The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-03


zee which way Il went, did youg"
No" ! said. is she addicted to
hunting monkeytY
only the Monkey" he replied. u
used TO do Il once"
Dear met | said. ITS fashionable
amusement In the neighborhood,
them"
No" he answered mournfully. Il
was engaged 10 that girl once aud that
beast OF a monkey broke the engage
ment."
Were you" asked. "cut out By
the monkey. them"
- man" he said. must be very.
very young to make remark Ike
that"
who h she7" ! inquired
"Oh. she's Miss Tremalno.' he cald.
I'm tell you the story. II you like. II
will be a warning to you never TO get
engaged to a girl who keeps a mon
key"
AT present" said. there Is no girl
Of the sort In my minds eye. but rs
better TO be prepared for all emeF-
geneies."
Il rot engaged 10 Miss TFemaino.
he sald. "about three years ago. met
her at the tennis club and dances and
around the places generally here. but ]
had never seen much OF her az home,
and ! was unaware even OF the mon
Keys existence. As soon as we were
engaged was introduced 10 Iacko. he
was a small monkey OF ordinary ap-
pearancc aud was not at nrst sight
prepossessing. but In the Tremainc
household he was a family fetlch. Its
curious 10 notice the dominant In
fluence IN different families. Some
times It's the baby. sometimes the but
Ter. sometimes a first husbands mem-
DRY and sometimes the daily paper
nul In this case Iaeko reisned supreme.
Captain Tremaine. who was dead. had
bought the beaoi. and q was concerned
IN a touching deathbod scene or some
thing Of the kind. Al any rate Mrs.
Tremaine regarded Il aa a sacred relic
OF the dear deceased. and llvished all
her love and affection on a. ! well
remember the FIRST night ! saw Jaeko.
and discovered the habit that event
ually wrecked an engagement Il wa
a sitting evening and ! suggested 10
Maud the des.rahlliiy OF opening a win
dow. oh. no she said. we never can
have the wlndowo open IN the evening
Jacko would get out Ny first hint Of
Iacko's habits vas enlarged by Mrs
Tremalne's frequent and Objectionable
intrusions to inquire as 10 the beasts
whereabouts A man In the first rap
iure Of an engagement naturally dis
likes the inrushes OF eomcone else Ia
pursuit OF monkey. The next morn
ing the nuisance increased 4 servant
came round they live a few doors
from hereto tell me that Jacko had
iusi escaped and would help to catch
him. found him about lunch time
after a long and exciting chase As
seemed obvious. ! caught him by the
tail. and the brute hlt me and went ON
for another half hour Mrs Tremalne
explained reproaohmlly that Jacko al.
ways biz people who touched his tail.
"For come months Jaeko continued
20 be a nuisance At home and abroad
when he escaped. which BE managed
10 do about once q week. was expected
10 secure him. This generally hap
pened IN the morning. when the win
dows were open and the tradesmcn
were calling. and at nrst on these oc-
caslons ! ala not reach my chambers
iill the afternoon. Afierward / be-
came quite an adept at catching him.
Ills plan Of campaign was to wait un-
ill his pursner was quite olole and then
jump about twenty yards bought a
large butterfly net with a long handle.
and he never got the hang OF that.
when I had discovered this invention
was comparatively happy. but wait
cd With dread for the time when Iacko
should escape after dark. and | should
be compelled TO hunt for the brute
through the watches OF the night on
the peril Of losing the regard OF the
Tremalne family Jackos nomadlc
habits we're. may explain. attributed
20 a desire TO hnd his dead master AZ
lasi the event that dreaded occurred.
one cold winters evening lacko dis
appeared while the cook was Interview
ing her fayoriio policeman at the back
door. ana 60, well away. The cook re-
colyed a months notice on the spot.
aud ! was at once put on the track Of
the animal Mrs Trcmaine was much
annoyed because wished to pat my
boots on before starting. ana even
Maud seemed only anxious Tor the
monkeys health. After tramplng
through three or four miles OF streets.
] experienced what at FIRST regarded
as unexpected good luck The brute
came tearing round a corner ana IN a
second he was In the butterfly net.
was just preparing 10 return elaled
that the run had been 20 Incredibly cut
short. when a crowd also came around
the corner. headed by an angry and
hroathless Italian. soon discovered
the connection OF events. Tho Italian
could not speak much English. but |
gathered that he claimed lecko as his
monkey. his oarrlsslmo monkey. The
crowd. who had become excited In the
|, chase. and who imagined that | was
attempting to cheat a poor, Ignorant
foreigner out Of his only sOlacc In a
strange land. demanded that should
glve the monkey up. The vision Of
Maud's face. II the sacred animal spent
the night In the possession OF an un-
Trustworthy Italian. rose before my
eyes, and I distinctly declined TO re-
llnqulsh lacko.