The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-12-06
Monkey and Man.

think it was n. Pope TINT said
"Kuow ,hysclr; presume not God to -cun,
Tho proper study OF mankind is mnn."
In his infancy ho got tho name
OF Aloxandcr, which accounts tn,
his being designated y. Pope in,
stead ofa Pope, and happily frees
the subscriber from any suspicion
OF irrcverenre. This is another il.
iuHtratl"u OF tho advantage OF y
bis capital. Only let man bo in
n position to use that, aud if he is
moderately y smart, it will keep him
free from suspicion OF auy sort.
But therc WAS considerable Iir.
toreuce bstwecn Mr., pope's ideas
about tho study Of lanu md thoso
OF tho person named Darwin, who
dovoteS hiusslr TO tho pleasaut
work Of showing that cvoryhody's =
grandmother WAS y monkey, or
possibly Il cod fish.
: ~ glance at part Of Mr.. Uarwin's 's
last book has opcucd to my mind's :
oyN au enormous Erlu for sprcula
, tion, anal have almost malc Il Ia.
naIlc ct myself trying to work it.
lou see, Darwin is not quite
suro that our %raudmothcr u,ls Il
monlcy. If ho trlI no doubt on
'ho suffice but WAS absolutely
clear in his hraI about it, then ui
course the whole thug would hr
solllcd. Bat he isu'l clrar. He
leaves the mAttrr unsettled. and
that's how it comes that my mind
has been tnartnlly torIurrd in try
ing |" find ont what sort Of thing
the old lady artually WAS, aud
whether we arc realty of al.imal
or vegetable origin.
Any nunhrr OF hypolhc scs come
"p when | am thinking about it.
and hulh"r mo SO much that | tear
my hair and stamp around, and
run y desperate risk OF being or
derHd out "f tAo hnu3u 10y my
IaEd!"dy, who cHu't ho got to take
ANY more Interest in this impor,
lant subject than if it wcro an un-
conscious clam. 1t is astonishing
how indifferent hono pcrs ous cuu
10 to things that al,sorb tho whole
intellectual machinery Of oLhors.
AT tho break l;lst tnblo tho other
day | brought tue suhiooL for
ward, (l had boon sitting up for
three nights, trying to hguro
something out OF it, and naturally
it was upprrmosL in my hoart,)
and tho introduction Of it came
near bringing on u coolnoSs.
got IL under consideration in II
quiet, ingenious sort OF way by
saying to Mr.. BuIllinch
"Na* amy OF your ancestors Il
caIr2'
BnIltinch iH grnrr:,'ly Il harm.
loss kind OF person, with u tendon.
cy to idiory, but ON that occasion
ho showed spirit. fio aimed about
half y pound ct hash at me, and
tn" consequences waa picturesque
looking map on tho wall behind
where | sat. IL was ovidont that
ho did not HOO tho drift of my
question, 80 said
"Sir, your conduct is unpartlon
ablo; | ain making invosti gatious
IN regard to tho origiu Of tho spc
clos and it wHa "ololy in tho in.
tnrrHt OF science chat | asked til,
question. | now repeat it, sir, and
beg you to inform mo if you
know whether any Of your ancrs
tors WAS q cpIl.'
Thon he did get mad. never
SAW anything like it. Ito got ~
and shook out his h air, aut
prAnrrd around tho table, and il
took four bonr,lrra to hold hin
till ho cooled of. 1t WAS no us,
trying to get amy information on,
Of hlm, SO turned TO anolhc,
boardcr, AR. WorIrs.
"WoilIcs,' ] said, "it strikcs IN,
that y"n must be Of vegetable ori
gin; that hnir OF yours is what
they call carr"ty your nosc is .
turn up, and | have heard some
speak Of you as II boct. Don't yol
think, now, there might have bee,
some raLbn&r hrud4 in he ori i,siIua
branch Of the family -
II WAS interesting - obscrv,
Noi'lrS while WA, making lhrs,
observations. / Hrrmcd rs though
som" one had put y hot frying, pal
| under bIm, hc SIuirinr1 and move,
around 40, and ma'io snch hiduon.
iacos. When ] got through he
just g"vo one wild glare at nv
and made q dnsh for the wator
pitchor, and aH thought he WA,
Threatened with ap"plcxy or aomc
thing Of that sort, ] grabbed til,
pitcher first. aud lot him Lavo lh,
conlonts over hiH hcud. The,
took him up nlairn in u LruI,
shocking condition.
Old Turbot wns tho subject oI
my next effort 10 get aL some
facts in cthn"Iogy. Ilo is Il queen
looking chap, Turbot is rather &C,
centric, and with u mouth very
much like Il Goldfish All lhc
boHrd"rs made cln Of this old mar.
right to his face, just because he
IS deaf. ! have often pointed out
to them tho aiu Of making game
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