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harmful food, and, after she had left the tropical fruits far behind, she accepted at once 

 an apple which was offered to her, and ate it without hesitation. 



At Belize, Sally was permitted to range the town at large for some days. One 

 morning, as her master was passing along the streets, he heard high above his head 

 a little croaking sound, which struck him as being very like the voice of his monkey ; 

 and on looking up there was Sally herself, perched on a balcony, croaking in pleased 

 recognition of her friend below. 



Once, and once only, poor Sally got into a sad scrape. Her master was going into 

 his cabin, and found Sally sitting all bundled together on the door-mat. He spoke 

 to her, and the creature just lifted up her head, looked him in the face, and sank down 

 again in her former listless posture. 



" Come here, Sally ; " said the captain. 



But Sally would not move. 



The order was repeated once or twice, and without the accustomed obedience. 



Surprised at so unusual a circumstance, her master lifted her by the arms, and then 

 made the shocking discovery that poor Sally was quite tipsy. She was long past the 

 jovial stage of intoxication, and had only just sense enough left to recognize her master. 

 Very ill was Sally that night, and very penitent next day. 



The reason for such a catastrophe was as follows : 



The officers of the ship had got together a little dinner-party, and being very fond 

 of the monkey, had given her such a feed of almonds and raisins, fruits of various 

 kinds, biscuits and olives, as she had not enjoyed for many a day. Now of olives in 

 particular, Sally is very fond, and having eaten largely of these dainties, the salt juice 

 naturally produced an intense thirst. So, when the brandy and water began to make 

 its appearance, Sally pushed her lips into a tumbler, and to the amusement of the 

 officers, drank nearly the whole of its cool but potent contents. 



Her master remonstrated with the officers for permitting the animal to drink this 

 strong liquid ; but there was no necessity for expostulating with the victim. So entirely 

 disgusted was the poor monkey, that she never afterwards could endure the taste or 

 even the smell of brandy. She was so thoroughly out of conceit with the liquid that 

 had wrought her such woe, that even when cherry-brandy was offered to her, the 

 cherries thereof being her special luxury, she would shoot out her tongue, and with 

 just its tip taste the liquid that covered the dainty fruits beneath, but would, not venture 

 further. 



She seemed to bear the cold weather tolerably well, and was supplied with plenty 

 of warm clothing which stood her in good stead even off the icy coasts of Newfoundland, 

 where, however, she expressed her dislike of the temperature by constant shivering. 

 In order to guard herself against the excessive cold, she hit upon an ingenious device. 

 There were on board two Newfoundland dogs. They were quite young, and the two 

 used to occupy a domicile which was furnished with plenty of straw. Into this refuge 

 Sally would creep, and putting an arm round each of the puppies and wrapping her 

 tail about them, was happy and warm. 



She was fond of almost all kinds of animals, especially if they were small, but these 

 two puppies were her particular pets. Her affection for them was so great, that she 

 was quite jealous of them, and if any of the men or boys passed nearer the spot than 

 she considered proper, she would come flying out of the little house, and shake 

 her arms at the intruders with a menacing gesture as if she meant to annihilate 

 them. 



A kennel had been built for her special accommodation, but she never would go into 

 it. She is a very nervous animal, and apparently has a great dislike to any kind of 

 covering over her head. So she was accustomed to repudiate her kennel, and to coil 

 herself up in the hammock nettings, where she would sleep soundly. She is rather 

 somnolent in character, giving up her eventide gambols soon after dark, and falling 

 into a sound slumber from which she does not awake until quite late in the morning. 



She has now been in the possession of her present owner some three years, and prob- 

 ably is not more than four or five years of age, to judge by her teeth ; though from 

 lur old-fashioned, wrinkled face, she might be a century old. Her color is black, but 



