90 HUNTING IN THE JUNGLE. 



Then the officer, standmg in great fear of him, left his 

 son and journeyed on. But when he reached the sul- 

 tan, he said, ' Give me, I pray you, a guard to protect 

 me from the chimpanzee, for I fear lest he may not let 

 me pass again through the forest in safety/ Now, 

 when the animal saw him returning with a large guard, 

 he was very angry, but he hid liis w^rath and invited 

 them all to eat and drink, and plied them wdth wine 

 till they were all drunk. Then, taking their lances, 

 he pierced the heart of each soldier, and pinned tliem 

 all to the ground, and released the slaves. When the 

 officer awoke, the chimpanzee said to him, ' Where 

 are now your guard ? ' and in revenge for their dis- 

 trust, he held the officer and his son in slavery ever 

 after." 



Of course this is a very shnple and naive fairy-story, 

 but it is interesting as showing the native appreciation 

 of the chimpanzee's intelligence and quite human sense 

 of justice. Indeed, they consider him a man, condemned 

 for his evil deeds to wander for a time under this form, 

 until he shall have expiated his faults. 



The second night was upon us in all its impenetrable 

 blackness before we came to anchor. My friend insisted 

 upon mv turning in under cover of the cabin, to avoid 

 the damp mists of the river, while he prepared a little 

 theatrical surprise — as he expressed it — for my morning , 

 awakening. 



"And the scenery?" said I, laughing. 



