Judge — July 7, 1883 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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SUNDAY-SCHOOL STORIES. WITH PATENT SELP-SUC STING MORALS. mil evoppe of the i st of Africa, varallel with the most northern point of the island of Madag , once dwelt a numerous tribe of monkeys. The valley was fertile b yond compe nuts, flower: . and fle: the rich foliage and wid the forest trees furnish mple and luxuri- ant homes for all the inhabitants at_very moderate rents, the third and fourth floors letting as low as two cocoanuts per week. The land was refreshed by numerous moun- tain torrents and placid streams. Here came endless flocks of brilliant birds, besides t more solid ostriches, guinea-fowls, hornbills and spoonbills, but no gas-bills, for they lighted their apartments with huge, glowing fire-flies, which they tied by their legs to the branches of the trees. Besides these, large herds of four-footed beasts came and p ed on its rich turf. The zebra, qui gnu, the giraffe, the onyx, the kudu, and even the lordly elephant himself. But there were no lions, reporters, nor other beasts of pre nor any snakes, nor other venomous reptiles. ‘The numerous and active population of mon- keys had driven such creatures away, long ago, with sticks and stones, whilst they en- couraged all the peaceable animals of the hills and plains. Well, it happened at the period of which | we are writing that the population of mon- keys had become so numerous that the for- ests of the valley, rich as it was, had to be very carefully economized to supply them all with food, but still they could have managed to exist had there not come one year a terri- Lia bo i SAL ory . so that scarcely more than h: And yet tl along had there not sprung up in their n a small class of enormously wealthy me all grew frightened, for they saw starvation ing them in the face put their heads together and uation at leng spoken who wished to do. so, monkeys, cach pr some new settlement. over ten miles, they ¢ were surprised to find Lyi ted girull at is the matter trees round there were very few of the blight, which hi can't eat it, for I have a very weak ~ Oh, if that is all will soon fix you a f{ no further concern in th Then the nd broke off lots of branches from that had gree threw them down te ed them | the } leaves on them, and — | he giratfe, who devour. they seampered off hard | ring up to the top down the juiey palm-cabba | irate h hearty that he slept soundly a nd awoke so refreshed that he v Ito accompany them on their journey next morning | When they had journeyed ne: on the second day, they’eame to torrent, which effect The monkeys were ninemiles — | mountain | whed their way, were still in the land of blight, Had there been any trees stream, they could | over easily | there were none, While they x their fat cla arrange all, Twill s stretch my neck aerc canelimb up my le . k. and so drop safely on the other sid ‘that beats the — | | ‘The giraffe took his po sition, and in an instant a host of monk med over him, and were secure on the te bank. When they were all over — || pt two who stopped to keep Cammy, as Hed him, company—for they were kind littl: monkeys and thought he might be lonely—"* Now you stay here,” they called out, whilst we dif'we find — | any food we'll br 2 | Brooklyn bridg “w after journeying a ame to & most lovely >was no blight, but abun- donuts was prodt yomight have managed to ¢ ek to the mal th meal, 1 another hearty | ed every day or two, One day, how- they cate hack to the stream, and t giralle Ww re. At this they grew very much ud began to think of i and reporte all sorts but while they were still we him approaching his they repe keeping him weil suppl ever eking the ‘or dwelli Then they kes meet- which they di Whe »the whole tribe wondering th rapid pace int ne old gr eatly respected monkey ar st, and addressing the juvenile of the tribe, said Go West, young taken a rundown to y sto tell them of you and | ] 6 much approved of that they were, and they are all ‘starving. I thesable-bodied young ing’ to death. ‘The rich monke: | q eed with asmall storeef Know, were quite unaccustome | dd nits, ed out in a body there were not enough real able | their limited harves After traveling all day < could not pay their | t they are in a deuce of | > branches th mp for they Good graciou at ak poor £ exclaimed the monkeys, iving their tails in great anguish; “we must collect Land it to them as soon | id the giraffe, “you can go more fruit: but, before you doso, | | wck all this you t || ek, and Ewill return with it | lam strong now, and can travel — | rthan you can, and there is no | I'm starving e nell th bout that T could r and owing to the at onc I the grass so” much f ried up a lent plan, and e monkeys, ina moment they were over and had a whole your- | load of provis mmy's back, tied 2 on mith twigs and ropes made of grass,’ The | mbered up giraffe started with hi ad in one direc- ns on C: set to work, and comicbooks.com