Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-08-26
BONNIE.

hO" COuiO L FhcI lAlds me llldI you
would take my words seriously?" / ex-
claim impatiently.
You certainly said you would like
one," cousin Tom responded, in crest
fallen tone, his usually cheerful face a
picture of blank discomfort.
You always was dreadful blum
deIer,'' go on, with sigh; ''but such
an obvious joke as that thought even
your obtuse brain would take in.''
"You are not particularly polite, -
observes Tom, over whose honest fea
lures an angry flush spreads for mo-
ment; land [ am sure, Vera, if you
only knew all the trouble took to get
him and the number of scrapes he got
me into on the voyage home, you would
confess yourself very ungrateful."
make no answer, but continue star
ing stupdly at the object of our dispute
little green-syed monkey with bright
brown eyes and deeply furrowed fore
head. sitting huddled in Toms arms
''He has cost me good deal from
first to last - continues my cousin, In
an injured tone. ITO begin, there was
the catching of him to pay for.''
''What! Is he wild mOnkey?" L ask
in fresh alarm.
A grim smile passes like ray of
watery sunshine over Toms face.
''They are rather difficult creatures
to train he explains; 'but Bonnie is
perfectly free from vice"
/ heave a sigh of relief.
''Then his voyage, one way and an
other, cost me ten pounds; and now
there is his hotel bill, )" Tom winds up
complaiplngly.
"His hotel billp'' 1 say laughing in
spite of my dilemma.
eyes. You see, when l landed at
Liverpool, wasn't very clear what to
do with him. l couldn't very well take
him to my lodgings, and there was no
chance for some days of finding time to
run down here, so | left him at the
Mona Hotel in Liverpool. On the day
before Yesterday wrote and told them
to send him by the first train this NOR
nlng, which they did. They also, by
last evenings post, sent me his bill.
See it comes to two pounds ten shll-
lingsl;'
FII don't wonder at it." is my some
what unsympathetic comment. II am
only astonished that they consented to
lodge him at any price. 1 wonder where
they kept him?"
HE was chained to the leg Of the
kitchen table"
"For how long?"
"Ten days"
"Wen, two pounds ten Is rather a
heavy charge for that accommodation,
l admit.
"He is a clever little fellow-arent 7
you, Bonnie?'' Bonnie answers by a
blink of his eyelids. "And L am sure,
Vera, when you get to know him, you
viii be awfully fond of him; you were
always so devoted to pets. "
.sPets-yes," 1 admit doubtfully.
ssBut do you call that thing petr'
Tom IS beginning to get huffy.
ssOf course, if you won't have him
YOU WON'T he says sharply; "but l
must say that your conduct strikes NE
as being a trife capricious. The very
last words YOU said to me before L left
England were, mind and bring me
nome monkeyp Well, at no small
trouble to myself procured MONKEY,
and with still more trouble brought
n home; and now all you can do IS TO
aft there and abuse the both of MS.
The case is hard one, even L, WIN
the facts thus thrust before me, am
Obliged to admit. 1t has been brought
about by Toms stupidity, OF course.
In an ungarded moment, with an over
flow of unladylike animal spirits, "neh
Tom had asked me, in slightly lacka-
daisical tone. s.Shall bring you any
thing from India?" had answered
iocoseIy. "Oh, do bring me monkey!
Well Tom-blundering good natured
Tom had taken my small JOKE q"
ser;e,er. and there he sits In the June
sunshine with that awful little Drown
object in his arms. OF course shali
never Joke again; but that does mol
alter existing circumstances
Did not know my cousins uisposl-
ton thoroughly, should suspect DIN
of having revenged himself for my Pal.
ting impertinence by practlcal yohs'
but no-only stolid, unselhsn eoou'
nature has impelled him TO comply Win
nav unfortunate request. AS these
.honghts rush through my mind, De-
gin To feel sorry for Tom and nus as
appointment; at the same time Ieela
good deal more sorry for myself. only
one loop-hole of escape can see.
81 think he is very handsome-lop
monkey. :" say, in conclliatory way, y:
Don't you think, Tom, they would e Se
delighted to have him at the-'he
Alas. goodbye to my hope! Toms Toms
face suddenly clouds again; ne Is qui'e
eDo YOU think l have gone to all
this trouble and expense merely 70 pre-
sent him to the Zoo?' ne Cries eu ~
sfBesides, have grown fond ,.In Oh .ne
poor little beast"-laying his sun-piu~n Ead
ed hand caressingly upon tne tlhs n,t noae
land look here, Vera-n you WI .,;,e
have him"-savagely-i nave gu''e
determined what to do Win nim
..WbatPn / ask eagerly. with q re-
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