Chap. Y. 
PET MONKEYS. 
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godson. These monkeys, although sleeping by day, are 
aroused by the least noise ; so that, when a person 
passes by a tree in which a number of them are con- 
cealed, he is startled by the sudden apparition of a 
group of little striped faces crowding a hole in the trunk. 
It was in this way that my compadre discovered the 
colony from which the one given to me was taken. I 
was obliged to keep my pet chained up ; it therefore 
never became thoroughly familiar. I once saw, how- 
ever, an individual of the other species (N. felinus) 
which was most amusingly tame. It was as lively and 
nimble as the Cebi, but not so mischievous and far 
more confiding in its disposition, delighting to be 
caressed by all persons who came into the house. But 
its owner, the Municipal Judge of Ega, Dr. Carlos 
Mariana, had treated it for many weeks with the 
greatest kindness, allowing it to sleep with him at night 
in his hammock, and to nestle in his bosom half the day 
as he lay reading. It was a great favourite with every 
one, from the cleanliness of its habits and the prettiness 
of its features and ways. My own pet was kept in a box, 
in which was placed a broad-mouthed glass jar ; into this 
it would dive, head foremost, when any one entered the 
room, turning round inside, and thrusting forth its inqui- 
sitive face an instant afterwards to stare at the intruder. 
It was very active at night, venting at frequent intervals 
a hoarse cry, like the suppressed barking of a dog, and 
scampering about the room, to the length of its tether, 
after cockroaches and spiders. In climbing between the 
box and the wall, it straddled the space, resting its 
hands on the palms and tips of the outstretched fingers 
