apacity ; but it was in vail 

 it noise or warning, a monkey, 



in a red coat and with a jaunty hat set upon his 

 head in a rakish manner, appeared at the open win- 

 dow. He blinked his little black eyes, and chattered 

 in a quiet undertone, while gazing at the astonished 

 pair before him. The baby was thoroughly fright- 

 ened, and uttered .a piercing scream ; while the 

 kitten, without retreating, arched its back, ruffled its 



fur, and put itself in a position of defence. It was 

 L He, blinked his little, black c\es, . . . while gazing 

 evident, however, thai , , .-r.fv.was, as murn 

 ' at the astonished pan Before him. 



astonis! f, R . UVIN(; BY j. C^TKR BKARD. 



bers of the impn uied to 



. . . 



that the string of his n 



was prompting ^him to do so. At last, however, he 



seemed to grasp the situation, and came forward, 



smiling in his best manner, and seated himself upon 



the edge of the crib. By this time the expressions 



or" fear on the faces of both baby and kitten had 



to amazement and curiosity ; so that when, a 



ments after, the nurse entered the room, she 



