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atoms. It was loni;- bcfiiro lie rcc^Dvcred !iis tranqiiillit)' ; day and iiiglit he 

 appeared to be on the listen ; and the approaeh of a hirL,'c monkey we had 

 on board, or the hitrusidii of a blaek man, l)roni;ht a return of his agitation. 

 A\'c at length saileil for iOiigland, \vith an anip!(! snpply of jirovisiuns ; but, 

 unliappily we were boarded li}' pirates (hu'ing the voyage, and nearly re- 

 dueed to a state of starvation. My panther must have perished but fur a 

 Collection of more than three luuidred parrots, with whirh we sailed Ironi 

 the ri\er, and which died \ery fast while we were in the north-west trades. 

 iSai's allow.-mce was one per diem ; but this was so scanty a pittance that he 

 became raNcnuns, and hc.d no patience to pick off the feathers before he 

 commenced his meal. The ccmscipienee was that he lieranic verv ill, and 

 refused even this sma.ll (juantity of fVuid. Those around him tried to per- 

 suade me that he suffered from the colder climate ; but his <lrv nose and 

 paw t'om iiire<l me he was fe\crish, and I had him taken fr<im his cage, 

 when, instead (jf jumping about and enjoying his liberty, he lay down, and 

 rested liis head upon my feet. I then mad(.' three pills, each containing two 

 grains ot' calomel. The boy who had charge of him, and who was nuicli 

 a.ttaihcd to hiui, held his jaws open while 1 pushed the medicine do\\n liis 

 throat. Jvirly the next morning 1 went to visit my patient, and found his 

 guard sleeping in h'la cage ; and lun ing administered a further dose to the 

 invalid, 1 had tin.' sati>faetion of seeing him perl'ectly cured in the evening. 

 On the arrival of the vessel in the London docks, .Sai was taken ashore, 

 and presented to the Duchess of Yiu'k, who jilaced him in PLxcter Change, 

 to be trdvcn care of till she lierself went to Oatlands. He lemained there 

 for some weeks, and was sullcred to roam the greater part of the day with- 

 out any restraint. On the morning previous to the Duchess's departure 

 iVom the town she went to \\>\t her new pet, played with him, and admired 

 his healtliv a]i[)oarance and gentle deportment. 



"In the evening, when her lloyal Ilighness's coachman went to take him 

 away, he was dead, in consefpiencc of an intiaunnation on his lungs! " 



Tin: Lkoi'aim) ( l'\li.-i It'iijidi-dus). (Sec I'late XIII.) — Cuvicr briefly 

 describes the leopard thus : "fSrin/j/af/fe il hi jkihIIk r(^, iiidis (tnc rcD/i/i'ca 

 di-s /<tc/irs p7/i.s j)r//'/cs,^' i. e., like the panther, but with rows of smaller 

 spots. It is considerably smaller than the jaguar, but is an animal of great 

 strength and acti\ity, and, at the same time, is remarkable for the graceful- 

 ness of its mo\-emeiits. Few beasts can exceed the leopard in the general 

 harmony of his proportions, the easy elegance of his walk, or the beautiful 

 markings of his skin. lie is, nevertheless, a most furious animal, and man 

 even does not always come off victin-ious in a conflict with him. lie is 

 captured by means of various kinds of traps ; but, as his destruction is 

 desired rather than his capti\ity, he is hunted with dogs, which pursue him 



