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sit on one's knee and lean against his breast, 

 and become so much attached to a kind keeper 

 as to pine away and die if he leaves him. 



Then, too, he is very fond of a frolic, clapping 

 his hands, thrusting out his tongue, romping 

 about a room, swinging and leaping, and gallop- 

 ing around on knuckles and feet, very much like 

 one of our own little folk. He is very good to 

 mind what he is told — when he understands — 

 and quick to learn what is wanted. The thing 

 he likes best to play with is a gentleman's long 

 beard, and that you know our babies like, too. 



One of these little fellows that was brought 

 from Africa — his native land — was cross so 

 long as he was shut up, but after he reached 

 the ship to go to England he was let out, and 

 then became as good-tempered and amiable as 

 anybody, played with the sailors, romped and 

 frolicked to his heart's content. His special 

 favorite was a dog, a bull terrier, who was not 

 very good-natured, but happened to like the 

 gorilla baby, and they were great playfellows. 



One writer who knows a good deal about 

 gorillas has said that even in babyhood this 

 animal is always ill-tempered and savage. No 

 doubt all that he knew were so, for every one he 

 had was either chained up, shut in a cage, or 

 wore a split stick over his neck ; probably, too, 

 they were beaten by servants. This is enough 



