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the night at sunset, or sooner if lie liml liecu well fed, and rose with the 

 Sim, and visited those from wliom he hahitiially received food. 



"Of some small monkeys, on hoard Irom Java, he took little notice 

 whilst under the ohscrvation of the persons of the ship. Once, indeed, he 

 openly attempted to throw a small cage, containing three of them, into the 

 sea, because, probably, he had seen them receive food of which he could 

 obtain no part. But although he held so little intercourse with them when 

 nniler our inspection, I had reason to suspect that he was less indifferent to 

 their society when free from our observation ; and was one day sunnnoncd 

 to the top-gallant-yard of the mizzcn-mast to overlook him plaving with a 

 young male monkey. Lying' on his back, partially covered with a sail, 

 he for some time contemplated with gravity the gambols of the monkey 

 which bounded over him, but at length caught him by the tail, and tried 

 to envelop him in his covering. The monkey seemed to dislike his confine- 

 ment, and broke from him, but again renewed his gambols, and, although 

 frequently caught, always escaped. The intercourse, however, did not 

 seem to be that of equals, for the oin-ang-ontang never condescended to 

 romp with the monkey as he did with the boys of the shi[). Yet the 

 monkeys had evidently a great predilection for his company, for whenever 

 they broke loose they took their way to his resting-place, and were often 

 seen lurking about it, or creeping clandestinely towards him. There 

 appeared to be no gradation in their intimacy, as they appeared as con- 

 fidently familiar with him when first observed, as at the close of their 

 acquaintance. 



" This animal neither practises the grimaces and antics of other monkeys 

 nor possesses their perpetual proiiencss to mischief. Gravity, approaching 

 to melancholy and mildness, were sometimes strongly expressed in his 

 countenance, and seemed to bo the characteristics of his dispositinn. A\'hcn 

 he first came among strangers, he would sit for hours with his hand upon 

 his head, looking pensively at all around him, and when much incom- 

 moded by their examination, would hide himself beneath any covering that 

 w'as at hand. His mildness was evinced by his forbearance under injuries, 

 which were grievous before he was excited to revenge ; but he always 

 avoided those who often teased him. lie soon became strongly attached to 

 those who kindly used him. By their side he was fond of sitting, and, 

 getting as close as possible to their persons, would take their hands between 

 his lips, and fly to them for protection. From the boatswain of the 

 Alceste, who shared his meals with him and was his chief fiivorite, 

 although he frequently purloined the grog and biscuit of his benefactor, he 

 learned to eat with a spoon, and might be often seen sitting at his cabin 

 door, enjoying his cofibe, quite unembarrassed by those who obscr\ed him, 



