300 TWO YEARS IN THE JUNGLE. 



particularly obnoxious to bim, for be scowled and growled at me, 

 made faces, and sprang at me against tbe wooden bars of bis cage 

 in great rage. Wben I approacbed bim for a nearer view, be 

 tbrust bis big, bairy arm out from between tbe bars for about foxir 

 feet, it seemed to me, and made a grab in my direction, witb bis 

 buge, black band. His canine teetb were very large, almost like 

 tbose of a bear of medium size, and I was very glad be bad not an 

 opportunity to try tbem on my flesb. Tbe brute really acted as if 

 be recognized in me an enemy to bis race, and foresaw tbe slaugb- 

 ter to bis kind my visit to Borneo afterward caused. Mi-. "VVbam- 

 poa bad bad bim about six montbs. He was fed witb leaves, plan- 

 tains, and pineapples, and seemed in very good condition, but a few 

 montbs later be died ; bis skin was stuffed, and is now on exbibi- 

 tion in tbe Museum. 



Besides tbe orang, I was sbown quite a collection of live animals, 

 including tortoises of tbi'ee species, argus pbeasants, golden and 

 silver pbeasants, a gazelle, porcupine, kangaroo, and some beautiful 

 mandarin ducks. I regi*etted to see tbat tbe latter so completely 

 surpass our pretty summer duck [Aix sponsa). 



Ha\dng viewed tbe animals, we walked tbrougb tbe gardens, 

 wbicb bave been gotten up regaixlless of expense, and are kept in 

 fine order. One of tbeir most notable features is tbe abundance of 

 a bttle sbrub, a species of box (Buxus) wbicb bas been trained and 

 trimmed into various animal forms. Tbe leaves are small, stiff, and 

 very tbickly set, and tbe brancbes seem willing and able to assume 

 any form wbicb is desired. It was fasbioned into Cbiuese dragons, 

 elepbants, tigers, pigs, rbinoceroses, and even deer witb antlers. 

 Every animal was perfectly recognizable at a glance, and tbe effect 

 W'as beigbtened by tbe addition of lai'ge wooden eyes painted some- 

 wbat like life. Some of tbe animals were foui- or five feet bigh, 

 wbile a representation of a Cbinese junk, of wbicb tbere were sev- 

 eral, was quite eigbt feet in leugtb, and very carefully reproduced. 



Tbere were flowers after flowers, and sbrubs by tbe score, but 

 wbat pleased me most was a tank containing an old Demerara 

 friend, tbe Victoria regia, queen of lilies. Yet a bed of toucb-me- 

 nots took me back like a flasb to tbe terrace flower-beds at college, 

 and furtber still, to my motber's mounds at om- old bome, so very, 

 very long ago. Ab, me ! Tbe Victoria regia was eclipsed. 



