The evening times., 1896-03-06

his toes turned inward, somewhat pigeon
fashion. The muscles of the legs were small
as compared With those OF the arms.
His hands appeared smaller in proper
tion than his feet. although they were very
large The muscles of the upper arm werc
strong and well defined, while those OF the
forearm appeared to be less powerful. The
wrists and ankles We're large, the calves
OF the legs small and the shins decidedly
convex.
The hair on the head was very short and
kinky. 1t grew low down on the flat fore
head. leaving a space of little more than
IN inch between it and I he eyebrows, and
it also covered the upper portion of the
cervical region, almost TO u level with the
shoulders. Over the legs and arms there
grew a considerable coat OF hair. This was
not so klnKy as that on his head, but was
Struggling growth OF thin hair. inclined
TO be wavy- This is often found on the
limbs and bodies of the natives, and L
have seen others with quite as much hair.
or even more, on those parts.
COULD LOOK AT THE sun
He acted as Well as looked like gorilla.
At one time he lay down in the stern of the
all its strength. He lay with his face ex-
posed to its broiling rays, but he never once
batted his eyes in its glare. His long arms
We're folded under his head and one leg Law
across the other in a careiess fashion. In
the other end of the canoe lay a boy of
strong build ard good proportions After
time this yout n rose to his feet md walked
in the direction of the other occupant
Of the canoe.
This caused the canoe to rock and the
motion disturbed the rest of the man in the
stern. whercupon he arose and, with the
most ferocious look. sraSped the arm of the
intruder and gave it twist which almost
wrung 1t from the socket. He pressed the
strong youth TO the bottom OF the canoe
and continued TO torture him by twisting
his arms In the meantime he uttered some
of the most outIandish jareon imaginable.
Many natives heard 1t, but none OF them
could give translation.
At another time, when he was told by the
owner Of the canoe to bring it to a certain
place at the bank. few rods away from
where ithad been moored he took the paddle
and, standing erect, began to row to that
point. The boy was also rowing, but for
some reason he displeased this man, who
instantly droppedhiso own paddle. scizedthat
OF the boy, wrenchcd it from his hands and
grasped the boy by the neck. He pressed
him over the side of the canoe, with the
evident purpose of throwing him into the
river Atthis juncture hismaStcr. from the
shore. yelled at him, when he released his
hold and resumed rowing. On arriving at
the place designated his master pounded
him over the head with a paddle. He did
not resent it. but his bcastly face showed
the savage. resentful nature that was held
in subsection by fear alone.
WHERE HE CAME FROM.
This creature had come from the far in
terror and belonged to one OF the most
depraved tribes OF cannibals in the whole
OF Africa. He was n slave and had not yet
learned the language of the tribe in which
he now lived. 1t was said he understood
enough of 1t TO obey his masters orders but
could not speak it. He could have been pur
chased for about $25 in goods His tribe ap-
pears to be almost unknown among those
who travel the Congo. but they are reputed
to be strong and fierce. II this one speci-
men represents the type OF his race. they
are certainly inferior to any specimens of
the pygmy that has ever been described or
any specimen OF the Australian bushmen
SO far known.