The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-29
MONKEY STORIES.
These Animals are Imitators and Full
of Tricks.

of Tricks.
The favorite pet with children OF
South America, Africa, and even Aus
tralia, is the monkey. 4 boy who owns
monkey there is proud of him, just as
the American boy is proud of his dog,
says an exchange. These monkeys,
when kept for a time in a well-regulated
household, become very intelligent. Or,
perhaps one might better say, verg
knowing" A monkey that has lived III
an African hut or wIgwam learns that
ways of the family and falls in with
them III most surprising way. n lit
tie Australian boy who had bought q
monkey of one of the natives took it
home and cared for it as children do
care for their pets One day the little
boy was surprised and deeply hurt TO
have the monkey fly at his face and cuff
him vigorously on both ears. OF course
the monkey was punished for the act
But it was not until next day that the
little eboy remembered that, only few
hours previous to the chastisement in
tiicted by his pet. his mother had given
him two or three cuffs upon the head.
The monkey had seen the punishment
and intimatcd the example set by the
mother of his little master. So veg
initiative do the monkeys become that
a little Australian, or South American
boy, would feel very much grieved if he
were called upon to exchange his pet
for so unaccomplished an animal as q
dog.
PARADING IN SIIAWLS.
\ long time ago there were some
English soldiers encamped- at the Cape
of Good Hope Africa, where monkeys
are very abundant.
i ne soldiers were very much troubled
by the monkeys, for they would come
to the tents and help themselves to
whatever they wanted without as much
as an If you Please
One day soldiers wife had
washed out blanket and hung il
up to dry. Soon some of the monkeys
came and quietly walked off with it,
The soldiers went after them, but it was
too late, and the monkeys owned the
blanket The next day there was a
very funny parade on the hills near the
soldiers; those monkeys were walking
around triumphantly, each with a shawl
on, and those shawls had once been the
soldiers blanket!
Another time one of these monkeys
was bold enough to walk right into the
barracks, and just as he was about to
carry away a big coat, the soldier smut
the door and the monkey was a pris-
oner
TO punish the thief the soldiers first
muzzled him. and then shaved the head
and face as close as they could and let
him go.
When he joined his follow monkeys
again they did not recognize this strange
looking creature and abused h!A and
threw stones and pieces of wood at him
until he fed to the soldiers for prottc-
ton.
He always stayed with them after
that became very tame, and grew to
be great pet.
A DUKES PET.
A Duke once had a monkey / pet, |
and he would let him play around in his
room just as a kitten would.
One day the monkey happened to take
a fancy to a gun which he saw, and, |
picking, it up, he aimed it at the Duke, |
and put his finger on the trigger. Just |
then the Duke happened to look up.
and. Seeing what the monkey was doing, |
cried out in terror. The scream fright
ened the monkey 50 that he jumped |
TO one side, and the gun went off with
out harlning anyone.
An Italian Snowman once had mon
key that rode on the back of hound. |
while four other dogs danced.
One day the little show was passing |
through park where there were some :
deer. The hound saw them. and. true
to his instinct. he tore after them Poor
alr. Monkey was chained to his collar.
SO he had to go along, much as he
wished not to. He Chartered and
screamed, but all in vain. The hound
kept up the chase until the Snowman
finally succeeded in stopping him. and
took the frightened monkey off his back. /.
NO coaxing or threatening could ever
induce the monkey to get on that dogs
back again.