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that belonged to the white trader of the place. The dog 

 was in advance of the boy, and as the latter emerged from 

 a small clump of the bush he heard the dog bark in a play- 

 ful manner, and discovered him not more than thirty yards 

 away, prancing, jumping, and barking in a jolly way with 

 a chimpanzee which appeared to be five or six years old. 

 The ape was standing in the path along which the boy was 

 proceeding. He was slapping at the dog with his hands 

 and did not seem to relish the sport ; yet he was not 

 resenting it in anger. The dog thought the ape was play- 

 ing with him. and he was taking the whole thing in fun. 

 The boy looked at them for a few moments and retreated. 

 As soon as he disappeared the clog desisted and followed 

 him to the house. The boy was afraid of the ape and 

 made no attempt to capture him. The ape was taken bv 

 surprise by the dog and the boy, and thus had no time to 

 escape. He did not strike to harm the dog, but only to 

 ward him off. The dog made no attempt to bite the ape, 

 but would jump up against him and knock him out of bal- 

 ance, and this annoyed him. The ape did n't seem to 

 understand just what the dog meant. 



I shall not describe those apes that have been kept in 

 captivity and are well known ; but I will mention some of 

 them. The largest specimen of the chimpanzee that I 

 have ever seen was Chico, who belonged to Air. James A. 

 Bailey of New York. He was as large perhaps as these 

 apes ever become, although he was less than ten years old 

 when he died. 



Perhaps the most valuable specimen for scientific use 

 that has ever been in captivity is Johanna, who belongs 



