Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (4 of 5)
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Who travels for a good time. While in Arizona at one of the [illegible] plantations he told me of a tame black gibbon, his pet. This animal was of large size but very affectionate & tame & may always be found to roam over the whole estate. But it never wandered away into the forest except for a frolic or for an search of food. It [illegible] occasionally stole the moon at mess time but never bit or threatened any members of the family. Sometimes it gave its weird call note. (18) In attempting to sell my .22 rifle I got acquainted with the manager of Manton Mr. Gun store. He told me that down in the deeper brush there was good tiger shooting, often the tigers seen running across the