, 1877-08-19
THE ORIGIN OF MAN.
By Darwin.
CHAPTER l..

,Txas lovely summer morning, in the year
ami before Christ. The woods OF SencGambia
were clothed in their farcst costume, the lovely
birds were chirpug and singing their morning
1ays: the sky was one vast sheet OF btue.-crcry
thipV In short, was full Of sweetness and light,
esccnt, the lovely Lady Adcliza dc Chiinranzee.
She was in the dumps, Moodily she rubbed her
shoulders against huge palm-trcc, and, while
performing this act, hcayed vast sigh Just
at that moment her mamma dropped from the
tree ADORE her.
"Aly daughter" said the Duchess de Chin
pauzcc, ''way that sight"
s.Ah, mamma, look at me- said Lady Adcliza.
tsScc how different am from the rest OF our
tribe See how white | am becoming"
.My daughter" said the Duchess, languidly,
as she seated herself on convenient bowldcT,
..you should be nroud Of the difference. 1t is i
distinction. We are higher race"
II don't know, mamma. Sec what little
caudal appcndages We have. All the other folks
ran hang from tho trees by their tails, but we
arc compelled to sit OH the limbs
ave arc advancing, N? dear. You arc whittier
not un1,l middle age Your erantlmother, as you
know, can only. grunt it. You arc moving to
higher sphere"
HWcli, mamma, none Of our folks will marry
|
.sNo, iny child: IL has been ecTccd that there
should be i selection of the tttcst in marriage.
We have offered you to the Prince d'Orans-
Ou,ans who is even winter than You arc, as his
wife"
s.tbatts sp1end.i! Will lie come sooul''
"Kestraiu yourself. People Of high blood
and short ca,l'l:4l appenda.cs never gel excited
He wall be hsre in short tne; te, ,oo, fl, o,,oo
| nuts, and tho Duchess sat on rock, and re-
| ltctiycly scratched her1e
CHATTER II.
The Duke dc Chimpanzcc was Chief OF very
| large tribe II hc had been In the show bl1si-
urss l,c would have made an everlasting tort1ne-
Ii: had but one daughter, the Lady AdetZa atlu
as she would inherit the lire stock over which nc
ruled, Youths OF tho nci.hboriug tribes desired
| to marry her. Her parents, howcver, desired
that she should he, if possible the fountain OF
| new race, TO which all their traditions told them
| they were working up. They dctermlncd that
| she saoullwcd the Prince d. 'Orans- Outang. The
nnlse nronoscd the matter to the Prince
Az! !'' said the Prince, as he adjusted his eye
glass; ais it nicc?'
1Shc is beautiful" replied the Duke:
"Aw;;',,, said the Prince; "giEe 1t much
:: shall give her all Ethiopia" replied the
II wi11-aw-stcp down, and-aw--look at
it," murmured ths :, Prince earelessl5' "by
This was agreed upon, and the Duke depart
The Prince knew his worth. Hc was quite
white, and was not troubled with the slightest
narticle Of caudal appcndage; but Ethiopia was
! = biz prize and he resolved to win it. Ono
week after the Duke had Offered bis daughter,
the Prince started for Scncgaubia with the in
tention Of looking at the fair face OF Adeliza.
| CHATTER III.
The Prince was wandering through the woods
Of Sencgambia, gayly singing,
| would be q butterfly,
! Born in 4 bower.
w11en his eyes fell upon loycly chfmpanzee sit
ting in shallow brook sucking cocoa-nut
Shc was tho lorclfcst creature he had CT seen
His heart was touched ut once. Hc raised hls
eycglass and stared at her till her eyes fell IL
| modest confusion.
.sFair chimpanzee," said he, wilt not-not-
| av-tcH me your-aW-namc!"
'tAdcliza,' y whispered she.
r. The Duchess de Chimpanzee, who had VIII