Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

The Jungle Toll

           Oh,itwassimply"terrifical,"asEsmeraldawouldsay.

           Butthestrangestpartofitallisthewonderfulcreaturewhorescuedus.Ihavenotseenhim,butMr.ClaytonandpapaandMr.Philanderhave,andtheysaythatheisaperfectlygod-likewhitemantannedtoaduskybrown,withthestrengthofawildelephant,theagilityofamonkey,andthebraveryofalion.

           HespeaksnoEnglishandvanishesasquicklyandasmysteriouslyafterhehasperformedsomevalorousdeed,asthoughhewereadisembodiedspirit.

           Thenwehaveanotherweirdneighbor,whoprintedabeautifulsigninEnglishandtackeditonthedoorofhiscabin,whichwehavepreempted,warningustodestroynoneofhisbelongings,andsigninghimself"TarzanoftheApes."

           Wehaveneverseenhim,thoughwethinkheisabout,foroneofthesailors,whowasgoingtoshootMr.Claytonintheback,receivedaspearinhisshoulderfromsomeunseenhandinthejungle.

           Thesailorsleftusbutameagersupplyoffood,so,aswehaveonlyasinglerevolverwithbutthreecartridgesleftinit,wedonotknowhowwecanprocuremeat,thoughMr.Philandersaysthatwecanexistindefinitelyonthewildfruitandnutswhichaboundinthejungle.

           Iamverytirednow,soIshallgotomyfunnybedofgrasseswhichMr.Claytongatheredforme,butwilladdtothisfromdaytodayasthingshappen.

           Lovingly,

           JANEPORTER.

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