The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-09

with the ends Of the branches sawed
oii standing In the middle for them 10
climb up to the shelves by. and 70 hang
on TO by their tails II they wanted to.
One day We set In on the bottom Of the
cage a champagne bottle filled with
very highly fermented root beer and
with the cork held IN with a cord tied
with bow knot The monkeys got up
on the shelves and up In the stumpy
tree and looked down on this bottle
very suspiclously. Finally their curl
osity got the better Of them. and they
came down and moved around the bot
lie 10 inspect H. Al last they got near
enough 70 touch Il and handle Il. aud
finally they upeet II over on its side.
Then one Of The MONKEYS began pulling
on the string. with the rest an clus-
tered around Al last he pulled the
knot loose. and bang sent the cork.
and away went the beer. The first rush
Of Il knocked over three or four Of the
monkeys nearest the muzzle Of the bot
tie. and II drenched half dozen Of them
aad wet all Of them more or less. for Il
went through the bunch Of monkeys
like a pun Of smoke. SCATTERING and
flying In all directions. An instant
later the monkeys were up the tree and
lying along on the shelves. There was
nothing left on the floor OF the cage
but the empty bottle.
"A number OF times after that We set
bottles Of beer out In the sun to fer
ment and then set them In the cage. but
the monkeys never would touch them
We could set the bottle In. but VI
couldn't make the monkeys pull the
string.
There was a lady standing In from
81 the cage one day who had on a hal
with a big bunch OF red cherries and I
lot Of flowers on the top Of H. A mon
key reached through the bars ant
grabbed the cherries. The lady pulles
hack. but the monkey held on and
pulled the hat on and tried 10 drag I
through the bars into the cage. Thres
or four other visitors standing neal
rushed up and grabbed the hat and thcl
pulled one way while the monkey pullet
the other. They finally got the hal
away from the monkey and returned D
10 the lady. The cherries were about al
gone and what there was left Of the res
o, the bat wasn't OF much account. TIL
lady said she would have TO be paid FOL
tie hat and she made for the box-oflce
why. certainly said the man Il
the box-ofice. How much DO YOU valu
your hats
Five dollars. the lady said. and ID
box-ofIice man handed out the money
The lady smiled: she was evldensll
pleased. I really didn't expect yol
would pay Tor Il. she said. and sh'
turned to 70 away.
Madam Eaid the man In the box
Office. and the lady turned around.
We'll take the hat now. II yol
please.
'whatr said the lady.
1.-The hat. II yon please. said tn
bOx-ofico ran. We've paid Tor Il. AM
We would like TO have L.
"Of course the lady couldn't 20 ava.
without a hat. and the upshot OF il wa
that she returned the $ and went ava
with the hat
standing In front Of the cage on
day was a man who had on n pair O
/ gold spectacles. A monkey reacho
through and took the spectaclcs of n
mans nose. The man was greatly sur
prlsed At this. but he was a great dea
more surprised when he saw the mon
key close BY him push the glasses on
Of the frame aud put them In his mOut
and stow them away. one In each cheei
and then proceed 20 twist the frame NJ
like 20 much wire. into small bunch
One Of our men went Into the cage an
ohoked the monkey until he got m
glass out OF his mouth. and then he &c
the frame away from him and We r.
turned them TO the owner OF cours,
they were not Of much use 10 him /
tia, shape. but Il was the best We coul
do "