Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-09
MONKEY KINGS AND LAWS.
Tho Intellectual Ability Of This Animal.
Greatly underrated.

u Ia Ktlll an article OF faith, not only In
India but In All londs where monkeys 60 in
packss that they have king laws and iau.
guasc OF course. Saving the hrat tom. and
duly limiting the otbcra. the belief Ia sound.
no doubt, hut ihen Datuta tolls u.s. on the
authority Of "pious pornunap no met IA
India, that the king lives in state. -Four
noblcmen always attend him with rods In
their banda, and cooks serve him on their
KNEES. Nikitin the Russlan traveller Of thu
nitcenth century, gives more details. Tho
king has tram Of armed followers"
When Buhioot Is caught he contryoA 10
sond q mesaago to The soyerclgu who forth.
with dispatches an army, "And when thoy
come To tho towr they pun down tho house,
and beat tho poopla; aud thoir armios. ii Il
said, are many This II not quite Va rldle-
uluua a. Il looks. for the sacred apes that
frequent an lndian village viii roalit gather
60 aycngo an injury, and 1t Is "a common
practice with them 10 destroy the hut when
angerNd, hut II mas have occurred 10
Nikltin that his statement was too broad.
ITO eAplalns, therefore. how munhuya arc
caught with impuaity, They have great
many children, 'and when child IA IN.
llko lta father and mother 1t Ia thrown out
on the high road. lhuH thoy ART taken ~
the lilnduoa, who teach thom every sort OF
handoraft or sell them at nigbi. that they
may not mud their way home
Whom diamonds woro nrst discovered In
South Africa. Europeans nooking 10 that
ihioly populated rOgion became aware oi
an annoyance, not TO fay danger which
they had not reck0ncd among the chancua
u the Journey, NAM lonely lduof waa
Ire ehied by tribe Of apes. which dwalt
- the rocks above, aud dofoundod TO
q any do attn, no doubt hut not GA tho
beacon tracks IN summer weather dlEgofa
naniped out and started at sunrise. rested
durnH the heat. and resumed IN tho late
attornoonr -ihl feeding times As often a.
not tho big mAle apes Gathered promptly to
defend the pass, We nsvcr heard of seris
Gus accident On authority though plenty
are reported Tho bruteH are NOT less Ton.
inidablo IN appearance than ia fact. and
whom, W night Of stones they charge.
roaring aud screaming, Travellers are rarely
70 stupid ma ~ face them IN 1871 there
was dehle IA the district of Albania which
had been clnaed by Rpoa for several yoars.
Neither Il0crA nor English BotilrrH Will
lnEly hHanil them, owing, we understand
10 belief that thoy Mongo Themselves
upon the rropa nf tho aggreasor Uuleaa
Mr.. Mansfield parkyna exaggerated the
Intelligence and discipline Of their kins.
folk 10 AbyHslnia, tLiH notion IN not 10
NJ IN always probable the Ak.
crops were those nearer 20 the
colony
Mr. rprkyng says that be often watched
them descending the rocka 10 feed Tia
ola malas 40 nrat-s some Of them scout on
either Hank, and All climb oyury emlnenco
near tho line " march 10 assure themselves
that Tho route ~ safe, After accommodating
they gave orders IN such different tones ~
voice that each must have a special mean.
INK Tho elders are silent when advancing,
but tho main body famAleA and young,
Keep NJ an lnceAuant chatter, playing ami
tecdlng a. they EO, unless brought to Ati
instantaneous halt by signal. Behind follows
the rear guard OF males who drive
loltsrers on sharply. On reaching tho corn
nelda tho scouts take posts all round, while
the rest fail 10 plundering with the utmost
expedition, nlllng their check pouches an
fun a. they viii hold, and then tuckng thu
heads Of corn under thclr armpits" Mr,
parkynA never saw a scout leave bis plscn
Whcro BIO can not feed. until the foray IL
over and no resumes his duties on tho
homeward march. Evidently they inuHt bo
allowed a share OF tho booty carried on
An unfailing Instinct tells them wherc 70
search Tor water, aud they dig for IL with
their hands, one relieving another " Tho
work be prolonged, Leopardn are the great
'nenly, but they seldom dare attack full
grown nnirnai This species 10 not 40 pug
naol0us az the South African, perhaps be-
'auae food Il mora abundant and they are
more familiar with human bcings. They
at nlght Of men. though they At
aeh dogs, and sometimes " men. u alone.
fr. ParkynH saw a striking instance u
heir intelligence At khartoum. A show.
nan there told hiui 10 watch. and thea led
iin ape toward q basket Of dates IN tho
market Tho creature never looked Ut u.
Iut while performing edged closer. sud
ienly DO started UP from tho ground on
gblrh hg was LEX, Eifs;ehed iiks oorpAe.
,nd uitering efy ~ pain Or rsge. md bis
Dfs TIL on Tho iaes Of tbs ds'a Keller, ard
hen without rioyug me rest q bis body.
'thls "a many data a. he could ho'd IN Que
4 his bind hands Tho ssiier. beng
Jared ont ~ oonntsnance. tnF~ nofhog
Z H. THIS Naq reason unaueriionAhly. and
Il complies order
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