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THE STORY OF THE MONKEY. 



artist can sketch a single hand, and in that one member exhibit the indi- 

 viduaHty of its owner. 



That monkeys, among the other characteristics which show a closer con- 

 necting link with the human species than is at all agreeable, should possess 

 that love of seeing how near they can get to danger without being hurt, 

 which finds a place in almost every man's breast, is especially odd, but none 

 the less true. 



HAVING FUN WITH A CROCODILE. 



The rivers all through the kingdom of Siam abound with crotodiles in an 

 extraordinary manner. These are tantalized daily by the monkeys, who 

 annoy them in various ways. One day I w^as a witness to the monkey's love 

 for frolic and the penalty sometimes paid. A large number of the agile little 

 animals had gathered in a tree under which a crocodile was sunning in some 

 shallow water. One after another the monkeys would drop to the lower 

 branches, but careful not to approach too near the open jaws. Approaching 



