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THE MONKEYS.
That the monkeys are satirists might well be
imagined, since they ape our manners, our
habits, and even our follies, and I suspect that
many a broad grin of theirs is really only an
expression of grim humour. Those monkeys
that I have made acquaintance with seem to
enjoy a practical joke immensely. I once knew
a funny little fellow who used to come and play
his antics on the top of an organ, which his
master, a swarthy young Italian organ-grinder,
played in front of our house for the delectation
of my little children. By the bye, and once for
all, all little children whose charming friendship
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