The Red Cloud chief., 1877-09-13
"1HE ORIGIN UF MAN
HAPTER !.

SouIDIa were ClOllItu III IHtlr lolr-
est costume, the lovely birds were chirp-
ing ana singing their morning LAYS; the
sky was vast sheet Of ~blue-every-
thing, in short, was full of sweetness
and light, except the lovely Lady AIDE
liza de ChimpaLZee. She was in the
dumps. Modify she rubbed her Shout
ders against a huge palm tree, and,
while performing this act, heaved a
vast sigh. Just at that moment her
mamma dropped from the tree above
her.
my daughter" said the Duchess de
ChimpanZee, why that sighT"
"Ah, mamma, look at me-" said Lady
the rest of our tribe. See how white |
am becoming"
Ny daughter said the Duchess, Ian
guidly, as she seated herself on a on
yenient bOwlder, you should be proud
Of the difference. 1t is a distinction
We are a higher race"
M &c NIdt
little caudal appendages we have. All
the other folks can hang from the trees
by their tails, but We are compelled to
sit on the limbs"
I'VE are advancing, my dear. You
are whittier than ] IN. You can talk in
your mouth; | could not until middle
ace. Your grandmother, as you know,
can only grunt it. You are moving TO
IA higher sphere"
We'll, mamma, none of our folks
will marry me-" said Lady AdeIiza,
pouting.
No, my child; it has been decreed
that there should be a selection of the
tittest in marriage. We have offered
you 10 the Prince d'Orang Outang, who
is even winter than You are, as his
wife"
"Oh, mamma" gushed the Lady
Adeliza, that's splendid. Will he come
Soon?'
Restrain yourself. People of high
blood and short caudal a~ppendageS
never get excited. He will be here in
a short time"
Lady AdeliZl went away to look for
cocoa nuts, and tie Duchess sat on a
rock. and Tefiectively scratched her head.
CHAPTER II.
The Duke lie ChimpanZee was chief
of a very large tribe. II lie lad been
in the snow business he would have
made an everlasting fortune. He had
but one daughter. the Lady. AdellZa,
and. as she would inherit the'livH stock
over which he ruled, youths of the
-~ehc0rTng tribes desired 10 marry
her. Her parents, however, desired
thai she should be, if possible, the foun-
tain of a new race, TO which AL their
traditions teld them they were working
up. They determined that she should
wed the Prince d'Orang Outang. The
Duke proposed the matter 10 the Prince.
"Aw,; said the Prince, as he adjusted
his eve glass; 1t is nice?'
"She is beautiful" replied the Duke.
"Awr" said the Prince: give it much
stamps"
81 shall give her all ETHIOPIA" replied
the Duke.
Il will-aw-step down. and-aw-
look al il" murmured the Prince. care
lessly. by surprise. you know"
This was agreed upon and the Duke
departed.
The Prince knew his worth. He was
quite white. and was not troubled with
the slightest particle of caudal append
age; but Ethiopia vas a big prize, and
he resolved TO win l.. One week after
the Duke had offered his daughter, the
Prince started for Senegambia with the
intention of looking al the fair face Of
AdeliZL
CHAPTER III.
The Prince was wandering through
the woods Of Senegambia. gayly singing.
! would be a butterfly,
Born in q bower.
when his eyes fell upon a lovely Chm
panZee sitting in a shallow brook. suck
ing a oco nut She was the loveliest
CREATURE he had ever seen. His heart
was touched at once He raised his
eye-glasS and stared al her till her ewes
fell in modest conf usion.
Fair C~himpaLzee," said he. wilt not
-not-aw-tell me your-aw-name?-
"Adeliza," whispered she.
The Duchess de Chimpanza n. who had
witnessed the meeting from behind a
clump of bushes, chuckled. and slid off
en- her left a
"Adel:Za,' sighed the Prince, thou
art-aw-beautiful. Wilt thou-aw-
marry IneY"
The Lady AdeliZa threw the remains
of her cocOanut at the head a Chimp an
zee who was lozfng in a neighboring
tree. fell into the arms of the Prince.
and gently murmured. Il am thine"
They were married in great splendor.
The Ri Rev. Bishop Baboon, assisted
by the Rev. Simiader Ape. performed
he ceremony. The bridemaids wore
their natural clothes. The choir sang
the lovely anthem, Monkey Married
the Rahoon's Sister" LADY,