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A CAMP-FIRE VISITOR. 



"Why is it the chimpanzees live in England and America?" 



"It must be because the chimpanzee can stand the change of latitude better than 



his bigger and stronger brother. Yet a good many of the chimpanzees die, in spite 



of all the care taken of them. My chief described to me a gorilla that he saw 



in London, but I be- 

 lieve it died soon 

 afterward, and you 

 know they have 

 never had a live one 

 in America." 



"I suppose if 

 they could send over 

 a dozen or so, some 

 of them would be- 

 come used to our 

 country, and after a 

 time thrive in it." 



" It will be done 

 after awhile, no 

 doubt, just as the fly- 

 ing machine will. My 

 chief believes in 

 the flying machine, 

 and he insists that if 

 he doesn't live to see 

 it, his descendants 

 will be able to travel 

 through the air, just 

 as readily as theypass 

 from one point to an- 

 other over the land." 

 "I would like to 

 get another chim- 

 panzee, but if we can 

 manage to gather in 

 a young gorilla, I 

 shall be satisfied to 

 start for home with 

 the two prizes." 

 " And if we succeed in landing both there, my chief will consider the expense 



repaid ten-fold." 



" Well," said the Texan, puffing away at his pipe, " I shall never up give till we 



succeed." 



CONTENTMENT. 



