board, ami wliom it is not improbable he ma^- have 

 in scmie degree considered having an afBnitj 

 to Ins species. They wer^ ^fteo seen ^tting 



round hrr iior^k, loviiit^ly eating biscuit tooTtlier. 



She would lend liiiii about by loug' aruis, 

 like an ehler leading a younger cbild : and it 

 the heigM of the grotesque to mtnfissliim 

 rujmwg rotatttd I3ie capstaa, ptirsued or pttr- 

 suing, tliG cdiihl. He would waddle along, in 

 flip orcf't posture, at a rapid pace, sonierimes 

 aiding himself by his knuckles ; but when 

 fatigued, h«t wdd spring aside, seisa^ feoM -£>f 

 the itBt tope ^iacmia md, aseendli^ ashott 

 distance, regard liilllS^as safe from pursuit. 



In a playful manner he would roll on deck 

 with the child, as if in a mock combat, pushing 

 with his feet, (in whicli action he possessed great 

 miis^larpdwer^) mtwiniii^hblxmg ^ms aronnd 

 her, and pretending to bite ; or, seizing a rope, 

 he wouhl swing towards her, and, wben etlbrts 

 were nuide to seize Inm, would elude tlie grasp 

 by swinging away ; or iie would, by way of 

 changing the plan of Ittt^^ 'drop suddenly on 

 her Jrmn the ropi^ ^bflr, In 

 rarioiis playful antics. He would Jn a 



siuiihii' manner witli ntbdts ; but linding them 

 Usually t<H) stnmg and nmgh for liim, he pre- 



