The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16

stopped Instinctively Ialooked up, en-
deavoring to see where the bird was who
could utter a sound at such time, but |
saw nothing. The same screech was heard
again. 1t then became apparent that |
was the victim of good counterfeit. 1t
was M Jenga's signal to bring his men to
him. Notwithstanding. however, the de-
gree of proficiency attained by the chief
of the Fans in initiating the parrot, the
gorilla seemed TO know that it was not
genuine, and his anger was only intensi-
fed thereby At this time all the war
riors had joined us by crawling through
the underground as we had done.
"Chief," whispered N Otoove, in so low
pitch that his voice hardly reached me,
1.-The gorilla has found Us out long ago"
"How can you telllH | asked the guide,
holding my breath.
Look, - answered he, "his nostrils are
contracted by anger, caused by our being
scented the thicket we are in is at no
time lost sight of by him.
IF he knows of our being so near why
does he not attack usl Would our pres
ence cause him sufficient fear to prevent"
Fear! a gorilla afraid2 You will not
entertain this idea very long"
''What then is he waiting for to run
away or else rush upon us"
AS l uttered the last words old Chief
Pahouin made a very imperative sign TO
keep quiet
At this moment the gorilla increased
the roarings as his fury seemed intensi-
fed it was evident even for hunter with
as little experience as myself that there
was being enacted something very much
out of the ordinary The horrible mon
ster was swapping his formidable tusks
and moving about restessly in all direc-
tions, but would not leave his matched
roof ! asked myself for the tenth time:
What are we waiting for before shoot
ing2 What is he waiting for to attack
u.s."
Ten times had I brought my Devisme
rifle loaded with explosive balls. to my
shoulder and as many times old Pahouin
had by single gesture lowered the muz-
zle.
This mystery cannot last much longer,
thought l.
While intently watching our enemy, as
if fascinated by the strange sight,
N'Otoove motioncd that / should look to-
ward the ground. l obeyed in mechan-
ical way, and saw to my borrow another
gorilla head emerging from the leaves
which shaded this mcouth hut. 1T is
the female" whispered N'Otoove: do
YOU understand now why we have not
been attacked? The gorilla is now in
paroxysm OF rage because, in spite Of his
reiterated calls, his obmrgations and his
cries he has not succeeded in securing
obedience from his companion.
''What does he want2'
''He would like to see her safely away
in the woods; then he VIII come and settle
us But she, who is probably sucking
her young with the prudence which is
innate to maternal sensibility, is unwill-
ing to leave her shelter without first as
ccrtainiug the nature of the danger, and
more especially without knowing in which
direction to go in order to place her prog
eny in place OF safety"
In a few moments she seemed decided
with one bound the hut was cleared. The
guide had not been mistaken. In her arms
She carried a young gorilla only few
days old The extreme youth Of her off
spring had certainly been the cause Of
the delay. Her exit was greeted by a
roaring much more terrible than any the
male gorilla had yet uttered. l felt my
hair standing on end at such on unfoeseen
and terrible scene.
At the end of a few seconds of recon
noitering the female hesitated no longer.
With knowing ana marvelously acute
sense of SMELL ascertaining that the dan
ger was in the direction where we stood,
with one bound she disappeared in the
woods without uttering a sound.
Satisfied with his companions obedi-
ence, the gorilla jumped down from the
roof of leaves and scolding with less fury
his female being out Of danger, and his