The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-30

4ccr another Virglnian, should send
oe 'd fIsc Gn1 q camp r the intsTes t,s
that Jocko must go--but that the ma
1or was "an ass" THE boys were
tsrrise oysrwemsd when told this
Inther to take Jocko to the nearest
indian agency. fsrty miles distant. and
leave MIN there forever, "by order OF
tne colonel commanding
Among the Indians. s
The weather was fine. the praarie
plue With lupins and red with It's four
teen varieties OF phlox, and the up-
}1 s1nn OF numerous rabbits highly sat;
lboth boys we're fine ahots5, SO the
journey to the agerl tx was very n1eag-
ant indeed They trotted along or
Et ELL ed. along on their ponies. and
ping OF behind whenever he chose,
gown the horses tail. and making a
nolt for the woods, which was frus-5
h Lratsd by ny the rope fastened to his
took q bath. vent fishing, got bag
OF nuts. waded In brooks. pulled sna1ses
out Of their holes by their tails. filed
t .neir pockets with rocks and their
might IN true pioneer fashion. and rode
UP to the agency next morning, very
grave and sad for tho parting had
cone 60 ies The agency was log cabin set
Il
thirty Indians were loanng around It..
and the, agent stood in the door The
Dc y, !, dismonnted. disclosed and pre-
their tale. But tho indians had
never seen monkey in nil their lives.
and one grin and leap from Jocko on
to the shoulder of the nearest chief
woods. shrieking. ..The devil! the
devil and Jocko was jerked violent
" back to the ground. Those Indians
did not return to that agency for a
in such numbers and warpaint that the
Iagent thought he was going to be
scalped beyond a doubt. and his wife
almost died OF fright. the doctor was
He said he. didn't care a PIN or al,
empty cornshuck what the colonel com.
tie sf hor Wa Sruts as the sss At 0sHs
boys must stay ali night ana take
supper and start right back to the post
trading with those Indians and It
would ruin him and his family to have
| Jocko there. They must take him
changed glances Of delight and cheer,
1 fully agreed with him that II would
never do, and wtsely. made the agent
/ write father that nothing could Induce
was triumphant and dei,ghsful. 9,
the colonel commanding from afar with
we had to bring Jocko back. sir. the me
mock meekness they slipped into their
quarters called sister told mother, fed
| Jocko and felt that now they were Tree
enjoy ss hss Pc. h f9r m a ss Ma
! find 1t In her heart to say more than,
We'll. II we have to have Jocko. well
do the best we can. stop tying your
1 best cravat around his dirty neck. Bob.
And take fathers cane away from him
| at once Jack. General Scott gave him
! that cane. and ne thinks the world OF
Jocko's Tragic End.
| But the very next day Jocko CHANGED
/ to be in the office when the doctor
was prescribing for a case Of old sol
der He ordered the. me man asers to s arins
him that minute. The soldier obeyed.
And Jocko. always on the alert for mis-
chief. thought this valuable precedent
pint bottle OF laudanum from the doc
tors desk and drank It off at a draught.
| OF course, he was soon dead monkey.
| a very dead monkey indeed. rhe bo boys
grief at first: indeed till the question,
| of funeral came up, when they grew
very cheerful and energetts indeed.
the soldiers: they dug the grave; they
wrote the epitaph: Here liHe our deere
fsen Jseks t tson ta 1sdrn Snddtn eysg
| mighty good fun, and we certainly did
fluv him II he was only monkey"
The dear remains were clad IN his
MAJORS uniform put IN his candle lie -, box
flag made for the occasion ian Indian
on a red ground) by sister and duly
saIuted. to please the boys. who had
enjoyed nothing as much IN Jocko's
life as his funeral.
"Poor Relations
Charles Lamb particularly dete sted
monkeys. He never could unders stand
why their cage at the London ZOO"
was always the most popular there. es.
eciallys so with women and children OF
all classes OF society. II desptse the
brutes.' he used to say. .'They. always
painfully remind mo OF poor relations
| Adam and Eve.
A naval officer once described two
ourang-outangs. which the sailors
S SaDDe fon 1ar Guf fad red na
was a vain creature. who made neck
laces of Jumps of coal and hung them
around her neck in a way that was
positively uncanny. 1t was so feminine,
and nothing pleased her so much as q
looking glass in which to admire the
effect. Both Of them robbed the san 4
and threw them overheard, And I'd am
would get very hoozy after thinking
two bottles of ale and lean up against
the mainmast and drop down and fall
asleep In a way that made the sailors
roar he was 50 Intensely com!cnl; like
wise he some times IN his cups beat
Eve sava gely. for al. the world .liku
a London costermonger or navy.
a NIarmot.
The daughter of the Portuguese am
Ebassado- in London had a marmot the
.tiniest OF African monkeys, and she
came to call. She had him in a. seal
skin bag. and he popped up and down
like disappearing gun, and so quick.
black eyes at first I, and was surprised
when antonio" was brought out to
make his ow to Mademoiselle''it to find
a pretty, sleek. tiny monk y with large
black eyes, It and affectionate as pos
sible. She said that she hoped I liked
monkeys. because some people didn't.
and Tonic wept prorusely whenever
she left him at home, slept on couch
~ her bed. was w y. srfnlly ,ntelllg
had ever had. He felt the climate of
England 50 much that he could never
go out except In his private sealskin
bag, built to mat h the mufr Of his ex-
trenely blonde. lovely young mistress.
Anne foil to her Monde beauty he'll