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Show MONKEY WAS GOOD PARTNER. Also Source of Revenue for Shrewd Organ Orlnder. The Hon. J. J Lampton camo across nn organ grinder with a monkey the other afternoon, and It cost him T cents and flvo minutes' time. "Pleaso glvi. do monk do raun," cried the mail behind tho organ. "Vera gooda monk. Dance alia day workn hard. Hu talka ho cap offa to you. Ho calla Jack an' Jack certain' goodn to mo." Mr. l.ampton was evidently amused. Perhaps any man who hns beon mayor of a country town Is apt to get that way onco In a while and per-haps per-haps not. "Fine animal you've got there," said Mr. I.amptou. , "T'nnk you, mister; ho pretn gooda monk." Thereupon Jack negan doing stunts ns ho had nover dono them before. Ho would stand on his head, light on his feet, nnd then look wise. Ho would hold out his scrawny paw In a most bewitching manner, and wink In a way to make any human envious. After Jack had hnnded over tho rolna given him for his mnstor ho would turn his pockets Inside out and becomo downright dejected. Tho grinder would tug nt tho rope, and It would ho only after many pulls that Jack would cheer up and take notice. no-tice. "How long havo you had hlrn"'" asked tho ex-mayor. "Fiva year. , Me nn' Jack bestn friends." "Flvo yearsT Well, here aro 5 pennies ono for or.ii yenr." "T'aDk you, mister Hut, say, I mada mistake. I hada Jack for Boven year. Mo nn' Jack bestn friends." And thereupon Mr. I.nmpton laughingly laugh-ingly handed over tho prlco of a 2 cent stamp." Washington Post. |