Jocko, bring me a plate." Hereupon the chimpanzee seized a bottle of Rockhouse malaga, and filled a glass.
"He has erred on the safe side there," said Jack, drily.
"Well," added Willis, laughing, "we must let that pass.

Jocko," said he, assuming a sententious tone, "I asked you for a plate." The chimpanzee looked at him, hesitated a moment, then seized the glass, and drank the contents off at a single draught.

A box on the ears then sent him gibbering into a corner.
"Your servant," remarked Mrs.Wolston, "has been taking lessons from Dean Swift as well as yourself, Willis." "I will serve him out for that, the swab; he does not play any of those tricks when we are alone.

I must admit, however, that I am generally in the habit of helping myself." Here attention was called to the parrot, who was screaming out lustily, "I love Mary, I love Sophia." "Holloa," exclaimed Fritz, "Polly loves everybody now, does she ?" "Well, you see," replied Sophia, "I grew tired of hearing him scream always that he loved my sister, so by means of a little coaxing, and a good deal of sugar, I got him to love me too." The poultry were next mustered for the inspection of their old masters.

These did not consist of the ordinary domestic fowls alone; amongst them were a beautiful flamingo, some cranes, bustards, and a variety of tame tropical birds.