The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-23


as she sees it is necessary. If a horse
gets FESTIVE and impatient Jennie
scolds him in her funny, chattering
way, while she clutches the halter like
a wise. She is usually seated on the
top of the radiator while holding the
horse, and in the winter she will lie
down on the radiator and sleep when it
is so hot that a man cannot put his
hand on it.
Like most of her tribe, Jennie is full
of mischief, SO she is kept fastened
to the wall by a long, heavy, double
chain. Strong as this chain is, how
ever, she breaks it some times, and
then she rummages all over the prem
Uses, especially down cellar. She has
learned that there are cans of con-
densed milk and food down there which
the men keep for their meals, SO she
always visits that place first, and
works havoc. Then she goes upstairs
and eats up all the soap she can find
in the sink, and if she comes across
any bananas she will break them into
sections, which she slows away in a
pouchlike arrangement under her chin
inside her mouth. Sometimes she dis
poses of as many as five in this way.
This fruit she saves for future use.
1t is a great grief to Jennie that
Clipper, who is a quiet, gentle mon.
key, should be allowed to go out alone.
A block away there is a large fac.
tory, where the people who work come
down to the street every noon to eat
their luncheon. Regularly at that hour
Clipper walks around to get some It'd
bits from their friends. All the chill
dren know her, and it is quite safe for
her to go alone, as they would not al
low anyone to steal her. The other
day Jennie became so jealous at lunch
con time that she managed to break
her chain, and when discovered a few
minutes later she was walking gravely
toward the factory, carrying her chain
on one arm and Clipper seated like a
baby on the other.
Frank Murphy has charge of the
pets, and whenever he goes near the
monkeys they will give every evidence
of delight, and put their arms around
his neck in the most affectionate way.
"Those monkeys know every word
we say" said Mr.. Murphy, as he threw
Clipper lightly over to Jennie, who
was trying hard to get possession Of
the smaller monkey, whom she loves
to pet. Jennie plans lot of things,
and whenever l see her looking care
fully and attenti lively at every link in her
chain know she has got some scheme
in mind, and is planning to break the
chain. a few days ago she managed
to wrench the whole top off of that
large radiator. She never allows any
tips to remain on the gas fixtures if
she can help it, and she loosens all the
handles which turn on the gas. A short
time ago she took the tip off fixture
near her and then turned on the gas,
as she had seen the men do. When
she smelled the gas she put her mouth
over the tube to breathe it in. We found
her lying insensible on the floor, but
we managed to bring her to-"
1t is not possible to leave any gas
turned low near Jennie, for she likes
to slap at It with her paw until the
small light goes out. Another pet
sport of hers is to wrench the handles
off the doors, and she is so fond oil
breaking windows that those near her
have been boarded in. Slamming the
door is another pleasure, for she can
easily turn the handle and open a door
herself. During the hottest days she
likes to sit in the sink and Let the wa.
ter from the faucet pour over her, and
she is also an expert swimmer when
she gets into deep water.
Clipper has funny tricks, too. al.
though she is so much younger. Chip
per's special trick is to go to fires. The
other day when the big S5foot ladder
was dashing out to a fire Clipper was
discovered calmly seated on the top
1t was too late to take her off, and
Clipper went to the fire. While the
firemen were at work she stayed with
the driver, and on the return trip she
seemed to wear an expression of great
satisfaction. Since then she has de
cided to attend fires whenever things
at home get monotonous.-N. Y. Trib
une.