The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11
A LETTER TO TIE MONKEY.
FAvoRITE TOYS OF A LITTLE BOY.
Other Stories for the Young PeOpls-The
Little Girl's DeAth-Whst the Young
Lady Forgot JuvenlIia A
Batch of Knotty Problems.

The beautiful sunbeams streamed in
through the western windows of q family
sitting room one afternoon. says Fanny
Louise Weaver in the YouRs Componion,
and shone upon the brown-gold wavy hair
OF little Stuart Hunter.
He was sitting perched upon big Web
ster's dictionary az the library table, print
ing letter. His small mouth twisted
itself into very funny shapes as it tried 10
follow the letters made by the little
cramped, ink-bedaubed fingers.
And this is what the letter said:
"DEAR, DARLING MONKEY: / mis- you very
mulch. Do you mis- me? love you just the
same. hops the dOckters will make you we'll
soon and let you come home. The eietant has
his throte CUT Paul did il cuz whitfield up
his four new led pensyls with my new nife.
Hannah Jane is having her face painted over.
Wen you see her she will have brite red cheeks.
GoOd-by. from your loving master.
STUART HUNTER"
The monkey to whom this was written
was not live monkey, as you might
think, but only toy.
Years ago 2 gentleman bought him in
London FOR his little niece, Golden-lOczs,
who lived in New York city; but when
he was presented TO his little mistress, she
ran shrieking to her mamma and buried
her face in her lap.
All their efforts to pacifv her were 10
vain, so the monkey was sent down to
Nantucket 10 little Stuart Hunter, whose
mamma was a dear friend of Golden
locks mamma.
When stuart awcke bright and early on
Christmas morning and found glossy
black monkey with n long, sleek tail
standing up in his stockings, he was per-
fectlv delighted. Selling him in his arms
he danced about the room hugg'ng and
kissing him wildly.
The mokey thought IL a much warmer
reception than the one GOlden-locks mad
given him.
There was only one drawback 70 that
first happy day in his new home. stuart
had little black kitten. He was all
black, without q speck of white on him
anywhere, and his mama was Zebadiah
HeGly. Stuart named him for q digni-
fed old Quaker gentleman whom he
greatly admired.
Now when Zsbadiah stepped into the
library late that afternoon and saw the
monkey sitting IN a little rocking chair by
the FIRE, his own favorite resting place, he
was very angry. With RrOwl and hiss
he spTang upon him The two black
floor, and when at last the children sue
ceeded in rescuing the poor monkey, alas I!
both OF lis yellow glass eyes were gone
and Zehadiah's sharp claws had torn out
several patches Of fur.
Stuart cried over the lost ewes, but his
mamma fastened two shiny boot-buttons
In The monkeys head and he was satisfied.
Next 20 the monkey an elephant stuffed
with cotton and an old-fdshioned doll were
Stuar.s fayOrites.
The 90 rs name was Hannah Jane. She
had very long legs and arms and n stiff,
hard BODY. Her head was a painted
wooden one and was made on board q
whale ship fifty or more years ago.
When Hannah Jane was dressed in her
striped elk, laced mantilll and old
fashioned bonnet with a dotted veil, she
was very ancien: and aristocratic-lcOkiny 2.
The monkey, the elephant and Hannah
Jane often went out riding together.
People would stop 10 look a. the little
family in the baby carriage. They always
admired Hannah Jane, hut ALWAYS laughed
ct the monkey, which made stuart very
indignant.
BY the end OF his third year in Nan
tucket poor inoEkeT's fur was nearly al
worn of, he had been kissed and Rugged
so much by his afectionate little master.
He was Queer-looklng object, indeed,
ard people laughed more than ever when
he went ont riding with Hannah Jane
One night, about a week before Christ
mas, Stuart's mamma proposed sending
the monkey t. the hospital to see If the
doctors could not make new coat of fur
grow.
80, when Stuart was fast asleep the
monkey, who always kept cuddied up in
bis arms, was taken away and hidden IN
mamma's big mending-basket-for that
was the hospital she meant, and she was
10 be the doctor
Stuart's letter was written TO him while
ne was up stairs being recovered.
On Christmas morning there he was In
braD0 new suit Of gray fur, standing up
In Stuart's stocking Just as he did three
years before. His welcome home was all
any monkeys heart could desire.
Hannah Jane in her "brite red cheeks"
end the elephant with his throat nicely
sewed up were very glad to see him, and
this time Zehadish purred and rubbed
against his soft sides. showing very ? ainly
that he wished him 70 forget the past
THE LITTLE Girls DEATH.