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he usually retired to a veranda with his books, during the heat of the afternoon, & reposed upon sofa. Here small pieces of mortar and tiles frequently fell around him, to which he paid no attention, till one day the annoyance became considerable, and blow from larger piece of tile than usual made him turn to discover the cause. The opposite roof was covered with mon- keys. They had taken dislike to the English governors complexion, and had commenced a system of hostililies which left him no alternative, but that of chang ing his lodging, for as he observed, he could neither make repriSals, nor expect quarter.

 At the request of the Bramins, Mr. Forbes forbid the Europeans from shoot

 ing at the monkeys; to this he was indu- ced by an extraordinary circumstance which occurred within his own knowledge. On shooting party under banian tree, one of his friends killed female monkey and carried to his tent, which was soon surrounded by forty or fifty of the tribe, who made great noise, and seemed dis posed to attack the aggressor. They re- treated when he presented his fowlng piece, the dreadful effect of which they had witnessed, and seemed perfectly to understand. The head of the troop how ever, stood his ground, chattering furious ly; the sportsman, who, perhaps felt some compunction for having killed one of the family, did not like to fire at the creature, and nothing short of firing would drive him of. At lengnth he came to the door of the t,and finding threats of no avail, began lamentable moaning, and by the most expressive gestures to beg for the dead body. It was given him; he took it sorrowfully in his arms, and bore it away to his expecting companions; they who were witnesses to this extraordinary scene, resolved never again to fire at one of the monkey race.