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FOUB-HAXDED FOLK. 



AVhen Gila was in her native forest, among 

 her own people, she lived upon nuts and fruits, 

 mangoes, bananas, oranges, and many others, but 

 she was exceedingly willing to make experiments, 

 and always ready to try anything she saw us eat- 

 ing. She soon ate exactly what the family did. 



She had a curious fashion of getting a drink 

 when it rained, that I suppose she brought from 

 her wild home. The roof of the corridor was of 

 tiles, shaped like cylinders cut in half. Down 

 these little gutters the rain poured in tiny 

 streams, and Gila would carefully hold her head 

 so that the stream fell into her open mouth, and 

 not into her eyes, and drink as much as she 

 liked. 



Like her mistress, Gila was fond of pets, and 

 especially doted on the kitten. Once she caught 

 her and held her tightly hugged in her arms, 

 while chattering over her in glee ; but pussy did 

 not like it and cried pitifully. Nothing would 

 tempt the too loving monkey to give her up, and 

 every one had so much respect for Gila's teeth 

 that they hesitated to try force. She petted and 

 caressed her, examined her fur, and looked in- 

 side her ears, all the time chattering and having 

 the most delightful time. Poor puss ! sometimes 

 she was held by one leg, and sometimes by a 

 grip on her fur ; sometimes her head was up 

 and sometimes down. 



