CHAPTER VIII 



THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MOSES 



I KNOW of nothing in the way of affection and loyalty 

 among animals that can exceed that of my devoted 

 Moses. Not only was he tame and tractable, but he 

 never tired of caressing me, and being caressed by 

 me. For hours together he would cling to my neck, 

 play with my ears, lips and nose, bite my cheek, and 

 hug me like a last hope. He was never willing for rqp 

 to put him down from my lap, never willing for me to 

 leave my cage without him, never willing for me to 

 caress anything else but himself, and never willing for 

 me to discontinue that. He would cry and fret for 

 me whenever we were separated, and I must confess 

 that my absence from him during a journey of three 

 weeks, hastened his sad and untimely death. 



From the second day after we became associated, 

 he appeared to regard me as the one in authority. 

 He would not resent anything I did to him. I could 

 take his food out of his hands, which he would 

 permit no one else to do. He would follow me, and 

 cry after me like a child ; and as time went by his 

 attachment grew stronger and stronger. He gave 

 every evidence of pleasure at my attentions, and 



