Show PRISONER TWO DAYS DAYS' OF AFRICAN WAN APES Sailor S Captive Found Them Much Like Humans According to the crew of ot the British Brit Brit- British ish freighter which arrived recently in New York from froth Calcutta a midshipman named G. G W. W Greggs Gregga had hada a thrilling adventure ad with baboons In East Africa that will make him careful careful careful care care- ful about walking at night in tropical Jungles in the future says the NewYork New NewYork NewYork York Times While the ship was lying alongside the pier at Greggs took a 11 moonlight walk Inland one fine tine night He heard beard the zebras calling to their first born and the secretary birds high up in the palm trees keeping a lookout look lookout out for tor wild animals that might comedown come comedown comedown down from the nearby hills The sailor had a n small revolver re with him and did not feel tee I afraid The fasi fascination fas tas I of ot the moonbeams shining I through the rich tropical foliage lured lure him to togo go farther tarther from the shore than I the he had Intended He lIe was about to turn back when to his astonishment he suddenly found himself surrounded I by br a small army of baboons of ot all aU r 5 S 15 H 1 i THET PULLED arm AND PUSHED nit THE DENSE sizes They chattered to each other and pulled and pushed him through the dense undergrowth into the thick of ot the Jungle to what appeared to be their camp There they were met by more baboons which swung down by their tails taUs from the mango trees and peered into the midshipman's face to see what he be was like I was afraid to move mo said Greggs Several of ot the more moie curious baboons came up and tore off of pieces of ot my clothing apparently for souvenirs sou I Ineer never ne closed my eyes The simians allowed allowed al al- al lowed me to lie down on a rough bed bedot of ot grass but never ne removed remo the guard that surrounded me I was fed with wild bananas and nuts and that was the only food I saw in the baboon oon viI vil village lage while I was there I could Drob Drob- ably have made my escape but i I did not dare to run any risks The IThe baboons seemed to have a small vocabulary of ot their own and It was uncanny to watch them walking about and the females washing their children with far more more tenderness than many human beings I 1 remained with the baboons for tor two nights and two days and on the third night I was rescued by a n party of ot my shipmates headed by the i The shouts of ot Ahoy there Greggs where away shipmate sounded like I sweet music to my ears When the baboons heard the noise they fled to the tall trees and I saw them no more |