THE ORANG-OUTANG. Ill 



and put them in the same hut, where they soon became 

 fast friends ; the monkey, on account of his more perfectly 

 developed faculties, being easily master. 



When he wanted to sleep nothing would do but that the 

 orang must lie down too, and let him pillow his head on 

 him. But there was another side to this; for the orang- 

 outang looked upon him as a kind of doll, invented for 

 his particular enjoyment, and when he felt in playful 

 mood, he would seize the monkey by the ear or the neck 

 or the tail, and swing him round and hold him in any 

 uncomfortable position at his own sweet will. The mon- 

 key would rage and even weep, but only interference on 

 our part would stop this rough treatment. He learned 

 early, as all animals do, to distinguish the members of 

 our party and their relations, and, as master, he always 

 treated me with respectful obedience. I taught him to 

 eat rice boiled in milk, and to use a spoon and bowl like 

 his little friend, who, by the way, was fond of stealing 

 from him all he safely could. They were both gluttons, 

 and nothing amused Thursday more than to set them 

 quarrelling over some bit of choice fruit. As tlie orang's 

 teeth grew, his temper and character became more pro- 

 nounced, and, like an ill brought-up child, he wished all 

 round him to give way to his whims. He had no consid- 

 eration whatever for the Dyak, who washed and tended 

 him with the greatest patience, but tried to pull his hair 

 and bite him whenever the mood seized him. I named 

 him Joseph and the monkey Jack, — after my chimpanzee 



