The Life and Death of foJmnie, Chimpanzee. 3 



the experiment themselves went so far as to predict a long and 

 happy future for Johnnie if he were provided with the one 

 thing needful — a loving and affectionate mate. 



The resources of civilization being called upon, proved 

 nearly, but, alas, not quite equal to the occasion, for in response 

 to a demand, a lady chimpanzee indeed soon arrived from 

 across the seas, but her extreme youth seemed to be an effec- 

 tual bar to the accomplishment of the project for the present. 



When the state of affairs was mentioned to Johnnie (although 

 to be strictly veracious we must admit that he said absolutely 

 nothing), still, having assumed to some extent the manners of 

 the country of his involuntary adoption, he looked so to speak, 

 two severe notes of interrogation (? ?) one following the other. 

 Those competent to interpret his meaning assure us that the 

 first meant " Do yoic take me for a Hindu ? " and the second, i% Do 

 ye think I 'd be bothered with a brat like that} " 



Thus was the cup of disappointment filled to the brim for 

 those who had expected such joyful results. They turned on 

 the dealer in beasts, who had sent over the infant, and he on 

 his part retorted with a charge of base ingratitude — "You 

 asked," he said, " for a lady Chimpanzee, and I, being anxious 

 to gratify you, obtained one with enormous trouble, &c, &c, 

 and have not earned a penny by the transaction." 



The infant was sick for some time after arrival, but she is 

 now well and hearty, while as for poor Johnnie, we last saw him 

 alive on Saturday the 25th November, for on the following day, 

 Sunday, the 26th, he died, thus completing a residence of 

 exactly three years and seven months in the Gardens, or 

 almost the same period as that which his predecessor the 

 Orang-utan lived there. 



The post-mortem which was made on Johnnie's body by 

 Dr. Cunningham has established the fact that he died of con- 

 sumption, so that it is probable that his life could not have 

 been prolonged by any other treatment than that which he 

 received. 



Since his death many of his friends and admirers have only 

 became aware of the fact when they missed him from his place. 

 One special admirer, who weekly presented him with bananas 

 and Parrish's food, had not, at the time this was written, 

 visited the gardens since his death. 



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