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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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He
did
not
seem
to
understand
why
I
objected
to
this
whipping
Nigger.
Monkeys
do
not
regard
it
as
a
breach
of
honour
to
whip
the
helpless
and
feeble
members
of
their
tribe.
They
are
not
unlike
a
large
percentage
of
mankind.
They
always
hunt
for
easy
prey,
and
want
to
fight
something
that
is
easily
whipped.
They
are
not
great
cowards,
but
when
once
whipped
they
rarely
attempt
the
second
time
to
contest
matters
with
their
victors.
[Sidenote:
CAGE
OF
CAPUCHIN
MONKEYS]
In
this
cage,
containing
five
brown
Capuchin
monkeys,
it
was
not
difficult
to
see
that
Mickie
ran
things
to
suit
himself.
McGinty
was
the
only
one
of
the
four
in
the
cage
with
him
that
ever
contested
any
right
with
Mickie,
and
for
a
long
time
it
was
a
question
in
my
mind
who
was
to
win
in
the
end.
The
next
to
them
in
authority
was
Dodo,
who
never
attempted
to
control
Mickie
or
McGinty,
but
always
made
Nemo
and
Nigger
stand
about.
Fourth
in
line
of
authority
was
Nemo,
who
always
resented
any
offence
from
others
by
making
Nigger
take
a
corner;
and
the
only
victims
that
Nigger
had
were
the
little
white-faces,
which
never
fight
anything
and
are
always
on
the
run.
When
it
was
finally
decided
between
Mickie
and
McGinty
that
Mickie
should
be
captain,
McGinty
readily
accepted
the
place
of
first
lieutenant,
which
rank
he
has
continued
to
hold
without
challenge.
When
once
the
question
is
settled
among
the
cage
of
Simians,
the
debate
does
not
appear
to
be
renewed
at
any
future
time.
They
never
go
to
court
with
their
grievances,
and
rarely
appeal
a
second
time
to
force
when
the
question
has
once
been
decided
against
them.
Some
human
beings
might
profit
by
studying
this
trait
of
monkeys.
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