England And Her Monkey

Some diplomates ia Paris were talking about the Oriental question, and one of tliem expressed a wonder as to what England would do eventually in regard to Turkey. The Persian Ambassador said: " England will do as the inonkey did." The Persian told how a learned man of the good oíd times, wishirig to test the power of maternal affection in a she-monkey, took one, with a young monkey, and put both in a high, large tin box, which box was placed over the fire, where it gradually heated. When the box began to be hot the pooi monkey seized the little monkey in her arms and jumped and danced about on the hot floor of the box. At last the floor was so hot tliat all her leaping was of no use. Then wiiat did mother monkey do ? She took her baby monkey, put it down upon tüe floor and stood on it ! The pooi little fellow roasted, but her feet no longer burned. Up to the present England has shown a mother's heart toward Turkey; but when the fire becomes intolerable she will cook her young monkey." - Rome Letter.