Telegram-herald., 1891-03-30
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and Cat Up ssAae 01ser esPers-
Al E2gllsa gcEslsznaa wl20 h&s lived
r.zay yeaEsia Iac,a tells scnac qaesT st<a'1ss
about he seors1 noE-Sys thSt are . great
nuiszncs IN sesne p-rss - that country
No ozs j. allowed To naosnss tAs1n- They
raE aeost s1s Strsess. asip themselves 70
whatever they please a. the sAopss rSs
orchards and Esrasns and Play havoc gen
srauy. To tsTash tkeia Is Regarded ss =
uaisdeneArer. sad 70 shoat monkey
might cause seecn6 Tnetiay.
The gentleman had gsTdea where ssrsw
delicious fruits The sacred men keys easa y
scaled the walls and helped themselves
They were not content with simply eating.
bat amused themselves with throwing half
muEched fruit 81 eseh ether. To shoot
these pests Wa out q the qnestioa, ana 10
bit them with stones was impossiele, as
they easily dodgei any missile that rnaSht
10 thrown at them. An idea struck the
Esgiishnsn ene day, and ne al once pro
oeodad 20 carry Ii into effect. with great
slcccss
Hs get . large basket Of the largest po-
tatoss that were - be found and had them
boiled When they were scs-idinz hot lie
had l~skes and potatoes placed under che
of the brocA The monkeys were watching
these movements from the Trees. Presently
every monkey seized . hot potato, and then
followed the most anearthiy scrccches and
gatherings. A monkey viii never 1T 20
any article ef food thst he once sets hold
Of, eren IL be has 20 die, aud these nonAeys.
true 10 their nature. would not crop the
hot potatoes.
They held them in one hand and then in
the other. and then they would take bite
and scald tsslr mouths. and roll IN the
dust. whiting with pain, but never letting
the potatoes once out Of their gasp. They
ate up the potatoes. and then disappeared
over the walls and never returned.
The Englishman once witnessed pa
thetic Is well as heroic scene ia ole Of the
city squares. IN which the sacred monkeys
were the actors. lie SAW a number Of
MONKEYS seated and standing in a large
circle, aud a female monkey hagging and
wailing over the dead body Of her baby.
that had just been killed by "A cobra's bitel
The other females were trying 10 console
her by caresses, while the males appeared
10 he ia earnest consultation among them
selves. IL the center Of the circle was the
large cobra that had inflicted he fatal bite,
coiled and with head erect, watching the
enemies ny whom he was surrounded.
Suddenly young and athletic male
monkey sPrany into the arena He care
fully approached the cobra, which pre-
pared itself 10 strike. The monkey made
a few passes, and just as the snake WAS
about 10 dart it's head he sprapg TO one
side, and then over the cobra This was
repeated so often and with such as.ounG-
ing rapidity that the cobra became bewil-
dcred, when the monkey seized the snake
by the neck and proceeded to crush its
head TO n jelly by rubbing !. on the ground
with all it's might. The snake tried 20
free itself By coiiing around the monkey 8
neck; but in vain; its struggles became
weaker and weaker until life was extinct.
When the snakes head had been reduced
to a shapelcss mass the simian hero dropped
the cobra and executed series of hops and
somerssults.
Up TO thst moment the other monkeys
had maintained the most anxious silence,
watching every movement " the combat
ants with eager interest. The snakes
death, however, was the signal for the
most joyous gatherings aud gambols.
They took hold Of the conqucror of the
snake, pattcd him On the head, scratched
his back, danced around him and gave
every manifestation OF their great appre-
citation Of his valorous achievement. The
poor mother carried about her desd babe
for two days longer.-Chicago Tribune.