Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
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 First Love of Specimen from Borneo.
 After a somewhat learned and very interesting discussion on the Near ness of Animals to Man" and Mir. Gar ner's efforts toward developing a mon key language, etc, some one told the following story:
 "A young lad in a southern family l know had a half-grown black monkey sent to him from Borneo. The crea- ture, shy and strange at first, soon showed himself responsive to kindness, quick and intelligent in learning the usual accomplishments thought neces- sary in n monkey education. He be- came warmly attached to his youthful owner, and the two friends might be seen anywhere together, the Borneo perched on the shoulders of young America, occasionally giving him an affectIonate tap on the cheek, or chat tering in his ear in the most human way possible. After awhile it was de- creed that Yohko's master must be sent north to school, and thu desolate condition of that monkey in conse- quence was really pitia ble-he grieved and refused to be comforted for lorg time, and then he suddenly became mischievous, He played such tricks and pranks that at last eyerybody's patience gave out and Yokko was dis posed of and disappeared.
 Years went by, and the young southerper went from school to col lege. Soon after his graduation he was visiting in some western city Chicago, think-and passing along the streets one day he observ ed q knot of people gathered on corner. He ap- preached to see what it meant; sud denly great black thing lighted on his shoulders, his neck was closely clasped and little cold, black paw vas batting and stroking his face with such an abandon of affection, such an excited chattering and murmuring as completely bewildered the young man for moment
 'Of course it was master Yokko, de- scended to the role of an organ monkey, and after all the years, all the travel and toll and change, he had recognized his old young master! The delight was mutual, and arrangements were soon completed for the repur- chase of YolSko Certainly if prompt. swift, decisive action is indicative of something beyond mere instinct-of intellect, in fact-that monkey had it. And there wasn't any question as to his 'nearness to man, was therer'
 Then a native man who was present told the following:
 You know sailors are always fond of pets, and on board a man-of.war they are especially so there are always two or three, sometimes more, on board and ship in southern waters always has a monkey and a parrot So at Madagascar they brought big black ape whom the men named Majunga' from the name of the poet. She was tame, had had some teaching and all together was very well'behaved. When she first came aboard it was necessary to shut her up while we were getting of, so . banana was put into an empty chicken coop and Majunga went in While she was, apparently, absorbed in peeling and eating the banana the door or the coop was closed upon her and fastened by means of big hasp over an eye and big nail slipped through. So, y61 see, the monkey was safe. Now, monkey isnlways on the watch exactly at the moment when it seems least so; 1t will look in every di- rection but the one it needs to--appar- ently. Consequently, Majunga had her back to the door all the time when she had finished the banana she turned around and without one in. stant's hesitation she put her paw through the bars of the coop, lifted out the nail, pushed open the door, and mounted on top of the coop, laid the nail beside her and with evident interest watched what was going on. --IOston Globe