The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-01-09
HIS MONKEY ADMlRER
The First Love of a Specimen From Borneo
Remembered.


After a somewhat learned and
I very interesting discussion on the
"Nearness of Animals to Man. and
Mr.. Garner s efforts toward develop
ing a monkey language, etc., some
one told the following story:
A young lad in southern fam
lily know had half grown black
monkey sent to him from Borneo.
The creature, shy and strange at
first, soon showed himself respon-
sive to kindness, quick and intelli-
gent in learning the usual accom-
plishments thought necessary in a
monkeys education. He became
warmly attached to his youthful
owner, and the two friends might be
seen anywhere together, the Borneo
perched on the shoulders of young
America, occasionally giving him an
atfectionate tap on the cheek or
chattering in his ear in the most
human way possible. After awhile
it was decreed that Yokko's master
must be sent north to school, and
the desolate condition of that mon
key in consequence was really pit
liable. He grieved and refused to
be comforted for long time and
then he suddenly became mischie-
vous. He played such tricks and
FRANKS that at last everybody's pa
tience gave out, and Yokko was dis
posed of and disappeared.
Years went by, and the young
southerner went from school to col
Iege. Soon after his graduation he
was visiting in some western city
Chicago, I think-and passing
along the street one day he observed
knot of people gathered on cor
ner He approached to see what it
meant. Suddenly a great black
thing lighted ON his shoulders, his
neck was closely clasped, and a lit
tie, cold, black paw was patting and
stroking his face with such an aban-
don of affection, such an excited
chattering and murmuring as COM
pletely bewildered the young man
for moment.
"Of course it was Master Yokko,
descended to the role of an organ
monkey, and after all the years, all
the travel and toll and change he
had recognized his old young mas
ter. The delight was mutual, and
arrangements were soon completed
for the repurohase of Yokko. Ger
tainly If prompt, swift, decisive ac-
ton is Indicative of something be-
You'd mere instinct-of intellect, in
fact-that monkey had it. And
there wasn't any question as to his
'nearness to man, was there?"
Then native man who was pres
ent told the following:
"You know sailors are always
fond of pets, and on board o man-of-
war they are especially so; so there
are always two or three, sometimes
more, on board, and shin in south.
ern waters always has monkey
and a parrot. So at Madagascar
| they brought big black apo whom
the men named 'Majunga' from the
name of the poet. She was tame
had had some teaching and altogeth.
er was very well behaved. When
she first came aboard, it was neces.
sary to shut her up while we were
getting off, so banana was put in
to an empty chicken coop, and Ma
junga went in. While she was ap-
parently absorbed in peeling and
eating the banana the door of the
coop was closed upon her and fas-
tened by means of big hasp over
an eye and a big nail slipped
through. So, you see, the monkey
was safe. Now, monkey is always
| on the watch exactly at the moment
| when it seems least So It will look
in every direction but the one it
needs to apparently. Consequently
| Majunga had her back to the door
all the time. When she had finished
the banana, she turned around, and
without one instant's hesitation she
put her paw through the bars of the
coop, lifted out the nail, pushed
open the door and mounted on top
of the coop, laid the nail beside her
and with evident interest watched
| what was going on. Boston Globe.