Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man’s Reason
Hesoonnoticedthefoodalwaysstandingatthefootofthetreewhichwashisavenueintothepalisade,andafteralittle,hecommencedtoeatwhatevertheblacksputthere.
Whentheawe-strucksavagessawthatthefooddisappearedovernighttheywerefilledwithconsternationanddread,foritwasonethingtoputfoodouttopropitiateagodoradevil,butquiteanotherthingtohavethespiritreallycomeintothevillageandeatit.Suchathingwasunheardof,anditcloudedtheirsuperstitiousmindswithallmannerofvaguefears.
Norwasthisall.Theperiodicdisappearanceoftheirarrows,andthestrangepranksperpetratedbyunseenhands,hadwroughtthemtosuchastatethatlifehadbecomeaveritableburdenintheirnewhome,andnowitwasthatMbongaandhisheadmenbegantotalkofabandoningthevillageandseekingasitefartheroninthejungle.
Presentlytheblackwarriorsbegantostrikefartherandfarthersouthintotheheartoftheforestwhentheywenttohunt,lookingforasiteforanewvillage.
MoreoftenwasthetribeofTarzandisturbedbythesewanderinghuntsmen.Nowwasthequiet,fiercesolitudeoftheprimevalforestbrokenbynew,strangecries.Nolongerwastheresafetyforbirdorbeast.Manhadcome.
Otheranimalspassedupanddownthejunglebydayandbynight—fierce,cruelbeasts—buttheirweakerneighborsonlyfledfromtheirimmediatevicinitytoreturnagainwhenthedangerwaspast.
