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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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[Sidenote:
MODE
OF
EXPRESSING
SUBMISSION]
This
peculiar
mode
of
expressing
submission
seems
to
be
very
widely
used,
and
from
her
description
of
the
actions
of
that
monkey,
his
conduct
must
have
been
identical
with
that
of
the
Cebus;
and
to
my
mind
may
justly
be
interpreted
to
mean,
"Pity
me,
I
will
not
harm
you."
I
have
recently
learned
that
a
Scotch
naturalist,
commenting
on
my
description
of
this
act
and
its
meaning,
quite
agrees
with
me,
and
states
that
he
has
observed
the
same
thing
in
other
species
of
monkeys.
CHAPTER
II.
The
Reconciliation--The
Acquaintance
of
Jennie--The
Salutation--The
Words
for
Food
and
Drink--Little
Banquo,
Dago,
McGinty,
and
others.
[Sidenote:
ACQUAINTANCE
OF
JENNIE]
During
a
period
of
many
weeks
I
visited
Jokes
almost
daily,
but
after
the
lapse
of
more
than
two
months
I
had
not
won
him
back
nor
quieted
his
suspicions
against
me.
On
my
approach,
he
would
manifest
great
fear
and
go
through
the
act
of
humiliation
described
above.
I
observed
that
he
entertained
an
intense
hatred
for
a
negro
boy
on
the
place,
who
teased
and
vexed
him
on
all
occasions.
I
had
the
boy
come
near
the
cage,
and
Jokes
fairly
raved
with
anger.
I
took
a
stick
and
pretended
to
beat
the
boy,
and
this
delighted
Jokes
very
greatly.
I
held
the
boy
near
enough
to
the
cage
to
allow
the
monkey
to
scratch
and
pull
his
clothes,
and
this
would
fill
his
little
Simian
soul
with
joy.
I
would
then
release
the
boy,
and
to
the
evident
pleasure
of
Jokes
I
would
drive
him
away
by
throwing
wads
of
paper
at
him.
I
repeated
this
a
number
of
times,
and
by
such
means
we
again
became
the
best
of
friends.
After
each
encounter
with
the
boy,
he
would
come
up
to
the
bars,
touch
my
hand
with
his
tongue,
chatter
and
play
with
my
fingers,
and
show
every
sign
of
confidence
and
friendship.
He
always
warned
me
of
the
approach
of
any
one,
and
his
conduct
towards
them
was
largely
governed
by
my
own.
He
never
failed,
after
this,
to
salute
me
with
the
sound
described
in
the
first
chapter.
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