The Forrest City times., 1896-06-26
MRS. TREMAINES MONKEY.

Il wonder,' l said, as 1 was looking out of the window of Jack Trevor's lodgings, why that girls rushing up the street without her hat"
 "Ah!" he said, coming to the window, Il thought it must be she. She's catch ing the monkey. l expect she misses me now sometimes. You didn't see which way it went, did you?"
 "No," 1 said. "Is she addicted to hunting monkeys?"
 "Only the monkey" he replied. T used to do it once."
 Dear mel" l said. It's a fashion able amusement in the neighborhood, then?"
 "No," he answered, mournfully. T was engaged to that girl once, and that beast of q monkey broke the engage ment off
 Were you," l asked, "cut out by the monkey, then?'
 "A man." he said, must be very, very young to make remark like that. "
 "Who is she?" l inquired.
 ''Oh, she's Miss Tremaine," he said. ''Tll tell you the story, if you like. It will be a warning to you never to get en- gagged to girl who keeps a monkey"
 At present." l said, there is no girl of the sort in my minds eye, but it's better to be prepared for all emergen- cies."
 Il got engaged to Miss Tremaine,' he said, about three years ago. met her at the tennis club, and dances, and around the place generally here, but 1 had never seen much of her at home, and was unaware even of the monkeys existence. As soon as we were engaged l was introduced to Jacko. He was a small monkey, of ordinary appearance, and was not at first sight prepossessing, but in the Tremaine household he was a family fetich. It's curious to notice the dominant influence in different fam lilies. Sometimes it's the baby, some times the butler, sometimes the first hus- bands memory, and sometimes the daily paper. But in this case, Jacko reigned supreme. Capt. Tremaine, who was dead, had bought the beast, and it was concerned in a touching deathbed scene or something of the kind. At any rate, Mrs. Tremaine regarded it as sacred relic of the dear deceased, and lavished all her love and affection on it. l well remember the first night l saw Jacko, and discovered the habit that eventual ly wrecked an engagement. It was a stifing evening, and l suggested to Maud the desirability of opening win dow. oh, mo- she said, we never can have the windows open in the evening. Jacko would get out My first hint of Jacko's habits was enlarged by Mrs. Tremaine's frequent and objectionable intrusions to inquire as to the beasts whereabouts. A man in the first rap ture of an engagement naturally dis likes the inrushes of some one else in pursuit of q monkey. The next morning the nuisance increased. A servant came round they live few doors from here to tell me that Jacko had just escaped, and would help to catch him? found him about lunch time, and overloaded him after a long and exciting chase. As seemed obvious, 1 caught him by the tail, and the brute bit me and went on for another half hour Mrs. Tremaine explained responsibility that Jacko al ways bit people who touched his tail.
 For some months Jacko continued to be a nuisance at home and abroad. When he escaped, which he managed to do about once a week, was expected to secure him. This generally happened in the morning, when the windows were open and the tradesmen were ealing, and at first on these occasions l did moi reach chambers till the afternoon. Afterward became quite an adept at catching him. His plan of campaign was to wait till his pursuer was quite