Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-23
A TALE OF TWO MONKEYS.
The Almost Human Intelligence Displayed
by "a Couple of Darwinian Descendants.

palm trees wave and sway gracefully
n the morning breeze, where the beasts
of the field roam IN their pristine free
dom, u~nacquaintcd with man even in
these latter days. and bright bird, of
varieties unknown To science MARBLE
their songs Il, fclrlcs-lv and ioyously
as on the mprE Of their creation. Ii
is a spot ct unusual wild beauty and
~splcndor.
The river, which flow, in IN almost
direct course from miles above. here
makes a sweeping curve, and by con
slant friction has widcncd It's bed into
IA crcSccnt-slaped pool. resembling Il
miniature lake. Except this slight
physical change, it has remained almost
the anne since the beginning.
The waters, which hurry breath!cssly
along before reaching this point. pause
and seem to sink into peaceful rcpoSe
here. Indeed, so smooth and tranquil
is the stream that il cannot be seen TO
move at all, and it lies rs quiet and
rrStful a~the waters of IA mountain lake.
Sofl-tinted lilies and aquatic plants of
divers descriptions float on lis bosom,
and graceful swans swim gently among
them.
~ ln!uuaT l'e warm ray 81 me sun
ar' f'I''rlc' rom tilc center OF KS
@loS'I SURFACE llIuhlihiUihT 'he cores
"lth oehSe WOODS. Wlich oo'lhd II
WIN i ianlpehl' fascinating HgnI, ana
III hlGnt the eliect ol me moohll%lt on
'h' SUI "a'ci - hV'"'iiui oe9ouu ue-
sciiplioh; j,
AZ lae l""'F ''H OF MS OK 'aH"''i,
P'it .! lH' ilN'I' 'l' "''[i9' lylI'9"'"
~ th''' iUn@ '''', UP i'"II'lIS oN'F
''c S''HS "'" ""'t :" h"'I!'"1 "W'H
on tncIf course Will merry FPp''n~
i""Tn' lH' 'ail'} 81 ms IlIVr j. cN-
cf!Whe'e uI'eh'I SUCCEED WIN 'F''@'
aha III iH'ht p''I'' 'Ne H",'I - az
mos CHoA'" 'o|r'G "',''> """ ''oP-
real plants, Wh''' ' "t"hS ai' oNtr-
grown N't' pF2il,''~ anu tH' huge
''n-I'd GI"e' ~ inc J"',-",'
y was ~ .i' N.I-' ga vac l"'''
"r",'i" !" 't,'' ~, '' >"G'p'''" 7 "L
~ 'h' p.''i'i Pee. 'l' N'tAI" >1"1" 81
'tI "lR'lcaI i'tl"' seems ma. an
o'd h"hAtI' We, &hd tW'h sons llIr'l
a ieW hulif'N ilo" .'l .N''tE- ago.
h''"reh 'nv,I '"" ~'i~'f assault iAere
was Il marked "H'lratN'
Several oid female monkeys who
were IN Attendance at iAef ...4h mo-
tlrc. and coh3ncGtri ON the ilri. even
at mat early day, lh'i one q. the m
iduls was very GnIct AMI gentle. "hl!e
the "ll!cr was exceedingly INrl'r ana
iirlIUI, ana as ih't increased IA Ir,
these TRAITS o. character became .'Ire
h"ti',a'lr. Inc one NHtch wa ~
several InlnU''~ me "i"tr crew more
I1ict ana more ti~i> s'lI~Ird, ana ms
brother h'tame NOR" restless a1d hard
e. 10 Sut.
The younger one Wouid est nothing
but the very best cornahuf ana Inc very
sweetest t"-bi''' Whlie the "'h'r aye
whatever was gwen INN without com
plant, although he often received very
interior lood, because ms bfolher must
have the best.
When the quantity OF FOOD ran short,
as was frequently TIE case, the elder
twin often went supperleSS. because the
younger Il INSISTED on eating all there
was. But me other brother never muir,
INJURED at ms, Tor he was easily satisfied
WIN anything or win nothing.
IN time thcoe wv" infant hh"hhryI de-
Yeloped INTO boy monHeyS' ana then
INTO youths. 1t was thrn that the
younger one VINO had never peer con
tent 10 ioii dfeaihl'y on me grass or
wander alihlcSsiE up ana down the
river CHASING ~out'rFhi'N ana gathering
VIA i"WerN llho ms Prother' WI" never
sat IKE nm, hours ,o@e'hrr adlh'rlh%
the I"Ieiy llIirN ana graceful swans
oui VINO was alWaN' ci'ih"lu- ABOUT III
line tliN'~. n1lVlNV iN HIS lHll from me