Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-29
Thu.d y. May ~. lS9n
MONKEY AND GUINEA PIG.
Ono Funny sight to Be Seen in . Wash
ington Fancier's shop.

One Funny sight to Re Seen In q Wash
ington Fancier's shop.
The little monkey sat on its perch ia
q cage at the iancisr's shop. looking
placid enough until the proprietor APP,
preached with a small guinea pig in
his hand. Then she suddenly became
much agitated, chattering nervously,
while the little pink eyed animal was
put in through the wire door and
dropped, the entrance being hereupon
closed again.
No sooner was this done than Mis-.
tress Monkey-for such was her sex
reached down one abnormally long
arm TO the floor Of the cage, and, grip.
ping the guinea pig by the skin of his
back, lifted il with one quick motion
TO the perch. The visitor thus sum.
marily treated did not squeal nor APP.
pear in the least discomposed, 80 gent.
ly was the OPP ration performed. Ii
even seemed er tirely content when its
hostess proce, led to hold il in her
arms as a m ,her would her baby.
tightly clasp !, and 10 be,tow upon il
the mos, ma ,rnal caresses, l~udicrous.
ly siSlulaim human WAYS.
Ii was H. If the monkey regarded
the guIncg pig as a very delightful
live doll btpy. Holding tim arrarms,
she would nestle itup under her chin.
inc.iuiuG Ier head Ia one side ia tho
attitude most expressive al m]olA.riy
affacDpa Egtr.in the gIiua. p.G
eviucyd Dol the slightest aH8o tucc,
submIi'ug 81, lIc embrace w' rur 2
strng- aud bimalug pl@rl.,E with
Its plua eyes.
Probably t!1o guinea p.- F. iaa mo,;
philo>opaIc Of animals nrrIE,, Il,
thnS~ The lna,t3 al aII events. lu rat
elias, mamHaaIia Tint prl.au&> to 50
small a portion of intellect
The fauclcr, vino Keeps a little shop
on Twelfth street, said that the mon
key often PLAYED doll baby ia this way
with a guinea pig for hours at a time.
and would do it for days if permitted
but ii was rather too. hard on the
guinea pig. He averred hat he had
never taught the monkey To do any
thing OF the sort, nor the guinea pig
either. Not merely this particular
guinea pig would serve for the pur
pose. but any other; in fact, half a
dozen that were just then in stock,
were made TO take their turns as doll
babies for Mistress Monkey.
Put a second guinea pig into the
cage and see what will happen" sug
gested the reporter.
The fancier said he had never tried
that, and quickly fetched another.
When il was put inside, the monkey
became very much excited-so much
20, indeed, that she held the first
guinea pig upside down in her arms
for some minutes, with its hind legsin
the air, while she watched the second
guinea pig nose around the floor Of the
cage. She looked wistful. but made
no attempt to seize the second guinea
pig, evidently considering that she
could not well hold more than one at
. time. The first guinea pig. hat was
held upside down, did not seem to
mind it a particle; but presently the
monkey discovered her doll baby's
p~redicament and hastily reversed its
position, bringing it right side up
again. The fancier made her drop the
first guinea pig, w~hereupon she picked
up the second guinea pig, that being
neal at hand, and proceeded TO do the
maternal act with il as with the other.
Guinea pig No 2 did not seem TO mind.
Washington Post.