, 1877-06-18

lhe Eofilln, however, appears to recognize tho
nlshost exclusively for lls pln,i, and Lr.
slows fnrully hu: rather rpngL taresscs nn him.
lie Is fund Of getting h0lh Ut tho rlisnpnnzrc,
keeping hin, down a,,d rolling over lin on tho
from under hn, anil .ncn iungo sprawis awk.
warlly OH the floor on both hnns, a1,tl Looks tlp
viii, All expression Of accented defeat. lis
walks on tho so'es Of hls feet, lcahtng a. the
sa'nc time on tho outside OF the hand, but he
turns o:lt his toes far more than the cllfniIa,,-
zee, anu he carries hts heal more Grn,ldiy erect
this seeming tn bc tnu mark of hi9l eoclaf
stallsitns: When n high splrtss lie 1as way III
hts black facc look Nil tile more like that Of a
iegro bor. Ills moc of life Is ns human MS arc
oil llts ways. liz sleeps on mattress rolled IN
rug, ant at about o'clock tn the morning h.
ri*cs IN tisbcd. sits ZIP, yawns, ecrtchrs himself.
nlsi remains in sleepy. ltstless condition TIL
l,u has taken lts milk, which he drinks out OF
tamhlcr.. fic is now wldeawake, and leaves Ills
to play with, and perhaps, II he is allowed, t.
ttcstruS. lor he Is as lntsehicvous rs nry child or
us any monkey. Then hs looks put Of wtntuw.
ctaps Its tlais, and, for want vi more suitable
'rhs man uust he continually in attendance: m
llinl he does not allow himself to ne left alone
lor single moment, II lle ands himself alone,
he uttcrs tho sl,rlest cries until he reEains the
!,cl, an operation in which he takes tho greatest
delight, expressing his approval In bnss mites,
which, perhaps, IL will te tnpo'to to call 9runt-
Ing. ilt lakes his meals nt tho usual German
meat, cllccsc and lle fayorItc berlin white beer.
II Is extremely funny tn sec him try to hold
the glass With i!is iat, short '1gers while he s
a*sisting himself with Ills feet. lin Is fond Of
fclthcralton, carefully renewing the etoi,e, wien
eating cherries Or OTHER fritft nj the klnd At
o'clocK Tho kccpcr's vito brings him his lunch,
nnd lc scctna ~ possess 70 punctual MI Internal
NJ ha hat hrr, IN
that lie IL always extremely impatient It It Is not
there TO tho infinite, n1nl always gDes down to
tho passaEr to look for 1t when c hears thu bell
ring; lle begins BY looking 'nte t!!c glasses
upon he Usually Inns hls ears boxed, and then
thu meal begtns, consisting of gravy soup, rico
nr vegetables boiled with mat, etc. Some
sss / sfi py erea ca s ksep sss q
rllc is mistress Of the ceremonies. afHl sees
that he behaves himself with proprciy. Undcr
1leF clastening eye hr II careful to 'sU his SPOON
respcstaIly. After Ills meal, however, he wants
climates. Alter sleep of Rbout MI hOilr RtMt n
l1ait l!e Is really for more llay. In the nftcr-
iloon he 1ias sorno fruits, mid III tlc evening ten
or milk, and brcad and butter. llo goes to bed
Mt o'clock, lying down on. his mattress 70 bo
wrapped UP III tho WOODEN blanket. lie aiwass
Insists, however, on his keeper sitting Gy him
TIL hc Is nslccp, wcl. soon cDlnca 10 him. lie
prefers, howoycr, bcine allowed 10 sleep with tho
neck ni,l leans his hea.l against HIM lie sleeps
unIntcrrupteIty nll night. IN this way ot life
tt haA lived md thrycn, until lie has Increased
IN weight some thirty-sevcn pu,nls. A short
time ngU liz fell Ill with bronchitis. lfc Ia very
restless and impatient invalid, and seemed
utterly wrctchcd md far frOE1 niniahlc III tenn
pcr. Many slocturA assembled rut,nd hin. every
day. lie was treated with .qUIufnc and Erns
water, a1'l a uniform, moist tcnpcruture was
kept np In the rom. Nov, Iuwrvcr, he Inns
completely recovered. Great anxiety was mani
tested by the people ri Berlintllirng Ills Illness,
AMI more than hundred carlls day wcrc left
upon Him. fto may he seen now In the htgheat
slata Of caprice nntl enjoyment. lGr IS very
much attarlIctl to Ills keeper, an,{ has a great
respect for Dr.. llcrlncs, the ioctor OF tho
aquarium, whom he trcats always witt. marked
consideration, and whose hoy Is onc Of Ills
favorfto play-fcllows. know nothing more
human than 10 sec him having all elaborate
rolnp with this hoy, rllnnfnE ronni tho tnhto
after him, skipping along tho shclvcs. hiding
linlsclt undor tic table, upsetttllG CHAIRS a,rl
ultimately allowing himself to bu cu,tgfit, and
eonx through ali Ills performances OF walking
Up ladder, sll.llng dawn tho sI!lcs Of 1t, and
tumhllnE over hcAtl-aul-llccls, lyng on the
Hour, aM! rnppfng with delight, nud ultimately
jumping into tho trapezc alongside Of Ills littte
plaY-fcll0w, putting his arms round hta ncrk,
md sitting there with Ills cap on his head and a
ppo In his in01lth, swinging backward and for
wnrd In as,lcoble enjoyment With the son oi Ills