WALK IN! WALK IN?

NZ Truth, Issue 78, 15 December 1906, Page 8

WALK IN! WALK IN?

TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—lt may interest yourself and your readers to know that I am thinking of fc.oing into the Show business, starting at first with only one specimen, that of the Yellow-faced Ape. You will probably see me m Wellington later on, outside a tent, addressing the public somewhat after the following : "Walk m, ladies and gents, and seethe finest specimen of the monkey tribe, the Yellow-faced Ape, unlike the rest of his species and other animals m that his tail grows at the other end, of him, that is, at the back of his head, and he usually keeps it coiled up put of harm's way. He is a wonderfully intelligent animal and can talk very fair English ; he can say 'All li, you likee callotee, cabbagee, me no savee,' etc., etc. ; m fact he can hold a limited conversation with anyone. Walk m, ladies and gents, he is worth seeing, he is a very unique animal, and tie price j is only sixpence. He was captured some time "ago m China and brought to this country, the New' Zealand Government evidently mistaking him for a human being. x Later on, probably owing to this species not caring to expose their tails m public,' the Government imposed a tax of £100 on specimens on their arrival. /He is. not the only specimen m N.Z. l and those that are here may %c frequently seen as Leasts of burden dragging a plough which is .guides.* by another of the same Dreed ; others are used to weed car-dens, etc., etc. If you like to walk m, ladies, he will greet you with a bland smile, and a good day, and he won't bite."' r 'What's it like, Bill ?" says an outsider to one who has been m. Bill: "It's a damned Chow." Tableau. "Where did I get him ? you ask, sir. Well, I saw him m a garden pulline; up things, and. fear ing he might do some damage if left at large; I caught him and put him m a /cage, m which lie will shortly be on' exhibition for. the small sum of one sprat. He isn't worth ' any more."—Yours, etc., . A SHOWMAN. Master'tph, Dec. 6. 1906.