IV. 



THE MARMOSET. 

 I. MEPHISTOPHELES. 



The most unique ornament that ever adorned 

 my mantel was a comical looking little fellow, 

 who usurped the place of bric-a-brac in my house, 

 — porcelain and pottery, curios and carvings 

 were all swept out of sight, and the whole length 

 and breadth given up to an eight-inch fellow, 

 whose " tricks and manners " were household 

 entertainment for months. 



He might generally be seen sitting inside a 

 low box, covered with a blanket shawl, his 

 funny little hands with ringers wide spread rest- 

 ing on the edge, and quaint face peering out 

 from under the gray shawl to see that nothing 

 happened without his knowledge. With his 

 coal-black complexion, and long silvery hair 

 lying smoothly back over the top of his head, 

 as though held by a round comb, he exactly re- 

 sembled a very black old lady, with a very white 

 cap and dirty white gloves. 



Nor was the illusion quite destroyed when, in 

 a moment, something interested him, and he 



