The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-21

branch to branch, but he took no notice
of them. He was thinking only of his
dear little baby-gone he could not tell
how or where.
"On the right Of his path was hill,
and in the side of the hill cave, half
hidden by the tall grass and leaves that
grew there, but which all the men who
went into the forest knew to be used by
the monkeys as shelter for them in cold
or wet weather, and also as place where
they could store up the coc0a-nut and
other fruits they live upon.
"Now, as he came near, he caught
sight of something which made him look
again. A little bathing.tub A strange
thing to see out in the forest; and, be-
sides, he knew it was his-the little
green tub which his wife's kind mistress
had given her to wash her baby in, now
the lady's children had grown big, and
gone to England to school.
He looked again. A monkey, d
large one, was setting outside this cave
on her lap was poor little Else's baby! a
nice fat, black little thing. She had the
sponge in her hand, and was carefully
washing the little face, now and again
leaving off her operations to kiss the
baby, and stroke its face with her hands.
Another monkey sat by with the child's
dress in its hands, as If waiting till the
bathing was over to dress it.
"Klaas stood some time watching, but
he dared not 60 at once and take the
baby. The wood was full of monkeys,
and if he had made them angry they
would all have attacked him together,
and, if they had not killed him, would
not have suffered him to get the child.
$50, after looking for long time, and
seeing how very kind they were to the
little thing, he went on to his work, and
then fastened home to tell his wife what
he had seen.
CATER this he engaged two men, Jan
and Jacobus, to 60 with him early the
next morning to recover the child.
Accordingly they set off, each car
rying heavy stick and gun. When
they came to the place where Klaas had
seen his child they stood still and looked
on. This day the bathing had not begun
the monkey stood with the baby in hel
arms, and two other monkeys were seer
coming up from a stream near with 8
tub full of water carried between them
Two towels, sponge-all were put ready
The three men went on, and as the
monkeys saw them approaching they be
came very angry, and began chatterins
in an angry manner.
"Klaas spoke.
"That is my child he said; dom
want to beat you, or to shoot you, but
have gun, and if you do not give mt
the baby must take it from you.'-(Tht
Africans, in common with many othel
uncivilized men, think animals Cal
understand what they say)-and h
lifted his gun and pointed it to thu
monkey who held his child.
CAT first she pressed it tight in he
arms, and kissed it again and again
then looked at him angry and savage, a
if she would not give up her prize. But
at last, when she saw the men were de
termined, and did not mind her anger
she saw she must yield. She kissed thu
little thing repeatedly, stroked its fac
with her fingers, and then, gently laying
it in the grass, ran quickly up the hill
side, and sprang into the branches of
great tree.
"The men lost no time in taking tn
baby and his tub, and getting out of tn
wood, for monkeys, when excited ant
angry, are very dangerous.
"YOu can understand how delighte'
poor Else was to receive her dear bah
again, and how she never left him alon
till he was grown old enough to tax
care of himself"