The Republican journal., 1874-09-24

Sam WilcoXen of the Eagle brewery
has IA small menagerie of monkeys, badg
erS, foxes, COYOTES and the like He also
has "a large Newfoundland dog, on whose
back he sometimes places one OF his pet
monkeys when he is going Tor walk
about the town, the monkey fastened to
the collar OF the dog by string. AS Il
general thing the monkey enjoys his ride,
but we saw him day OF two since when
he would willingly have traded himself
off for some less privileged specimen OF
his species. His canine steed, being
allowed to roam the streets III will, saw
another dog that he thought he could
whip, and forthwith went for him like Il
hairy hurricane. In 4 moment both dogs
were on their hind legs and going for each
other like two sausage machines. This
made times very lively tor the monkey,
AS the stranger dog evidently consid
cred him as part and parcel of his
antagonist. Such walls OF despair as that
monkey uttered, and such hideous faces
AS he made we never heard OF saw
He would climb down the side of the dog
he bestrode opposite to where the war
was going on, and thence peep over oc-
casionally. his jaws quivering, visage dis
torted, and his eyes starting from their
sockets with terror As the dogs were
constantly changing sides, it made times
lively with the monkey When he JUN ped
to the ground the string held him, and he
found himself trampled under the lert OF
friend and foe, and he was glad to Get
again upon the back OF his steed and face
the battle. The poor monkey was in Il
worse fix than the boy who stood on the
burning deck, and had not the dogs been
separated he must soon have been render
ed a fit subject for IN insane ASYLUM As
it was he did not get over examining the
end OF his tail for wounds for four hours
after the Battle perhaps he had fears OF
hydrophobia. Virginia City Enterprise.
FLrrRisHiSG A HANDknKCuIEF ron 4
WIFE. In some parts of Europe it is not
unusal II bring about matrimonial engage
ments by means OF advertisements Some
years ago ii was agreed in a gay party of
ladies and gentlemen in London that an
advertisement should he inserted in the
morning pap rs from a Young lady. rich
and beautiful. who felt inclined to the
state of matGimonY. In the cour,t. of the
day, letters were received from between
forty and nifty SWANS of all descriptions
III reply to each OF whom an answer was
addressed, stating that The lady Wishrdpre-
NiouS to his being introduced to her. to see
him, al the same time requesting each to
be in the pit OF the DrurN Lane Theatre
on the following evening. dressed IN :;
blue coat, white panlaloot ) and a scarlet
vest, and Immediately on the conclusion of
the first act to stand upon the benches.
flourish white handkerchief in one hand
and apply glass TO the right eve with
the other Every thing succeeded 50 we'll
that H. soon AS the curtain fell al,nnt tifN
individuals OF all aces fourWith MOUNTED,
the benches, from the smooth chinnpd
Atoms OF eighteen to the SLEEK ,pnrlN self
confident WldOWer OF fifty and the eimtciat-
'-i bachelor OF sixty, dressed N uniform
according to orders, in the gaye~t stvle
and the utmost nicely to make the deeper
Impression ON the heart Of the fair prize
High SWelied their bosoms with hope. az
with studied action the hanolk erchipl WAS
fl"urished and the glass was raised to the
eye But who shall paint the astonsh-
mrut dSmay and rage which was Iepc-
ted IN every countenance us they gazed
upon each other and discovered the sud
den failure of al their hopes, With al
most lncre'ilable velocity they descended
from their menvablc attitudes to ..hi,le
them diminished heads among the crowd.