The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
FANCY
TOE. THE JUNGLE BOY.
Being the Adventures of a Boy
Who Was Carried Off
BY Gorillas.
CHAPTER TX.

One day, about a week after our sport
| with the elephant two Of the gorillas left
| home and were gone for half day. OF
course. could not tell where they went
| or what for. but when they returned there
was a great jabbering and chattering and
/ understood that something was going TO
happen,
That evening. instead OF climbing to our
nests in the trees. we set out through the
forest to the west. | was going to take
one Of the spears along, but gorilla took
it from my hand and gave me club instead.
They seemed to understand that could
not see at night as well as they could. and
one walked on either side OF me and gave
me his hand. We walked fast for two
hours. We met many hyenas providing
about. and once a lion roared close to us,
but we had no fear of the wild beasts.
BY and by we left the forest and Jungle
behind us, and stood in the open. I could
make out huts and paths and presently
understood that we were close to q native
village.
The people were all asleep in their huts
and they had no dogs to warn them of our
coming What the gorillas meant to do
could not guess, but after making sure
that no one was awake, we went ahead
until reaching field of m ze.
This is the only grain the African ever
sows, and when ripe it is pounded up in
a wooden mortar and baked like hoe cake
There was about an acre of the ripe gram.
and the gorillas began pulling it up by the
roots.
worked with them and in less than an
hour not a stalk was left standing. II W. s.
all done out of pure mischief.
When the maize had been destroyed
we moved on to grove of banana trees.
| The fruit hung in great punches on the
| trees, some ripe and some green, and We
| tore down AT least three hundred bunch, s
before we stopped.
Then we scattered through the sleeping
| villDge and pic ked up oil the cooking uten-
| sils We could find and threw them into n
| river on the other side. TIE x ,rillss dicin I
want TO kill any one. but they owri the
people spite, and took this way of paying
When there was nothing more TO be
| picked up or destroyed. the big gorilla
| called us oil together for tpIk I can't
tell you WHIT he snid. but all the others
understood il plrinly enorgh
| the fifteen Of VS. were divided off 50 that
We stood in front of five huts These huts
had no doors, and one could loo' in and
! ste tho people asleep on their grDSS beds.
! When We were ready the big gorilla
| cried -IIu! Ep'' and we dashed into the
huts and seized a sleeping man or woman
| The three of lis got hold Of big strong
man, and, though he was greatly surprised
| at thus tHing attacked, he kicked and
struck and Bit and made q good fight Of it.
We GOT him oGt Of the hut, however.
and one of the gorilas picked him up and
ran 70 the bank of the river and flung him
in with great splash -Four other natives
| we're treated he sane way.
| BY that t'iN" the whole village was
! did not briuV away sing" article, and
am sure n -" of the villagers was hur.
II was just H. GnrilIas way of having fun.
| Three day, later sad thing happ' ned
| TO ono Of oug band. We had been WI nder-
| ing through he forest when We Cane TO
! large pool OF water and got down TO drink
| While one of the gorllas was tapping up
water crocodile rushed upon him and
snapped him up. We all saw ii, but we
| had not time TO move a hand before the
| crocodile bad sunk out Of sight.
The gorillas Vert thrown into a great
| rage and wanted revenge, but they did
not know how Ia get IL until showed them
| the way. I cut several vines and made
slip-nOoses. AZ had to catch the lion, and
then had ho gorillas go hack to the water
and pretend 10 ba drinking
II was not long before another crocodile
rushed out. but they were on the watch and
clarted away and while he rested on the
bank. wondering where his dinner had gone
to. threw three of the slip-nooses over
his head
Then We all got hold and drew him far