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Nellie’s Monkey

December 31, 2014 by Marshall Goldberg Leave a Comment

Nellie and her monkey

On Dec. 16 Nellie arrived just outside the waters of Singapore. If it had been up to her, the ship would have refueled and immediately set sail for Hong Kong. But the mail contract required the ship to stay in port for 24 hours, and for reasons unknown to her, the Oriental was taking its time going into port and setting off the 24-hour requirement. When it finally did anchor in port, Nellie and a companion explored Singapore like tourists. At the end of their day trip, however, they had a most untourist-like experience. On the way back to the ship, the driver showed them his home. Standing in the doorway was a macaque monkey that Nellie found irresistibly adorable. What a wonderful souvenir and companion, she thought. And so she bought it from the driver for three dollars. For the rest of the trip Nellie carried the monkey with her in a cage. Indeed like her cap and traveling bag, the monkey became one of the symbols if her trip.

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