ANECDOTES OF 

 HABITS AND INSTINCTS OF ANIMALS, 



THE QUADRUMANA, OR MONKEY 

 TRIBE. 



FORMED like man. and practising similar gestures, but 

 with thumbs instead of great toes upon their feet, and 

 with so narrow a heel-bone that even those -who con- 

 stantly walk upright have not the firm and dignified step 

 of human beings, the Quadrumana yet approximate so 

 closely to us, that they demand the first place in a book 

 devoted principally to the intellectual (whether it be 

 reason or instinct) history of animals. This approxi- 

 mation is a matter of amusement to some ; but to the 

 larger portion of mankind, I should say, it is a source 

 of disgust. ' Rapoynda,' I exclaimed one day to a 

 troublesome, inquisitive, restless negro, pointing to a 

 black monkey, which much resembled him in character, 

 4 that is your brother.' Never shall I forget the malig- 

 nant scowl which passed over the man's features at 

 my heedless comparison. No apology, no kindness, 

 not even the gift of a smart waistcoat, which he 

 greatly coveted, ever restored me to his good graces ; 

 and I was not sorry when his chief summoned him 

 from my vicinity, for I dreaded his revenge. 



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