The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-22
MAGAZINE REVIEW
Character Sketch Of an Interesting
Little Monkey.

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In the October American Magazine
Stewart Edward White writes an articl
about Funny Face" an interesting lit
tie monkey that Mr.. White captures
while on years hunt in Africa. Fol
lowing is part of what Mr. Whit,
say about Funny Face"
1T was at the hippo pool camp tha'
we first became acquainted with Funny
\ Face.
Funny Face was the smallest, fur
REST little soft monkey you ever saw.
never cared for monkeys before; but
this one was altogether engaging. liz
had thick soft fur almost like that on o
Persian cat, and tiny human black
face, and hands that emerged from a
ruff; and he was about as big as old.
fashioned dolls used to be befre they be.
gan to try to initiate real babies with
them. That is to say, he was that big
, when we said farewell to him. When
we first knew him, had he stood in a
half pint measure he could Just have
seen over the rim. We caught him in a
little thorn ravine all by himself, a fact
that perhaps indicates that his mother
had been killed, or perhaps that he, like
a good little Funny Face, was merely
staying where he was told while she was
away, At any rate he fought savegely,
according to his small powers We took
him ANONYMOUSLY by the schuff of the
neck, hailed him 10 camp, and dumped
him down on Billy. Billy constructed
him beautiful belt by sacrificing part
of kodak strap (mine) and tied him
to chop box filled with dry grass
Thenceforth this became Funny Faces
castle at home and on the march.
within few hours his confidence in
life was restored. He accepted small
articles of food from our hands. cycling
MS intently. retired and examined them.
As they all proved desirable, he rapidly
came to the conclusion that these new
large strange monkeys. while not so
beautiful and agile as his own people,
were nevertheless good sort after all.
Therefore he took us into his confidence.
By next day he was quite tame, would
submit to being picked up without
struggling, and had ceased trying to
take an end off our various fingers. In
fact when the finger was presented he
would seize it in both small black hands,
convey it to his mouth; give it several
mild and gentle loye-chews: and then.
clasping it with all four hands, would
draw himself up like little athlete and
seat himself upright on the outspread
palm. Thence he would survey the
world. wrinkling up his tiny brow.
This chastened and scholarly attitude
Of mind lasted for four or five days.
Then Funny Face concluded that he I'M
ierstood all about it, had settled salts
factorily to himself all the problems of
the world and his relations to il. and
had arrived at good working basis for
lie. Therefore these questions ceased
TO occupy him. He dismissed them from
his mind completely, and gave himself
over to light-hearted frivolty.
His disposition was Eighty but fun
If elusive charm. You deprecated his
aek of serious purpose in life, disap-
proved heartily of his responsibility, |
nut you fell to his engaging qualities. |
lie was a typical example Of the lovable |
-ood for naught. Nothing retained his |
ttentiOn for two consecutive minutes. |
{ he seized a nut and started for his 1
hop box with IL. the chances were he |
world drop il and forget all about II in I
he interest excited by a crawling ant
4 the color Of a flower. His elfsh /
ace was always alight with the plav Of 4
motions and of flashing changing inter.
st. He was greatly given to starting
IT on very important erranis. which be
orgot before he arrived