The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-12-09
VOLUME Xxx.


AZ India, where the nonkeys live smssg
, H'en aad arr tho plays,ales a ,ae "A, l,sn
she hiadees aave grown very isnsl n ll,,,B,
aad The four handed falis participate .o al
t'e'r simple hoaschold rite. la Cha
early morning vhea the pcaeAnt goo. sat
70 yoke his esea and the ofow waks. ss
aud The dos stretehos him .elf sod shala.
on the daH in which b. haa slapt last
u'gha the old aAoaksy ef~eps daun tbo
pespnl troe, only half Awaka ang
la"ps snd ookA about blH puts straw IN
has mouth and soratcAos hisn.slf con,ey,.
pla'iYely, Then one hy ons the whale
tamily came slipping down tho ,tee trank
and they all yaWn and louk about aud
scratch. Dnt they are sleepy and I,ee,isb.
and the youngsters got ouiiod ior nothing.
and begin 10 think life dnn Yel tic ,a,l.
Ct has to be performed. aud whether thry
iike u or not. tho Young ones arr sternly
pulled up, one by one, to their mother 10
undergo tho process. The scene though
repeated exactly every morning. loses
nothing Of its delightful oomicaIty. and
the monkey brats secm all 20 be ia The
Joke OF taking in mamma But mamma
was young herself not very long ago. aud
treats each lndicrous afieciation Of suffering
with the profoupdest uueonocrn, and. as
she dismisses ono "cleansed' youngestcr
with cuff, stretches out her hand for The
next ones tail or leg in the most business
like and serious manner possible.
The youngsters know their turn quite
well As each feels the moment arrive il
throws itself on its stomach as If over.
with apprehension, the others
meanwhile sitting their satisfaction al the
way "so'and-so is doing il, and the in.
'tant the maternal paw is extended To
gasp the tail the subject Of the next az.
'eriment utters a piercing shrek aud,
hrowing It's arms forward IN the dust, al
ows itself to be dragged along limp aud
'e'pless carcass, winking all the time no
oubt at his brothers and sisters AT the
ray 1t Is imposing on lhe old lady. But
he old lady will stand no nonsense, aud.
urning the child right side up proceeds
put 1t to rights, takes the kinks out Of
= taii and looks al each Of its toes, the II.
,pressible brat all tho time wearing on
Is t'ee an absurd expression Of hopeless
nd incurable grief, those who have been
ready eleansed looking on with delight
the screaming farce, aud those who
. waiting wearing becoming aspect Of
lormous gravity.
The old lady, however has her ioke
o. which is to cuff each youngster lie!
re she lets II so, and. nimble as her on
ring are, she generally, TO her credit be-
said, manages 10 fetch them on their
~ before they are out Of roach. The
TIER meanwhile, sits grayely with his
ek TO all these domestic matters. waiting
breakfast Presently the mats before
hut doors are pushed down, and wo-
m, with brass vessels in their hands.
me out, aud meanwhile they seonr the
rs with dust exchange between snnos
rompiiments Of the morning. The
'nkeys by this time have come closer 10
preparations for food. and sit solemn.
household by household, watching
ry movement Hndoos do not hurry
in anything they do, but the
nkey has plenty Of patience, and, in the
!, when the crowd has stolen little
the dog has had his morsel, and the
ldren are all satisfied. the Fragments Of
meal are thrown out on the ground for
"blunder orgue, the monkey people
1T IS soon discussed, the mother feed
her baby before she herself eats