, 1877-08-28

Loaaan .Soeefotor.
Mf. Pong0 sometimes has a friendly rough
and-tumble With the dog Flok, or gives August,
the chimtanzee, an adm0nttorY cu6 gnd roll
over; but for tho most part he sits on the 91or,
watching their play, or arranging his blanket,
Ia which he packs bis feet up exactly as VIC have
seen children pack their feet tn their blankets
on winter nights, and he uses bis hands In these
operations In thoroughly human way. Very
like 4 man and q brother Is he also when he
drink, cut Of n botte,-graspiug II in both
hands, putting h's head we'll back, aud emptying
the last drop down his throat 1t IL quite
pleasant diversion, from the close resemblance,
when, BITS attention being attracted to another
chance ol securing the inucl-l[sputed blanket,
firmly with hls toea His alIght, fiat, small.
heeted feet are more like those oE fna1 than tho
feet Of any other monkey. We arc told; but the
likeness ceases with the toes. These are fnEerd,
the facc human below the brow and eyes. This
absence Of nasal promontoEy, the wldo, sunk,
blarl nostfis, like tnose Of ahIppopotauus on
very small scale, thc kcnlt-circulnr sweep Of
the mouth: tho thick, cnlf-1lke tongue, and
something IN tho action Of the Jaw and throat
when the animal lifts up bis head and one kcRs
him frun the aide, which also reminds enc OF q
calf, form an untikeness to the human race ~
forcibtc as the resemblance in other respects Ia
striking.
Air pougo IL In excellent health now, but has
had two Illnesses sinre hs was sold 70 b.. Faik.
enstc!n, Of the PrusaIan Natural History EEpe-
Sition sof two F9lons 81 rum anS exchanged
erahlo condition Of his European career.
Perhaps he was too young when the hunters
took him to hare any dreams now Of the
deep, cool, dark forest. tho great luhctoua
fights, the long migrating. journeys VI tile
gray+coatcd community, the booming, inartlcu-
late speech which was The language Of bis
tribe, aud i mny be that he Is happy enough In
and tuany Of the luxurIcs Of civilization. lie
goes to bel at 8 every evening, "iu very ,om-
Portable I'D, and slccps TIL 8 In tho morning. y
his attendant told u, "alwsys lying on h!s
low liko mani and he eats numerous meals
with unfalling appetite. Once day he 1laa an
ample repast Of ruast meat and potatoes, and
hla breakfast, luncheon. md supper cons!st Of
and vegetables He IL on the best Of turns
with hts attendant, and II was very funny to
see him lying uegliRcutlY on bis back In q
elautinE-upwards position on the ladder, his
Cling dounwards, aud the other thrown round
the neck Of bis FREUD, ~ tho latter repeated
his brief formula 10 frcshly-asrived batch of
Mr. pongo hal quite au Irresistible air OF en-
joyiug tho proceeding Fhe rolled bis tongue
| about, and when tho sentence, "Aa present
| value fs 45,000l'' WIS spoken, be withdrew his
aru,, gave the speaker \ friendly cuff, a WHO
s4oild say, ",What! you're at it agaia, are youi
Fetch 'eni with figures. my bpy!" aud liyo1
rapidly over and under the rung Of the ladder,
looking at the audience upside-down from be-
| tween his own legs with composed gravity
nntsy Somea Hs never hS;tte%p to :s.na
] plalncd, aud ILLS legs arc not yet stroue enough
| to support his weight. But 1t IL expected that
he will grow to height OF slx tcet, and then
stand upright as tho fu1l-grown gorl'ta l.aa bceu
hv trnv tar1 f{s r1rs1n NJ