The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-02-17
i,Du Chaillur
Furnishes another Gorilla story. He

Furnishes smother Gorilla story. He
says: nS1 Ea+ s'S @,as1 g. ets It, "a
1--WE had come 10 county where
we knew that gorillss were sure to be
found, for there grew puipy pear
shaped fruit, the fonda, OF which the
animal Is very ford. II grows almos,
upon . level with tie ground, and Is of
q splendid red color. Not only were
gorillas fond Of the fonda, but m myself
hksc II very much, as did also :he ne,
groes. ] am very ford OF the sabdued
and grateful acid Of this fruit. The
kind that grows on the sandy prairies
ut the sea shore is not fit to eat. Many
and many times l would have starved
in the forest wi;hou, fonda. .,-.,s,
We were not mistaken, Tor we found
everywhere gorilla marks and now and
then we could see the huge foot prints
OF some old monster, which probably
would have come and offered US battle
Ut he had been near at hand at other
places We saw where they had seated
themselves aud been eating the fonda.
Al another place near a little stream
we discovered that female gorilla ard
her baby had been drinking; for l
could see the tiny fee: Of the little one.
There must be gorilIas mol far off,"
whispered Malaouen into my ears, and
at the same time he locked carefully at
his gun. Querlaonen and Gambo gave
a chuckie, and looked at MaIaouen and
at me. We all listened in silence; we
we'e then in one Of the tbickest and
densest parts Of the forest all was ap-
paren,ly still, but the quick ear Of Ma,
laouen had detected something, had
heard noise, and he wanted TO know
the cause Of il. " .~71 s~ -raFE-
We were so excited that our breath
ing was lcud and distinctly audible.
We at once cooked our guns, for we
heard the moving OF branches Just
ahead Of US, when 10 ! the forest re-.
sounded with the terrific roar Of the
gorilla which made the very earth fair.
ly shake. under our feet. AZ soon as
the gorilla saw us he stood up, and bea,
tis chest with his powerful hands until
u resounded like an immense bass
drum. His intensely black face was
something horrid TO behold his sunken
deep gray eyes looked like the ewes Of
demon. and he opened his mouth and
gave vent TO roar after roar, showing
his powerful canine teeth.
How big they were, they were fright.
ful TO look upon; the inside Of his
mouth was so red. .-.. srr
9 II was a male gorilIa, a real fighting
fellow, and was not afraid of us. How
horrid he looked as the hair en- top Of
his head t1i,chsd up and down, and as
he made the woods ring with his awful
roar until the forest was full Of the din.
We stood in silence, gun in hand,
and was ready to FIRE, when MnIouen.
who is cool fellow, said, Not .ye, :"
The monster, according TO them, was
not near enough. He stopped for a
minute or so. and then seated him.
self, for his legs did not seem adapted
to airport bis huge body. The gorilla
looked at Us with bis evil gray eyes,
then beat his breas. with his long. pow
erful and gigantic arms. giving another
howl Of defiance. How Az f,,l was iha,
howl lie then advanced upon US -
Nov. he stopped, and though not far
of, they all said I" Not yet" must
own 10 having been somewhat accus-
toned to see gorillas. was terribly
exei,ed. for L always felt, that if the
animal wss not killed, some one Of us
would be. ... ..... ..,- ...E
now judged be was not more than
ten or twelve yards from us, and |
could see plainly the feroc;ouss and
iendish face Of the monsirous ape. 1t
was working with rage; bis huge teeth
were ground against each other, so that
we could hear the souad /; the ekiu Of
the forehead was moved rapidly back
and for b, bringing q truly devilish ex.
preston upon the hi.:eous face; then
once more he opened his mouth and
gave roar which seemed to shake the
woods like thunder. and looking us in
the eyes, and beatiag his breast, ad
vanced again. This time he was with.
in eight yards from ns before he stop
ped again. Ny breath was growing
short with excitement rs I watched the
huge beast. Msloueo said "Sieady. !"
as he came up, When he stopped Ma.
louen said " Now;" and before he could
utter the roar for which he was open.
ing his mouth, three muskel ball. we're
in his body, and he fell dead almos,
without a struggle. Gambo had not
fired; he had Kept his gun in reserve
in case Of accident. do not Ere too
soon. II you do not kill him he viii
kill you," said fiend Mslaouen to me
"A piece Of advice which found af,
terward to be literally true. Il was
huge beast, and very old one indeed.
Gorillas vary in height like men. This
one was over 8 feet o inches. It's bare,