The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-12

no had been raised th0e. He followed me
Finally he began 10 get civilized, and became ! great
tnieL ne watched very carefully till people had left
house would then enter ssealAnd make Oh with their
pIantan or dry roofor no could eat almost anything
and u was very difficult to each him. logged him
several times and brought hin the conviction that II
was wrong 70 steal but he coad never resist the empa
uon ne stole constantly frvm me, and ne soon FOUND
OUT tnat my nut was better furnished with ripe bananas
and plantains than Others and that the best time 70
time he used to crawl and move sIyy towards my bed
look at my closed eyes, and IL he movement he
would would pluck several plantains and deoamp When
committed the theft he once came up TO me with an
honest face. Ny lint had 20 door, but was closed
see Tommy gently raising one or the mat to see
4 WAS asleep Sometimes counterfeited sleep, and
then stirred up just in the act Of taking on
utmost conservation NH He seps run Of meal times
nad Kind OF rude table made which my meals were
served s ~ the open part Of my house. This was too
ready ne climbed upon tree surveyed every dish for
the table, and having determined what to have. he
Immediately pay the utmost attention TO him his Hew
Dow, hew' became louder TILL for peace sake his wants
We're satisfied He refused no,hing-was fond Of boiled
meats, FISH, tea coffee, and constantly picking the
bones ne collected in the village made him = little
pillow 70 sleep upon and wherever he went he took j
with him Il Perehance i was lost, or II
knew it by his howls. At night he always slept
on It, As tho dry season came the weather became
slept The negroes would not have him near them Then
he waited until everybody asleep at night and then
crawed In softly next 70 some OF his black friends and
caught and beaten As he became cis ized he showed
extraordinary fondness for strong drink Whenever
negro had palm wine Tommy was sure to know II. He
showed decided taste for brandy; indeed his last
plot was with brandy bottle which, going out had
carcessy left out Of my chest When returned, after
was the last-breken pieces and Tommy close by in
state OF drunkenness When he saw me no tried to get
up but staggered His eyes had the glare OF human In
times. gave him thrashng. One day poor Tommy
refused his food and seemed downcast. He
he grew older turned darker and ut his death was
yellow rather than white killed specimens afterwards
older than Tommy that were stu darker and almost
from white or yellow to Jet black. The young
nshego mbouni were mot bald, but the hair was very
Thin the top Of the head while the young Of the other
varieties Of chimpanzee had the hair thicker Strange
say the authropod apes Of Africa have the hair and
he skin black like that Of the people, while in Borneo
Of the red who inhabit the country The cranial
capacity of three chimpanZees were 20, "a, ~
cubic inches Two nshego mbouni ~. IL inches,
and that Of another chmpsnzee Is cubic inches
have now given you accurate account OF the life
of an African the short time allowed TO me would
permit You have by that account that the print
ewer wants than ourselves il far more wretchcd for
IN him Christianity has never dawned to show him his
,v ways and tighten the burden Of his woes. To him
his world Is his all wish that time would allow me
20 show you In what particulars the skeleton OF the
gorilla approaches the b0ny Franc OF man. and woat are
his claims TO being the nearest approach to human
,elns.
The lecturer concluded by sayng that in all his
ierings suherings and sesrchings he had hope OF
eward bat that As an American citizen he always
ooked forward 10 the time when his researches and
science would be appreciated by his
ellow countrymen