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he raised himself erect upon his hind feet, and 

 placing his hands on his side, pressed and rubbed 

 it as though he was in great pain, and uttered 

 some sounds in a low, piping voice. The sound 

 itself was pathetic, and when accented by his 

 gestures it was really very touching. At this 

 juncture a hard gust of wind and rain dashed 

 against the window near his cage, whereupon 

 the little monkey turned away from me, ran to 

 the window and looked out, and uttered a sound 

 quite different from the ones he had just been 

 delivering to me. Still standing erect he ap- 

 peared deeply interested, and stood for a few 

 moments at the window, during which time he 

 would turn his head toward me and utter this 

 sound. That the sound he uttered was addressed 

 to me could not be doubted, and his manner in 

 doing so was very human-like. Then returning 

 to me, still standing erect, he would renew his 

 plaintive speech in the most earnest manner, and 

 continue it until another gust would call him to 

 the window. I observed that each time he went 

 to the window he uttered the same sound, as 

 well as I could detect by ear, and would stand 

 for some time watching out the window, and oc- 

 casionally turn his head and repeat this sound to 



