New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-27
Ti.s Gerslla.

10 Dckssg Al u Year Round We lsd - -
lowing description q this aninal, which = a4h0
moss NJ ciossly aned Y nsnessse, . ~ haznL
The gorilla = q - avsluNb hf93k II - Il
feet six Inches; HI tsntl - 3 ~ - -
and - The fore pan q ~ ~ h -, - -
sae head l Z rerssssiy ~ =, = ! = ~. - :
thick integunsut, 16sns q tseuu1a9 i - -
over The eyes' Coupls vith - : - -
skin, much wrnkled, : psc.t11q 1leN6
chin, chin ss1 sss " al hsss ~ . - .
nsck d ahort, De bad poka. 6sxsz6s s5l + 4
proportions o( De body end links ~ y
any Other Of the bruts kind. Eaas. s6lJJlEs =,
thick and muscular, viii seases ~ -
Gse deserving ths mama of wrst (fse = ~
they are fourteen inches round, Mhfle
palm long, and ths fingers ehost, saoll1a, ~ Gt
looking capacious chest; beoea atsoald Bap
thick and shapelecs, destitute u CT, 81 NNY
cusr, yet short; hand dliks fcots witt Z
No wonder the lion skulks be6ogs III 81
even the elephant il bafled BY hiD ma1Iefoeg
activity and strength. The teeth indtc1es av11 -
diet, but the erast is sSometimes yarisd VIII - -
enmty 70 the elephant appears p y, not tte = 60
Intentionally Injuries him, hut merely, t5at = !.
his taste for certain favorits fruits And 49, -
nis xascn ,s towsr Y tae gRpsf bm.csS J. g -
ciea, he steak aIosg the bough, and aziking - -
tive proh1 scis violent h1ow viii ~ cl1bNtGge
| he ID almost always armed, dfsy1 - ~
| giant, trumpeting ahsily Mish nGee - -
an implacable hatred BE- attAcm the4 90
voked. II . party Of blacn apptoesk
within rasge of tree haunted 9 - = -
| demons - swinging rapidly down toSs -
| branches be clutches with his th1mbed bok0 -
nearest Of them, biz green eyes ~ ~ - -
| hair stands on end, and the skin abose So
drawn rapidly up and down, gives hH
| scowl. Sometimes during their excuIsis1s = -
Of ivory in those gloomy forests, the natives u1l
discover the proximity Of gorilla ~ - p1e
mysterious disappearance Of one OF their ~
| The brute, angling for him with his holxlf6 ~
| dropped from . tSee while his sasoag u y =
| firmly, stretches down BIZ huge hin& hands -
| hapless wretch by the throat, dfaWa him 10 -
| bongh, and, a. soon q his struggles hAve 81
him down, strapgled corpse .
| tree Is the sorillas aleeping pIaos " 49, -
pleasant abode BY day. and lis casils = :.
| From that coigne Of advantage be swstts ~ ~
should the latter be hardy Of foolhardy ea1sah -
| pursue. No full grown gorilla has eyer beea u
| alive. A bold negro, the leader Of IN elep1e -
| ing expedition, was offered hundred dollsn - .
yonder hill in gold, could not do II, b asi1
Nevertheless, he has his good qualities h g.
| mestic point Of yiew-he d m amiabe and Axs
husband and father. watching over his yon1& -
with afectionate solicitode, and exertinG Il H. =.
fence his utmost strength and tosocity. TIE -
show that devotion 70 their young 10 tisle e 1af
1 which is the most universal Of extinct4
The gorilla constructs himself anug hannn -
Of the long. tough. slender steas of pafaltie
and lines It with the broad dried ff0nea uf - y&
spised, swung in the leafy branches Of j. hsG
day, he sits ON bough leaning his back sgsiaG -
trunk, owing to which habit elderly gofilla6
rather bald in those regions.