The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
.C|RC0s MONKEY
IS MISSIONARY [ 6 | [. Ma n
Little Simian Becomes Converted
From the Evils Of
Drink.
REFORMS OTHERS or HIS KIND
Hc Will Be Seen i'll Gcntry's
Show3.llcr This
Week.

Mercy IS n circus monkey with q
past His parents were q shiftless pair
who spent most Of their time fighting
with their neigh6ors and between them.
selves They were notorious from one
end OF Africa to the othe: and the
only lcgncy they left their son was
name that inspired dlstrust in every one
5 he met. With no one to guide him and
everyone trying 10 avoid him. Percy
slid quickly httO evil ways Before his
warranted to-stay curcd tall got long
enough TO swing by, lie would steal
anything he could carry. lie made faces
ut missionaries and loved to Brighten
the wits out of tho native pickaninnies.
One day however. he encountered n
hard-faced little man who was filling
an order fora bunch OF young and
growing monkeys. and the acquaintance
ship scarcely had time to be formed
when the newcomer slipped Percy to
Boston.
He rested there several days in com
pany with n lot OF screcchlng parrots
and hundreds OF detected birds. and was
then passed oyer TO the guardianship NJ
South Boston liquor dealer. This was
bad move for Percy. lie was pale and
thin when he reached the bar-room ana
the good-natiSed landlord, with the
hospitality of his: kind, introduced Percy
to the cup that. cheers and does other
things. The monkey liked the stuff and
by continued potations managed to make
his body round and his cheeks grow full
and red. It gave him plenty OF steep. too
but often he slumbcred where the sun
was high In tho heavens. and good mon
keys should be hopping around in the
air.
Temperance Mans Work.
This phase o: percy's existence ran
n oJ1 .,r a.
den he noticed a change In Casey, the
proi,rietar OF the establishment
Inc latter got around earlier mornings
with his eyes more open and his face
less swollen than usual. a stocky old
gentleman wearing a high-buttoned black
vest came frequently and took Casey
away viii, him. Tic management OF 4 no
place grew lax and Pcrcy.s thirst would
have Jared badly were 1t not for the
Kindness OF ,Good-natured porter One
morning Percy was hooked I'd In n
collar and the boss took him over 10 n
little frame house In Cambridge, where
lived the little lnnn who had looked so
holy and seelnedAto be out OF place in
the saloon environment. Here IS where
Percy and Casey separated. For the
next week or TWO Percy was In misery
The drink habit lad a firm grip IN him.
His new boss was a temperance
missionary, and when Percy had Won his
way from the booze habit" lie hec;,rnr
the companion Of the old gentleman OF
his trips through the country. Monkeys
are Initiative. and he was uu,cl, to seize
upon the manncrisms OF mis- san;ly
friend.
Asathe converted monkey he. helped
Ito draw crowds beneath the spell OF lie
ministers clouucnce. He was posted rs
reclaimed victim OF tobacco aud whis-
Il key. and he could give many limitation S
OF his masters "spell- binding poses.
Lectures Them.
Eventually the church authorities per-
suadcd the good old man ha: II was
jndccorous TO have a simian Go-iahorc,.
in the vineyard, and he parted Will the
monkey.
Pcrcy's next owners were the Gcntly
Brothers. who inslalc,l MIN in "a ca re
residence with scores OF other monkeys
He found tlemF:an odd lnixt.ira, coming
from all sorts of places ana sllancfuilv
neglected morally. Percy sa ~ he rppor-
tunity to work among his own kind, lust
as his human friend among l!s Pcrc..s
face is now thin and pale and his nose
pinched. for all the world iika that Of a
man who practices self-daninl His fore
head has grown higher. His ar.xs arc
muscular, and his legs are thick and
strong He fought e!iis way into the
leadership Of the cage. and when his
authority was finally established he be-
gan his crusade1for tho redemption Of
the conquered horde. Twice n day he
drives them all into one end OF the rage
and gives them an Imitation Of his ola
masters gestures and cNhorting lnol g.
ments, accompanying itEuii with inter-
nlinable chatter. which must mean some
thing to his subducd ardiencn. Their
rapt expressions and quiet denieanor