24 DIVISION I. VEKTEBK.VL AXIMALS. — CLASS I. MA^rM.VLIA. 



" But Kccs had a still more vnliuihlc quality : lie was an excellent sen- 

 tinel ; for, whether I)y day or night, he immediately sprang up on the 

 slightest appearance of danger. By his cry, and the symptoms of fear 

 which ho exiiiliited, we were always apprised of the approach of an enemy, 

 even though the dogs perceived nothing of it. The latter at length learned 

 to rely ii[)on him with such perfect confidence that they slept on in perfect 

 tranijuillitv. 1 often tonk Kccs with me when I went a-hunting ; and when 

 he saw me preparing for the sport, he exhibited the most lively demonstra- 

 tions of jov. On the way he would climb into the trees to look for gum, 

 of which he was very fond. Sometimes he discovered to mc honey, 

 deposited in the clefts of rocks or hollow trees. But if he happened to 

 have met with neitiier gum nor honey, and his appetite had become sharp 

 by his running aliout, I always witnessed a very ludicrous scene. In tliose 

 cases hi' looked for roots, which he ate with great greediness, especially a 

 particular kind, whicli, to his cost, I also found to be very well tasted and 

 rdVeshing, and therefore insisted upon sharing with him. But Kees was 

 no fool. As soon as he liad found such a root, and I was not near enough 

 to seize on my share of it, he devoured it in the greatest haste, keeping his 

 eyes ri\eted all the while on me. lie accurately measured the distance I 

 had to pass before I could get to him, and I was sure of coming too late. 

 Sometimes, however, when he had made a mistake in his calculation, and 

 I came upon him sooner than he expected, he endeavored to hide the root, 

 in which case I compelled him, by a box on the car, to give me up my 

 share. 



" When Kees happened to tire on the road, he mounted on the back of 

 one of my dogs, who was so obliging as to carry him whole hours. One 

 of them, that was larger and stronger than the rest, hit upon a very ingen- 

 ious artifice to avoid being pressed into this piece of service. As soon as Kees 

 leaped upon his back he stood still, and let the train pass without moving 

 from the spot. Kees still persisted in his intention till we were almost out 

 of sight, wlicn he found himself at. length compelled to dismount, upon 

 which lioth the baboon and dog exerted all their speed to overtake us. The 

 latter, however, ga\-e him the start, and kept a good lookout after him, that 

 he might not serve him in the same manner again. In fact Kees enjoj'ed 

 a certain authority with all my dogs, for which he was indebted, perhaps, 

 to the superiority of his instinct. lie could not endure a competitor ; if 

 any of the dogs eainc too near him when he was eating, he gave them a box 

 on the ear, which compelled them immediately to retire to a respectful 

 distance. 



"Like most other domestic animals, Kees was addicted to stealing. lie 

 understood admirably well how to loose the strings of a basket, in order to 



