Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-17

Showing an Orang-Outnng as the Won der Of the Earth the Veteran Snowman Graves talks of The Dearest Friend of His Professional Days-Bow Thurlow num's ssWhat is 1t.
 From the New York Times
 "Now you're talking sense,' said J. A. Graves, or 'Old Graves" as he is known to shownen in this country and in Europe, when Times reporter yesterday suggested that the orang -outang was wonderful ami nal. Wonderful, " resumed the aged but yet sprightly snowman, lis no term far reaching enough to express the sagacity and learning of that I may say, fellow-creature. You will pardon my show of affection for them as class, because my recollections of them are all pleasant and of the most endear- ing kind They are more faithful, confid- ing and honest than men or women, and be- sides have helped me out of many scrape when I wanted money badly. quit the show business two years ago. and retired to a quiet life, merely floating through life, as it were, with my corn and bunion wafers, but I am half inclined at times to go into busi- ness again with an orang- outang and make some money. I am now T years of age 8 pretty old boy, perhaps-but am full of life and fun. Years ago Hayworth, who was a partner of mine, and myself had 8 show where the Howard House, in Chatham street, 
 We were showing snakes and had fine orang- outang. Although have handled hundreds of snakes don't fancy talking about them, but the orang- -outang always has place in my mind I talked about the missing link long before Darwin ever thought of 1t, and have an idea that can explain in my com- mon, homely manner more about what is now called Darwinism than the author him. self used to deliver lecture when ex- hibited an orang- outang, and always chal- lenged the physicians and Professors of ana- tomy to prove to me that was wrong when I claimed that the orang-outang was the missing link I am, and always have been, open to conviction, but I have failed to find any man who could successfully dispute the point with me- I would claim that the for nation of the orang-outang was exactly simi- lar to the human form divine, with the ex- ception, of course, of the caudal appendage. I have made the orang- -outang stand forth in many cities and towns as the greatest curios- ity of the age, and I can do it again. What do you say to that, ,Bunnen ?' asked the vete- ran snowman, who first met Bunneu when he was peddling candy in circus in 1852. The stalwart snowman of to-day replied that he had no doubt that Graves could do what he said.
 well, as I was saying" began the veteran again, stHayworth and were in the show business in Chatham street, and when we
 
 part with that orang- outang The little girl -I mean the young orang- -outang-had found a place in my heart. Hayworth was taken sick and our funds were getting very low. l was downhearted myself, and Hayworth and I talked over our future prospects while he lay in bed deathly sick. I suggested that I should go to Albany and discover place, if possible, where we might show the little girl. Hayworth told me to go ahead. When l reacbed Albany it was terribly cold, the snow being three feet deep. I began to skate around that wonderful city, climbing up that never-to- be- forgotten hill and sliding down on my back, in search of place. I saw a man standing in front of @ picture gallery rubbing his ears. asked whether business WAS good He said that it was very bad. l told him wouldflike to have the use of his gallery in which to exhibit the wild girl of Sumatra' for few days. He opened his eyes in astonishment, and his hair began to bristle up in alarm. He showed me his gal lery, and said that he would be compelled to take the carpets and pictures out and that would call for considerable work. told him that was just what I didn't want him to do. Leave the carpets and pictures where they are, T said, and what will you charge day for the use of the gallery P Twenty-Five dollars answered the man, no doubt expecting me to fall down in a fainting fit. sPil take it, ] said quickly. had only dollar in my pocket. In fact, that was all had in the world. returned to New York to get the little girl. When I told Hayworth what ] had done he threw up his hands and cried, You've ruined me you've ruined mep re- piled in the negative as calmly as could un-