The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-01-11
The DiEninel Monkey.

AAhS 81 SaAAAANAA %'A"tAAAN
Willie would stop anywhere TO sec a
monkey and his funny tricks. When
those miserable looking foreigners came
about with the red d-jacketed and iaunty-
capped fellows who swept with a cum
ming little broom, danced on a small
table, took Oh their caps and bowed
like gentlemen, and performed all sorts
of tricks, Willie was always ovcr,oyed.
and would almost empty his pockets of
pennies for the fun # seeing the mon
key Jump for them and put them in his
pocket When he grew to be man he
still had the same liking for the cute,
knowing animals, and was interested in
their performances. When he was in
London he, of course, visited the 200
logical GaTden-or the 100, as they call
it there and, althou h there were ami
mails of all kinds, from all quarters of
the globe he was most entertained i'm
the home of the monkeys.
And what kind of a house do YOU
think they had? Why nothing more
nor less than n real crystal palace; r
house made ali OF glass, about two hun
dred feet square and sixty feet high In
it were several large trees. andmonkcys
of all kinds and all sizes were frisking
about. climbing the trees, swinging
from the bran hes, hanging by their
tails, jumping across from one tree to
another, chasing each other in all direc-
tiOns, and having the best time possible.
OF course, the IN ukCys could not feel
at home away from trees, and if there
had been large forest i'm which they
could climb and chatter they would
doubtless have been better satisfied. J.
said there were all kinds of monkeys i'm
this GLASS house, and YOU know there IS
a great variety ever of the smaller sizes
They had been brought from Asia
and Africa, and the forests of
tropical America. There wcre
bowling monkeys, with poi nted
heads and bearded FACES, which make
night hideous with their fearful noises;
there were little olive green, wiid-cycd
monkeys, which sat back in some quiet
corner, and grinned slightly at the an
ties of the bostCrous ones; there Wero
reddish-brown monkeys, with long hair
and beard, and dismal, blue bla * faces
there were jet blacN monkeys, which
swing so much by the tail from the trees
that they are called the spider monkey;
there were monkeys with short. bushy
tai like squirrels there we're uthcrS
with long, cnder Caudal appcndages-
sometimes much longer than their bod
les; there were some pretty, gray mon
KEYS. with well formed hands, who arc
fingers, and no thumbs. There Wcro
olive brown monkeys. with n black
crown like a monks cap, above their
eyes. and so called Capuchius, after tho
monks of that order IN Italy.
There were other fierce looking fell
lows with claws, who eat meat rs well
as vegetables and insects, Ike the 9th
ers. There were narrow-nUscd monkeys
from America, and great broad nosed
fellows from Asia; there were probosels
monkeys, with noses several inches
long, and faces that resemble foxes;
there were short legged and long
legged monkeys, and several OF The
King monkeys, which have long. coarse,
flowing hair on the head, their bodies
shining black, and their tails puro
white; and there were green monkeys
with white bands over their heads.
They all looked so knowing and
played 50 many good tricks on each
other that it was very amusing TO watch
them. Most of them were very lively
and playful, but we noticed one old fell
low. very large and stout. with yellow
hair, and gray, shaggy beard, who
looked upon the frolies Of The others a5
though he thought they were awondcr-
fully silly set of monkeys, and he, off
in his corner, would sit up in the most
dignified manner possible, with an air
OF conscious superiority glancing occa-
siOnally at their sports, and then turn
away in sdain, as though he thought
to msef: ''What frivolous creatures
these are. to spend all their lme in
frolic and play, while my mind is occu-
pied with high and mighty thoughts
about our race and its wonderful dcNcl-
opment and future possibilities. We
shall one day rule the universe, just as
these men. who are only a little i'm adj
vance of us. do now.
Two very frisky little fellows, who
seemed 70 appreciate the situation
chatlered to each other and seemed to
plan to take down this old fellow and
make him laugh in spite OF his dlgnlLcd
manner. Then, hooking very knowing,
they stole up softly behind HIM each bit
him on the ear. and jumped quickly
back But old Mr.. Dignity did not
deign to look around not he. Iln
would pay no attention to such tri0ing
creatures; his great thoughts were not
to be interrupted by them! They stool
behind him moment or two, then
winking to each other, crept up sl3ly
again, and pul ed his long hair Stll
he took no notice Of these juvenile
intruders. any more than if IY
had lighted on his majesty. They
chattcred away to each other behind
MN, ana soon Waiheq tuleily tDWdiu
him, and bit his ear with considerable
spite and ferccness. That was carry
ing iotc @ little too far, and as quick
as thought the old fellow great hand
was lifted, and he gave them such %
broadside across their faces rs sent
them iuealng TO the top branch of
one OF the trees. guess no monkeys
ever made quicker time than did they
on climbing eXpcd ton.
They were still sitting there chatter
ing away TO each other putting their
hands up TO their hurt faces. and say ng
all sorts OF hard things about old Mr.
Dignity, and planning 10 bring him 10
grief in some way, when we turned away
and left them. r. Chicnq0 stnzdura.