, 1877-10-28

An American Consular officer, nov in Wash
iugtun on leave OF absence, relates a very funny
occurrence which came under his observation
during his official residence in Liverpool. Il
successful and wealthy shipowner, having de-
voted rnure time to the business Of money
making than to the cultivation OF any of the
unnecessary embellishments Of the intellect,
was considered by his business associates little
"otr "a in his orthography. He Ecnt an order to
Bombay, and, among other things, wrote Tor two
monkeys, WHICH he wanted to present to SONIC
friends; but departing from the usual mode
Of spelling the word tsro, he put it
fvo. Perhaps the handwriting was not vcrv
lcgihle, is is often the case with others
than illitcrate shipowners+ At any rate
1he master of the ship read it 100, as did also
ish1neut at SO strange all order, but the muster
was bound to obey it. Accordingly the services
Of number ot natives were secured, the
country round about was secured, and in few
days a hundred monkeys u{ all tolors and
previous conditions were secured: There we're
little black monkeys with eyes like beads, big
ger monkeys with wskcr$, and babboons whose
wrayt expressions OF counttl1ancc presented
ridiculous contrast to Their nnslignitjcd antics:
TIE WhU]e crowd c!lattered. sc7caEcu, anu
fought in the cage which had been provided Tor
them III the ship in spite uf all efforts 10 keep
them quiet. III a few days tue homcwarl fOy-
age was commenced, and with it the troubles OF
the crew.
As soon as the motion Of tue slip was felt the
monkeys redoublcd their noise, making 4 rcgu-
lar t,alldc1nonum Of the slip. Relays Ut them
shock the bars OF the care without q mon1cnt's
hesitation for twcnty~tnrcc hours out OF each
tweuty-four+ until tnc cage was literally shaken
to pieees, and the astonishcd sailors bcncld 4
cloud uf monkeys suddenly issuing from the
hold. srra1nbns, fighting, and tulnblinS oynr
each other, as il their lives depended upon get
ting into the raging in the shortest possible
time. From that moment poor Jack had not
moments peace. The monkeys, With msch'ey-
eus,,ess unparaltctcd, would steal everything
they could lar their hands on. II clothes were
hung up to dry they would carry them up
TO the highest puut attaitiabe and pick them to
,ieccs. it MAS necessary 10 set q guard over
everything that Vas washed or dried " hen the
vabjn-hoy swept the deck hc had to lock up the
brou,1, for il he Ind it ever SO securely hs back
would tc scarcely turned before an ou aDr, half
as big rs Il man, would have it song through the
motion ot sweeping the deck with all air Of i'll
describabIc gravity. SO great was the annoy
ante that it with the greatest difficulty that
the officers eu,1t.l prevent The mcn shooting
tLeir tornentor:, a1lsi when tI,c ship totlc!rcd 1T
| Allen hall ol the ,rcW deserted, prelcrring to
take their chances ut this inhuspltaEle plaue
that, to endure tho prosecutions Of the monkeys
Finally the SHY REACHED home. She had btcu
| signalcd at Land's Etd, and the owncr WIS at
| tl!e dock WEe!i she arrived. Shipowucrs gencr-
| ally pride themselves tho trim appearance OF
| their slljps, and friend was weak iu this IT.
| spell, If III no oilcrs. What then was his as
Punishment to STE his ships rigging crowded with
| knots or punches, with mere and there Icstuon
where several monkeys had suspended sicsn-
| selves frum 4 spar IN i string, holding each
other by the tail Everybody about the docks
viewed with wonder the approaching spectacle.
| The skip moved closely to her berth,
and presently her yardarms nearcd those
Of several other vessels lying at
| the dock. In an instant the monkeys
| 1capcd from one 10 the uttlcr, and began :: tour
among ic forest vi Inasts that fineed the i,ar-
Dor ot Liverpool. All The boys anu id1crs around
The dock we're engaged, and 4 grand hunt eli
sued: up and down tile rigging from ship to
I slip. all over the harhor. They were finally
/! captured,
The owner was furious, but WAS, after awhile,
| n'o!iltsed by an explanation over bottle OF
WING, and the difficulty satisfactorily adjusted,
The MONKEYS were gradually sold oil, realizing
! 2 pruht Of about LID {S50} ADORE all costs. But
the master Of tho ship declared that Ac never
wanted to sail another voyage with cargo Of
lire monkeys.