Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-06

| NEW YORK, July 10-Ever alert and
keen for a new sensation, New Workers
have gone wild over the sporting achieve
ments of a near-man-a chimpanzee that
bears the high-sOunding title of Consul,
| the Great" He might well be the first
u, consul of his race to America, though
his salary of $500 week is larger than
any consul representing any country has
ever yet drawn from a susceptible people,
but he is not great
! Consul may be two feet high, or per-
haps only eighteen inches. His big hands,
] fairly well-shaped and swinging Imply
from heavy wrists, almost touch the
ground when he walks, and look like the
hands and arms of an ordinary negro.
They are not hairy, bless you, neither is
| consul's face, except for his Englis.-
| chops But there is a certain silvery
! light In the surface of both hands and
, feet that would suggest. not age, but
careful and constant shaving. Consul
undresses on the stage and prepares for
| bed very much like a gentleman, though
perhaps a bit too soon after his evening
meal, and gives the audience a chance to
see his feet. They are terrifying feet
and suggest nothing so much as a leather
winged bat. A sensitive soul wouldn't
touch them for a kingdom. The great
toe splays out from the rest Of the foot,
the slit extending almost back to the
ankle bone. That was a great mistake
OF Consul's manager, to allow him to
show his feet. One might have forgiven
him his inability to maze a speech but
not those feet. have seen chins like
the Consuls on American men who own
railroads. factories. banks and things;
have seen eyes like the Consurs in
darkey criminals, and brows. almost as
low and fat on imbecile children, but
never feet nor a walk like his outside of
monkey house.
II II is any marvel, however, that an
animal so near like mankind in form
can be taught to ape mans worst pro-
clivities Consul the Great is no especial
credit. for 1 have seen dogs and horses.
even elephants and barn yard fowls dc
as clever tricks as he with all his man
like features.
CONSUL IN FULL DRESS.
The audience cheers when Consul comes
hopping on the stage in his evening
clothes, his military cape thrown jaun-
tily back from the left shoulder. Hopping
into his chair at the table, Consul madly
taps the bell with the palm of his hand.
His attendant appears, puts his ear
against that huge mouth and maybe is
justified in Immediately placing before
the little great saucer of nuts. The
Consul shows his appreciation by spear
conveying them to his mouth in rapid
succession. A bottle of wine follows the
nuts and the audience cheers again, for
the Consul is in a hurry to do his part
or else he has learned to like wine too
well, for as he holds the glass to his
mouth with one hand he tips the bottle
with the other and drinks steadily as he
pours. The wine probably goes to his
head, for when the cigarettes and match
hoa al Il 6o frrr,a ", Oft tV1or
match and almost burns his fingers.
The cigarette lighted. however, the
Consul gets a death grip on 1t and puffs
like mad. Then he lifts up one foot and
begins unlacing his shoe. One follows
the other in quick succession and the real
process of undressing is begun.
--- JUST LIKE LIFE.
There is some trouble in getting the
coat of, because he has forgotten to take
off the left cuff man down in front
laughs appreciatively, and by way OK
encouragement remarks: That's natu-
raj: I've done the same thing. And his
companion remarks soto voce: Yes
you've done even worse; you've forgot to
unlace your shoes"
But the consul is not too inebriated, nor,
too sleepy, to correct his mistake stilT
the, coat clings to his back. and being
supplied with a long reach, the consul
coat collar and drags it OFF that way.
Once in bed he shows a very boyish and
human instinct; he begins to have a pill
low fight with the maid. Then he remem-
bers that he has not brushed his teeth,
nor washed his face, nor made any of
those preparations that one would ex-
pect of a gentleman. The way he
touches his hair with water, ever SO
slightly, and as If under strong protest,
A. ..Afff
listing between training and taste.
HE DRESSES AGAIN.
After his additions, the consul is re-
freshed, or sobered, and decides to make
q night of it, so proceeds to dress. His
education has not progressed to the ex-
tent of being able to manage the dickey
which presents a shining front over the
level of his night shirt, nor is he quite
equal to getting on his trousers. Maybe
1t was the intricate arrangement of gal
luses that confused him. At any rate he
had to be dressed like a child. Arrayed
in white and black shepherds plaid out
ing suit and cap. a la Sir Thomas Upton,
his bicycle, all shining with nickel plate
was laid down near him and he mounted
and rode missing the frail edges of the
stage scenery by narrow margins. and CIV
ing chase to his manager when that gen.
tleman would have reproved him or
changed his course. Inc consul was
plainly master of this last situation and
the audience was in the seventh heaven
of delight.
The consul was all monkeys now. He
tumbled from the wheel a half dozen
times when he let go the handle bars
to applaud with the audience. When the
manager would indicate to him that he
wanted him to run up improvised
platform and take a certain leap, the con-
sui. still on his wheel played hide and
seek among the scenery. He finally took
the leap, however, and skirted the seen
cry as gracefully as in his more youthful
days he probably swung from the limb
of one tree to another, and when the
ten pins were set down at regular inter-
walls he executed curves among them with
as much intelligence as the ubiquitous
trick dog in the circus curves in and out
of the legs of the clown.
is A FREE SPENDER.
The consul has all the privileges of
man Of means and to all appearances en-
joys them. He is said to spend freely.