The record-union., 1899-12-25

for in the cage was the liveliest, most
human faced, smartest little monkey OF
all monkey creation.
Stop that whistling, you boy!"
yelled Mr.. Krank.
Please refrain from whistling while
in the Office" said Mr.. Trip, in his
badge of Office manner.
please don't whistle, Tippy-it
makes me nervous" said Miss Duck,
plaintively
Yes, sir; yes, sir; yes MN; I for
got said Tippy, and gazed open
mouthed at the monkey, which was
smaller than the smallest monkey an
organ grinder ever tormented with a
long string
"a most idiotic thing to send man
like mel" cried Mr.. Krank. "a monkey
"a blue-faced monkey-a monkey with
tail, too. Absurd; silly!"
THE tail does look rather silly said
Mr. Trip, rehectively.
'T refer to the present itself, SIR
howled old Krank. IF it were not Jack
who sent it from Manila, ibid cut
the beasts thr-''
''Oh, please don't. Mr.. Krank," cried
the pretty, shuddering Miss Duck
Your son would be so vexed, after
sending it all the way from the Philip
pines"
Il suppose Jack would said old
Krank in perplexity, land he's a good
boy, and good soldier and his mother
wouldn't like it, although it might
make a good Christmas dinner for
some poor person. I've read that peo-
pie eat monkeys. Tippy would
Nav" cried Tippy, jumping back.
'Oh, please don't Mr.. Krank,' cried
Miss Duck, shuddering so much that
she shuddered quite close to Mr. Trip
He says" said Mr.. Krank, sit needs
attention! Now who's to attend to it.
l should like to know? And it needs
i special food! Delmonico's, I suppose
and-hi.- therei Let him out! Burst
open his cage! Jack says not to keep
him confined, or he'll go mad, when
he bites-Tippy, let the beast Quit I
will not have mad monkeys frightening
away my clients
! No order could have pleased Tippy
better. In a minute he had the cag e
open, While Mr.. Krank retreated to the
! door of the inner office, and Mr. Trim
protected Miss Duck in corner The
ferocious Filipino, however, proved to
be in most amiable mood He leaped
to Tippy's shoulder and caught hold of
! the office boys ear in a cordial way,
and. when Tippy produced some pea
nuts, he and the monkey were at once
fast friends. At the sight of Tippy and
Duck stepped forward, but Mr. Trip
did not like to trust Miss Duck toe
near without holding her hand so tight
! that he could readily draw her out OF
/ danger. Mr.. Krank came up, quite in
terested.
well, we'll" he said at looks better
now. After all, Tom and Mrs. Krark
will be amused by it, and if it dies il
will be instructive to Tom to dissect -
"Oh, Mr.. Krank, please don'tl" cried
pretty Miss Duck, and snuddered in the
sweetest way.
But we can't fool with a monkey
all day" cried Mr.. Krank pulling him.
self sharply back to business. ''Tippy
you tie it with a string to the leg of my
desk, and then while I'm out it won't
keep you from your work. Now, Mr.
Trip, what have we from the court thi.
morning."
Tippy tied the monkey as hidden.
You'd better get frankfurter O,
ham sandwich to keep it quite, sale
Mr.. Krank.
IN" said Tippy. please, sir, mon.
keys don't eat frankfurters-pra ps
bananas or nuts Or
Well well get it some food an6
never mind the change" said ole
Krank- I'm blessed if I know what OF
how much monkeys eat Come, Mr.
Trip
Turkey for Christmas, sure
thought Tippy, as he ran to tell the
elevator man all about it.
When he came back Mr.. Krank was
gone to the court on his law affairs. but
Mr.. Trip, instead of being busy, as he
should, at his own desk. seemed to be-
instructing Miss Duck how to work hel
own Remington. Trip not seem t.
have much work for the boy in the of
flee that day.
''Tippy," he said, eff you could oblige
me by taking two seats for tonight al
the Terpsichore Theater, I'd be obliged