-respect will hes ;
itate to resent. [ fling his base in
back into his teeth. A '
wild clatter of applause. If man C
was indeed descended from us. /
what n fall was there. my country
men, Prolonged howls of derision.
If had this base slanderer of our I
race-this Darwin. who dar rin fame Q
by traducing us-I would rr-rr-rend l.
him in pieces with these pentadac- d
tvlons hands. and whip him to death t
with this prehensile tail. Immense "
cheering. n
The chairman interrupted the !;
speaker to remind him that 10 puns
would be allowed. Nobody but men
puns, and pun was alto IL
gether beneath the dignity of any
monkey who had the least respect
for himself. The speaker promised
to be more guarded in the future,
and proceeded with his remarks. Q
Man descends from the monkey,