The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-20
TEMPERANCE ,IOCKO.

A sailor going back and forth be-
tween foreign ports thought he would
get II parrot or monkey to take home to
his littN boy. One day when Just off
the Malay Archipelago, and with others
allowed a day on shore, he left his com
panionS and wandered off toward the
woody part of the island to see what he
could find.
Tom Burke, we are sorry to say, was
rather fond of his grog and seldom
spent day without it, and so, having
his flask with him, ne sat down under a
tree near where he saw and heard some
chattering monkeys. They. however,
seemed determined to tantaiize him, for
just as soon as lie felt sure of catching n
young one, a number of old monkeys
would come about him and, by their
loud chattering and fierce manner, pre-
vent his Selling the one he had so surely
captured.
Tired out with bis efforts and getting,
perhaps, a little the worse for the liquor
he had slipped from time to time, he fell
asleep. Some hours afterwards he
awoke with n start. The sun was set
ting and it was past the time he had
appointed to met his companions to re-
turn to the vessel As he hastily rose
to his feet he saw not far from him q
young monkey crouching under tall
shrub, either asleep or dead. Tom
went up to it, touched it with his foot,
telt of it, and finally took it up.
mot much spice left in this young
ster, said he; ''but ii L 90 back with
out anything in my hand, the rest
will ieer at me, SO here goes, sick or
well'
And the half ligeless monkey was
thrown across his shoulder as he has
tened towards the shore, only to find
that the boat had pushed off without
him. 1t was still, however, in sight, so
Tom shouted, took off his coat and
waved it frantically as signal, and
finally attracted the attention of one OF
his mates. Grumbling at the lateness
of the hour, already having waited
some time Tor Tom tc make his appear
ance, they turned back and took him
up.
Tom Burke, this all comes of the
whisky" he said to himself. IF you
don't take care you'll get into worse
trouble
$50 you have monkey?" called out
one of the sailors as they touched the
shore. "More dead than alive, should
think"
Tired out, l suppose, for l kept
some OF them in pretty lively motion, "
replied Tom. IN throw MN in my
bunk to rest"
Jocko stupidity slept for hours, then
reused up in a petulant sort of way,
rubbed his head and stomach. made
grimaces, scolded and chartered at
great rate, then again slept.
sick, are you, old fellow? Take
your time about it, but get well if you
can before we reach port, for I've prom
ised my boy real live monkey"
The very next day, to Tom surprise,
Jocko was lively enough and greatly
amused the sailors as he clambered
about among the rigging. One day in
fun his master held out his mug of grog
to JockO in place of water. As he smelt
it, my! what a fury he turned into.
How he screamed and gesticulated, and
then eXpressively rubbed his head.
Tom suspected now that this monkey
who had watched him when on shore,
must, when he was asleep, have imi-
tated him by tipping up the flask of
whisky, and got too much of it, and so
was stupi'y drunk when brought on
board the vessel.
At all events, Jocko's avoidance of
everything in the shape of liquor but
his water, and that in clear vessel
that had not the least smell of anything
stronger, won for him the name of Tenn
perance Jocko." Tom tried to follow
Jocko's good example, and when he
had any especial duty to perform he
would turn his mug upside down and
say: Tom Burke, the outside of that
mug is better for you than the inside"
The sagacious monkey seeing him do
this, would frequently, much to the
amusement of the sailors, turn over all
the mugs around the table. Once he
even caught up his masters cup just as
he was about TO fill it, and ran up into
the rigging with it. The sailors laughed
heartily and talked about their Tenn
perauce reformer, while more than one
thought Jocko very wise.