The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-03


The monkeys at the Geological Gar
dens OF Philadelphia were recently ex
cited by the arrival of number Of thej,
cousins fresh from their native land
How the old immigrants behaved 10 the
newcomers is told by the Ereai,sg SIR,
and we commence the story with the Ar.
rival Of five Guinea balloons.
Old Probabilities, one of the old
monkeys, proceeded TO interview them.
As he was seen approaching, one Of the
balloons uttered a cry Of alarm, and the
whole i've started off around the cage as
4 for their lives. closely followed BY
'Old Probs.'
They finally huddled together in one
corner, and sat there screaming and
crying with all their might. sProbs
left them for while.
. But Bruiser,' so named because Of
his fighting propensities, started them
out OF the corner in a hurry, and sent
them flying and screeching from one
side to the other, until finally they got
into corner.
80 Brusier' tried TO brighten them out.
but it was no 60. 'Old Prob came TO
his assistance, but with no better sue.
cess.
"Then 'Probs' caught hold OF one
and tried to pull him out; but he was
seized by his companions, and held SO
tight that it was impossible to get him
away.
"'Probs' and 'Bruiser' retired. and
for five minutes the balloons were allow
ed to breathe in peace. At the end Of
that time 'Probs' and sBruiser' approach
cd with half dozen companions.
"Some Of them climbed up the wires
above the balloons, and one or two
placed themselves on each side, while
'Probs,' with mouth wide open and
herce growing, went straight at them.
" The poor balloons screamed with
error, while the angry voices OF the old
could be heard above their
screams, as though scolding.
"'Probs' gradually closed in his fore
., until they could almost touch their '
nemies. when. with cry Of intense
ear, the balloons scampered away, clear
round The cage and back again into the
orner. {
The poor things trembled like as '
ems, and were so badly frightened that {
hey could hardly stand. After this I
Probs' appeared to be satisfied, and left '
hem alone. v
Then smaller monkeys pulled the |
ais and hair Of the balloons until they 4
ERE mad with pain and fright. q
" At this point the balloons began n
Citing among themselves, which had il
le effect Of driving the other monkeys a
way, and the strangers were for time a
1T in peace.
!" In the meantime, the third case.
a Douroncouli monkey.
lristened sDennis,' and a ringtail
onkey, had been opened. The latter y
as placed IN the cage with the South :
merican monkeys, and appeared tame, !, y
1t badly frightened. 4
!" He was Immediately surrounded by
'opsey,' Nick MARY Ann and the E,
ia woman who made faces at him. ~
ID seemed DESTROYS Of impressing up -
him the idea that he was an intru- ~
n.
" This he repudiated with such good ~
mor and so many smiles that he was =
ristened 'Grinning Jack on the spot. NJ
: The rest Of the monkeys made a "
mbined attack upon him, but were ~
lted and sent flying to all parts OF the =,
&c, while 'Grinning Jack calmly seat g
himself on the rim Of the water dish 20
q received cracker from a little boy. 20
'ich he munched with much satisfac- 40
n. as
! After all the new arrivals were ie'
'perly quartered, the keeper fed all IN
nds, q proceeding which appeared 10 20
them in better humor, and the ~
arreling and persecution ceased for w
e. II will probably be several DAYS ~
ore the old settlers are fully recon Leg