, 1888-01-20
A MONKEY IN LOVE.
The hmancco of tho ChImpanzoo in New
York Central Park.

York Central Park.
This animal has proved so attractive to
the public that the park commissioners
bcthought them to provide him with n
mate. An order for n young female
chimpanzee was therefore sent out, and
after two years of waiting 1 promising
young parsonage named Kitty was
brought to New York, and a most unique
courtship began. The baby, for she is
but an infant still, being W. years old
and about half his size, is very pretty
for az ape-and n charmingly amiable
and frolicsome little creature. Not pos
sessed by the mania of tearing everything
to bits, she can be trusted with n ham
mock, in which she plays all sorts of
amusing pranks, and n red shawl, the
delight of her heart. She was intro
duced TO Mr.. Crowley by placing her in
the neX cage to his, separated by q close
partition, in one part of which are mar
row openings, hardly more thar cracks,
through which he can see and hear, but
not touch.
His reception of her was not very gal
liant. He went mad with rage; he ached
to tear her to pieces; he shouted at her;
he pounded the partition, shook the bars;
he fairly jumped up and down in pas
sion. If anything was given to her he
raised n riot, and when his audience paid
attention to her he behaved like n tiger
out Of he jungle. In fact, he showed
himself to be n fcrocious wild beast.
There is no doubt that he would have
killed her instantly had she beer in his
power.
But Kitty wal protected by her bars,
and gradually hei is getting more amiable,
though with occasional rclapsc5 into his
original sentiments that augIir3 i'll for
Miss Kitty's future. lie grew willy after
a little, and made use Of ether tactics to
get her within reach. He came to the
bars, c1aEel and Chartered, and was very
soCiablD till she came near. when lie
blinded her with q handful Of sawdust.
Poor Kitty retired In disgust. while
Crowley scampered around his cage in a
frenzy Of JOY, chuckling, turning somer-
saults and INDUCING in the maddest OF
frUliCs.
Again he thrusts his long arms outside
his cage in front, and around into her
cage, his hand feeling around to seize
whatever it might touch. Sometimes
Kitty avoids it, sometimes she takes hold
Of it, occasionally she gives it a playful
bite, upon which he jerks it back, PUSHES
around his floor to gather n handful Of
sawdust. again puts his arm through the
bars, and filings it at her. Hate her as
he may, he can not help being interested ;
If any sound comes from her side Of the
wall he hurries to the opening and CLUES
his ear or his eye to tho crack, as an
cavcsdropper to n kcyholc.
One day each of them had n stick to
play with. Kitty amused herself by bit
ipr I,r., l., n r,Bipt ,,r,gaip,r - int, "a l,1,
too small to admit it until it was reduced
in size, and breaking it Off, then biting it
again and repeating the operation, APP
p~arently liking the noise it made. Crow
ley used his stick to annoy her; he pushed
it between the bars and tried to reach her
with it. She would take hold of it, when
he jerked it away, and was so pleased
that he chuCkled and grinned most un,
pleasantly. After tormcnting her a long
time he grew careless, and she snatched
it out Of his hand. Then his fury was
terrible to see; he ragged round like a
demon, pcltel her with showers Of saw
dust, and became 50 o~hstrcpcrous that
ono Of the keepers tool n long iron rod
with n scrapcr on the end. and tried tC
discipline him. But 20 far from sue.
cccdiug, Mr.. Crowley turned the tables
on him hy snatChinE it out of his hand,
and then lie had Il weapon with which
he might easily kill a dozen of his packed
spectators. He had the strength to do it,
too; he handled that six foot rod as if ii
were 4 bamboo cane There was a sort
Of panic outside; the crowd backed; the
keeper snatched a longer iron of the same
kind and kept the enraged beast so busy
defending himself that he had not q
chance to think of the power in his hands
till the rod could be dragged out.-Olive
Thorne Miller in Cosmopolitan.