St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-27
Fourteen Monkeys.

When we left the island of Java.
where our ship touched for wood and
water. We took with lis one bundled
and SINt eight Java sparrnWS and four
teen monkeys. luu know | MIS- in
China Il wear 0r more. and this WAS on
the way home. Forty of these, spar
rows were mine. hut they were N"
trouble To me, because my hoy did all
the caIe-takimg. | had two Of the
monkeys too; little. delicate. m"u>c-
colored ONES, with soft. silky hair. Onc
died very shortly. hut the other lived
several months, and clng Ia me like u
baby. He would creep under my coat
ur into Il pocket. and hc content to lie
there all day if would let him, aud he
played like Il kitten. Then thrrc Wis
little cinnlmuiI-colurrd one which
spent u great deal of time with him.
and taught him all the Wickednc>S he
knew, and their antics together we've
funny beyond N. telling. Poor Cinul
came To an unlimclN end. and Won ~lrll'
hear how.
"l"u know the captlin of Il mam-of-
War mrs>cS. that Is cit. alone. unless
hr invites some one specially to Shar,
his table, and the steward always takes
great pride III having meals handsome
~ served. The monkeys m;tdr him {;
great deal of trouble. running away
with bread. and 50 ON. and generally
Ia prevent their getting III, he locked
the door of the cabin till the captain
came. Thi, particular day. the capt;ir
had sal down To II beautiful little din
n"r, and WAS on the point of heginniu:
when he waS called away, and Went
leaving the d""r open. Cinny WAS ol
the watch, and sped in. followed hN
large black monkey full three feet high
who had had his head and face shave,
10y the sailors, leaving only mu>tach
and side whiSkrrS. lou can! thimI
what Il grim looking creature it WIS
with these .jrl hick ornaments ayains
a snow white skin. 1t gave him
gnhim-likc, uncalthlN look. | Shouldn
have cared 10 meet him III Il dark night
"Wcll. the tw" wet in. ;iS | said
Nrlvctf footed and silent. and hcga
operations. The lights were all open
a. the day WIS hot. and they threw dis
after dish out INTO the water. The
tlnny took the butter and ollie
himself from head ia foot. draw in
what WIS left in Strcak> mp and dow
the tahlr-cioth. The black one in til
meantime began upon the dessert an
ate or threw it on the floor AZ the moo,
took him. and III the midst of ali tn
captain retained to find Cinny empty
ing salt. mustard and 50 on from tn
casters into the snupturecn. The
went hv him like lightning and II
the mast. hut this time there WA
no escape. The captain WAS furiou:
and. drawing i pistol, shot them both
They fell into the water. drowned
of course and - two ended.
".\ll sorts of things happened to tn
eleven survivors. There were two 4
three sheep on board. for the bcnct
OF the sailors. and their lives We're
burden to them. Their tails WEI
pulled. and thciI wool, 10y that dIeadfI
eleven and one day two OF the monk
eys decided To ride them. and So piuchc
and kivkcd and t"rnrntcd the poo
creatures that they lcapcd from ne
pen. and then frightened 10y the sailor
went over the ships side. monkeys an
all. aud were drowned. The salon
wanted to lower Il boat. for the poe
monkeys swan and cried like children
but We were going too fast, and the
were gone before II boat could HAY
reached them.
$50 only nine were left. and three
these got At the captains liquors on
day and drank 81 uurh wine that the
never woke from, the sleep into whic
they tell.
still the six. headed 10y Pedro. Il,
c"mplishcd Il fair share of mischie
though he WAS the master Spiri
Against my monkey lac had some Sp,
cial %rudgc. and poor Tito had Il han
time. Pedro was big and strong. al
principally tail. which means that |
could swing farther and from more M
expected places than all the rest pr
together. He delighted in claspir
Tito in his arms, running to the tol
Disl, and then swinging 10y his tail Ii