Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
sAceeo MONKEYS OF INDIA.
they Have Things All Their Own way
and Cut Up Some Queer Capers.


They Have Things All Their own way
and Cut Up Some Queer Caper''
An English gentleman who mas n w.
many wears in India tells some queer SUITS
about the sacred monkeys that are a y eao
nuisance in some parts OF tnat cou M
No one is allowed to modest theH'
RIM about the streets, help themselves "
whatever they please at the SHOPS ~
orchards and gardens and play havoc gen
orally. To thrash them IS reearueu 90
misdemeanor, and TO shoot nlonAoy
might cause a second mutiny
The gentleman had garden wnere Rre"
delicious fruits. The sacred monkeys easiiy
scaled the walls and helped themselves
They were not content win Simply eaUinS,
but amused themselves Win throwing iiail
munched fruit at each otner, 10 slooV
these pests was out of the question: anu 70
hit them with stones was impossloie, as
thew easily lodged any missile that might
be thrown at them. An IDEA struck inc
Englishman one day, and he at once pro
ceeded TO carry it into effect, Win grea.
success. $50.
tatoes that were to be found ana had them
boiled. When they were scalding hot ne
had basket and potatoes placed under one
of the trees The monkeys were watching
these movements from the trees. Presently
every monkey seized a hot potato, ana then
followed the most unearthly screeches ana
gatherings A monkey VIII never let 20
any article of food that he once gets hold
of. even if he has to die, and these monkeys
true 10 their nature. would not drop the
hot potatoes. .
They held them in one hand and then IN
the other, and then they would take bite
and scald their mouths, and roll In the
dust, writhing with pain, but never letting
the potatoes once out of their grasp. Ihey
ate up the potatoes, and then disappeared
over the walls and never returned.
The Englishman once witnessed pa
thetic as well as heroic scene in one OF the
CITY squares, in which the sacred monkeys
were the actors He saw number OF
monkeys seated and standing in large
circle, and female monkey hugging and
wailing over the dead body OF her baby,
that had Just been killed by cobra's bite.
The other females were trying to console
her by caresses, while the males appeared
TO be in earnest consultation among them
selves In the center OF the circle was the
large cobra that had inflicted the fatal bite
eoiled and with head erect, watching the
enemies by whom he was surrounded.
Suddenly a young and athletic male
monkey sprang 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 to dart its head he sprang to one
side, and then over the cobra This was
repeated so often and with such astound
ing rapidly that the cobra became Devil
dered. when the monkey seized the snake
by the neck and proceeded 10 crush its
head to Jelly by rubbing it on the ground
with all It's might. The snake tried u
free itself by coiling around the monkeys
neck; but in vain; its struggles became
weaker and weaker until life was extinct
When the snakes head had been reduced
to shapeless mass the simis n hero dropped
1 the cobra and executed sssries of hops ant
somersaults.
Up to that moment the other monkey,
had maintained the most anxious silence
watching every movement Of the combat
ants with eager interest The snakei
DEATH however, was the signal for th'
| most joyous gatherings and gambols
| They took hold Of the conqueror OF thu
snake, patted him on the head. scratched
his back, danced around him and gav'
every manifestation of their great appre
| citation OF his valorous achievement. TIT
I poor mother carried about her dead babi
for two days longer.-Chicago Tribune.