Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-23
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TAE aORmLNs LOVE STORY.

MY article on the origin of the human
sperdes had been months in preparation.
Mach Of the fame which / have since
secured by its publication in that widely
circulated magazine, the Ilter0cednic
Monthly is due to the fact that spent
weeks in deep investigations in ethnolog-
dcal sciences, comparing results, and espe-
'Cially examining the points of resemblance
which exist in the brute creation and the
nobler race of man. TO say thatI utterly
oVerthrew the Darwinian theory, and
quite demolished the tribe of pretenders
who have since attempted to initiate that
great apostle of error, may not be strictly
in accordance with modesty, but hosts of
candid friends will admit that it is strictly
true. know very well that, though my
untiring labors in the cause of science are
not yet thoroughly appreciated, an admir-
ing posterity will dwell with delight on
the name of Samuel Simcox as the bene-
factor of his race, who showed where that
race had its birth, and from what primi-
tive element it sprang. For further par
ticulars see the LiaterOcSGaic Monthly for
June, 49,.
My favorite haunt during the progress
of my article was Coriander's menagerie; /;
having resolved that this should be the
masterpieces of my life, spared neither
labor nor expense upon it, and actually
procured season ticket to the menagerie
and passed many pleasant hours in watch
ing the wild animals studying their habits
and drawing many, valuable, conclusions
from their points of Resemblance and dit:
ference Consequently, though the apes
and monkeys had furnished me with an
inexhaustible fund Of amusement and In
terest, was delighted beyond measure
when 1t was announced that Coriander
had secured a live gorilla for his collection
of wild beasts. An agent had been dis
patchedsto Africa and had sent home,
with great secrecy, real live specimen OF
this dreadful beast and so we'll had all the
negotiations been kept that nobody knew
of what was being done until the monster
was fairly Gagged and on exhibition at Cori-
ander's menagerie. Iaentered with zcst
upon study of the creatures habits and
peculiarities; and while the idle curiosity
OF mere wonder -mongers kept vast crowd
about the cage wherein the furious beast
was confined, calmly surveyed it from a
safe distance and made my scientific obser-
vations for the benefit of mankind. And
when vulgar wonder at the strange beast
had somewhat subsidized, and | could get
nearer the cage and watch the gorilla,
was more and more impressed with the
human traits which discovered in the
extraordinary animal. His manner of re-
clining was, though impish,, half human !;
ana his gfotefque gait, as he sprang from
side to side of his narrow pr ison, was sug-
gestive of his .suppositious congener-
man; even his terrible howl, which rent
the air of the museum constantly, had q
human shade of sound. u.s., tg4
One rainy day, when the great hall of
the museum was unusually vacant of visi-
tors, almost leaned against the cage in
my eager watch of the movements of the
gorilla. I fancied him roaming his native
African jungles, the terror of every living
thing, or rearing. with . strange and gro
tesQue solituee, his young family. oIWOn-
dered how much akin 10 human love and
hate were the passions that ragged beneath
that hairy breast, and how much of real
feeling was in the loud and anguished
howl that occasionally burst from those
fang-like jaws Thus apeculatiag, l drew
incautiously near the bars OF the cage
where the monster restlessly paced up
andsdown, and was inexpressibly startled
at feeling his hot breath on my cheek
while from his huge hairy lips came the
sound" Sam~ actually jumped with
astonishment, whereupon the creature be.
seechingly said; "Hush, hush, for Heav-
ems sake do not leave me |" Mastering
courage enough to ask him what all this
meant the gorilla answered; 81 am your
old friend, Jack Gale; don't leave me-"
80 Coriandefs famous gorilla was none
other than my old crony, Jack Gale. rli,,
And this is how Jack happened to be a
gorilla CoriandeF's keepers were too
wetchfal to permit much conversation, but
taking from the gorilla-for such he still
was TO me-the address of Jack, Gale, No.
l,263 MorusInus ticaulis street, Il went homa
TO revise some Of my deductions relative
to-the origin Of the human species. found
ed ON ohserVations Of tho goEila IN state
Of comparatiye Wildness, The naenagerie
closed at 10 O'Clock ia the eveninp. ana
precisely at half.past ten was at Jacks
lodgings, TO which climbed up four
fights of crooked and very dark staIrways.
The room was small and cheerless; tho
windows were carefully guarded by thick
curtains; three or four swinging bars de-
pended from the ceiling gori The ,pracice
of It's inmate in acrobatic exercises across
the foot Of the bed lay a well dressed g0r-
lIA's skin, and alta small table. and absorb
ing the contents OF pot Of beer. sat the
wearer of this discarded robe This was
Hsa haunt of the African gOnlla. He told
Ms 9Qry IN few Word8 lHp l'.A q
W1Np you and were used 70 talk
w,sh eAchather along the Tallapeosa and
ISps WIG i never thought 70 mock ycu
~ hnSe gorlsAi but here i am Alter
Sisohs Z. Ma1 over, and the GoVernment
~ 49, 20 many telegraph operators,
ss,a. -, J. - scratching Tor while; and
,Iss ysII. al ,n ~ leo the Deoapolls ofice. l
lew cents STANDING het ,ssr =, 80 a
gary, But ! kept siie n nr ~ ~ 1n,s ,;.. -
struggled uP 70 Clnci1saeg Ehs,s1i N " ~, -
win Corienqen He was a., 1hess .'s,se 4.
MS menEgerie, and Was about ~ s.,,,,,s s,sn ~,
70 thil olty and open biz sha, M ~. az =
great old villain, bal 10 has thh ~ ~ ~.
eab nlcest laiIe laughter fhAs eveT Va sSs