The sun., 1906-01-21
MONKEY ADOPTS A KITTEN,
AND THAT COMPLETES THE REF
ORMiTION or BETTY.
Once She Became an Inebriate Through
Her Associations With Human Beings
The Many Accomplishments That Are
Credited to Her by AdmirIns Friends.

Betty, monkey who was in the habit
Of going on sprees with her former master
| in her unregenerate days, has settled down
| to quiet life at the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals headquarters
in Jersey City as the foster mother of a
black and white kitten,
A girl of I3 entered the building a few
days ago with half starved six-weeks-
old kitten in her arms. She said her mother
didn't want her to keep the kitten any
longer; and would the cruelty man please
find nice home for her?
Inspector Deterle promised to look around
for place. and then Betty from her perch
on top Of big door leading to the office
began to chatter. As soon as the girl
had departed she swung herself down
from her high seat and walked toward the
kitten, who sat washing her face with her
! paws in front of the desk.
The monkey ciroled around her several
times and the cat made playful tap at
Betty's stumpy tail. Betty made a few
remarks which Deterle didn't attempt to
interpret and then tenderly took the kitten
in her arms.
She climbed back to the top Of the door
and remained there for hours huggng the
cat to her bosom with the tenderness of a
mother. When it came bedtime several
officers were obliged to do circus stunts
to get the adopted baby away, and Betty
didn't take kindly to the separation.
She was allowed to have the kitten again
in the morning. She promptly carried
the furry ball to pan of milk and held her
head down while the cat Tapped her fill
Then she cuddled the kitten in her hairy
arms and both went to sleep.
Since the day Betty adopted her baby
she hasn't let the kitten get further than
the length of her chain except when the
officers have forcbly removed her. The
kitten has apparently taken shine tc
her foster mother and seems to be hap
piest when smuggling ipfer embrace.
Betty was once the property of Jersey
City man, who used to take her into thirs,
cures. He would call for "whiskey for nv.
self and another for my friend, the monk.
Betty generally made wry face as she
gulped the whiskey down, but she was
always ready for the second glass.
She invariably got II, and the result wa.
usually disastrous. She became con.
tiuned nebriate, and her master, whom
she at frs. amused in her intoxicated mo.
ments was obliged to give her away for
he sake of his reputation.
Betty passed from one owner 20 another
and all complained that the house wasn't
big enough for themselves and the monkey
and then she fell into the possession o!
President George NJ, Mccarthy of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,
who has a weak spot in his heart for any
thing with four legs
Betty made her presence felt at head
quarters at he end of the first hour. She
sat watching Dcterle at work on his books,
and lost 10 time in trying to initiate him
He left his desk and she seated herself in
his chair.
When he returned he found her welding
the mucilage brush with feverish activity.
She tore pieces Of paper from small pad,
smeared mucilage on them and pasted
them on the books and woodwork.