The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-02

contracted large dislike for lions OF
the mountain species, and ever since
then Mike has longed to even up
some real or fancied wrong done her
by the cat family. Mike" by the way, is a
lady monkey, despite her name.
Captured when baby, then traded by a ma
tive to sailor bound for New Orleans. Mike"
eventually became the mascot on a Mississippi
River steamboat. For several years Mike"
lived on the Father of Waters. With the years
her temper became bad, until finally, according
to the records of the Park Department, Mike"
was given to the ZOO April 81 1911. Full records
were not kept in those days. and Mikes" his
tory is somewhat clouded.
to nurse her grudge against mountain lions, but
upon arriving at the zoo, she started a syste-
matte campaign to do SO. Mike" was put in
cage with other monkeys, across the hall and
behind a wooden wall from the lion cages. Try
as she might the monkey was unable to even
get peep at the great yellow beasts that she
hated. The smell was enough for Mike" She
tAAS" sa0y "oio PioSeHI cNeH DelOTe lne TOdI5
Of the Africans and the s-c-c-a-a-a-h" Of the
long, crouchng mountain lion made the build
Ing shake.
Did Mkt crawl to a far corner and trem-
BILE? She did not Grabbing the iron screen
at the top, she shook 1t until the noise rivaled
that made by the king of all jungles and ZOOS.
The roars and seedlings grew worse. and
Mikes" temper leaped to the murderous stage.
Whirling like bullet, Mike" caught one of
Eer fellow-prisoners who was chattering with
fear and boxed his ears. Then Mike" sprang
at another. caught him and hurled him the full
length Of the room.
Nike was on a rampage. The monkey
house became panic-stricken. The dozen other
monkeys were racing over the screened walls
and ceilings In circles, leaping from one side Of
the room to the other running themselves to
death in escaping Mikes" vicious teeth and
strong hands,
So the keeper took Mike out Of the mon
key house and put her In solitary confinement
Mike" Gained down, accepted chew-of gum
from the keeper the next day, and was put
back into the monkey house.
Now Mike" had no particular antipathy for
other monkeys-it was part OF her big scheme
to slap them. She wanted to get out Of there.
She wanted to get closer to the lions. There
was no chance Of escaping from the monkey
house by force. The carpenters who built It
had monkeys and their tricks in mind when
they hammered home the nails. Mike" had
tried them all in vain.
Her campaign seemed to be one OF educa-
tlon-educatng the keeper, for every time O
lion roared down went monkey beneath
Mikes" cruel blow. When taken out of the
place Mike" showed her appreciation by smi-
Ing.
Her temper always was aroused when the
lions became restless Mike" made 1t very
plain in a little while that she would love Moth
ing better than getting real close to the lions
The keeper finally decided to humor her. and
put her in a big cell by herself in row with a
wicked baboon and bad ape. Mike" chat
tered her hatred OF both Of them while the
keeper was looking, then when the keeper went
away she poked her nose through the bars as
far as possible In the direction OF the lions
Her eyes became balls Of fire. Each OF her
hands clutched the bars in wild rage but she
did not make noise.
Being unable to kill the lions with her stare
'dike" quietly and swiftly inspected her new
home. Every wire was tested. One was found
wanting: 1t gave little. The keeper returned
and Mike" renewed her unimportant quarrel-
some chatter with the ape and the haboon.
Mike was simply waiting her chance. She
had found tho way Across the aisle and below
her was the mountain lion. Next to 1t were the
Africans. The keeper put water in her cell
Mike drank some Of 1t, was a little friendly
then seemed bored with the keepers attentions
She wanted to show that she liked the new
home, but she wanted to be left alone Mike"
wanted to get" to lion
A visitor happened along after the keeper
went out and got too close to the monkey. The
next instant a lead pencil was flashed out Of
the mans pocket and mike" had bounded to
the bars nearest the mountain lion. The mon
key threw the pencil at the enemy A snarl and
glare. the first notice that the mountain lion
had given her, greeted the clatter Of the pencil
on the cage floor. Mike" went wild with happi-
ness, The war was on. She had angered the
big beast.
What would she do to him when she had
worked the wires loose enough for spring into
his cage? She'd kill him, mike" said to her
self. 1t wouldn't take a minute. she thought.
and she'd have him for breakfast. She'd give
him one slap. and over he'd roll. dead Then
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