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and Liuatfceiided to, he wuidd uiouut the rigging, 

 and hangiug over that part of the deck on 

 wWeh I wa§ walkiiif , irotdd ^dteily drop him- 

 self into my arms** 



Tile soiuids he uttered were various : wIioti 

 pleased at a r(.H*o*2,'uitinii of liis frieinU, he would 

 utter a peculiar squcukiugj ehirpiug uote; when 

 ftfitetyi^ a ibdHter, ImUiag noise was proltiiifed ; 

 btit "V^iy aii^, Maimed, or when 

 eliastised, the loud guttural sounds of ra, ra, ra, 

 iiiA^ariably followed. When I a]>jU'oae]ied him 

 for the Hrst time in tlie morning, he greeted me 

 .ivitfe l»i ^tiirping notes, adtltticiiig his f<tee at 



4iLje lii^me tim^» m if iimm^A hf tbe pxupm of 

 sajtitettlon ; but I did not feel desi^i^ of Uj^Sg: 



the experiment, as I knew these auimals were 

 not in the habit of kissing, and 1 well knew thejf 

 were in the habit of biting. 



Hi& look wm gtmt, Ksisd mamiii^ m!y> and he 

 was deficient in those niisclnevous tricks so pecu- 

 liar to the monkey tril)e in iieiieral. Ju only 

 onv iiisfanee did I experieiiee any mischief fi'oni 

 hiin. and that wiis in his meddiing with uiv ink- 



* TJic acctnuU ui' tlie ora«g'Ut<ltt, givett hy Dr. Abel, 

 th* jf^sraittfe of a Joumeif In ^ter l^xbet'iot of Chmii 



^ords- with the hahits of thisi Aniiiml, the crmipAri^smi. lit 



vcfy interest 



