HAVE you ever seen a monkey? Most of us have seen them in cages at the parks. Once in a while we see one getting pennies for his master, who goes from house to house, playing on a grind-organ. That is what the monkey in the picture has been taught to do. He sees the lady and the child at the window and thinks they are going to give him some money.
Most of the monkeys that we see are cross; because little boys and girls tease them so much. Many times their masters are cruel to them. Often they are made to work all day without rest and food. Surely they get very tired going from one person to another getting money to give to their masters.
We should be kind and merciful to all of the creatures God has made. His word tells us, “The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.” Prov. 11:1717The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. (Proverbs 11:17).
ML 11/22/1903