CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



PAGE 



Dedication, ......... v 



Preface, 



CHAPTER I. 



Early Impressions. — First Observations of Monkeys. — 

 First Efforts to Learn their Speech. — Barriers. — 

 The Phonograph Used. — A Visit to Jokes. — My Ef- 

 forts to Speak to him. — The Sound of Alarm In- 

 spires Terror, 3 



CHAPTER II. 



The Reconciliation. — The Acquaintance of Jennie. — The 

 Salutation. — The Words for Food and Drink. — Little 

 Banquo, Dago, McGinty, and others, . . .14 



CHAPTER III. 



Monkeys Have Favorite Colors. — Can Distinguish Num- 

 bers and Quantity. — Music and Art very Limited, . 22 



CHAPTER IV. 



Pedro's Speech Recorded. — Delivered to Puck Through 



the Phonograph. — Little Darwin Learns a New Word, 30 



CHAPTER V. 

 Five Little Brown Cousins : Mickie, Nemo, Dodo, Nig- 

 ger, and McGinty. — Nemo Apologizes to Dodo, . 40 



