The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-26
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II VIII NC nhch
oil this restless race Is considered, that IL ls
of the utmost consequence that The infant
monkey should be protected as much as
possible from a fall Accordingly. the
prevailing instinct Of young one is, in
sailors language, to hold on. IL clings to
its mother with the greatest lenacity; and,
to enable il 10 do this, considerable strength
is thrown in tie e1tremiIies, the anterior
limbs especially.
lie valiant, in his introduction 10 his
first voyage, gives The following curious in
stance OF The exhibition Of tbs instinct un
der extraordinary circumstances. When
living in Dutch Guiana, at Paramarbo,
where he was born, and where he had, al
ready, though very young. formed collec-
ton Of insects, the future traveller and his
party in one Of. tn If excursions had killed
female monkey:
CAS- she carried on her back a young
one, which had not been wounded, We took
them both along with us; and when we re-
turned 10 The plantation, my ape had not
quilted the shoulders Of its mother. i
chung so closey 10 them, that was obliged
to have the ass ance Of a negro 10 di,en-
gage them, but scarcely was it separated
from her, when, like bird, it darted upon
/ wooden block that stood near, covered
with my fsther's peruke, " hich it embraced
aith its { ur paws. no: GOULD il be compell-
ed 10 quit It's position. Deceived by its in
stinct, it still imagined itself 10 be on the
back Of its mother, and under her protec.
ton. rs i seemed perfectly at ease on
the peruke, resoigtdto SINGER it % remain,
and to feed il there with goats milk. Ii
continued in its error for three weeks, but
after that period, emancipating itself from
its own authority. il Quilted the fostering
peruke, and by its amusing iIlcAs became
! the friend and favorle Of the whole fam.
I ily."
Though il is diMcult 10 suppress smile
al the idea Of a monkey clinging to a full.
lotion on wig .hlock AMI fan~ying it It's
mamma, the story, as 1t begins moaInfuIly
with the slaughter Of the poor mother, ends
trsgically for her unhappy offspring; it died
a terrible de4lh-lhe result. indeed, of its
own mi5chievcus voracity, but in agonies
liightful' to lniak o.
81 had, however" continues i.e ya,l.
liant. without suspecting it, introduced the
wolf amorg my hoGks. One morning. on
entering gy chamber, the door Of which |
had been so iinprudent as 70 ieave open.
deheld my unworthy pupil making aesrty
breakfast on my noble collection. In the
first transports o. NY passion ! resolved to
strangle il ia my arms; bus rage and fury
soon gave place 10 pity, when perceived
that its sora ,iOusness had exposed It to the
most cruel punishment. In eating the
beetles i; Dad swallowed some Of The pins
on which they we're aged, though it made
thousand 5fforts TO throw lhenr Up all lis
eXerions were in vain. The torture which
il suffe ed made me forget the devastation
it had occasiored thought only Of afford
! ing i gslieI; bot neither my tears, nor all
the art of my iaihe;'s slaves. whom call,
from all quarters with loud cites, were able
to preserve lis life.
To return TO the instinct exemplfed in
the hTst part oil this melancholy tale; we re.
member 10 .,sye seen female monkey and
her young one ia the cage CT 2 r;ena gerie;
and small cage, too. In this case the
instinct-snd 1t was good example OF the
wide difference between that quality and
reasop-bolh on the part Of the mother and
her offspring. vas .lSi IS :tgouE rs i could
have been in Ihelf native i6leSis. The
young one chung as tightly. and the mother
showed as much anxiety lest it should be
sashed to pieces by fail whilst she was
ditting at the bottom of her cage, which
rested on the ground, as If she had been
swinging with the breeze upon the tree
Top. - BrOderip's so2'o.- zeal RecreafiOns.
jiust published 6y Lea # Blancharl.