THE STORY OF THE MONKEY. 
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SACRED APES OF INDIA. 
history, and may be traced back to the most remote periods. Some years 
ago, a rajah spent 100,000 rupees in marrying two monkeys, with all the 
parade of a Hindoo wedding. The festivities on such an occasion always 
take place at night. 
On the so-called marriage of the monkeys, there were seen in the pro - 
