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tlieniiielves. 'IMiis is well seen when they play 

 about the rigging of a sliip at sea : often, when 



see him hufFetiug the WliYeS, and as often did I 



find tlint ;ill inv feais were oToondlefi^s. 



He would drink tea, eofiee, or elioeolate, bnt 

 neither wine nor spirits. Of animal food^ he 



^tdm {ml I kit Ikard Imting ibem mughi 

 on Ij^Mird, it was placed bfttete him, whea he 



seized the re]>tile instantlj' in his paw, and 

 g:reedily de\onred it. He was also very fond 

 of sweetmeats, such as jams, jellies, dates, 

 &c. ; mad no chad widi ik^ s:«reefcesfc tmtV' 

 ev^ mkmA mm delight aft^ ** %G«ishc^" 

 than did tliis litt|e orentope^ Some maniUa 

 sweet eakes that were on board he was always 

 eager to procure, and would not unfrequently 

 enter the cabin in which they were kept, and 

 m^m^nti0 lift the <mm jai* t h^ 

 aot less fond of onions, although their mxiAi^ 

 raused him to sneeze and loll out his tongue : 

 when lie took one, he nsed to ]jut it into his 

 mouth, and immediately eat it with great ra- 

 pidity. 



The 6m itsmme I dbmnr&S. bt Ms attach- 

 ment to liberty, was soon after he had been pre- 

 sented to me by ^Ir, Bou>tead. On entering the 

 yard in which he was tied up, one morning, 1 was 



