The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-08
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Jumbo is scdate chimpanzec and
has received Il Christian education.
Visitors at the museum will have
noticed him, as he occupied cage in
the third story Of the museum, and was
verJ Yivacious at times, showing great
strength in shaking the heavy iron bar
and swinging with solemn cadence on
the flying trapczc. "Jum' is a charac-
ter and his exploits recently showed
him to be a schcmcr of no mean order.
The fastenings of his cage were thought
secure, his keeper Lowanda, always TAX
ing the precaution to carefully paddock
the bars; hut woe alas to carclcSSncsS!
key was left in the lock and his worthy
monkcyship proceeded with great eau
ton and subtlcty to mfasten his lock
and liberatc himself from the drcary
confines of the cage. Once out Jumbo.
like all true rcvolutionistS, made license
of liberty and commenced to free the
birds by running across to the other
cages; letting out the cocatoos, parrots
and other rare birds, and stirring them
up with club, as various marks found
on the aforesaid birds would Indicate
There ls Il large glass cage in the mu-
scum, and on the same floor, in which
are kept several snakes OF the construct
or species. a BunSon burner, connected
with tubing and lighted to warm the
occupants, was burning, and the Gallic-
looking chimpanzcc thought he would
investigate. How it occurred the keeper
could not tell, but coming upstairs, he
heard the unusual chatter of the fcath-
cred tribe. and then suddenly u ficndish
yell, that indicated something unusually
IntnrnStinOr n and cfortlinDr
stairs n strange sight met his gaze. The
monkey had just leaped out Of the snake
den and large constructor was drag
ging after him, his fangs fastened in
the unhappy Jum's stump of tail At
the sight of the keeper the bowling mon
key made for the stairs, the snake still
clinging to him, sweeping dozen
sleeping parrots out of the way, who set
up perfect pandemonium of screechcs
at the disturbance. Lowanda saws it
was worth q mans life to SEQ that chin
panzeo go down the stairs and thump-
ing tho constructor after him, who like
bulldog never letup Hastily closing
the snake den and extinguishing the
light, Lowanda ran down to the second
floor and then began the chase. Over
tho freak stages, upsetting chairs and
iiSuiSihO thu III
q way that was caution; then crossing
the hall, leaping the iron grating that
separates the crowds from the theater,
the monkey went at a headlong gait,
leaving his snakeship stranded high
and dry on the wire grating-a wiser if
not thoroughly awakened snake. Down
into the darkness of the passage went
"Jum," and at the bottom of the stairs
he collided with colored girl who was
working about the building, and the
now thoroughly frightened monkey,
chattering and jibbering, clung with
might and main to his friend sin need"
Lowanda says he appeared at tho top
of the landing just as they rolled over,
and that the chimpanzee had lot of
bangs and frizzcs of African fashion
and cut in his paws; howsoever be it,
jun" was captured and taken back to
his den, docile and Wheeling slightly
from his exertions. When n reporter
saw him he was esconsccd dcmurely on
his launches, and at tho approach of
the newspaper man he cooked his eye
and scratched his chinchilla whiskers
rs much as to say. "Old chappic, it's o
cold day when we get left" t.;"-St. Paul
Globe.