Memoirs Of Monkeys Author:Anon. MEMOIRS OF MONKEYS, - THE wi tty, accomplished, and elegant translator of Ariosto has commenced his admirable jeu desprit with the found conjecture, that we should be much better informed of the habits of animals, and of monkeys in particular, if we were only in possession of the log-book of Captain Noah. I am not prepared to dispute with him on... more » so important a point, but must express B 0 - MEMOIRS OF MOKKEYS. my surprise, that so obvious a thought did not occupy the attention of the learned divine of whom I shall presently speak. The writer of these pages has no pretension to the erudition of the author of the anecdotes, and shrinks from the idea of pursuing his researdhes on so extended a scale as per mare per terras he in tends to cursorily commence with the creatbn, and pursue his subject, inter biersed th a few episodes, through those principal branches of philosophy, and elegant amusement, in which the monkey genus have excelled, with such digressions, either, pathetic, tragical, or ludicrous, as may suit his means--for it is well known that every man must cut his coat according to his cloth. ANTEDILUVIAN MONKEYS. DOCTO A R DAM C LARKE h as - positively affirmed, in his criticaz and explanabory notes on Genesis, that the Antediluvian monkeys possessed ex traordinary powers,-powers of fascination far beyond the beaux of modern days.-The Doctor unequivocally declares, that one of them beguiled our mother Eve, and thus caused all the evil incident to the human and animal creation. It might appear captious if I were to more than suggest, that the monkey tribes do not appear to crawI on their bellies, and that it is not their universal practice to 5ruise or bite our heels, and that we do not crush their - heads-farther on. this subject I dare not proceed. lest I shouId unintentionallyappearirreverent. It may be as well enpassant. to-mention a case, recalled to my memory bp. the learned doctors commentary, of, , In the ship which conveyed the illustribus diplo natis a t nd travellei Sir G. 0. to his native share, was a mon key of exquisite sensibility the general benevolence of Pugs disposition was evinced by the gentleness and amiableness of his manners to every one on board. No mortal creature is free from imperfection my readers must therefore think charitably of poor Pug when they learn, that he was clearly convicted of lashing a milch goat to a gun tackle and emptying her ud der into a marines hat, and then feast- ing on the luscious draught, which was destined for the breakfast of the caps tain and his illustrious guest. Several were accused of this heinous crime, and one poor urchin was on the point of suffering castigation on the very spot where Pug had so adroitly fas tened his captive, when he was seen peeping from underneath the main chains through the port-hole, with his beard yet white with the milk l e lra d I 8 FELO DE SE stolen. The trembling boy was let go, and Pug after much difficulty caught and confessed, by his chattering and supplications, that he was the culprit. The punishment inflicted on the delinquent was uncommon, but judiciously adapted more so than in our seminaries to his character the captain ordered that Pug should be sent 40 Coventry, and at the same time declared, that any man who encouraged his advances should lose his grog for a week this mandate had the desired effect poor Pug was of too social and benevolent a disposition FELO DE SE...« less