Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-11-24
NUMBER AT.
1 SHIP-LOAD OF MONKEYS.

An American consular officer, now In
Washington on leave of absence, relates
a funny occurrence which came under his
observation during his official residence
in Liverpool. A successful and wealthy
shipowner, having devoted more time to
the business Of monoy-making than to the
cultivation of any of the unnecessary en-
bellishments of the intellect, was consid-
cred by his business associates little 'ott' .
in orthography. He sent an order to
Bombay, and, among other things, wrote
for two monkey, which he wanted to pre-
sent to some friends but departing from
the usual mode of spelling the word tico.
he put it too. Perhaps the hand writing
was not very logible, MS is often the case
with others than illitorate shipowners.-
At any rate the master of the ship read
it 100, rs did also the agents at Bombay.
There was much astonishment at SO
strange an order, but tho master was
bound to obey it. Accordingly, tho SER
vices of II number of natives were secured
the country round about was secured,
and in II few days II hundred monkeys, of
all colors and previous conditions, were
captured. There were little black mon
keys with eyes like beads, bigger monk
eys with whiskers, and balloons whose
grave expression of countonance present
ed ridiculous contrast to their undignif-
ed antics. The whole crowd chattered,
screamed and fought in the cage which
had been provided for them in tho ship
in spite of all efforts to keep thom quiet.
In few days the homeward voyage was
commenced, and with it the troubles Of
the crew.
As soon as the motion of the ship was
felt the monkeys redoubed their noise,
making regular pandemonium Of the
ship. Relays of them shook the bars of
the cage without q moments hesitation for
% hours out of each "a, until tho cage
was literally shaken to pieces, and the
nstonished sailors behold cloud ofmonk-
oys suddenly issuing from tho hold,
scrambing, Gghtingl. and tumblng ovor
each other as if their lives depended upon
! HtNhlllB INV Aut ilBkiik ~ Nhb ph''N' Ipo-
siblo time. From that moment poor
Jack had not moments peace. Tho
monkeys, with mischievousncss unparnl-
leed, would steal everything they could
up to dry they would carry them up to
the highest point attainable and pick them
to pieces. 1twas necessary to set guard
over everything that was washed or dried.
When the cabin boy swept the deck he
had to lock up the broom, for If he hid 1t
ever so securely his back would scarcely
be turned before nm old ape, hnli as big as
n man. would have II going through the
motion of sweeping the deck with an air of
indesoribable gravity. SO great was tho
annoyance that il was with the greatest
difficulty that the officers could prevent
the men shooting their tormcntcrs, and
when tho ship touched at Alden half OF
the crew deserted, preferring to take
their chances at this inhosptable place
rather than to endure the prosecutions Of
monkeys.
Finally tho ship reached home. She
had been eignallcd at Lands End, and
the owner was at tho dock when she ar-
rived. Shipowners generally pride thom-
selves on the trim appearance of their
ships, and our friend was weak in this re-
spect, ii in no others. What then was his
astonishment to see his ships rigging
crowded with knots or punches, with here
and there u fcstoon where several monk-
eys had suspended themselves from a
spar In string, holding each other by
the tail Everybody about the docks
viewed with wonder the approaching
spectacle. The ship moved closely TO her
BERTH and presently her yard arms near
cd those Of several other vessels lying at
the dock. In an instant tho monkeys
leaped from one TO the other and began
n tour around the harbor of Liverpool.-
All the boys and idlers around the dock
were engaged, and grand hunt ensued,
up and down tho rigging from ship to
ship, all over the harbor. They were e.
nally captured.
The owner was furious, but was after
awhile Modified by an explanation over n
bottle of wine, and the difficulty satisfac-
torily adjusted. The monkeys were grad
ualy sold off, realizing profit of about
ten pounds (ffty dollars above all costs.
Blu: the master OF tho ship declared that
he never wanted to sail another voyage
with cargo of live monkeys.