MONKEY AS THIEF.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8823, 27 May 1907, Page 2

MONKEY AS THIEF.

Bout men and a female monkey i have been caught picking pockets at ; : the Ham fair and arrested, cays a r Paris correspondent of a Loud oh contemporary. . I One of the former, an old soldier 1 from Algeria, carried the animal under his arm. The monkey is a dear, engaging little thing, and the holiday crowd stopped to pet it, Not a hit shy, it made up to everyone, allowed itself to be fondled and fed. and played prettily at rifling its new found,friends’ coat pockets. It bad a funny little face, and" looked quite “like a human’s.,” It was, in fact, ; extremely Iranian, and its play was jno piay at all. It rifled pockets in I earnest, and while its admirers wore 1 saying “Dear little thing!” and ' studying its expression, it removed .'purses and watches rapidly and .! passed them round with marvellous . sleight of paw to its master. ; The" four accomplices of the monkey, when arrested, explained tiie game. “She’s a wonder. She ; practically wanted no training, but j took to the .trick natural Tike, and she boats the best man, woman, or child at it. ”