Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31

| Again the little arms clascsd the be-
loved frie0ds the small wrin.Slei cheek
was pressed against his. the skinny lit
tie black hands caressed him with pas
sionate, pathetic tenderness. In all
but words, the little dumb creature
pleaded for longer happiness, and the
boy, I was delighted to sec, seemed
Ieuite as loath as the monkey to say
goodbye. Finally, after stroking the
small head and shaking the little hands
again and again the boy turned away,
only to be recalled by a queer cry for
one more embrace.
Then the monkey seemed 50 accept
the inevitable, and as the boy lett him,
scrambled rapidly to a high cross-bar
| where he could look over the heads OF
the crowd after his retreating figure,
and throw kisses which the boy con-
stantly turned and acknowledged. At
last, when he could no longer be sFssn,
the monkey squatted dejectedly on the
perch, chin in hand the back of the
| other hand IN constant requisition to
wipe real tears from his eyes.
/, "What dear little monkey, and
what very pretty sight Docs this
happen oftenp'T I asked of the attond--
ant, who had invited my attention to-
| this scene.
Each day, madame. II madame
We're to come at all times Of the year
at this hour, she would see always the
same thing, the very same thing"
>How did the monkey learn all
these little ways?'"
"From his intimate, Madame. Until
two years he was but like all other of
the monkeys. 1t was then this boy
did begin to be friends with him, to
teach him gentleness, to rebuke him
of all rudeness, to treat him rs If he
had been another boy, not with the
persecution that many do show to the
Gagged and helpless. Many have since
that time. tried to be more kind and
good with these prisonod things, and
the temper of all the monkeys In this
cage has grown more amirable in re-
suit"
did you see him teach the monkeys
these pretty tricts?'
mo, madam, we did first perceive it
when we found this monkey would no
more eat ON Sundays. Paul is d boy
of a school near by, and goes always
through the gardens at this hour. On
Saturdays, after he knew that he md
won the love of this beast, he did come
also, but on Sundays it was not per-
mitted. and then would the lonely one
cry and cry like one little child.
Then kind man who heard the
story was so pleased that he got forthe
boy pass that he could come also on
Sunday. At one time Paul fell ILL.,. and
when he came not the monkey also fell
SO i'll that we were forced to take Aim
to the house Of the boy that his life
might be saved. He was then so weak
that he could no. longer swallow, bst
when he had looked upon the boy Ais
spirit came to him once more that he
could both eat and drink.
1--WE permitted, with tho leave of
our chiefs, that he remained at SIle
home of the boy till both were again
well The father of the child woGld
give much money that his son might
own the monkey, but their love enc
for the other makes SO much of pleas
ure for the many people that do come
here, that no money would be great
enough for us to part ourselves from
him.
I turned to take farewcll look at
the affectionate little .caricatures Of
humanity. He sat cross-legged on she
floor of the cage, his pencil-nlariaed
sheet of paper spread out before firn.
studying it gravely while he smootiDed
out each crease and wrinkle. with his
tiny brown hands.
''Good-bye little creature" TsHid,
half-aloud. II shall not see you again
forever; the gallant steamer that is to
bear me back to dear America and my
own yellow-haired, blue-eyed mon
keys, is even now import; Ishall see
your Joy at the sight Of your friend no
more, but you will be, often i'm my
thoughts when have crossed the deep
seas-Flemish boy and little Antwerp
y!"-Kate Woodbridge Mich
aelis, in Youths Companion.