, 1877-09-19

the wo''hiIling seats balng in font, and OFF,.
ing DO advantage w~Ia'ev3r oyar the one shiilinr
seats, except 10 persons Of lively Imagination, who
discern some in the red rope at their ba k.
A spa;e, with a raised floor, enclosed within
wirework, aud furnished with a couple Of chairs
a horsewhip, a ladder, and a br)wa blanket,
forms the scene Of the exhibition Of Mr.. Pongo,
and his frlenlJ, -Augutt, the chimDanzee, and
the dog Fox. As the audience collect, the de-
preston of disillusion is to be read in their
faces. What was the ne cessjty for slowing
away the OBJECT Of SO much reasonably expected
attraction in a dry corner, and Surrounding
him with deterrent accessories?
Mr.. Pougo is q very uioe beast, but he is not
SO clever as August, nor so sympathetic as
%ok, aud one feels about him after a little
while as one feels about the heavy child in a
Durserv that he is good and slfe, but hardly
amusing. There is something disconcertlug
ebou. am, 100, though t is in ones own mind
not IN him it is the inclination to treat him
rather as a Lumaa being Of the uoloteIigent
thsnas an animal Of The keep. ienally intelligent
k'ud. One speaks to him with marked distinct
ne and emphasis, and p - bin, not with the
Hp9ant fma-tnes9 ono w0l,d bestow upon
"Nttnre's Pu1chincl'o," his c0mpanion, but
grave =, md With 40 effort 70 max HIM nd r
s'Md, ~ one might uct ono of the harmless
" - a. lH' ItliSWOOu ASN lUll. II mo QNtl
he"y'1o-s al bis nasnsr thHI. is something thac
max 5 rne Zee. prisat and plias taking, as with
. crra uc4 Of slow bcai1 and perception
aud when he cl4rs his dr.aItalIy be-
nan Dan.s, viii Tue Jllek skiu n wrinkles o.
en- Go il 4 I'm! g'ycas, aaI pounds them ~
the Tor, demanding notes and appiaI itn8
tln'e'f, one clips ana mods at him Just as ol)
would o. q deficient chilli He is sin ~.I,artJ
cH.nJ, too, rarely uttelicg any sound ~ al,
while oue of his hicnds chatters freely ana t..
0 her laik9in all the exuberaut delight 81 games
Of play, Of which Nj. P,ngo IS for tie mos.
P'rtoujy . spectator, decidedly at a disG3yn-
'a1o wLero general liyeliuess is il qtesi,o,
Wh.n seeted On tho grouud, vita lis gay back,
hs round, neatly formed head, With coap,rl.
lively small AID closest ing ears, turned 'ow.
ards one, his E5ug arms folded, his spare small
legs, SO dsproportionate in siza 10 his poyeual
AIMS, hidden, his lean thighs tuck.d close -
his thick, bu ging, lidgy sides, he ie wonderfully
Ike a very stroLg built cAild % whom ''r:ckots'
has come unaccountably, and in contrad'c ION f
his apparent constitution. Mr.. PJugo5 lace
ia amiable, and his attendant declg IS him 10
be d" worry good nalured - the eyes are serious
aud quiet, by no means 80 m l|luchQly as the
eyes # most monkeys with whom We have pre-
vlopsly been acquainted and when be hi'tbes
himself, against tho wires OF his c ge, his less
extended, one arm lying n"g'gentiy across
his lap, aud the otter indolendy raised while
he lazlly scratches his head, he reminds oas o.
Punch's pictures of an Irish Fauian, w.thoa,
the frrocIy, the tattered tail c),t, ald tho
brim'e-s hat. H. is not four years old, but h3
looks fifty, and, thero il not the contradiction
between his face ard his maD0ers which cx.,ts,
in The case Of most monkeys, Tor hs demeaao1r
is Likewise middle aged. Not, perheps, thai he
remembers he G,booo, his captivity, and his
slaughtered relatives. but that lie thinks solemn
spectators who don't talk to him q b5rs, and
tie oofner Of ts A1llriun glllery lII,
lie la snd to be fond Of childgon, aad b. c~eeli
ly frightened up when s)mo came in, bit they
were shy ofhim, and did not respond 20 hj
hat that a littlo applause would be . ,toy4b',.
He g"aveiy climbs the ladder up w'ith lagos
skips with derisiye ease, and tests the s.eug,h
Of the wire.wolk screen Of his cage with nice
attention but he seemingly makes up h3
mind each time THAI it will not " be1r,' AMI
rtlinq hes the attempt to GLOW the d~al9tlcss
cbjmplnzee, who rushes about oveIhela 4y;oS
dlriug trapezo feat@, d~,uslisg himself ty TIE
ropes, just out Of reach OF he b. king AMI
jumping dog, ard mockiag tho mleh supe,ioc
strength Of Mr.. Pongo by his far gfeater ri.
lily. Sometimes he his a friendly rough ana
tumble with FIok, or gives August IN alnou..
tory cuff ana ~,?ll-oyer but for the mast put
he sits on the f1or, watching their play "
arranging his blanket, in which h. pecks bis
feet up ~exaotly as We have seen ch.ldren pax