. My Apingi kingdom: with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c . ood, and thatthey never injure themselves by eating poisonous was good for Jack was, I thought, good for I tasted the berries, and, finding them to be of a pret-ty good flavor, I ate heartily of them, without any fear ofbeing poisoned. Jack used to like to be j^etted, and now and then woulddelight in a frolic with me. Sometimes you might haveseen him on the top of my head busily engaged in tum-bling my hair; next he would be on my back pullingmy clothes; and then again he
. My Apingi kingdom: with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c . ood, and thatthey never injure themselves by eating poisonous was good for Jack was, I thought, good for I tasted the berries, and, finding them to be of a pret-ty good flavor, I ate heartily of them, without any fear ofbeing poisoned. Jack used to like to be j^etted, and now and then woulddelight in a frolic with me. Sometimes you might haveseen him on the top of my head busily engaged in tum-bling my hair; next he would be on my back pullingmy clothes; and then again he would come into my hutand run away with my shoes, and carry them outside,sometimes putting them where they could not be foundexcepting after a thorough search. He was full of mischief, and would break any thingthat was in his way. It was of no use to lock up bottles,plates, or cups. He must have his nose in every thing,and put his fingei-s into every pie. One day I heard agreat crash at Washington. It was in the pantry. Jackhad succeeded in getting in there, and in pulling down 112 MT APL\OI JAOK PLAIING TBICK8 Upon liiinself a pile of plates. After he had done tlii^-iiiischief he decamped, and did not make his a])]Karan(otill the next morning, for he knew very well that hewonld get a flogging. There was a little gro\e of tree?near Washington, and there he disappeared. When Iwent there to fetch him he dodged me, for Jack was agreat dodger. Of course yon will say, TTow came Jack to he in yoursettlement at Washington V Jack Kkago was on his wayto New York, and was waiting thei-e for a vessel to takehim. I know that you will he pleased when I tell yonthat Jack at last reached New York. There weiC noamounts of capers he did not carry on on the galley, or kitchen, M-as the ohject of his s])ecial at-tention from moi-iiiug to night, for he knew that there, JACK XKAOO REACHES NEW YORK. \\^ or round it, food was to be found. lie would watch forthe cook to ^et out, a
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