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ilucu a soeiiil charactoi' among* the race, wile 

 a^^^y tlie tediotit hm^x wlafii pm but lairdily 

 ill a ship^ and dissipate mmotcmj of tlie 



voyapje : to this tlie little likiailteys would not 

 a('rt«(l<^ ; tlicy frojited liim as an outcast, and all 

 C(jrdially united to reptd tlie approaches of the 

 '* little ^aian itt black," by cbattering, and various 



Unnka, thus repelled in liis Mnd'i^'lid^v^j^^ijes^li^ 

 establish sonu'tliinci" like soeiality amoiio'«f tliem, 

 detcrniinrd in l)i> own mind to annoy andpnnish 

 them ibr their impudence ; so, the next time they 

 imitcd, as Befere, i% ^ l^odji on liis ai)[jroach, 

 he watched the opjjc^uiiirf^tJid ^h&nmervm.oW 

 his guard, seized a rope, and, swinging towards 

 liim,cani!;lit him by the tail, and hanled awav upon 

 it J mnch to the annoyance of tiie owner, who had 

 n^idssa,ft9i«oebi^M«liatm lie 

 eofti»Dtied pTilBiigupotii it, as if 4^^mmn^ to d^* 

 tach it, until the agility and desperation of the 

 monkey, atljeing so treated, ol)liged !iim to relin- 

 quish his hold. But it not ujifreqnently ha]>- 

 pelaed that fee way up the rigging, 



dragging the imphsj by tlie tail after him, and 

 thus made hjtn fottow his course most unwil- 

 lingly. If in his ascent he required both bands, 

 lie would pasij the tail of his captive into the 



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