The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-22

Second-He wants TO do as other folks do:
So far he was exactly like man: and
DRrWin's Development Theory was sus-
tanned. What q discovery
Ismiled again, and waved my hand
toward the door he smiled and waved
his hand. Then took a step or two
which he seemed to understand, for he
sprang ont of the jar SO that his head
struck the ceiling with violence; II
seemed to make no impression. Here
had another fact:
IRirtF-The Gorilla is hard in his head, and
susceptible in his stomach.
Another striking resemblance to man.
cautiously retained the end of the
strap in my hand, ready to throw him
at the slightest symptom of danger.
He looked at me now fiercely; kept
my eye steadily upon his. He would
not move. Then handed him the end
of the strap which was around my Leg
and, holding his strap in my hand,
1 bowed and waved toward the
door, and stepped forward. He imi-
tated me exactly; and thus together, in
mutual concord. we marched side by
side through the entry into my yard.
1t was a very pleasant yard, nicely
erased, and at one end was my hem
eoops, There was some cackling as
we appeared-he wearing my cap and
one cavalry boot, L the other.
Now 1 wished to impress him with
my power as superior being, which is
Rarey's cardinal principle in tanning
fierce animals. I determined, there
fore, to throw him, but carefully. we
were now in the centre of the grass
plot, near small pool, which l had
made for some crested ducks. l put
my arm around him cautiously and
began to pull at the strap. 1t was
singular, he did the same to me, and
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to tickle him under his arm, all the
while raising his foot. 10 did the same
to me, and as 1 am very ticklish in
deed, 1 screamed out, and in my ner-
vousness we both fell to the ground to-
gether-I in his arms-and rolled into
the duck.pool.
heard two sounds; one was a child
ish laugh, frank and free; the other a
suppressed te-he-hei saw at my
chamber window my wife with the
baby in her arms and little Sally laugh
ing-at least Sally was-with great
glee. My wife was making faint
effort at civility. My Irish girl had
thrown her apron over her head, and
was rocking back and forth in brutal
and disgusting way.
1 decided not to seem disconnected /;
so kissed my hand to my wife, and
the Gorilla did exactly the same. AT
any rate no harm was done beyond the
covering us with mud, and the Gorilla
did not seem to mind that. What
should do next? L was somewhat
fatigued, and SO 1 thought we would
march about the yard few times; it
would accustom him Ia our ways. He
stopped at the chicken coop and seemed
much gratified. / tried TO remember
whether he could have seen chickens
in his own land, and fancled he had, as
he pointed with his long finger mt my
IA Il I,.g A1
he seemed amused with the chickens,
and quite harmless, 1 thought 1 would
leave him TO himself little, while L
should get off some of the mud within
my house.
Certainly I could see no reason why
1 should not, succeed in tanning him
quite 10 my satisfaction.
julia was evidently torn between her
sense of the ridiculous and her feeling
of duty TO me. The outside of her
mouth was somewhat serious, but
within it was filled with laughter; she
could barely ar;iculate. Little Sally
had no represSions:
"What funny old Niger The Grilly
is! How he did roll You in the duck
pond, papai"
1 did not laugh. 1 said seriously:
Every satisfactory. indeed, for a first
eXperiment-very."
"Yes; but Tom, do believe your
best trowsers are ruined"
"Pooh, pooh! Don't be foolish,
Julia"
went to my room, and taking. of
my coat and trowsers, lay down TO
think over the matter. So far all went
well; there were no signs of vice or
ferocity; it was evident that the crea-
ture had been sensibIy Modified by his
confinement in the jar; there was no
other way OF accounting for his beha-
wing SO like human being. The
traWberries, too, had had soothing
effect, no doubt; they always have that
effect upon children; and what was he
but a child of a larger growth? My
mind ran on into speculation. III he
conld be taught to talk and why not
Already ne made sounds in eating such
as were habitual with the great DIR.
Johnson-why not talk
Some time was consumed i'll THIS way,
whom was reused from my reveries by
hearing a great cackling and commO-
ton among my chickens. L rushed to
the back window TO behold my game
cock and my Dorking fighting hercely,
bathed in blood, with hardly feather
left on their bodies, while my Gorilla
was jumping and capering about, vain
ly endeaVoring to keep the Dorktng up
TO his work. / was transhXed! 1t was
too late to save them, l saw that; and In
a minute the Dorking received his
blow, and lay down to die. The game
cock made a VAN effort TO crow, but
was too feeble. The Gorilla snatched
him up and threw him in the air n few
times. L don't know butit was the way
they did in the Gorilla country. 1t
seemed to revive him; and at last he
Tapped his wings and sailed away into
Simnson's hog-pen. 1t knew 1t was the
last / should SEQ of him.
The Gorilla now ragged up and down
the yard, almost frantic with fury.
began to fear the result. Suddenly he
saw me at the window, and beating his
great breast with his long arms, he be-
gan to roar. / knew that meant Wet
uals, and ran down to appease him be-
fore he got his blood up. He snatched
the bucket of Strawberries from my
hand and ate ravenonsly, eying me
fiercely, and was not quteted until L
had given him another pailful. Then
he subsidized into his usual sweetness,
and after walking about the yard few
times lay down in a corner to sleep. 1
Julia had been watching from the
window; she said to me, as came into
the room:
"Really, Tom, If you are going 70
keep this creature IN the yard he must
have some clothes. 1t is not descent to
have him walking round SO, stark
naked"
"Why, but Julia, he has hisskin on. D
"Skin on ! So has everybody. Is that
any excuse2 No; there are those old
soldier clothes OF yours-the moths
will eat them up; take them down now
while he is quiet, and get them on
Il could do no harm. 1 went down
and put them on once or twice myself
and then he easily did 1t; and indeed
must say he looked quite well, very
we'll indeed. was pleased with the
effect. So was he; he bowed and
smirked and swelIed out his stomach
| as IL ne had been elected a captain o.
L ...iItLI. Id IL. 20 him the tni Inel