The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-03


Jumbo i, u scdt;o cAmpanzeo and
has received II Christian education.
Visitors III the mu, ,um will have
noticed him, rs he occupied II cage in
the third story Of thC museum, and was
very vivaciouS 1t times, showing grca:
strength in shaking The heavy iron bar
and swinging with .Dyun cadence on
the ilying trapc&". jam" is Il charar-
ter and his exploits rac"ntlv shuwcd
him to be Il schGmcv of 40 ncan order.
The faSicningi Of his ca ~ w,'rn thought
secure, his keeper iDwaHdu. always talk
ing the prccaution to carefully paddock
the bars; but woe ala 10 care,csSnrss.
key WAS LETT in the lock &iid his wur, hy
monkcyahip proceeded with great eau
ton and SubtiGty to uniastcn his lock
and lbcratc himself from the drcurv
confines o. the cage Oncc out Jumbo.
like all true rcvoiutioniSls, made license
OF liberty and commenced to free the
BIRDS by running across to the other
cares; letting ont the cocatoos. parrots
and other rare birds. and stirring them
up with Il club, rs various marks found
on the aforesaid birds would Indicate
There is large glass cage in the mu-
scum, and on the same floor, in which
are kept several snakes of the construct
or species. y BunSon burner, connected
with tubing and lighted to warm the
occupants, was burning, and the Gallic-
looking chimpanzcc thought he would
investigate. How 1t occurred the keeper
could not tell, but coming upstairs. he
heard the unusual chatter of the fcnth-
cred tribe, and then suddenly II ticndish
yell, that indicated something unusually
interesting. and startling. Bounding up
stairs \ strange sight met his gazc. The
monkey had just lcapcd out of the snake
den and II large constructor was drag
gng after him, his fanLs fastened in
the unhappy Jum's stump of Il tail. A,
the sight of tho keeper the howling mon
key made for the stairs, the snake still
clinging to him, sweeping u dozen
sleeping parrots out of tho way, who set
up perfect pandemonium OF scrcrc!, y
at the disturbance. Lowanda saws it
was worth mans life to see that Chin
panZee go down the stairs and thump-
ing the constructor after him, who like
Il bulldog never let up. Hastily closing
the snake den and cx,ingushinr the
light, Lowanda ran down TO the second
floor and then began the chase. Over
tho freak stages, upscttng chairs and
iiAI''SibN 'N'l'i ul)HS Ill
way that WAS caution; then crossing
the hall. lcaping the iron grating that
separates the crowds from the thcatcr,
the monkey went 1T Il hcadlong gait,
leaving his snaEcshIp stranded high
and dry on the wlrc grating II wiser if
not thoroughly awakened snake. Down
into tho darkness of the passage went
"Jum." and ut the bottom OF tho stairs
he collided with colorcd girl who was
working about tho building, and tho
now thoroughly frightened monkey,
chattering and jibbcring clung with
might and main to his friend '.in need"
Lowanda says he appeared at the top
of the landing just us they rolled over,
and that the chImpanZco 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 oxertions. When reporter
saw him he was esconsced dcmurcly on
his launches, and at the approach OF
the newspaper man he cooked his eye
and scratched his chinchilla whiskers
as much as to say. "Old chappio, it's .
cold day when we get left. Sc. Paal
Globe.