Cupid and my monkeys never got along well, owing to Cupid'a aversion to the monkey tribe generally in consequence of a. shock to Ids dignity he received at their hands shortly

after their arrival. It happened in this way. My house stood very near the forest, so near that troops of monkeya would often approach within a ehoit distance of it, mate faces, say bad words, and then, as Cupid would dash oufc, run shrieking and BcreatDiag back to tha friendly flnlter of the trees. One day as Cupid hotly {:ui-3ued them he succeeded in catching one old i chap by thetiil and giving it a severe nip; I the monkey turned on him and uttered a terrific scream ; instantly his companions, halting in their wild scamper, came back and surrounded Cupid. The astonished dog gazed at them with surprise at their temerity depicted on every feature of hiß face. They did not give him" lot g- to ponder, however, for with one accord chey closed in about him, and then began one of the most ridiculous scrimmages I have ever seen. They jumped on his back and tore his hair; they pulled his tail and boxed his ears ; they pinched and bit him, all the while scolding like co macy Bedlamites. Finally, one large silver gray fellow, about four feet tall, with a wonderful reach of arm, stood upright, and grabbing Cupid by the scruS of the neck and back, yanked him up and down from off the ground several times with amazing force and dexterity, while the others drew back, sat down and watched their enemy suffer disgrace. That was enough for Cupid. He had hitherto been too dazed to move ; but now with a great effort he gathered hia shaken senses together, and with one wild shriek of dismay broke away and fled madly into the house. The victorious monkeys chattered joyfully and pranced triumphantly back to the forest. The region teemed with monkeys of almost every kind and description, but I found the Alouettes or Howlers the most interesting. These Howlers were unique examples of what Nature can do when she tries her hand at something odd. These fellows were tall and slender, a little like baboons ; their fur was a reddish brown, while from their chins depended long beards. 