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with tlu' fiili w c'i^lit of his hand, apparently thinking that she was thf cause of 

 the child's tears. One da\ Miss Cunningham was dressed lor going out and 

 John Daniel wished to sit on her lap. It chanced that her dress was a light 

 one and she pushed hini away saying she feared that he might soil her gown. 

 He at once la\ on the lloor and cried like a baby for a moment; then lu' rose, 

 looked aroLi nd the room, lound a newspaper, spread it out on .Miss Cunning- 

 ham's lap antl climbed up upon it. This was quite the cleverest thing that he 

 had e\'er done, and those' who saw it said that they would not havi' bt-lievcd 

 it had they not thi'msi'Kcs been present. 



The gorilla apparently could stand much cold and he often would go on 

 the root m treezmg weather. I his he did not seem to mind so long as he could 

 come into a warm room when he wanted to; then he would go straight to 

 the lire, rub his chest and sit down with his teet on the fender. Exercise was 

 essential to keep him m lualth and he got much of this by pla\ ing hide-and- 

 seek with Ma|or Penn\ in the morning before breaklast and in tlu-e\ening 

 before diniu'r. Tlu' ma|or would run up and down the stairs, in and out ol all 

 the rooms. The game appeared to delight the gorilla who would giggle and 

 laugh while being chased, lie was \'cr\ cautious, howexer, ne\er to enter a 

 dark room without lirst turning on the light. It was his habit to retire I'ach 

 night at eight o'clock. I le had his ow n little room ad]oming that ol Miss Cun- 

 ningham's nephew where he had a spring bed ol his own with blankets. 

 He would get out ol it at night b\' himself, go back to bed and jjull the blan- 

 kets up over him cpiite neatl\ . 1 he thing he enjoyed most was to stand on 

 the to]) rail ol his bed and jum|) on the springs, head o\er heels, just like a 

 child. 



John Daniel was ne\er taught an\ tricks. IIcsinipI\ ace|uircd knowledge 

 himsclt. He was taken in sumnu'r by tram to the family's cottage in the 

 country, occu|j\ing his seat in the railway coach as an ordinary passenger 

 without even a chain around his luck. He seemed to be much afraid ol the 



