The Forrest City times., 1896-06-26
FORREST CITY ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 26, 1s96

showed the faintest signs of recognition. Indeed, they almost at once devoted themselves to a sanguinary fight. in which Mrs. Tremaine intervened with considerable injury to herself Then she turned to me, and I could see from her manner that she considered me ra- sponsible for the whole difficulty. For q quarter of an hour had really lively time. Mrs. Tremaine hectored the Ital- ian, and the Italian objurgated Mrs Ire maine. Neither of them understood word that the other said. and had 10 act as interpreter and buffer
 Eventually, I made the lest terms that I could. The Italian agreed. for a lconsideration, to allow us to keep both monkeys for d week, during which we might discover their identity. Mrs. Tremaine quite readily agreed to the proposal, for she was confident that no monkey but Jacko could possess Jacko's virtues. l was more doubtful, believ- ing that the virtues were few enough to be common to many monkeys. And so it turned out. Both monkeys made themselves quite at home, overate them selves equally, stole IS cleverly, and, what was most remarkable, searched with identical persistence for the de- ceased Capt. Tremaine Twice that week 1 had to catch two monkeys and when they were both in the butterfly net they nearly killed each other. Mrs. Tremaine used to look at them by the hour, and sob, and call Jacko softly They both answered to the name, if | there was any food about, and at other times preferred to be the other monkey.
 At the end of the week, the organ grinder appeared punctually, and q heartrending scene followed No de- cision had been come to till the morning of his arrival, and then Mrs. Tremaine and Maud differed as to which was the real Jaclio. Then the question had to be decided somehow, and thinking it really mattered little which we kept, I suggested that we should toss up. The fiippancy of the suggestion annoyed them and led to recrimination, but at last we agreed to decide by lot, that being a Biblical way out of the difii- culty, and suitable to the occasion The organ grinder went on his way con- tentedly, and l hoped that the affair was at ar end. But l was very much mis- taken. No sooner had he gone than Mrs. Tremaine and Maud became alike convinced that they had given up the real Jacko. They said they were now certain of it. Poor, dear Jacko was sit ting on barrel organ in the cold street, and engaged in the degrading oc- cupation of collecting coppers, and monkeys were so liable to consumption, and what would poor papa think if h. were alive?
 ''I stood this for about ten days and then went after the Italian again, hav- ing obtained his address in case of further complications. His affections were apparently now extended to both monkeys, for he consented to an ex- change for further consideration. Surely, l thought, to myself, Maud and her mother will be content now. But no, the thing began all over again. The former Jacko was their darling and they'd given him up when they'd got him safe, and it was by my advice and it was all my fault Twice r,ore l ex- changed those monkeys, and then at last even my patience failed. We quarreled, and we parted, and Pve never spolseu to her since. That's why 1 say, ne> get engaged to a girl who keeps a monkey" Pick-Me-Up.