The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
BABE, A LADY BABOON
SHE is a TRAINED PERFORMER
WITH ACUTE UNDERSTANDING.
Lcves Her Master to Distraction and
FuriousIy Jealous of His Wife,
Whom She Would Kill.
New York Herald.

New York Herald
| Babe is not thing of beauty. She is
/ beetle-browed, narrow-eyed, and has nose
| like a pig. Babe is Chacma balloon. She
| is not quite two years old, but that makes
/ no difference when Ii comes to fighting. Her
strength is that of Fifth-avenue dude,
and she puts up equally good fight when
| occasion requires.
Like the fin de steele girl, Babe has her
| days of gloom, dependency and temper. AT
these times it would be impossible for her
to discover a ray of joy in the world with
| philosophical microscope. 1t was in this
/ state of mind that l found Babe few
1 afternoons ago when / called her in
company with Mr.. Macart, her owner.
| Babe is deeply in love with Mr. Macart
and through this affection most of her
/ troubles have arisen AS entered the
| dressing room Babe looked through the
| bars of her cage and said "Unh. Unh!''
| In Chacma language this was probably
| polite "howdy do 1t was not spoken to
| me, however, but to Mr.. Macart, who
| opened the cage, attched Babe to the bus
mess end of a long chain. and permitted
her to come out. This she did with grace
| full and rapid waddle, looking at me sus-
| piciously meanwhile. She first attempted to
climb Mr.. Macarts shoulder. This he
| frustrated
| II will have nothing to do with you until
! you bring chair" said he.
Thereupon the huge baboon took hold of
| heavy wooden chair and dragged it across
| the room to her master He sat down and
| Babe promptly ciambered to his shoulder
| with a grunt of satisfaction. Then she be-
| gan to perform kind offices in the way of
| looking over his head. With her it was
| intent and solemn business, and l tried in
| vain to distract her attention.
| go away" said Mr.. Macart to in
| sharp tone.
| This was enough for the baboon. In an
| instant she was down on the floor chasing
| me across the room. She went as far as
| her chain would permit and stood grunting
angrily. That will do Babe, said her
Macarts shoulder and continued her re-
| searches.
| Next Mr. Macart ordered the numbering
| beast to turn somersaults This She did
| with great deal of dexterity and grace.
s %sea Of she hs a aaty glass a
| is extremely jealous of Mrs. Macart,' said
he. Il noticed it eight or ten months ago,
some beer and gave my wife some. In an
instant Babe had sprang upon her and be
| most all the clothes off her back. Since
then she has made several attacks on Mrs.
| Macart, and / have all L can do to handle
her sometimes"
Then, turning to the baboon, Mr.. Macart
.."unh! Unhr' said the baboon. It is pos
| sible that Professor Garner would have
| been able to understand the language. but
| During Mr.. Macart's momentary absence
| few minutes later an attendant, knowing
| that it was almost time for Babe to appear
| on the stage. came in and gave the baboon
a stiff drink Of beer. This top of the
She grew good natured and befuddled. She
| even held out her hand and made overtures
for some kind of a. game.
When Mr.. Macart returned he found her
| laboring under the influence of large and
ablebodied jag. He angry for a mo-
| a
| Babes antics. She attempted to stand on
her head of her own accord but fell over
| and lay on her back on the floor, laughing in
| maudlin fashion. She rubbed her eyes with
one hand and apparently tried to sing. Mr..
him., showing a set of teeth that looked
| like large grains of corn. She became frisky
| for the play, and it was some time before
| she would don her little scarlet and white
looked up at at the other monkeys and
| cursed vocferously, apparently employing
the choicest baboon yerna "a The little
| knew Babe would not be allowed to touch
them. They also acted as though they knew
Babes first duty on the stage is to referee
boxing match between two dogs. This she
| performed to the satisfaction of the spec
tators, chatterng at the chorus girls be-
| tween rounds. The chorus girls hold Babe
| in great respect They have had ocular
| demonstrations of her prowess, and any of
| them would break her contract rather than
come within reach of Babes long black
| fingers.
When the time came for her to carry
| big chair off the stage Babe was all but
helpless, She heaved and tugged and final
ly rolled over with the chair top She
| got it to the wings at last and threw it
| down with disgust. Her somersaults were
| failures of the most pronounced kind, but
as Mr.. Macart had explained her condition
| to the spectators, the result was sort of
| triumph for Babe. Had she been gifted with
human reason, she would have felt dis
| graced for week at least Shortly after
the performance Babe retired to her cage
| and fell into drunken stupor.
| 1t is perculiar to the manner in which
| Babe regards strangers. They are no more
to her than so many articles of furniture
She does not pay the slightest attention to
them unless told to do So She knows
everything that belongs to Mr.. Macart, and
of the worst things that Mr. Macart has to
contend with is Babes disposition to regard
everything she handles during the act as
her personal property. Woe to stage hand
will scream and use every means in her
power to get at him. The trained dogs she
regards as belonging exclusively to her and
she will stroke them, pick them over and
talk to them for hours at a time. She will
never allow another animal in her cage at
meal time however, as she cannot under
stand how it is necessary for any one to
eat but herself.
Mr.. Macart is under the impression that
any monkey of whatever Species in
christendom can be tanned and subjugated
by judiciouS use of the whip.
IF were around Johanna / would tame
her in week" said he, 81 would of course
| want something to guard my neck, face ana
limbs SO she could do no damage. l would
| to love me in week.
| A contest between Mr.. Macart and Jo-
hanna for physical superiority would be an
interesting event, to say the least
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