Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-06-12
MEXICO, AUDRAIN COUNTY,
GORILLA LAND.


Il once upesl = eaine, Us the primer
! DOCKS say, WINE tfaulng On the wet
ern coast g Aplca, ~ the sqnatorid
region, ran ny Vcssel about twen.y
mics W ne Iiseas N snas viclnl1I'
anu Ie'iIs4. - s'is.s sssefai Weekis
nasinR 8s plol,1ao,e ahtefceufse
WIN solle q Illf ihiaha tfiDes Oh ns-
aVes 2 pol..oil g my leisure illlH
= speiis - nall1,'ls eslios'gia lhe Inict
soous ~. anu .sss a..lA unsles ZOE Mnlci !
'iias s'oass 'sg.o,i = ia'iious, anu \
was On on1 " e.iese 5eA.ufslons eha'
lls1 ne : .as ..sh so.iila
sa.as '; aas s,al,s !, na.'se, ol Tue eil,i !,
.a;a, a .fi,,,a5 al ls,s, ,;.sta ee.i
s.a.s snssn ON aa ,,,,sa M a.;aa, | S;a,e e1ga TIa
,.is mo 'ns .sa III h;.,saIs a .,.aana,a se ne
eouiu inAAo ~ nAsaei an.'ei seoou' nov,
ss,. ,a, 1sm ~ s,,cn f sal,,,srv @ .,sa an, NV
wondarfnl wl,;ta ,nsn ,bstI soIt nar
fec,ly s.fa r. trus,;ng ,nyseI, w;sl, I; =,
far bayopd the roach IF fr;ands and
in rlaces wbera T would nnt haua
yent,red with anv s;noIo ono 81 ,n,,
conntrvmea
One dav we had thns ventured off
;nta one oftbe daenest raoessos Of
one IF tho DARKEST and most t.noled
~ ;nralos whare Tho srnaaS;na
branches and laaves wore Sn th;nR
snd aanso A ths, searce,y rsv os tha
vart;aai ~ s s,,,, 60 co,,ld end ;.s vay -
thra.,.h @ ,ha,,, | ~ .ha a.,n. onn .;a
aor.h hanaath whaa spad.aI., 80 ",a
wara 10Th start,aa hu a srooosa;on ~
tho Widest and most S;scnrdant
sbr;oks had syer heardWthomah
with someth;no hru,., in the aonsd
- aaoon,nan;aS h., : ,rs,I;na os 800
n,,'ns,;re IT, .nno',,,I ~ H. LaShas ~ 80 - any -
ps as If The erearnra wbataver II was -
mas as - hnr.;n,,,,. s - ra"h;na , IT. asoana - "''
"A At the first sound % We Ell both p, Stopped
the black trembling, frightened, and
as white as the nature of his skin
would permit; and cooking my
double earrelled rifle, j stood on the
defensive, and at the same time anx-
tiousiy inquired what 1t was.
My guide replied in broken Eng
lish that he had picked up in his in
tercourse with white traders that it
was terrible gorilla, and that unless
we turned back at once, and made
good our retreat, we should probably
never have the pleasure of seeing our
friends again.
had before heard some rather
marvellous accounts of an animal So
allied, and said to bear close re-
sch 1blance to man, and L naturally
felt a hunters desire to see with my
own ey es, and, If possible, add the
skin of It to my collection of curiosi-
ties. Tber, efore I was rather in favor
of going towa rd than back, believing
that my steadin ess OF nerve, quick
ness of sight, ana the reliability OF
--.s---.,:uuoe. he assistance
Marin, W '"y l'oeA'"s oi y ion, who
~ y as sua,t y, ;., n ,,,a". % ,ha,s could
i, - aS - 81 ,ho foroa nna nroc;s, on of
.lfow Win eie io''e anu P'e
49,. .L:uf~ 80 ,,,~r;nor fanly for r
'.,,n ~ .hs. - 80, 90 f,;nht-
e's ol,, ,'.l.ao,h anas I =. =" ho,a 4 "A
.neu ,i'' ~ ';ai.;.I 1i app, ;, 80 ~ cooi
.' a"af %- an,n'sn, %- ;.,aaaaa 90 ra.0snra
eo"e y: ~ ~. - - 49, - 20 e.
wsr5 .sWhat two brave hunters.
armed "a we arc 10 run away from
INV meas, that roams The forestt-we
yho have killed the bie enake. the
leonard. and the crocodilei Pshaw.
Mocha that will never do-neyer.
lodi"
s.De snake him big" replied
Mocha. with bio teeth almost chatter
inu. and bis ewes glarlng upon the
thicket ali around him: s.de leonard
him sahaqe. de crocodile him big.
Cer but de gorilla-oo-oo. oofl him
awfnllo
.sBut we have not seen anv gorilla
vet >, said /. Sand if that animal that
ran away was one, we are not likely
to. either"
.sHim woman run-him man stop
fybt--him debil. master"
swell man woman. or ANYTHING
a,ss Mocha 7 must see something
hetnre go hack friobtened ;,
.sMaster him see no 90 baek-bim
oor;ii Kill master !"
Ihaa -, ,,,;s ;; ~. made ~, uy
as " .A' ea.,rard t.ro,ab ,ha
.niua " ~ ;eI 49, 80, s,oae. snd
.nisAe., NJ NJ. ~ . .oaa ~ ths, ad
oi.e' ' .r..;an ~ y, ~ -. -,
,ins, ''.eo =. ~ ~ a,..od h. I;sa 80
heeis, ~ ea a. ns saa"eS : s,., -, ,ane, , ,.ransb
iuteiy a'sauoea Ia -" pIss ss,s aos' oas,
II truth nuss ,. oe 'oie, -io' na.l 30 oous
ageous In leeiinS US seeHueu III ac-