CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 2. QUADRUMANA. 
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DIANA MONKEYS 
one that was very afFectionate, which accompanied him often from the city to his country-house, 
a distance of nine miles. The road was bordered with trees, and as she was very curious, she 
climbed up every one to see what she could find. When the trees were quite close together, she 
jumped from one to the other with a rapidity and lightness truly remarkable. But this soon 
became fatiguing, and then she bethought herself of making a horse of a little spaniel. The first 
time she mounted upon him, the dog was terribly alarmed, and tried to shake ofi" the unwelcome 
intruder. But slie seized his long hair mih her fore-paws, and clung to him in such a manner 
that neither running, jumping, nor turning round was of any use. When he tried to get her off" 
by rolling over upon the earth, or in a ditch, she jumped lightly to the distance of a few paces, 
sat down, and observed him ; but the moment he rose up again, with another jump she seated 
herself on his back. At last, the poor dog, weary of so useless an opposition, resigned himself tc 
.bis fate, and, philosopher-like, making a virtue of necessity, became the constant servant of the 
wilful roloway. 
"Good and aff"ectionate as was this little animal, she went frequently into violent fits of anger, 
which, however, were generally caused by fear. For instance, if she accidentally broke a glass 
tumbler, or a porcelain cup, she immediately fell into a furious passion, and screamed violently, 
expecting a correction, which, however, she did not often receive. 
"Like the raona, she was a little thievish, and had the habit of hiding what she stole in the 
beds and between the sheets. She often slid into the poultry-yard, and taking an egg in each 
fore-paw, ran off" upon her two hind-legs, presenting in this attitude a most grotesque appearance. 
She was very fond of raw eggs. She would take one and strike the end gently upon a pane of 
glass to break the shell ; she would then enlarge the hole a little with her finger, put it to her 
mouth, and suck out the contents with laughable satisfaction. She was very fond of coff"ee, and 
each time that she succeeded in entering the kitchen, she looked into the coff'ee-pots to eat the 
grounds that remained within them. She loved strong liquors, but in a peculiar way ; for she did 
not drink them, but used them as perfumes, dipping her paws into them,, and then rubbing over 
the whole of her body. Would that the example of this little quadruped might be followed by 
mankind ! 
" She ate of nearly every thing that came within her reach — cooked meat, bread, little bird? 
when they were given her alive, fruit, sugar-plums, bonbons, &c. She used a stone to crack her 
nuts and almonds with, and showed in most things wonderful intelligence. There is, however, 
one fact which proves how little memory the creature possesses, and how it acts without reflection. 
When a candle was placed on the table in the evening, she immediately approached, and fancying 
the flame of the candle was something good to eat, she reached her head out and touched it with 
her tongue. She burned herself of course, and shrieking piteously, ran away in terror; but all 
