Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-07
A PET MONKEY.
Some Of the Antics In Which lie Indulses
Hi Extreme Jealousy.


My Office in the last port where !
was stationed looked over the sea and
had II veranda outside il, which Of
course was kept sacred. was sitting
one day in my office chair looking
out over the bay beyond TO collect my
thoughts for a dispatch then in hand
when | espied a Celestial coming along
the veranda with some dark object in
hisarms, the dark object showing itsap
probation Of the attention il was receiv
ing by placing two arms OF inordinate
length around the mans neck. | nat
urally rose up to see what this phe-
nomenon was, and having been told
that it was a rare animal | at once
made overtures for his purchase.
AS Don as negotiations were con
cluded | fastened my purchases
black gibbon-to my copying press,
instead of sending him up TO my
house, being anxious TO introduce
him myself to my dogs and TO Joseph,
the cat could not intrust a rare an.
imal TO my servants, lest the introduce
ton through their agency to Joseph
and the rest might result in some dis
aster. When | fastened the gibbon to
the press | took no account of the
length of the animals arms, and | was
therefore not a little surprised when a
black hand .ook possession Of a blue
and red pencil and a black mouth be-
gan to eat it. Nature is said, in her
beneicence, to instruct the lower ami.
NAL what 10 eat and what TO avoid.
That no doubt, applies to the animal
in the wild state, such animal being
directed by instinct where to find an
antidote TO anything deleterious which
1t may have eaten. An animal in cap
tiyity must, however, be treated diff.
ferently, and must not be allowed TO
do as it likes. So | reasoned, and as |
had no herb ready to correct the evil
which | knew would result from eat
ing a pencil | proceeded 10 recover the
stolen article. Though my new pet
did not mind being touched, though
he would jump into your lap and make
himself at home, he strongly objected
to part with anything which he had
once got hold of, and a good deal OF
diplomacy had to be used before | pos.
sessed myself of the pencil.
Scarcely vas this fun at an end be.
fore some black fingers were dipped
into the ink, and when the ink was re.
moved out Of reach the gum bottle
was next turned over, the gum being
p~articularly appreciated. Thinking
the animal might be thirsty | Pvt a
saucer Of water before MIN, but
though easy to put the sauce down it
was impossible to pick it up again,
even though there was not a drop OF
water left in it.
At first the name of ''Sambo" was
given TO the gibbon, on account of its
Jet black color, then this was changed
in course Of time TO Samuel, the lit
tie fellow becoming too respectable to
be called Sambo. At the last port at
which | was stationed the lower win
dows Of my dwelling house were pro
vided with iron bars-about five
inches apart-as a protection against
thieves. These bars were a great con
venience 10 me, as l could attach Sam
TO then at meal times, thus keeping
him out of mischief while giving
him plenty Of freedom. The ques.
ton Of feeding Sam was not an
easy one to tackle. Ii we sat down
and began eating before he was served
the most noisy protests were made,
and when the saucer of rice was put
down there was no n courageous
enough to recover the empty saucer.
The point was often settled by Sam
himself, who, having finished his
rice, would throw the saucer into the
air a few times, catching it very ciev-
erly, aud then hurl IL away from
him. A wooden bowl wa. found TO
answer better, but this also received
much rough usage and had TO be re
peatedly renewed.
One very noticeable feature shout
Sam vas his extreme jealousy. Ii j
stroked the cat ia his presence he used
10 get into a paroXysm of rage and
make efforts TO bite me. lie would be
almost as much vexed il / patted the
dogs. When a guest came 10 lunch
con he was SO angry at the intrusion
that he often had 10 be removed. He
would absorb all the conversation un.
til removal, it being quite impossible
to keep him quiet He had singular
Objectionable has il nov in a mild
way-to anything being removed by
the servants; and had he been fasten-
ed 10 my chair instead of the window
no plate could have been removed.
When in the drawing room with mo
and he was often there-he would
even fly at my wife if she attempted
to touch the tea things. At this date
he has sobered down a good deal; but
even now, though a servant may
bring me a letter, he must not take
away a reply If Sam is with me; and
if my wife shakes my coat, or even
touches my shoulder, be catches hold
Of her, though nov perhaps more in
play than in anger.-Cor. Chambers
Journal.
A Good Soldier.