UNGKA APE. 



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coming an t-asy capture ; but let tlit; ropes oi" a 

 ship, or any trees, be witMii teaeli, lie WuW then 

 avail himself of the poweiful, prehensile, and 

 muscular pnwrv iK'stowed upon him hy nature, 

 nud Miictlicr over the rigging' of the ship, or 

 the branches of" the trees, he wonld then liave 

 sufficient strength and agility to defy pursuit, 

 although he could not effect it on a level surface. 



