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THE STORY OF THE MONKEY, 



cessftilly. Jack slipped over to the rear of the building. Another gun was 

 procured and one was placed on each side of the house, when the monkey, 

 seeing the fix he was in, sprang on the chimney, and hid in one of the flues, 

 holding on by his forepaws. A fire soon brought him out and he meekly 

 surrendered, coming to his master in an abashed and crestfallen manner. 



With the exception of a few small species, such as the marmosets and the 

 lemurs, the simians are not very pleasing animals in aspect or habits; while 

 the larger apes and baboons are positively disgusting. The air of grotesque 



A ROUGH RIDER IN AFRICA. 



humanity that characterizes them is horribly suggestive of human idiocy. 

 It is true that the naturalist learns to see wonder or beauty in all things of 

 nature, and therefore looks with lively interest on the ape. But still, this 

 creature is less pleasing in his sight than many others which may be not so 

 highly developed; and in truth there are few who, if the choice lay between 

 the two fates, would not prefer to suffer from the fangs and claws of the 

 lion than from the teeth and hands of the ape. 



