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A Clever Monkey

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
September
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tnere is a popular monkey in the zoological gardens of the prater at Vienna just now, says a correspondent there, and she is much admired. "Miss Maja" has an exquisito bicycle, wliieh she rides to perfection, imitating to a mcety all the movements oí cyclists. She jumps into the saddle without touching the pedal, kisses her hand to everybody while she walts for the signal, then flies off at a splendid pace. From the wheel she jumps on a trapeze and then on the wheel again beiore it can f all. When she has shown all her arts and graces she claps her hands, calling upon the public to applaud. She thanks prettily for applause by bowing and putting her hand to her heart. The monkey has not been trained at all - only made to look on while men and women cycled. She has taught herself everything without any one's help. When money is given to her she runs to her nurse, takes her purse and puts it in. It has been proposed to let her have one of the many cycllng medals distributed in Vienna, but the societies

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News