The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18

misdemeanor, and to shoot monkey m hit
cause a second mutiny.
The gentleman had a garden where grew
delicious fruits. The sacred monkeys easily
scaled the walls and helped thsmsei yes
They were not content with simply eating,
but amused themselves with throwing half
munched fruit at each other. To shoot
these pests was out of the question, and to
hit them with stones as imp lSsible, as they
easily lodged any missile that might be
thrown at them. An idea struck the En-
gllshmnn one day and he at once proceeded
to carry it into effect with great
success. He got a large basket Of
tue largest potatoes that were 20
be found and had them boiled. When they
were scaldiug hot he had basket and
potatoes placed under one Of tine trees. The
monkeys were watching these movements
from the trees. Presently every monkey
seized hot potato, and then followed the
most uneerthly screeches and gatherings.
A monkey will never let go any article Of
food that he once get hold of. even if he has
to die, and these monkeys, true to their
nature, would not drop the hot potatoes.
They held them in one hand and then in the
other, and then thsy would take bite and
scald their mouths and roll In the dust,
| writing with pain, but never letting the
| POTATOES once out OF their grasp. They ate
4 UP the potatoes and then disappeared over
l the walls and never returned.
r. The Englishman once witnessed q very
pathetic, as well as heroic, scene in one Of
the, city squares, in which the sacred mon
KEYS were the actors. He saw a number of
monkeys seated aud standing 10 ia gs
circle, and female mon ey hugging and
wailing over the dead body Of her baby
| that had just been killed by a oobra's bite
The o her females were trying to console
her by caresses, while the males appeared
| to bein earnest consultation among them
selves. In the center OF the circle was the
large cobra that had inflicted the fatal bite,
| coiled and with head erect, watching the
enemies by whom he was surrounded.
Suddenly young and athletic male
monkey sprang into the arena. He carefully
| approached the cobra, which prepared itSelf
! to strike. The monkey made a few passes,
and just as the snake was about to art its
head he sprang to one side, and then over
the cobra. This was repea ed SO often and
with such astonishing rapidity that the
| cobra became bewildered, when the monkey
seiEsd the snake by the neck and proceeded
to crush its head to jelly 10y rubbing it on
the ground with all his might The snake
tried to free itself by coiling around the
| monkeys neck. but in vain; its struggles
| became weaker and weaker until life was
extinct. When the snaS e's head had been
| reduced to a shapeless mass the young
81 MAN hero dropped the cobra and executed
a series of hops aud somer saults.
| Up to that moment the other monkeyi
had maintained the most anxious silence
watching every movement OF the combat
ants with eager interest. The snakes death
however, was the signal for the most joy
Gus gatherings and gambols. They tool
| npld Of tue conquerer Of tie snake, patted
him on the head, scratched his back, danced
around him, and gave every manifestation
of their great appreciation of his valorou,
J achievement. The poor mother carries
about her dead babe two days logger.