Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1891 — The Monkey and the Cigar. [ARTICLE]

The Monkey and the Cigar.

A correspondent of the London Telegraph relates the following incident: Some years ago I was bringing two monkeys home from the West Indies, which I had named “Jack” and “Jill.” Jack was a brown monkey about the size of a fox terrier, while Jill was smaller, and of the type known as “white-faced.” One day Jack was indulging his curiosity into my pockets, and among other things fished out a cigar. He smelled it, and before I could stop him bounded off to his cage with his prize. Jill rushed after him to see what he had got, and he considerately allowed her to Bmell and no more. Then he tore it up and began to chew it, and presently worked himself up into an ecstasy of delight, taking the half-chewed cigar from his mouth and smearing it over his face and body with maudlin satisfaction. Jill sat the while at the other end oi the cage regarding her lord and master with wondering interest, but afraid to disturb his revels, though she once oi twice crept cautiously up to obtain a nearer view of the cause of all this excitement, and to make a sly attempt to get hold of it. Jack’s excitement began to get too much for him, and he rolled about his straw and twisted himself into all sorts of contortions in uncontrollable delight, and at last fell down in a helpless state of intoxication. Thereupon Jill carefully covered him well over with straw and mounted guard over him, energetically resisting any attempt on my part to see how he fared. She remained steadily at her post until he awoke and emerged from his covering, looking very, very seedy, sick, and sorrowful.