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as many a good man had done before him. I wrote in 

 the blank the name, 



His 



"MOSES X XTYIGO " 



mark 



(the cross mark being omitted), and had him with his 

 own hand make the cross as it is legally done by persons 

 who cannot write. With this signature the contract was 

 returned in good faith to stand the test of the law courts 

 of civilization ; and thus for the first time in the history 

 of the race a chimpanzee signed his name. 



When I prepared to start on a journey across the Esyira 

 country, it was not practicable for me to take Moses along, 

 so I arranged to leave him in charge of a missionary. 

 Shortly after my departure the man was taken with fever, 

 and the chimpanzee was left to the care of a native boy 

 belonging to the mission. The little prisoner was kept con- 

 fined by a small rope attached to his cage. This was done 

 in order to keep him out of mischief. It was during the 

 dry season, when the dews are heavy and the nights 

 chillv ; and the winds at that season are fresh and 

 frequent. 



Within a week after I had left him he contracted a severe 

 cold. This soon developed into acute pulmonary troubles 

 of a complex type, and he began to decline. After an 

 absence of three weeks and three clays I returned and 

 found him in a condition beyond the reach of treatment. 

 He was emaciated to a living skeleton ; his eyes were 

 sunken deep into their orbits, and his steps were feeble 



