Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-14
NU MBER q.

llo0r OH both hands, and looks up
with an expression Of accepted defeat.
flc walks on the solea Of his feet,
leaning 1T the same time on the ont
side Of his hands, but lie turns ont his
toes far more than the chimpanzcc,
am! he. carries his head more grandly
erect, this seeming to be the mark Of
high social standing. When in high
spirits h" has Il way Of showing the
tip Of his red tongue, which makes
his black face look all the more like
that Of IL negro boy.
ellis mode Of life is rs human rs
arc all his " ays. lie sleeps on a mat
trcss rolled i'll y rug, and at about S
o'clock in the morning he rises in his
bed, sits up, yawns, scratches himself,
and remains ina sleepy, lis!lcss CON
'lition till lie has taken lis milk,
whicl, lie drinks ont tumblcr. He
is nos wide awake, and leaves his bel
and looks about the room for some
thing to play with, and perhaps, if
he is allowed, TO destroy; for he is rs
mischicvous rs any child or rs any
monkey. Then lie looks out Of the
window, claps his hands, and for
want Of some more suitable compan-
ion<hip, begins to play with his keep
cr. l his man must he continually
in attendance on him; he does not
allow himself to be lci; alone for Il
single moment. If he finds himself
alone, he utters the shrillcst cries I'M.
til he rcgains the society Of man at
8 o'clock the gorilla is tubbcd, ali
operation in which lie takes the great
! cst delight, expressing his approval
i'll bass notes, which, perhaps, it will
be imrolitc to call gruntings.
"llc tax es his meals at the usual
German hours; for breakfast he lr,s
sausages, preserved meat, cheese and
the iavori.c Berlin white beer. Itis
extremely funny 10 see him try to
hold the glass..with his fat, Short fiji
GERS, while he is assisting himself
with his feet. lie is fond Of fruit,
which he cats with the most gentle
manly dclibcration, carefully rcmov-
Ing The stone when eating cherries or
other fruit Of the kind. AT o'clock
the Keepers wife brings him his
lunch, and he seems to possess so
punctual an internal monitor Of the
time that this should be brought that
he is always extremely impatient if
it is not there to the minute, and al
ways goes down to the passage to
look for it when lie hears the bell
ring. He begins b., looking intn the
glasses, and tries to steal something
out of them, wllereupon he usually
has his ears boxed, and then the III cal
begins, consisting of gravy soup, rico
or vegetables; boiled with meat, dc.
Sometimes it finishes up bya most
welcome slice Of roast chicken; this Is
his great treat.
after his meal lie wants siesta,
like I'LL other inhabitants oil oitropical
climates. After sleep ofabout an
hour or III hour and h.lif he. is really
for more play. In the afternoon he
has some fruits, and in the evening
tea or milk, and bread and butter.
lie goes to bed ut o clock, lying
down on his mattress TO be wrapped
up in the woolcn blanket. He nlYavs
insists, however, on his keeper sitting
by him till lie is asleep, which so,n
comes to him. lie prefers, howcvc
being allowed to sleep with the keep
er, and ,hcn lie puts his ar:S round
his keepers neck ard leans his head
against him. lie sleeps unintcrrup-
ted all night. In the way of life he
has lived am, thrivcn, until lie has
increased in weight some thirty seven
pounds. \ shit time ago he fell ill
with bronchitis. lie was very rest
less and impatient invalid, and seem.
c'l utterly wrctched and far from ami.
able in temper. Many doctors as
semhIcd round him every day. Ho
was treated with quininc and Ems