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Show MONKEYS AS QAY VVAQS. Observation Proves They Have a Bense of Humor. nooontly a monkoy got tho bettor of tho common onomy, tho carrion crow, by folgnlng Illness. Ho was fastened lo a bamboo polo with a running ring When ho was on his porch tho crows onnoyed him by Btrullng from his por-rlngor por-rlngor on tho ground. Ono morning they line! been specially special-ly disagreeable Ho closed his eyes and feigned a bad Illness. When his dny's food was brought tho crows descended de-scended upon It, nnd ho hnd scarcely strongth to defend It. Ily good acting ho mnnaged to cap-turo cap-turo ono of tho crows. To pluck It allvo wns tho obvious course. Then, Instead of pulling It to pieces, like tho king monkoy whom Kipling nnd Sir Kdwnrd Puck watched cnJoIng n similar sim-ilar triumph In Simla, this monkoy tosRcd tho crow Into tho air, whoro Its own companions fell upon It nnd killed It. Monkeys certainly havo a sense of fun. Darwin used to spend hours watching a young fcmnlo orang-outang In tho yoologlcal gardens, nnd wns mtro that she had tho comic sentiment Sho delighted to put on her head, llko a cap, a peculiar shaped bowl, which had n droll effect, and sho wan sensitive to tho effect which her Joko proifuccd upon tho spectators. Lahore Tribune |