The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-02

of showing the top Of his !ri tongue, "h,ch
makes his black face look all the more IKE
That OF d negro boy HIS mode Ut life !, rs
human as are all his wayE. He sleeps on u
mattress rolled in rue, ana ~ ABOUT ;
O'Clock IN the morning he rises IN his bco,
sits up, yawrs, scratches himself and remains
in a sicepy. l,iicss condition tIll he NaS taken
his milk, which he drinks ont 81 Il lumber.
He j. now wIGc.awaEe, ana leaves Lia beG
and LOOKS about IN the room Tor something
10 play with, and perhaps, i he Is allowed
to destroy. for lie j. Is nli>ChleYouS ~ any
CHILD or as any monkey. Then he lOoES out
of the window, Chaps his hands, aud !ug want
of some more suitable COmpanionsh!p, be-
gins to play with his keeper. This man must
be continually IN attendance on him he does
not allow himself to be LET, alone for single
moment. II he finds himself alone, he utters
the shrilcst cries until he regains The society
of man. At O'Clock the gorilla IS tubbed,
an operation in which he takes the greatest
delight, expressing his approval N bass notes,
which, perhaps, 1t will be Impo.ite To call
granting He takes his meals at the usual
German hours for breakfast he has sausages,
preserved meat, cheese anc the iavorite Ber-
lin white beer. 1t IS extremely funny TO see
him try To hold the glass with his tat, short
fingers, while he is assisting himself with his
feet. He is fond Of fruit, which he eats with
the most gentlemaniy deliberaton, carefully
removing the stone, when eating cherries or
other fruit OF the kind At O'Clock the
keepers wife brings him his lunch, and he
seems 10 possess so pu1CtUal an internal
monitor ofihe time thatthis should be brought
that he is always extremely inpatient is not
there to the minute, and always goes down to
the passage 70 look for il when he hears the
bell ring He begins by looking into the
glasses and tries 10 steal something out OF
them, whereupon he usually has his ears
boxed and then the meal begins, consisting
of gravy soup, rice or vegetables boiled with
meat, &c Sometimes it finishes up by a
most welcome slice Of roast chicken; this is
his great treat. The keeper wife Is mistress
of ceremonies, and sees tina! he behaves him.
self with propriety. Under her Christening eye
he is careful 10 use his spoon respectfully. AT
ter his meal, however, he wants SleStd, like
all other inhabitants OF tropical climate.
After a sleep of about an hour or IN hour and
half he is ready for more play In the at
ternOon lie has some fruits, and IN the evening
tea or milk, and bread and butter. lie goes
t. bed at 8 o'clock, lying down on his mat
tress to be wrapped Up in his wooden blanket.
He always insists, however, on his keeper
sitting by him till lie is asleep, which soon
comes to him. lie prefers, however, beng
allowed TO sleep with the Keeper, and then he
puts his arm around his keepers neck and
leans his head against him He sleeps unln.
terruptedly all night. In this way Of life he
has lived and thriyed until he has increased
in weight some thirty.seven pounds. A short
time ago he fell i'll with bronchitis. He is
very restless and impatient invalid, and seem.
ed utterly wretched and far from amiable in
temper. Many doctors assembled round him
every day. He was treated with Quinine and
Ems water, and a Uniform, moist temperature
was kept up in the room. Now, however, he
has completely recovered. Great anxiety
was manifested by the people of Berlin dur.
ing his illness, and more than hundred
cards u day were left upon him. lie may be
seen now in the highest state OF caprice and
enjoyment He is very much attached to his
keeper, and has great respect for DR.. Hermes,
the doctor Of the aquarium, whom he treats
always with marked consideration, and whose
boy is one of his favorte play.felows. And
nothing is more humane than to see him hav-
ing an elaborate romp with this boy, running
round the table after him, skipping along the
shelves hiding under the table, upsettlng
chairs, and ultimately allowing himself to b.
caught, and going through all his performa
ces of walking up ladder, sliding down the
sides of It, and tumblinr over head-and-heels,
lying on the floor and rappping with delight,
and ultimately jumping into the trapeze
alongside of his little play.fellow, putting his
arms round his neck, and sitting there with
his cap on his head and pipe III his moHth,
swinging backward and forward in amicabe
enjoyment with the son of the doctor.