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contrasting favorably with the self-satisfied smirks and mean- 

 ingless grins of his human compeers. 



As regards his tuition, each act had been taught separately, 

 the ape with a cord attached to a collar around his neck and 

 the other end held by his master, being placed in the required 

 position, the horse was then started, and in each instance 

 where the ape quitted his position before the horse was stopped, 

 a cut from the whip was administered 5 every time the ape 

 retained the position till the horse had gone a certain number of 

 times around the circle, he was reawarded with a sweetmeat. 

 Each time a change of position was to be made, which was 

 always after a particular number of ^^ rounds," the horse was 

 stopped and the ape made to take the new posture. These 

 attitudes followed one another in regular sequence, and soon a 

 mere change in the music was substituted for the stoppage each 

 time the horse had been around the customary number of times, 

 A hint from the whip was sufficient to remind the ape that he 

 was to make a change. The banner and balloon tricks were 

 readily taught by making him first leap them, when ofifered, while 

 the horse was standing still, and afterward when in motion. 

 The system of reward or punishment for success or failure was 

 always kept up, and in his public performances a close observer 

 would have noticed at any failure a frightened look from the 

 ape and a sly cut of the whip, while after each successful feat a 

 little sweetmeat was received from the pocket of the ring- 

 master. 



A very popular scene at exhibitions of performing animals is 

 that in which a number of monkeys are seated around a table, 

 spread for a feast. Two or three monkeys personate waiters 

 and bring in, first candles, and then in succession the various 

 courses, really consisting of things suited to monkey stomachs, 

 but considered by theatrical license to be the customary viands 

 of a grand feast. Bottles of water-wine conclude the repast. 

 This is actually one of the simplest things for the trainer to 

 accomplish. The guests being tied in their high chairs, their 

 little bibs pinned around their necks, the only farther trouble 

 with them is to keep them from fighting or stealing each other's 

 rations. The waiters bringing in the things, especially the 

 lighted candles, look very pretty and very intelligent. This 

 part is taught by having two strings attached to the monkey. 

 The end of one of these strings is held by the trainer, the 

 end of the other by an assistant off the stage. The assistant 

 places an article in the monkey's paw and slacks up his line, 

 while the trainer hauls in on his, and by this very simple 

 arrangement, first one and then the other hauling, the monkey 



