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themselves. This is well seen when they play 

 about the rigging of a ship at sea : often, when 

 springing from rope to rope, have I expected to 

 see him buffeting the waves, and as often did I 

 find that all my fears were groundless. 



He would drink tea, coffee, or chocolate, but 

 neither wine nor spirits. Of animal food^ he 

 prefers fowl ; but a lizard having been caught 

 on board, it was placed before him, when he 

 seized the reptile instantly in his paw, and 

 greedily devoured it. He was also very fond 

 of sweetmeats, such as jams, jellies, dates, 

 &c. ; and no child with the " sweetest tooth" 

 ever evinced more delight after " bons bons" 

 than did this little creature. Some manilla 

 sweet cakes that were on board he was always 

 eager to procure, and would not unfrequently 

 enter the cabin in which they were kept, and 

 endeavour to lift up the cover of the jar : he was 

 not less fond of onions, although their acridity 

 caused him to sneeze and loll out his tongue : 

 when he took one, he used to put it into his 

 mouth, and immediately eat it with great ra- 

 pidity. 



The first instance I observed of his attach- 

 ment to liberty, was soon after he had been pre- 

 sented to me by Mr. Boustead. On entering the 

 yard in which he was tied up, one morning, I was 



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