The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18
BY Alleync Ireland, y. r. G..

AIT nor Of al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(~@ n the course of II Journey which
d ISL extended fromSthe Khyher, Pass:
& IE1x on the MORT hwestcrn frontier Of
5 M lRaS t h so ,lf e cSin t q
4GS2zsj volving In all about 900 miles
of.travel by land and seal met a great
many animals as everyday ilcduaintances
seen behind Stt"}F bar rs or cages in zoolog-
& ical gardens. The, camel.9thc elephant,
y the monkey. the ora llg -outanE. the edible
the great wild on Of the Malay penlnsuia.@
are as much a part OF Asiatic lfa5as are
the horse. the COW and the hog Of our li
Western civilization.
OF all the animals i met in the Far
East tho one loved, best vas the Malay
monk known ms the wa h-wah. \ dear.
4 factngs. and anywhere from twenty-four
TO thirty-slx inches in height No other
member Of thcfmonkcy tribe Is as affec-
4 your cali, jump OH your knee. put, his
arms around your lay his head 2on
shoulder, and itt e. g
ligh,iul pet; ior, il addition. 70 his other
b .yaha asasl Ii i q
4 cat No torn cur Ia ms, no overturned
( tubes. no broken bric-a- brac, dctrnct3
i' The 6es a 81 9W ever
rat a place called scrcnlban. the chief.
town of q; q small sroup Of states IN the
& inc Negrl ,semban. u was staying with
n the British resident, and nearly every
morning after break fast !, W, would receive
pct Of ono Of The loca l Officers Of tho gov
eminent. lie would run mp tho piazza
fteps, sreeting US with what /, IN the.mon.
good morning, gentlemen shake hands
4 with the resident and then myself and
/ then hold u sort of inspection of8th
He would 80 into heIconrtyard Sand,se
run off to the, detached kitchen TO see li.,
Il the bedrooms and watch the boys" max
ing the beds, visit the stables and stroke.
the horses for 4 while. and when lic was
& come skipping back to the piazza for his
L niorning nap. Ills fayoritc way Of sleep
I'd Ing was to lie IN, your lap and. hold your
vcnicnt, he usually found q long chair,
4 with u cushion In 1t, and there lie would
make himself snug for perhaps half an
give you two pictures Of tllIs partlc-
X ular Wuh-Wah, ono Of which shows his
peculiar method ,of walking. which gives
dance a cake walk. .ga u
All Monkeys Not Like the Wah-
Wah.
But allslnonkeys are not like tho wall-t
4 wall. There Isl, . for instance another
"a Malay monkey called the broh, as wicked
and ill-tompered us he Is inischieyous and
X trea cherous, lie has but one good quail
Ivy. and that Is his extraordinary faith
sulness to his master or mistress, HC
VIII destroy everything you have II you
give him the chance, bit to one person
E he is always friendly. lie seems to maize
4 1t a point OF honor TO be dlsugreeablc TO-
\ avery ono but his mas ter and 1t Is spopu-
4 larly' supposed that this is his wayaof
showing how single-henrted III Ais devo-
3{ ll0n. ~
It takes q great deal to drlveflne into
verse; bit tho nlilrl les of tho brol
led me 10 peppetrute the following lines:
5gg Olr,8THI BROIl!
MILO bites tho butler IN the leg H. If
Who drinks your uncle's whskry peg :?
Throws lighted match in powder keg III
Tile Bnoh, he does,
Who pulls The flowers m by 4 he roots?
4 Pours glue into your Sunday boots?
Who tears the buttons off your suits?
4 The Rroh, he does. IA 81
4 Ma gives the bs,py Ink to drink?
y Nlloa WATCHES, ts1rith "a wicked wink, 3 s.
hhe dnrlingis rsspration sink Is #
.Ehe Bra, no dorF 3 4.
Tho lets Ieu ..a.ta his Photograph, 9 i3