The keeper followed him sharply with the pole. Away he went, swinging from one rope to another, screaming and scolding all the time, until the keeper was so tired, that I feared he would have to let the monkey keep the glass. But this the keeper said would never do; for he knew, that, if he let the monkey carry the day, he never could control him again.
So the keeper still plied his pole. The monkey dodged it as well as he could, until the blows came so thick and fast, that he could bear them no longer, when he opened his mouth, and let the glass drop.
Now comes the funniest part of the story. The glass fell quite near the bars, just where the old lady was standing; and a gentleman took her parasol, which had a hooked handle, to draw it within reach. But he put the parasol in a little too far, and it slipped out of his hand.
Instantly a large yellow monkey wrapped his long tail around it, and started off. Imagine the feelings of the poor old lady--first robbed of her spectacles, and then of her parasol!
But her property was all recovered at last; the robbers were both punished; and she went on her way in peace.
OUR old cat has kittens three; What do you think their names should be? One is a tabby with emerald eyes, And a tail that's long and slender; But into a temper she quickly flies, If you ever by chance offend her. I think we shall call her this-- I think we shall call her that; Now, don't you fancy "Pepper-pot" A nice name for a cat?
One is black, with a frill of white, And her feet are all white fur, too; If you stroke her, she carries her tail upright, And quickly begins to purr, too. I think we shall call her this-- I think we shall call her that; Now, don't you fancy "Sootikin" A nice name for a cat?
One is a tortoise-shell, yellow and black, With a lot of white about him: If you tease him, at once he sets up his back: He's a quarrelsome Tom, ne'er doubt him! I think we shall call him this-- I think we shall call him that; Now, don't you fancy "Scratchaway" A nice name for a cat?
Our old cat has kittens three, And I fancy these their names will be: "Pepper-pot," "Sootikin," "Scratchaway,"--there! Were there ever kittens with these to compare? And we call the old mother--now, what do you think? "Tabitha Longclaws Tiddleywink."