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FOUB-HANDED FOLK 



learned roughly, that not everybody kept candy 

 in the mouth, or enjoyed having a monkey, how- 

 ever small and dainty, explore it. 



I said the larger of the two was somewhat ill- 

 tempered, but it was only during the first few 

 days that he appeared so, and there proved to be 

 a very good reason for it. 



When the little creatures were brought on 

 board the ship in Brazil, they were not caged, 

 but held by cords tied around the body, and 

 thus they were kept on the ship. But their 

 kind mistress did not want them confined, so 

 she took her scissors to remove the cord. In the 

 case of the larger monkey, she found it so tight 

 that it was with great difficulty that she could 

 get the scissors under to cut it. 



The poor little fellow must have suffered 

 greatly. He chattered and fought her, but the 

 moment it was cut he was relieved, and before 

 long he was as amiable as his brother mar- 

 moset. That kind deed attached him deeply to 

 his mistress, and he displayed his affection by 

 wanting to kiss her all the time. 



