Toby Tyler

hat he was obliged to sit down again until he should feel able to stand. Meanwhile the crowd around the wagon paid no att

Seeing, however, that his employer did not come directly toward him, the thought flashed upon his mind that now would be a good chance to run away, and he acted upon it at once. He rolled himself over in the m

fear of Mr. Lord had dispelled all tha

nd of the voices in the road, when he was startled by seeing quite a p

nd a tree, in the hope that they might pass without seeing him. But no sooner had he secreted himself than a strange

what he did not know then, owing to the darkness. The newcomers were the monkeys that had escaped from the cage, and h

h gave the whole crowd a most comical appearance as they came up to Toby, half hopping, half

d out his hand gravely to the old monkey

went off to find the other fellows. You're awful good, Mr. Stubbs; an' now,

rowd followed in unbroken line, chattering and scolding at the most furious rate, while every now and then M

nd he chattered to the old monkey quite as fast as any of the others were doing. He told him very gravely all that he knew about the acciden

on was being rapidly fixed up so that it could be hauled to the next town, he ordered that search should be made for the monkeys. It was very

n case of a capture they could let one another know, the noise made by To

e glare of the lanterns, and the merriment was by no means abated at Toby's serious demeanor. The wagon was now standi

ide, and screamed to the others in such a manner that they a

hat it was apparent he had no idea of leaving his boy companion. One of the men steppe

is that?

boy," said someo

e had succeeded in capturing all the

nin' away he just stopped 'em an' brought 'em back to me. I wish y

in that cage, and you have brought back every one. That monkey shall be yours, and you may put him in t

s neck, and the monkey clung firmly to him, until even Job L

e scolded and raved because they had been induced to return to captivity. After a while the old monkey seated himself on

on, and both boy and monkey appeared very well contented wi

of the wagon by his side. Toby remonstrated with him on this breach of confidence, but Mr. Stubbs was more in the mood for sport than for grave conversation, and the more Toby talked the more misc

injured tone, "you must go in here and stay

struggled as well as he was able, and Toby was

ate, and he was convinced that the words had sunk deep into Mr. Stubbs's heart, for, by the time he had concluded, the old mo

ord's gruff voice recalled him to the fact that his time was not his own, and he therefore commenced his

s partner toward the boy was concerned; they seemed to have an idea that he was doing only about ha

se who had witnessed the scene told the others how Toby had led in the monkeys on the night previous, and nearly every member of th