The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-30
NO DOUBT OF THEIR BEING WILD
While Duck Hunting q Citizen Discov-
ers a Strange Group.

Sylvania, Ca, December 25.-(Special.)-
A hunter made a strange discovery IN the
Savannah river swamp in Screven county
recently. Told in his own language in a
letter TO The Sylvania Telephone, his story
Is as follows:
The r4ver swamp In what is known rs
Ihe Fork is very deep and thick. In the
midst OF this lew DAYS ago | was at
tempting TO creep ON some ducks IN q lt-
COON .sflcn any attention Vas arrested by q
chaltcrint, noise ia the trees overhead.
My first thought, OF course, was that it
was squirrels, but had never before heard
them make such loud noise or bark IN
that way. ii they Were squirrels l thouS ~
surely lhcy We're the largest ever known.
Il walked out = lew PAGES 10 set good
view OF the trees IN which | heard the
noise. IL grew louder and louder every
moment ana my curiosity was highly cNciC-
ed TO see what IL was. | was not long IN
finding out Swinging from a limb by his
tau. his feet and b0oS in the air ana cnal-
lcrinfs for ali he was worth, was one OF the
cutest little monkeys that ever saw. You
may be sure was surprised at seeing
an animal OF this description i'm the SaVan-
nah river swamp. But he was there-a
sure enough monkey. and no mistake
about 1t. 1 should judge he was about tho
size Of an ordinary dJg-at least four or
five times as large as "A cat SiuirrCl. As
lar as my knowledge o. monkeys goes, ne
was Of the species known a. the American
monkey. lie was swinging, as stated be-
fore. 10y his tan, ann was cutting up ali
sorts OF antics ia the air, making the most
laulCrOuS EiIH OF EeSICuidilOlS ana CtlAt-
tcrinG necessarily.
Il was just wondering II he had escaped
from some travelling Snowman and strdyed
of duv there IN enc swamp when my at
teatton was attracted by similar noise in
another tree close by. DUST as looked in
that direction 3uO her one OF the animals
Of nearly the same size swung Itself TAR out
from a lifao and sNrAug a. ross tho inter
Vcning Sp@Cc--a distance OF about ton tcct-
10 the other tree.
''Iroiloviug this second one. and jumping
~ f
came four smaller ones. which judged To
he the children OF the other two. When
they were All together on the same tree 1t
was genuine monkey family, and most
amusing ana happy spectacle IL was. OF all
tine wild pranhs thai YOU ever saw cut ~.
those monkeys dld ii. They would Gun
and box each other, and quarrel and chase
one another from limb 10 limb until it was
ridiculoCS 90 see them.
1T was wonderful how they could WRAP
their tails around "a iimo aud swing clear
out into tho air. and tEen, lct1LLS 70, jump
over 70 another tree. Really. their tails
seemed TO lie thc most useful and active
part OF their bodies, and thereby they
al this time they did not see me, as
was partially behind tree. was think
ing how 10 would be possible 20 capture one
OF thcm-for Of course 1 would not have
thOuih o. shooting orc OF the harmless
CrJdAu rtS--GtDu one, more f''lArHicFou3
than tie rest, came Gown near to tho
ground and happened to SPY nae as l stood
there wish gIu IN hand.
''imrnt Giatulv H. scampcred back, making
n most Gncartbly IucSct and "n.n he did
SO. ..li the ttIe.s started up the same cry
and. though they haG not seen me, they
aG ran away. jumping from tree 10 tree
with "A r1i4G.ty .hat was wonderful The
monkey tnat saw me h1d evidently gwen
tte alarm in their language. which the res
undoubtedly understood. elise they would
r.ycr have sclIpcTed away 80 fast. J
tried To follow ghem fer saort while, but
they went AZ such "a rate that they were
sc-n host TO sight and hearing an the thick
''Eor-. the question that natm ally arises
IS, Nlcre d.d this monkey family come
from. ] do not claim 10 be an expert IN
natural history or anything OF that sort
bul 10 Is my honest opLiCu that they were
t-nis.5 ri--ftt th.rc ~ th. scamp. F'0c
thick growth suits their habits. and IN lie
Hollow trunks OF a." large expresses they
are warmly housed during tire cold nights
"A man who ae'IU. reu some 4@Ett as =
pafi!r.-iist once eaid THAT this swamp would
i- paradise for monkeys ard that II they
eyer E..nnd a tr5tEu.a there th"y would
surely thrive. How this family that saw
ever l-ct its start. Of course cannot tell
bU. suffice d q, say they are there. sever
al years .go some oi orr cit ems may re-
UcG.l5- ftat "a negro e1at Hno Killed an
ANNA, th1t was jumping about m tho
tTecs sud 81 Gish was dcrlor.a 10 he mon
kcy hg several reliable parties VINO saw u
uftrr e WAS killed
Moved uy no u-ot.vc nut merely tue t'-
sire ID, state the facts as I saw thCfn f.t
the Ia,eft 90 voUr readers. I GaV" tres
PASSED th's much uIon your t''rc AND
rrare trrct we mss very shortly h"ar
s..rio-hiuC :0~rs OF tEis monkey family, and
I firmly believe that We Wal