THE CAPE BABOON OR BAVIAN 



adjusted the trolley on the line himself by getting 

 behind it and pushing it until the front wheels 

 came in contact with the rails. Then, sitting on 

 his haunches, he threw the wheels over the rail, 

 and, taking hold of the trolley, he, by a skilful com- 

 bination of dexterity and strength, gave a twist and 

 a push, and, behold ! the wheels were on the rails. 

 Wide having taken his seat on the front of the 

 trolley, with his wooden pegs sticking straight out, 

 Jack gripped the back of the vehicle and pushed it 

 along to the signal-box. Without help he threw it 

 off the line and pushed it up against the side of the 

 platform on which the signal cabin stood. Before 

 Jack's advent, Wide employed a big mongrel dog 

 to pull the trolley. When Jack came on the scene 

 and was instructed in his various duties, Wide 

 continued to use the dog, which was harnessed to 

 the trolley, and Jack assisted by pulling from a 

 chain. One end of this chain was attached to a 

 leather band around Jack's loins, and the other end 

 was fastened to a hook on one of Wide's wooden 

 legs. The dog was killed by a passing train, and 

 for. many years Jack took his master to and fro un- 

 aided. After the dog's death Jack discovered it 

 was easier to push than to pull the trolley along. 

 He gripped the railway metal with his feet, and 

 used his forelimbs for pushing. 



Arrived at the box, Wide and Jack at once settled 

 down to work. A whistle is heard, and Jack springs 

 to the " home " signal lever, his master taking the 



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