Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-09
HELD BY THE ENEMY
A Daring Simian Takes Possession
of a West End Residence.
Ana Rules For Two Dny--A Dinncr
lint WINS Never Served Miih,
Cream, Oranges ana Coconnut.
None Too Good for tho Monkey.

None Too Good for tho Monkey.
A popular drama, Held by the Enc
N.Y." is we'll known to Norfolk theatre
goers, but new and revised version
was presented at the West End Il few
days ago. The dramatis personae in
clude Il well-known hostess as leading
lady, her dinner guests, two colored fe-
male cooks. a kind hearted neighbor,
who comes to the rescue of the leading
lady, and heavy villain in the form
OF mischevous monkey.
This monkey is one that knows how
to paint the town red and could even
give pointers to some of the bhoys.
The details of 1t is as follows
The scene opens few days ago in
the model kitchen of Il handsome West
End residence. The colored lady who
presides over the culinary department
OF the establishment has had orders
10 get up neat little dinner for a num-
Der OF guests Her tables are strewn
with dishes containing milk and cream,
bananas and other fruits of the season.
DAINTY cakes and tasty creations that
would tempt Epicurus himself.
| The colored lady bustles about and
4
denly black. hairy apparition appears
on the scene, and the curtain goes
down on a fleeing cook and a monkey
In full, sole and undisputed possession.
ACT 2.
The first act closed with n victorious
sinian holding the fort or Oeitchen,
ratheD. The second opens on the mon
Keys banqt ct. Quickly the fresh,
sweet milk, the rich cream, the dainty
| pastry ana oranges have disappeared
soon the guests arrive, are ushercd
INTO the parlor and as the supper
pears ut the kitchen and SURVEYS the
scene of desolation. She beats a hasty
retreat Cthe cook don't show UP for two
days., and informs her guests that for
reason, quite beyond her control. the
| supper VIII have to be postponed
uENit guests sadly.) Then follows n
period of deep cogitation for the iady.
who is alone in the world. She fears
20 offend her neighbor. the owner of
me monkey, by complaint of it's ac-
ions. so lives as best she can in the
remainder of her residence. leaving the
kitcnen in possession of the invader
ACT g.
This opens with the exit of Mr.. Mon
KEY via an open window munchino
bananas and wearing n very contcnted
look. His next venture was into an adj
joining yard where luscious pears hung
ripeninS in the summer sun. Alack-a-
| DAY, the owner of that lot has the
! trees Yet, but the pears, where are
they? The monkey coulu answer that
Tor ne Skinned up those trees like n
smaii boy after apples. Sitting in the
trees ne picked those pears one by one.
dropped the peelngs to the ground and
transferred the juicy fruit to his de-
partment of the interior.
ACT A.
The curtain rises in the fourth act
| on the Kitchen of another residence
| near by. The colored cook Is ut Iyorl,
making "Ambrosia," n delicious com
pound of grated cocoanuts and oranges.
r! and singing away unconscious of i'm
pending trouble when long hairy arm
IS stretched out before her A Shrek
rush, ana she is gone and Mr. Monkey
Is again victor Of the field. He quickly
recognizes the cocoanut as one of the
dainties of his tropical home, and thus
the oranges and other good things go to
10 satisfy that Unsuitable appetite.
ACT 5.
I'm which police intervention Is
threatened and Mr.. Monkey sees his
Gnish)
For two days did this bold native of
the tropics range unrestrained COM
uniting havoc uncomfortable, and
causing trouble the like of which has
perhaps, never been known before. but
nlas, all things must end. and on the
VIII " idJ lie CdITIU
On the morning of the third day the
iady whose house was first invaded.
heard strange noise at her window
| looking there she saw again her per-
Secutor. Not daring to leave her house
because of her little children, she went
TO another part of the dwelling and.
calling to neighboring lady, in fear
ana trembling. told her troubles This
lady, who Is of an energetic disposition.
at once telephoned to the owner Of the
monkey that unless she promptly saw
10 It's capture and removal, she would
telephone to the police station and have
the police forces of Norfolk and Ports
mouth detailed to capture, try and
shoot it, without benefit of clergy, and
appeal. If necessary, to Governor Tyler
to call out the military of the state and
put an end to the reign Of terror exist
ing.
Happily this trouble was averted. as
the owner resorted to strategic meas
| ures end captured the pet. 1t is prob
able that the reported orders by resi-
dents of the West End for iron gratings
Tor all windows are caused by the ac-
tons of the simian referred to, though
the Virginian- Pilot advances This as q
theory and not as a condition that now
confronts US.
tNotc-The parties. immediately CON
cerned, requested the Virginian-Pilot
not to publish any names)
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