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A NEW HISTORY OF 



" Whilst apes in general, saving one, have little 

 more than two apertures by way of nose — Jenny 

 has a large protuberance there. It is flattened; 

 and one might suppose, that some officious mid- 

 wife had pressed it down with her finger and 

 thumb, at the hour of Jenny's birth. 



" When kindly treated, Jenny is all gentleness. 

 Still, I fancied that I could perceive at intervals, a 

 slight tinge of mischief in her temper ; — for there 

 was a pretty little dog in the same room with her ; 

 and whenever she could get hold of it, she would 

 fix her teeth in it, until it yelped aloud. 



" I happened to be amongst the crowd of spec- 

 tators outside of Jenny's little apartment (for she 

 was not exhibited with the other wild beasts) when 

 she made her final appearance before the liberal 

 inhabitants of Scarbro.' 



iC Having mounted the steps which led up to the 

 room, in order that I might take my leave of her, 

 Jenny put her arms round my neck ; she " looked 

 wistfully at me/' and then we both exchanged soft 

 kisses, to the evident surprise and amusement of 

 all the lookers on. 



" Farewell, — poor little prisoner," said I. "I 

 fear that this cold and gloomy atmosphere of ours, 

 will tend to shorten thy days." Jenny shook her 

 head, seemingly to say, there is nothing here to suit 



