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my fingers, and showed every sign of confidence and friend- 

 ship. He always warned me of the approach of any one, 

 and his conduct at such times was largely governed by my 

 own. After this he never failed to salute me with the 

 proper sound, 



During this time I paid a few visits to another little 

 monkey of the same species. Her name was Jennie. Her 

 master had warned me in advance that she was not well 

 disposed towards strangers. At my request he had her 

 chained in a small side yard, which he forbade any of 

 the family entering. On approaching the little lady for 

 the first time, I gave her the usual salutation, which she 

 responded to and seemed to understand. I sat down by 

 her side and fed her from my hands. She viewed me with 

 evident interest and curiosity. I studied her with equal 

 interest. During the process of this mutual investiga- 

 tion a negro girl, who lived with the family, stealthily 

 entered the yard and came up within a few feet of us. I 

 determined to sacrifice this girl upon the altar of science. 

 Placing her between the monkey and myself, I vigorously 

 sounded the " alarm " or ''warning." Jennie flew into a fury. 

 I continued to sound the alarm and at the same time pre- 

 tended to attack the girl with a club and some paper wads. 

 The purpose was to make the monkey believe that the girl 

 had uttered the alarm and made the assault. With a great 

 display of violence I drove the girl from the yard. For 

 days afterward she could not feed or approach the little 

 simian. This further confirmed the opinion as to the 

 meaning of this sound. This sound can be fairly imitated 

 by placing the back of the hand gently on the mouth and 



