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

The first monkey Of my acquaintance
was quite a character. My uncle was
an officer OF the old army" stationed
in the Indian Nation, and finding him
self in need of what was called In
the service ",nonkeyg"--tars that were
porous and covered with flannel for
holding and cooling water-hc wrote
to his factor in New Orleans and or
later This was the answer he got:
Ono day when he was particularly
busy In his office the orderly announc-3
ed that "a soldier wished to see the
colonel on .pertikeler' business He
suppressed @ troublesome grin. as he
got this out. and ccughed and passed
his hand over his face TO hide the
nnsoldierly tendency TO laugh at any
being given. there was some hustle at
the door. and then soldier appeared.
dragging q large monkey By chain.
and salutsd and handed the colonel q
this letter: New Orleans. II. Grayicr
st, April 37.-Dear colonel.-I am
sending you with this one monkey. and
am In treaty for second In the French
Quarter. owned by an old negress. who
wants more money for him than I
think you would care TO give. When
the ships come IN from Brazil. later.
Will get the other 1--WE and forward
them q, once. as per order.
Very respectfully yrs.
JOSEPH COBE"
The colonel stared. the colonel gIared.
first at the letter and then at the
monkey, and then at the soldiers. and
then he said things that were not
tor in New Orlea ms. described. he said.
by letters three. Ono Of his clerks
was ordered to write instantaneously
TO that factor and explain to him at
parlancs. and to countermand all or.
ders for them whatever. Then the
colonel said to the soldier: Take the
brute away and--and shoot him. Yes.
drag at Jocko,s5 chain. But as It hap-
pcned. his wife's two small brothers
were IN the Office. so they cried out
like one boy. 70, Brother Jim! o.
don't, Please don't! Give hin, to US!
We want him Do. do. do. give him
to u.s." And moved by this clamor. the
colonel consented; the boys fairly
whooped with delight. and Jocko was
turned over TO his two new masters.
the soldier saluted and departed; the
orderly again looked as II chiseled out
OF marble, and took chair. where
he sat with his body Ike q ramrod
hind the colonels chair as devoid OF
expression as the sphinx. The official
calm of the place had been rudely ups
Set and 1t now resumed sway.
The Boys.
Great was the surprise. IL not the
Eratification. of the regimental sur
Eeon. when the boys wa liked into the
family quarters. crying: 60; father.
look! Q! mother. come. see; We've
jim, gave him TO us! Isn't he the dear
est little thing you ever saw? Where
shall we keep him. mother? Father.
what does he eat. Bob. run. get MIN
faifer, or cooked No. sister, he don't
eat cake: what are you thinking
about? Girls are always doing stupid
;thinEs-cake!" Never was there such
an uproar, as everybody talked Ia at once.
nor 4 greater excitement.
Boys" said the father. our quar-
tiers are small and don't think We
want a monkey here "a. at an, an ns. 2
looked very grave. OBJ ana - CHI
said the mother me ,es
creatures II the world. W !yes pe taia
the father: chats the best thing to
do. Hooligan. Of the Seventh, Is very
fond ofanimals GIVE i e nm awf,'i
Bob looked perfectly ira gic; Jack be-
ing younger. opened his mouth sud
denly and simply bawled. Il g 4 con-
say, %! mothers giving away our "
beautiful monkey--Wh lat Brother Jim
Eayc sus-our own monk ey--we Yere
going to have such fun with i y, z, the ne
nnly monke s az the RnnoNhoo, mat
settled it, as Jack probabl hoped it
would, though his grief, II ke. his sur
prise at this scurvy. trio! Of Fate: was |
perfectly genuine. No boy could I'M
away a monkey voluntarily. Of their
own free will and accord. and his |
was equal to his Distress
..Wcll, father. their hearts seem set on /
this monk ey, said their mott her. gent
1s11nnnsn III have to make room [