Evening journal., 1895-06-08
STORIES OF THG DAY.



A young lady who lives near toen has
d pet in the shape Of . marmcset IL u
cue OF numerous species 81 small
south American monkey. having long
soft fur and q barry, uonpfehenaiba tsil
Jocko la not quite az large as = common
gray squirrel. and has not been ID che
Possession OF bis owner for 8 sufficient
length 81 time to become tame enough
to come at call She keeps il Ia large
hooking bird cage, the principal article
OF diet being banana.
A day or two hgo a meddlesome friend
carried the cage ont to large silver
maple tree, opened the door, and Iocko
quickly took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity. he aprang to holly tree which
was close TO the maple. and cautiously
made his way through the thick growth
or pfickly Leaves. Every once and
awhile he would strike q spur, lit his
paw very gingerly and examine ~
critically
AT last he reached point Of vantage
and made a spring which landed hin
safely ia the first FORK Of The maple Ia
4 few seconds he was high up 10 the
branches, leaping from bough to bougb,
evincinR every evidence Of delight at bis
freedom. He wss not long ia making his
way to other trees nearby and spent d
happy day ia the topmost boughs, eytrg
few minutes sending forth his shTill and
pierre " call. by means OF which those
Interested could keep track o. his where
abouts
AS tue sun went down and twilight
began to gather Joeko wanted 70 % to
b and lis Giles became redoublsd in
frequency and intensity. He looked
down at bis cage. whore II WAS his won't
to curl up ia piece OF s4anel, but could
not be- Induced to return behind the
bars. Atast hsppy thought struck
him HI espied en orioles nest away up
10 the top OF tbe maple, and evidently
thought he would make It his abode
springing quickly from limb to lint
he soon made hts way q
within few feet Of the nest
Then 1t WAS that he hec
his FIRST surprise. The mother bird
left tue neat and made dash after dash 81
him until be chung to the. under de o.
/. the limb aud screamed with terror
The beautifully p!umaged bird defende'
her home go iercely and effectively thu
Jocko RECONSTRUCTED his plans for tn,
: night and made a flying leap for safety
! | The reception accorded him at the Hote
4. ub OAlola Was 700 WaAH AhA b"mApAhs -
j. mother bird kept him on the jump unit
he was on the other side OF the maple
when she left him and returned to he
4 eggs OF chipping youngsters, whicheve
\ tho nest contained
Jocko had to get lodgings some plac'
I, and. seeing robins nest on linn
= Fifteen or twenty feet below him, mad
4 for It Mrs Redbrsast hoped to q
= limb and piped out q call which mo-
y probably meant You keep away fro
y here Jocko, ia tho most upprov'
- monkey talk remarked: "old lad
you're on your eggs, amt you By th
time she WAS of her legs, and her mat
who had heard her alarm, joined he
- Both began hging about Tho monkey 81
" calling for help They were not as bra
- "a the oli5le and presently Jocko "
IL curled up ia their nest, the only pa
~ Of him visible being his long tail, whi'
IN hung over the side of the nest a
~ swayed contentedly Tho robins W.
w disconsolate and went TO spend the mig
"a away from home Jooko slept throui
,,s heavy gust and awoka next morni
cold, hungry and dispiIitud His 81
was bMted with banana and hauied
In the maple. Late ia the day huns
compelled him TO walk ia the trap, 4
~ door was sprung 70, and now he occup
4, the contracted quarters which he
~ before be had hts two days escapade