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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[April, 
[COPYKIGHT SECTJEED.] 
EXCITEMENT IN THE MONKEY FAMILY , —Drawn and Engraved for the American Agricnlturist. 
GREAT 
In. the Agriculturist for May, 1866 (page 193), 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 had 
reputation, and, according to our artist’s account, several 
members of the monkey family have had a serious talk 
about it. You 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 be some 
truth in it, but is sure it does not mean /wm, for he gives 
a sidewise look at his neighbor, who is chattering away 
very angrily, having discovered liis 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 Watcliiiigf.” 
A little girl went with a friend into a book-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 M’atched the man who was doing 
this work, thrusting the covers one by one under the press, 
with the gold loaf 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. “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. 1 wasn't watching, 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 loaves a scar,—not on the outside ; 
not where you can see it,—^but on the heart. When a boy 
uses a profane or obscene word; tvhen he does an act 
that he tvould blush to have kno^vn at homo ; when a girl 
says or does any of those things which none of you need 
be told are only bad, then scars upon the heart arc 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. Thei-e is one 
strong and willing Friend, you know, who is always ready 
to help you. Uncle Paul. 
A Ilom.c-loviiig' Cat. 
A lady correspondent sends to the AgricultuHst the 
following, which she says is true: “Father R. had a 
favorite cat which he took with him 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 rc-appeared at the deserted home. There she 
remained for a year alone, greeting members of the fami¬ 
ly on their occasional visits with groat affbetiou. At the 
end of the year the family returned there to live, to the 
great apparent satisfaction of the faithful old sentinel.” 
A Aovel Bird Catcher, 
Eflie 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 turned 
one day, the bird escaped to the woods, onlj' a few j’ards 
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. AV. 
screamed out thinking her pet was dead, and the fright¬ 
ened bird flew away again. The dog started after it, and 
the second time catight it and brought it to his mistress. 
He held it carefully inside his lower jaw, and did not 
injure it at all; but when Mrs. W. took it in Iny 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 story the dog would 
look up, wagging his tail with an extremely satisfied air, as 
much as to say AYasn’tthat pretty well done for a dog ?’ ” 
How to “ Finisli” a Boy.-— Give him plenty of 
money, nothing to do, let him choose his own playmates, 
spend his evenings where he pleases, come home when 
he gets ready, and ho Avill very sot'u finish himselfi. 
