The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-22
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MY PET GORILLA.
5,,o.,, Eyarper's Monthly for September.

my children. ,,,
cum.
III have any remarkable popularity
it is a tondness for animals, those dumb
companions and servants which the
good God has furnished for our use and
pleasure; and If am crotchety at all ii
Is in entertaining belief that all ami
mails, the most blood-thirsty and saw
age, are capable of domestication
through the power of love. hadSInRde
many experiments, all of which went
to prove, to myself, the truth of my
theory and my tractable rats and my
pet boar had become we'll known
throughout the whole vicinity of Or
ange. So much for introduction.
On one beautiful June afternoon / re-
turned to my home and was met by my
Julia wearing an anxious face, quite
unusual with her.
"Why," said l, "why Julia, what is
the matter? Baby sick?"
What, has the COW cast her calf2"
mo, no, no."
"Well?"
"Do wait, Tom, n second. You are
so headlong, you really take away my
BREATH" ,-.4..
"Well ?" @
"There is box in the parlor. and
have paid SCI as.
L WAS nghast.
Eyes, the man said must pay it or
lie would take it away ;and il 1t was
alive and it should die it would be your
| loss"
"What does he mean, Julia, by it9
and what do you mean 2"
| 81 am sure / don't know. You
needn't look nj me so, Tom Its mono OF
my doings, Pm sure. L don't bring
bOars into the house,"
Here Julia touched sensitive nerve,
for my boar had been the cause of some
confusion and little domestic jar. l
went into my parlor wondering what
''it" could be. There stood in the CEN
ire of my best room large box nearly
as high as my shoulders, bound up and
strapped strongly. 1 gaZed at it and
wondered, but could make nothing OF
1t.
"u2 What makes you think it's
alive?"
"I'm sure don't know; but fancy
there's smell about it as though II
was alive, and the man said it might
die"
Might there not DO mistaken And ii
so, might not recover my S2l 20? But
no; there it was written in black let.
ters: "T. White, Orange, ~. j., 1OiH
care, keep dry, this side 7tp."
Hooked Mt Julia, and she looked al
me.
"What shall we do? 1 asked"
"Open il :" she mildly suggested.
The suggestion seemed pertinent, and
vet hesitated. What if it should be
some Internal machine, such as they
used 10 send TO emperOrs2 / ran that
diabolical thought over, but could not
recall an enemy who would thus take
my life. No; there seemed no other
course but to open the box. got the
axe. 1 noticed that Julia kept well be-
l. oh off NF-fl
confessed 10 me, "if 40 should jump it
might not be pleasant"
/ / hesitated. 81 don't believe it is
worth the mOneyw
"Never mind, Tom: don't shilly-shaI-
Il ly now; do open the box"
l did. Inside the box seemed large,
strange looking jar, packed about with
a peculiar grass. Sealed on the top OF
this Jar there was something enveloped
i'll an oil-cloth, which proceeded to
4 open. 1t smelt damp and mouldy. 1t
was Il letter in strange hand, which
''FERSAN-YAz, Sept. 10, 1853.
misunderstanding to instructions received
from NJ. Du Cnaillu, The distinguished Amer
lean traveller, nave the honor TO shipto you
here. He is n very inc specimen, anu very
fierce. l have succeeded in fastening his
hands aud feet, after the loss OF several ma
lives, ana have confined him in one OF the
great Oil jars used on this coast. While wait
ing for snip, have found that he Will exist
an Incredible Time without food, II his air Is
cut on; and have so arranged the vent-hole
as to supply him with the least amount pos
sibie for lie No doubt the bands upon his
feet and hands will be rotted of when he
reaches your shores; but with the small
quantity OF air LEFT him, Think he may moi
be dangerous. Du Challlu is quite sure you
can tame him il such thing be possible
Hoping that may hear OF your success,
have the honor .sY 70 9e; etc, etc.
"P. S-BerrieS in unlimited quantities are his
ordinary food"
1 am almost sure 1 turned pale.
looked at Julia, and in the dim light OF
the room she was CHASTITY.
40, Thomas" she gasped, "worse
Than bonri"
was obliged to drop the axe and
T support her; and finding she took IL sc
dismally made "A strong effort, and
put cheerful face on the matter,
though my heart was black with care
-sucu hypocrites we are compelled
! to be.
Suddenly n low but most terrible
muttering, producing all the effect Of
a roar, proceeded from the jar. l was
} paralyzed, Julia shrieked, the baby
screamed. L hardly dared TO move
Then drew my wife to tho door, but
there l was arrested by cracking
sound. seized the axe. The top Of
the jar flew oil, and gaunt black
head emerged. Julia faintedi fortu-
nately did not. It was, 1 thought, =
! matter of necessity; / must Kill or be
killed. I made a dash at the dreadful
head with the axe. 1t lodged and dis
appeared into the jar. caught the
cover of the jar, and clapped 1t on, hold
ing It down with my whole weight.
What dreadful situation; what cOWlG
do? In emergencies man must act
/ at once or he is lost. My wife revived
Julia" said i, In a hoarse whisper
| in hnn9p
.Yes, bucket full for the company
s this evening""
pitiate him."
"But the company, TOMB e..
1 did not wish to be profane, and
! am proud to say that 1 was not; but
said, sternly, Julia, get them at oncef
Now" said I, "when lift the cover
Dour them in."
; I lifted the cover, and the black head
emerged. Julia shrieked and tainted
again; but did not spill the strawber'
The monster smelled the delicious
odor and smiled.
"Sir,'' said i, "if you will sit back
into your very beautiful jar will POM
s them all in"
He must have had some dim percep'
i, ton of what 1 said, for he smiled AGAR
\ anu SubSIuS0' pOuEeO lhe AINlb III
, and this time fastened the coveras Sc
I curely as possible.
K listened for n moment, and could
, hear gulgling sounds, such as Gorlllf
d might be expected to make at first tast
Z ing Hovey's Seeding.
d / seized the moment to review TIT
5 situation. My wife insensible on thu
). floor; \ live Gorilla in my parlor, who's,
2 habits was not familiar with, and whit
3 was known to be the fiercest and mos
: untamable of monsters; two small