144 A DESCRIPTION OF 
quiet till the sermon began. He then crept to the edge, 
and overlooking the preacher imitated his gestures in so 
grotesque a manner, that the whole congregation were 
unavoidably excited to laugh. Caubasson, surprised and 
displeased at this ill-timed levity, reproved his auditors 
for their inattention ; and on the obvious failure of his re- 
proof, he, in the warmth of zeal, redoubled his actions and 
his vociferations. These the Ape so exactly imitated 
that all respect for their pastor was swallowed up in the 
scene before them, and they burst into a loud and con- 
tinued roar of laughter. A friend of the preacher at length 
stepped up to him, and on pointing out the cause of this 
improper conduct, it was with the utmost difficulty he 
could command a serious countenance while he ordered 
the Ape to be taken away. 
THE BABOON. 
THIS creature is commonly covered with black hair, a 
little intermixed with yellow. He has a canine face, the 
lower parts of which are of a bright vermillion ; the snout 
resembles that of a hog, and the nails are flat, but sharp 
and very strong. We are told that he follows goats and 
sheep in order to drink their milk ; partakes considerably 
