Тарзан, прийом мавп
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.
