Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-14


Monkeys are an unmitigafed nr,s.-
especially In tbs country. I have -
come across IN The junglcs ad1oininv ~
villages Of Northern Bengal whole tr,a"'
Of them. whose depredations on tho go
and orchards were the despair OF IN. -
fortunate villagers. these troops sly,a~-
| consisted OF one huge male and aho,,,
| hundred females. The fact IS. VIZ,
little monkey Is born In the PACK Il Is ~
! fered to I've IL female. but lnstao.,..
killed by the father II 1t happens 10 bs
male. The mother. however. sorne.l,e.A
manages 10 hide the little one tim b. !,
able to get about. and then SEND
away before the big male catches IN
of him. In this way II often happen, ~.
individual males are TO be found Hv'es
| by themselves In single blessedness
Now, getting tired OF solitude afi..
time, and, perhaps. believing In urlon a.
source OF strength, these bachelors 90
Join together and form a pack OF fhe,.
| own--as a sort OF club. Then the Fun -
gins. They want wives-yery natpralv
But how are they 10 get them? All ~.
female monkeys OF the country belong -
the harem OF some big brute Or oibs-
Clearly, the only solution Is 10 49,
such q harem, kill the gotha 0hs afo,',
said big brute), and then divide the spog,
So an ultimatum is sent-and Rejected
War IL declared. The battle IS a lero.
one. and often lasts several days. NJ,
party attacked always tries % retre,f
and often trayerses several Jungles. fai8s'
aud even villages. But the pursuit "a Ia,
and vigorous, and a last stand has TO ~
madc-sometimes in a village green u.
even an orchard OF some country man.
sion. In the actual fight the females gsr-
orally remain faithful 10 their lord ssa
master. and help him fiercely against I'M.
l1ar ne
foregone conclusion, and the several
widows, after very short period q,
mourning-usually manifested By a ghov
OF il-temper-are consoled by the ylcto.
rious males.
Now. these battles cause sad havoc .,
the fields and orchards OF the country
and often prove a positive danger t1 AZ.
people; for though monkeys seldom an.
tack men, woe 10 the luckless one wiz,
ventures TO come near them Ia their dead.
ly struggle. Moreover, when pressed bv
hunger, these packs are not 20 % trfad
with. You may not mind even the dam
age done to your orchard by hundreds o,
monkeys gobblIng up everything they
could lay their hands on; but il Is out,
a different matter when you gave 20 shlt
your doors and windows. and stay Ia ,er
days at time. because OF tho army on.
side.
Consequently. the object OF the natiy.
is 10 break up these packs by capturing
their leaders. Killing Is against tho llc.
tates of conscience, but capture Us not
especially as the monkey IL liberated hi
a short time, as will appear presently %
when a pack IS about the natives employ
the following method: Close TO an orchard
a bit of level space is selected, and a h0s
dug in it. about 2 feet deep and inches
or inches I'm diameter. A moose Is maAs
at one end of a long. stout cord and
placed over the mouth OF the hole TIE
a.
ring attached 70 a tree close 10 ths
house and the other end held soma
distance away by a concealed person Tia
moose and about ten or fifteen feet u ths
cord are covered over with sand. Then
nice, tempting banana is placed In The
hole, and number OF rotten ones-c0v-
cred. however. with fresh skins ara
strewn all over the ground near tho hole.
When the pack comes. the females arc
too shy TO venture out into the open spscs
near the house But the big gOtha isa
brave fellow. He sees the bananas on ne
ground, leaps down. takes up one-throws
I away In disgust. Then an0tber-yih
lice. tempting one In the hole and plung,s
his arm in: Immediately the cord Is pulled.
he moose fastened on the arm close 70 tho
shoulder and the monkey dragged WILLY.
lilly to the tree where the pulley or ring.
$ attached. Then the hiding shkaH
round the tree with Il cord held tight In
lis hand. binds the unfortunate monkey
afe and fast all but the head. The pui.
ey or ring is introduced not merely %
lind the monkey TO the tree. but also be-
ause il would be highly dangerous %
rag the Infatuated brute right up toa
,erson.
The monkey. however. IS not killed. IN.
toad they lather his head and flea.
M speciaI care being taken in ee'acf-,
he finest soap or tho purest water Tbs
peration Is an interesting one. ara A
ource of great amusement-tO the by.
tanders. The monkey. however. dodges
lis head about only to get a GOOD
ose of soap into his eyes and mouth
hen he has enough OF IL, espocialy az
q feels dreadfully achy ali over and
he cords cutting into his body every
lch-to say nothing OF the personal 70
larks and the highly adjoctival language
Z the bystanders He submits 10 his
tie with eastern stoicism. Ills head 10
nave ed clean az a billiard ball and the
zee as well. nice and smooth ike a
lby's. Then they let him go But,
as, such Is the vanity OF lif8l HS
ives viii not have him now. that his
.auty is gonel They disown him CONF
etely; cut him dead Nay thoy drive
m away from the pack with contumeiy
It'll the end OF their tails--in the lb-
nee of domestic broomsticks. And
us being without leader, the pack