The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
MONKEY AND PIG AS
 LOVERS.
New York Times.

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 He is bu. a litle, young. white pig Pisgus youngus or jinarius-but he IS a very superior article of pig, with an imuortant mission in life and an ample ct nsciousness of his own importance as contributing to the amusements or mankind, for thousands, young and old stand for hours viewing his funny an- tices in the role which has been especl- ally cut out for him. Dennis is hts name, and he has become a fullfedg- ed member of the menagerie at Glen Island. 5--y5.
 Dennis stands inches in his stock ing feet and weighs exactly IS pounds. In. color he is snow white and as prim and spotless as If his mother had just washed him and turned him loose to show off. When last seen, however. Denniss mother was travelling incog- nito, and Dennis has not forgiven her the escapade. She was travelling in- cognito in the shape of a. string Of frankfurters. Dennis, however. does not mourn his loss. He has made other friends, some thirty-odd monkeys. whose antics with Dennis are show in themselves.
 The experiment of putting a young pig into g monkeys cage along with monkeys was tried some years ago in the Boston Zoo where it occurred to the Superintendent that the combina- ton of antics of the two kinds of youngsters ought to prove interesting. As a result, many of the menageries throughout the country have put young pigs into their monkeys cages, in variahly with satisfa ctory results.
 But to return to Dennis. Dennis is Boss of the ranch" The first day when he was put into the cage was the only time when there seemed danger of a misunderstanding. Somehow the monkeys got the idea that 1t was Dem miss aim in life to race at breakneck speed around the cage with a half dozen monkeys sitting on his back. digging their nails into him and having an all-around picnic. That was Dem miss reception the day when he was first admitted, blushing, into the dis tinguished company. He galloped around and around. like the Common People in the cartoons, and then, with his little red tongue hanging out be- tween his milk teeth. he lay down gaspinE for breath and fearing death might not come to his relief.
 But Denniss exhaustion marked a new era in the life of the community within the bars of wire, No sooner did the monkeys notice that their new friend was in distress than they came from all sides to bemother him. Some whisks of grass were lying on the floor of the cage, and these the little fellows gathered up and deposited one by one on the little heaving sides of the baby pig.
 Some one in the crowd noticed this and suggested that more grass be put into the cage. and Superintendent Hea- ley had a whole pitchforkful put inside. Then began a scramble. One monkey got the idea that the more grass was on Dennis the better he would feel and he soon arrived with an armmul as big as he could manage to stagger away with. The other monkeys fol- lowed suit. and in no time Dennis was covered with a heap of cooling, newly cut grass. He managed to wriggle his snout from under the load enough to get breath. and the monkeys sat about awaiting his speedy recovery.
 When the recovery came on schedule time. Dennis had learned a lesson. Hardly was he on his feet before an other half-dozen monkeys were on his back ready to continue the fun where