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heart is filled with a great pity, and my mind with not 

 irreverent wonder as I read these words. 



Sally has, so far, escaped this cruel Nemesis of our 

 northern clime, probably because she comes from the 

 highlands of the Gaboon whereas the true chimpanzee 

 inhabits the tropical forests near the coast. 



Mafuca was a strange wayward mixture of roguish 

 mischief and good-humoured affection. She could sip her 

 tea with a spoon, but not so gracefully as Sally. She could 

 pour from one vessel into another without spilling a drop. 

 She would steal her keeper's boots ; and then throw them 

 at his head like any young English lord whose valet has 

 disturbed his slumbers at too early an hour. She could 

 blow her nose with a handkerchief; which feat, when one 

 remembers how remarkably little there is to catch hold of, 

 is not a little noteworthy. She was fond of playing with 

 old hats ; a trait on which one might moralize. It is 

 remarkable what a charm for simple minds there is in what 

 is vulgarly known as " a topper." My small son, only last 

 Sunday, got hold of mine and pulling it down over his ears 

 exhibited himself with no little pride to the family and 

 household to the detriment however of the hat. And 

 some years ago, when I was in America, some redskins 

 obtained one of these coveted pieces of personal furniture. 

 It was too much property for a single individual and was 

 therefore neatly divided among three. Whether they cast 

 lots for first choice I know not; but he to whose share 

 fell the brim seemed very proud. 



The young chimpanzee most thoroughly enjoys a rough 

 and tumble game. One that was deposited in the Berlin 

 Aquarium lived for a while in the director's office and 

 entered into the most friendly relations with Dr. Hermes' 

 two-year-old boy, with whom he was always gentle and 

 docile. " But when a number of schoolboys visited the 



