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be very dull that enjoys the presence of a 

 monkey. 



Besides this, they are affectionate little creat- 

 ures; they form the warmest friendships with 

 people, sometimes even becoming almost pain- 

 fully attached to a friend. They are sensitive, 

 too; they respond readily to kindness; they 

 grieve over our neglect, and resent being ridi- 

 culed or laughed at. One monkey felt so in- 

 sulted by a gentleman going about on all-fours, 

 which he evidently considered as intended to 

 mock him, that he went into a fury of rage, 

 and never forgave the joker, with whom he had 

 previously been on the most friendly terms. 



That all of the four-handed are mischievous, 

 Dr. Oswald (who has given much study to 

 them) says is a mistake. The most fertile 

 in troublesome pranks belong to the African 

 branch of the family, though it must be ad- 

 mitted that our own monkeys are not above 

 reproach in that regard ; they will all, as our 

 grandmothers used to say, "bear watching." 



The first and the most imperative duty of 

 a keeper of one of these lively pets is to fur- 

 nish plenty of entertainment for him objects 

 that he may hammer and bang, and toys that 



