Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-06-09

wards the dish This scheme answered no
better, for bit the guilty hand with the
handle of my knife. From that moment
my intelligent pupil understood that he was
to wait to be helped.
lie very quickly learned to eat his soup
with a spoon, in this way thin soup was
placed before him he 20, upon the table
like Il dog tapping, and tried to suck i, up
slowly. This method appearing inconve-
nent to him, he sat down again on his
chair, and took his plate in both hands
but as he raised 1t to his lips, he spilled
portion of it over his breast. | then took
spoon aud showed him how to use it,. He
Immediately initiated me, and ever after
made use Of that culinary implement.
When | brought Tuan on bosd the Gle
opatra, he was domclled at the foot of the
mainmas, and left completely free he
went in and out Of his habitatlon when he
pleased The sailors received hum as a
friend, and undertook to Initiate him in the
customs Of a seahrng life. little tin ba-
SIN and spoon ses given him which he shut
carefully up in his house, and at meal times
he went to the distribution Of provisions
with the crew. 1t was very funny to see
hun, especially in the morning, getting his
basin filled with coffee, and then setting
comfortably down to take his first meal IN
company with his friends the cabin boys.
Tuan spent part ofhls days in swinging
among the ropes; sometimes he came on to
the deck, either to enter into conversation
with the persons OF the embassy whom he
knew very well, or to tease a Young Mani
lase negrito vino had been been given to
NJ de Lagrene this negrito was his dear
est friend Some people pretended that the
sympathetic ties which united these two be-
lngs were based on consequently. How.
ever that may be. Tuan had profound
contempt for MONKEYS be never conde-
scended to notice one, and preferred the
society OF dog or a sheep to that Of one
of these quadrumana
Tuan acquired the habits of a gourmet
whilst on board he drank VINE, aud had
even become deeply learned ~ the art of
approaching that liquid One day two glass
ses were offered him, one half foil OF cham
payne, the other half fall OF claret When
be bad glass 100 each baud, some one
tred TO deprive him ol that containing the
champagne. TO defend himself he hastily
brought his disengagtd hand up to the one
which had been seized hold Of, and having,
by dexterous effort succeeded ia freeing
1t, he poured the sparkling liquid into the
glass of which he bad uudisturbed posses
sion He then held out the empty glass TO
the person WHO had tried to deprive him Of
IT,
This act, 50 well conceived, and so diff
ic0lt to execute, was followed by one no
less remarkable. Tuan was among the
ropes, and would not come down IN spite OF
my reiterated or Hers | showed hIm glass
Of beer TO persuade him TO come to me-
He looked long while at what | offered
him, then, not trusting perfectly to what he
saw, he took rope, and with admirable
precision directed Us end into the glass he
then drew up the rope, put the end he had
dipped into the liquid INTO his mouth, and
having made sure of the flavor, fastened
down to share the beverage with me.
1t IS false that ourang-outangs have ev-
er been taught to smoke; Tuan, aud all
those have seen, were unable TO execute
that act The pictures representing these
quadrumaua smoking hookas with their
masters are steTeotyped lies
When | arrived al Manila, Tuan and
took up our abode IN a Tagal house, and
we lived 10 common with the family inhab-
iting %, consisting of the father, mother,
TWO giris Of fourteen and sixteen and OF
some little children. Tuan was charmed
with our residence. lie spent his days IN
play with the lilte Taga gIrls. and robblng
the mango women who were Imprudent en-
ough to put their merchandise within his
reach