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bc'cn cut a few hours. Hi' had what ahiiost amouiiU'd to a passion lor eating 

 roses. The more heautilul they were the more he liketl thi-m, although he 

 never would eat faded msi's. I L- likt-d nibbling at tw igs and also eating green 

 buds m the sjjrmg. The animal ne\er eared mueh lor nuts ol an\ kind exeept 

 walnuts. Ills actions with a cocoanut were ratlu'r amusmg. Me knew that it 

 had to be broken and would trv to break it b\ throwing it upon the lloor. 

 Lading in this, lu' \\ould bring it to one of llu' memlx'rs ol the lamily and try 

 to make his desire understood. II gi\fn a hamnu'r he would tr\ to use it on 

 the nut; and then, being unable to accomplish hi:; puiposi', would present the 

 hammer and the t'ocoamit to someone to hel]j him out. lie xery wfll under- 

 stood the use ol hammers and chisels, but was ne\"er I'licouragt'd to attempt 

 anxthing in the line ol carpentry out ol general respect lor the household 

 lurmture. 



John Danu'l was particularix fond of haxing i)eoi)le come to Aisit him 

 at his honu'. W hein'\i'r there were \isitors he would show oil liki' a child. It 

 was his custom to take the visitor b\ the hand and lead hmi round and round 

 the room. II he saw that a person was at all ner\ous, he en|o\i-d running past 

 him and gning him a smack on the leg, alter which he would grin at the 

 visitor's displeasure. His table manners were ratht'r e\ee[)tionall\ good. He 

 always sat at tlu' table, and w hem'\er the meal was read\ would pull up his 

 own chair to his place. He did not care to vii{ gri'at c|uantities, but hv t'Si)e- 

 cially liked to drmk water Irom a tumbler. He always took altt'rnoon tea ol 

 w Inch he was \ cr\ lond, and then would cat a thin slice ol bread w ith plenty of 

 m. \\v alwa\s liked collie alter dinner. Inueiieral he was the least greed vol all 



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animals that had come under the obser\ation ol his owners. He would never 

 snatch an\ thing and alwa\s ate slowl\. He was accustonied to drink large 

 Cjuantitii's ol wati'r whii'h he would gi't himsell w hiaiex er hi' wanted it, b\' 

 turning on a tap. Strange to sa\', he always turned oil the water when he had 

 finished drinking. 



