The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03

couldn't quite make out what it was
until ] hear I'd ono of EN- say 'Verdonldt,
and then I tumbled. They was talkin'
Dutch. Yes. sir. rale old-fashioned
Dutch, with kind OF a monkey ac-
cent to IT. Well. that knocked nae cold.
! begin TO be afraid to wake UP then
for fear I'd open my eyes In the bug
ward. About this time the Chief Link
give an order and We started off again
UP the hill and about sundown we come
to the town. Yes. sir: they had town.
and houses huilt or uipa perched up
in the banyan trees. They assigned an
empty house 10 me, and elm up
into it, but II had no floor and 1t be-
gin TO look as II ] would have to
hang onto a limb with my feet, but
pretty soon. some Links brought some
bamboo Stats and stuck 'em in for me
to lay on. was mighty hungry. for
cocoanuts. and bananas ain't very fill
In, but ! was tired, foo, and / didn't
waste any time gettin' to sleep.
The next morning bright and early
they took me. up before the King. He
was a big fat ole dufter, with Side
wlliskers and. an awfu3 mug. He was
dressed in a robe OF money skins
which ] found out later had been taken
from some OF the soldiers the King
had executed. You see the monks that
caught me first was an inferior race.
and subject to the Links, and did their
sofdierin and muchacho work for 'em.
= ~Ihe King was settin on the root OF
tree, which made kind of natural
throne for him, and his court was
standin' respectfully around him. He
asked me q few questions in Dutch,
which answered as best I could. Id
been around with Dutch Dornbusll a
good deal fore he drank himself to
death, and had picked UP a good deal
~ H. - - -.
what he was going TO do with me, and
he says What do the men folks do
with a monkey when they catch him?
" j dunno King, says /: tie him up
and make a pet out O him, 1 spose.
Make him amuse the children.
Well says he. were going to tie
you I'D and make a pet out of you, and
see that YOU smuse the children, too,
or I'll hate you prodded up some
He turned and said something TO
one of the Links. who scooted out OF
the crowd and pretty soon came back
with skin belt and a long thong. In
less than minute they had off what
few rags 1 had left andfI was properly
harnessed.
Tie him TO his tree. says the King.
and said something else, which means
in Dutch So let II be-, and he waved
his left leg and the audience was over.
They made me fast TO a ring round
the tree where my house was. so that
could go up and come down when l
wanted to. then they all sat back
waitin for me TO do some tricks. But
felt mighty blue and sulked till
along came some Links with sharp
bamboo stakes and began jabbin' at
me. ] pranced round and danced then,
you bet, and Lordy, how them Links
laffed- Jest laid down on the ground
and rolled. They sure had never had
no such attraction as me in that town
before. and they kept me goin some.
can tell you. Every time I'D lag
little I'd get dig in the rear with
bamboo, and I'd peart right up, you
betcha. That night l was mighty tired
and wore out. and my amoor propry. as
the captain calls IT, was hurt, too. 1t
would have been bad enough to have
had TO DO that for humans, but to be
pet for a lot of Missin Links-gosh!
Next mornin' the Kings daughter,
the Princess. came along to see me.
There was a female Link hoidin' a
banana leaf over her and another one
carrying a bunch OF bananas for the
Princess TO feed to Lulu as they'd
named me, and a sweet name 1t was
for the likes OF me.
shed tantalize me with banana not