The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-10-29
Copyright. BY shortstOry Pub. Coz


ing was safe from his predatory in.
stinct Like the soul of trust in
carnate, he seized everything in sight.
One day 1t was the dashing Widow
Maitland's case OF cosmetics and toilet
mirror. With this, in the presence Of
her rival admirers, Goddc proceeded to
paint and powder, with a series Of
coquettish grimaces at the mirror that
sent the captain of the Rumchunder
and Mai. Majoribanks into fits OF
laughter. The captain did not laugh.
however. when Goddo ran up into the
crosstrees with his handsome watch
and chain. and sat there dangling II
out over the waves. A sailor got toe
watch. 10 be sure, but got 1t first In
the shape of buffet on the head thai
ruined the works.
From the hour the shining watch
was taken from him. Goddo's temper
seemed to change. and from being
playful and merry his mischief
became malicious. One moonlight
night, when young Maltby and the
widow had the after deck all to them
selves. and Maltby was Just at the
most interesting point OF a story most
interesting to widows, Goddo crept up
as an arm stole around the buxom waist
and almost transfixed the coat sleeve
with a long pin which he ran into the
back of Mrs. Maitland The lady
leaped. shrieked and tainted. the doc.
tor was called and Goddo skipped
away grinning.
The captain ordered the monkey put
in irons, like any ordinary malefactor
and the sailor who finally caught him
In the rigging swore he would never
take such a biting and scratching
again. Mai. Msjoribanks. now the
most unpopular person on board. stood
up for Goddo with fine English OBJ
stinacy, and remarked prophetically
that no good would come from tying
up a monkey of rank. who when freed
would revenge himself.
II did seem, especially TO the sail
ors. more than coincidence that no
sooner did the prisoner begin to pine
and refuse food than the weather.
which up TO this time had been ex-
tremely fine, began to be very rough.
In the next few days the Rumchunder
had several narrow escapes from go
ing to the bottom. lost topmast and
several sails. and scared about every.
body on board but the captain. Maj.
Majoribanks, who was unacquainted
with fear. and Goddo. who from his
place OF durance in the brig" could
not see the storm.
Sailors are nothing II not supersti-
tious, and as the heavy weather con-
tinued, one OF them, who had heard a
rumor that the monkey was a Hindu
god, slyly released him, telling his
shipmates to watch the result. As a
matter Of fact. aside from any specula-
ton as to the cause. Goddo's liberation
sidence OF the tempest The clouds
cleared away and the sun smiled
again. The astute sailor Dragged so
much of his wisdom that Il was soon
bruited about the ship that Goddo had
stilled the storm. The captain swore
at the sailors superstition and talked
of putting both the monkey and the
man who had freed him back into
irons. but Maj. Majoribanks grimly
remarked that II was equally foolish
to expect Providence to regard with
favor a ship where poor monkey was
ironed like a common criminal for
merely following the bent OF his ma.
Of Goddo and the end OF the frightful
storm we're simultaneous did make an
impression on some OF the passengers.
who began to regard the monkey as
something uncanny.
That is why. instead OF becoming
the pet of a little English boy. Goddo
found a spacious and peaceful cage in
a renowned geological garden. Labelled:
"Goddo, the Holy Monkey"