Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — Purchasing a Monkey. [ARTICLE]

Purchasing a Monkey.

A dealer in stuffed animals, who also kept a few live creatures for sale, gave his shop boy, who was permitted to sell the stuffed specimens, orders to cal* him when anyone asked for any of the living animals, says the Youth's Companion. ... , | . Oqe day a gentleman called and demanded a monkeys “Anyone of these?” asked the boy, who was in charge. He pointed to the stuffed specimens. “No—l want a live monkey," answered the customer. The boy stepped to the door of the back shop and called to his master: “You’re wanted, sir.”