CHAPTER VIII. 



Meeting with Nellie. — Nellie was my Guest. — Her Speech and 

 Manners —The Little Blind Girl.— One of Nellie's 

 Friends. —Her Sight and Hearing. —Her Toys and how she 

 Played with them. 



One of the most intelligent of all the brown 

 Capuchins that I have ever seen was Nellie, who 

 belonged to a dealer in Washington. When she 

 arrived there I was invited to call and see her. 

 I introduced myself in my usual way, by giving 

 her the sound for food, to which she promptly 

 replied. She was rather informal, and we were 

 soon engaged in a chat on that subject — the one 

 above all others that would interest a monkey. 

 On my second visit she was like an old acquaint- 

 ance, and we had a fine time. On my third visit 

 she allowed me to put my hands into her cage 

 and handle her with impunity. On my next 

 visit I took her out of the cage and we had a real 

 romp. This continued for some days, during 

 which time she would answer me on all occasions 

 when I used the word for food or drink. She 

 had grown quite fond of me, and always recog- 



