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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE MONKEY FA MI LY .—Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
' In the Agriculturist for May, 1SG6 (page 102), we gave 
an amusing picture representing an honest dog and a 
thievish monkey left near the dinner table after the fami- 
ly had finished their meal. It gave the monkey a bad 
reputation, and, according to our artist's account, several 
members of the monkey family have had a serious talk 
about it. Ton may see in the picture that the dog-nosed 
ape is examining the Agriculturist and studying the pic- 
ture ■with much interest. He thinks there may he some 
truth in it, but is sure it does not mean him, for he gives 
a side-wise look at his neighbor, who is chattering away 
very angrily, having discovered his own portrait. If he 
could speak, he would no doubt give us as harsh a scold- 
ing as many a man has done when his character has been 
shown up among the humbugs. But we will not be too 
severe upon the poor monkey, by comparing him with 
some of the knavish swindlers who have been exposed. 
"I Wasn't Watching." 
A little girl went with a friend into a hook-bindery. 
She was much pleased to see how the titles and pictures 
in gilt were put upon the backs and sides of the covers ; 
and for some time she watched the man who was doing 
this work, thrusting the covers one by one under the press, 
with the gold leaf upon them. But at length she noticed 
that a part of three of this man's fingers was gone. Her 
sympathy was excited and she whispered a request that 
her friend would ask how the accident happened. U I 
was at work here at the press," was the reply, " and not 
attending to what I was about I got my fingers under the 
press and it crushed them. I wasn't watcMng, and I shall 
have to carry this mark to remember it as long as I live." 
I'll tell you what I thought when the little girl told 
me the story : There are many things that boys and girls 
are tempted to say and do, and that they will say and do 
if they are not on the watch. They are things that always 
make a wound that leaves a scar, — not on the outside ; 
not where you can see it, — but on Hie heart. When a hoy 
uses a profane or obscene word ; when he does an act 
that he would blush to have known at home ; when a girl 
says or does any of those things which none of you need 
he told are only bad, then scars upon the heart are being 
made that will sooner or later cause bitter sorrow. "I 
wasn't watching " will have to be said about them. Try 
not to get these scars upon your hearts. There is one 
strong and willing Friend, you know, who is always ready 
to help yon. Uncle Paul. 
A Home-loving Cat. 
A lady correspondent sends to the Agriculturist the 
following, which she says is true : "Father E. had a 
favorite cat which he took with Mm when he removed 
from the house which he had long occupied to another, 
half a mile away, across a river. A few days after the river 
became greatly swollen by the spring freshets, and the 
bridge was swept away. Kitty evidently did not like the 
change. All the coaxing and petting she received failed 
to reconcile her to the new home. She disappeared, and 
what was her master's surprise, on crossing the swollen 
stream in a boat, to find kitty at the old house. Lie car- 
ried her back with him, and the second time she was 
gone and re-appeared at the deserted home. There she 
remained for a year alone, greeting members of the fami- 
ly on their occasional visits with -great affection. At the 
end of the year the family returned there to live, to the 
great apparent satisfaction of the faithful old sentiuel." 
A ^"ovel S£ir<I Catcher. 
Efiie Johnson contributes the following to the Agri- 
culturist : " One of our friends, a neighbor living a short 
distance from us, had a beautiful bird — a pet canary. One 
of the seed cups of its cage accidentally getting tinned 
one day, the bird escaped to the woods, only a few yards 
from the house. Toward evening Mrs. "W. and her hus- 
band walked out toward the woods, talking of the lost 
bird, and wishing it would come home again. The house 
dog, a large, noble looking animal, walked by their side, 
looking up into their faces as if he understood all they 
were saying, then suddenly started off, and in a few mo- 
ments returned and laid the bird at their feet. Mrs. W, 
screamed out thinking her pet was dead, and the fright- 
ened bird flew away again. The dog started after it, and 
the second time caught it and brought it to his unstress. 
He held it carefully inside his lower jaw, and did not 
injure it at all ; but when Mrs. W. took it in her hand 
it lay motionless from fright for a moment. She placed 
it in its cage, and soon it was hopping about, with ruffled 
feathers, it is true, but as well and sprightly as ever. 
"Whenever Mr. or Mrs. W. told the stoiy the dog would 
look up, wagging his tail with an extremely satisfied air, as 
much as to say 'Wasn't that pretty well done for a dog V " 
How to "Faiiisli" a. Boy.— Give him plenty of 
money, nothing to do, let him choose hip own playmates, 
spend his evenings where he please^ come home when 
he gets ready, and he will very sowi finish himself. 
