QUADRUMANA. 



* Hoo ! hoo ! ' recoiled from the detested object, 

 jumped back as far as he could, and then sprang to 

 his keeper for protection. He was again put down, 

 his attention diverted from the basket, and after a 

 while tempted to its neighbourhood by the display 

 of a fine, rosy-cheeked apple, which was at last held 

 on the opposite rim of the hamper. But, no ! he 

 would evidently have done a good deal to get at the 

 apple ; but the gulf wherein the serpent lay was to 

 be passed, and, after some slight contention between 

 hunger and horror, off he went, and hid himself. I 

 then covered up the snake, and, after luring him out 

 with the apple, placed it on the blanket. No ! I 

 then shut down the lid ; still the same desire and the 

 same aversion. I then had the hamper, with the lid 

 down, removed from the chair on which it had been 

 placed to another part of the room. The apple was 

 again shown to Tommy, and placed on the lid. He 

 advanced cautiously, looking back at the empty chair, 

 and then at the hamper : he advanced further with 

 evident reluctance, but, when he approached near, he 

 peered forward toward the basket, and, as if over- 

 come by fright, again ran back, and hid himself un- 

 der his cage. 



" I now caused the hamper with the serpent to be 

 taken out of the room. Our friend soon came for- 

 ward. I showed him the apple, and placed it on the 

 chair. He advanced a little, and I patted his head 

 and encouraged him. He then came forth, and went 

 about the room, looking carefully, as if to satisfy 



