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Show Monkey. Monkey was tho nnmo ot a diminutive diminu-tive sliivo who was tho pot of Andrew Jackson. Monkey was a Jockoy and a Judge of horse llcsh, nnd It Old Hickory lind nny weakness at nil It was for horse flesh- Decailso of him any victories on tho turf, Monkey wns permitted many privileges, ono ol which was to Indulge his firm con vlctton that tho two greatest men on earth In tho order of their greatness wero Androw Jackson and Monkey. A man named Drown who was op posed to tho Jackson wing of tho par ty In Tennessoo had tho temerity to offer himself for governor. Ho received re-ceived only n handful of votes. A few days after tho contest wns settled Mr. Drown was In tho market at Nash-lllo. Nash-lllo. Monkey was also thetc, with a big basket an his arm. Monkey so carried tho basket as to push Mr. Drown off tho sidewalk. Tho Irato politician raised his cano and shouted: shout-ed: "Don't you know who I am? How daro you push mo?" Tho llttlo negro looked up Innocently nnd cried: "Well, If It ain't dot Mars' Drown wnt dun mndo a llttlo 'spcrlmout for guvnor, Jes a llttlo 'sperlmcnt." |