A BABY'S ADVENTURE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1277, 13 December 1884, Page 3

A BABY'S ADVENTURE.

Not long ago an English lady took passage in a vessel bound from Kingstown, Jamaica, to London. A large, strong, and active monkey on board the vessel took a fancy to the lady's child—a babe about two months old. The monkey would follow the lady from place to place, watching her as she rocked and fondled her little one. It so happened on a beautiful afternoon during the voyage that a distant sail attracted the attention of the passengers. The polite captain offered his glass to the lady. She placed her child on the 6ofa, and had just raised the glass to her eye when a cry was hoard. Turning quickly, she beheld a sailor in pursuit of the monkey, which had grasped the infant firmly with one arm, and was nimbly climbing the shrouds. The mother fainted as the animal reached the top of the main-mast. The captain was at his wits' end. He feared if he should fend a sailor in pursuit, the monkey would drop the baby, and escape by leaping from mast to mast. Meanwhile the monkey was seen sooth ing and fondling the clii'd. After trying in many ways to lure lite animal down, the captain ordered his men below, and concealed himself ou deck. It looked cautiously around, islowly descended, advanced to the sofa, and placed the child upon it. The captain restored the child to its mother, who was soon satisfied that her darling had escaped without injury.