46 APES AND MONKEYS 



little cousins as he might have been. He was like some 

 people I have known who are selfish and sometimes cruel ; 

 but his habitual good nature made amends in some degree 

 for his sudden fits of anger. Mickie did not belong to the 

 park. He was only kept as a guest of the city during the 

 absence of his master in Europe. He had a genuine 

 sense of humor and sometimes played pranks upon the 

 others, very much to their annoyance. On one occasion 

 Mickie got the tail of another monkey around one of the 

 bars of the cage. He sat down and held to it while its 

 owner screamed with rage and scuffled to get away. Dur- 

 ing this time Mickie's face wore a broad, satanic grin, and 

 he did not release his hold until he had tired of the fun. 



Another one of these little cousins was named McGinty. 

 McGinty was very fond of me ; but he was afraid of 

 Mickie, who was much larger and stronger than himself. 

 McGinty always wanted to be counted in the game. He 

 did not like to have Mickie monopolize my attentions. 

 He often climbed upon my shoulders and caressed me 

 very fondly, if not interrupted by Mickie ; but whenever 

 the latter came, poor little McGinty retired in disgust, 

 pouted for a time, and even refused to accept food from 

 me. By and by he would yield to my overtures and again 

 join in the play. He seemed always to wish to find some- 

 thing that would divert my attention from Mickie. 



Another inmate of the cage was a fine little monkey 

 that belonged to Mr. G. Scribner, of Yonkers, N. Y. At 

 the time of my visits I did not know the name of this 

 little creature nor who owned him. I called him Nemo. 

 He was timid and taciturn, but quite intelligent. He was 



