An i mal's (ân' è 'mâlz), n. posses. case of Animal, a creature or being endowed with life, sensation, and power of motion. Calm ness (kåm' nês), n. freedom from anger; quiet, tranquillity; serenity, mildness. Car niv o rous (kår nîv' ỏ 'rûs), a eating flesh. Chas tise (tshas tize'), v. to punish, inflict pain; to correct. Con sume (kon sùme'), v. to eat, devour; to waste, spend; to destroy. [intrepidity, resolution. Cour age (kur rije), n. boldness, daringness; bravery, valor; De crease (dě krèèse'), v. to grow less, to be diminished; to make less, diminish: n. state of growing less; decay. De stroys (de stråîz'), pres. t. of Destroy, to kill, slay; to demolish, to lay waste; to ruin. Dread (dred), v. to fear greatly; to be in fear: n. great fear; terror; awe: a. terrible; awful; venerable. or angry. Fe ro ci ty (fè rős' sẻ 'tè), n. savageness, cruelty; fierceness. In stinc tive ly (în stingk' tiv `lè), ad. by force of instinct. Kills (kilz), pres. t. of Kill, to deprive of life; to slay. Li ons (ll'unz), n. plu. of Lion, the fiercest and most magnanimous Måne, n. the long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, &c. Mind' êd, part. a. disposed, inclined: pre. of Mind, to heed, to regard; to attend; to obey: n. intellect; opinion; intention, purpose. Or di na ry (or de 'nå rẻ), a. common, usual; methodical, regular; plain; of middling quality, rank, or merit; customary: n. an ecclesiastical judge. Proofs, n. plu. of Proof, test, complete and full evidence; trial, experiment; a sheet of printing for examination and correction: a. able to resist; impenetrable. Proves (průůvz), pres, t. of Prove, to make evident by experi ment; or, by testimony; to verify. 1 Prowls (proúlz), pres. t. and n. plu. of Prowl, to wander for prey; to rove about: n. a roving for prey. Shoul ders (shol' dârz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Shoulder, the joint which connects the fore leg of a beast, or the arm of a person, with the body: v. to take on the shoulder. So ci a bil i ty (so shě å bîl' lè `tè), n. familiarity, good fellowship; disposition to associate and converse; inclination or tendency to be sociable. Spåre, v. to forbear to destroy, to save; to grant; to omit; to be frugal; to be tender: a. scanty; lean; thin. Ta med (tamd), pre. of Tame, to subdue or reclaim from a wild state; to make gentle, domesticate; to civilize: a. mild, not wild; subdued; dull, spiritless. Têm' pêr åte, a. cool, less hot; calm, mild; moderate; sober. Tem ples (têm' plz), n. plu. of Temple, the side of the head; an edifice ; a church. [dreadful; frightful. Ter ri ble (têr rẻ bl), a. causing dread or terror, formidable; Wil ling ly (wil' ling lè), ad. readily, gladly; cheerfully; with one's own consent. READING LESSON XXXVIII. The Lion. 1. The lion is one of the most terrible of all animals. Some lions are said to be nearly five feet high, and between nine and ten feet from the nose to the end of the back. The ordinary height, however, is between three and four feet; the lioness is not as large. 2. He belongs to hot countries; to Asia and Africa. The Africans use the lion's skin to sleep on. The lion loves his keeper, and allows him to play with him; he is not cruel to some animals. Little dogs have been put into his den, and he has given them food, and played with them. The lion has been known to live seventy years. 3. The general color of the lion is yellow. His look is bold, his gait proud, and his voice terrible, His face is broad, and some have thought that it resembles the human kind. It is surrounded with a very long mane, which gives it a most majestic appearance. 4. The top of the head, the temples, the cheeks,* the under jaw, the neck, the breast, the shoulders, and the hinder part of the legs, are all furnished with long hair, while the other part of the body is covered with very short hair. 5. His teeth are terrible, and his paws like those of the cat. His eyes are bright and fiery; and, even in death this terrible look does not forsake them. He prowls about for food by night, and boldly attacks all animals that come in his way. The lion, produced under the burning sun of Africa, is of all creatures the most undaunted. 6. Those that are bred in more temperate countries, or near the top of cold lofty mountains, are far less dangerous, than those which are bred in the valleys. Fierce and formidable, as the lion appears, he seems instinctively to dread the attacks of man; and in those countries, where he is frequently opposed, his ferocity and courage gradually de crease. 7. This alteration in the animal's disposition, proves at once that he is capable of being tamed; and, in fact, nothing is more common than for the keepers of wild beasts to amuse themselves by playing with the lion, and even to chastise him without a fault; yet the creature bears it all with calmness. 8. The lion, on the whole, is a generous minded beast, and has given frequent proofs both of the courage and magnanimity of his disposition. He has often been seen to spare the lives of those animals that have been thrown him to eat, to live with them in habits of sociability and friendship, and willingly to share with them the food that was given for his own support. 9. Another superiority, which the lion possesses over every other animal of the carnivorous kind, is, that he kills from necessity more than choice; and, he never destroys more than he is able to consume. QUESTIONS.-What is said of the terribleness of the lion? What is the ordinary height of the lion? What of the lioness? What is said to be the height of some? What is his length? Of what countries is the lion a native or belongs? For what do the Africans use the lion's skin? Whom does the lion love? What will he allow him to do? Will the lion play with and be kind to little animals? To what age does the lion live? What is his color? His look? His gait? His voice? What does the face of the lion somewhat resemble? With what is it surrounded? Which parts of the body of the lion has long hair? What the other parts? What is said of his teeth's His paws? His eyes? What does the lion do by night? What effect has the temperate or very hot countries upon the lion's character? What does the lion seem instinctively to read? What proves that the lion is capable of be ing tamed? What do the keers often do? Of what has the lion given frequent proofs? What has the lion often been seen to do? What is he willing to do? What other superiority does the lion possess? SPELLING LESSON XXXIX. Ap pe tites (ap' pè 'tites), n. plu. of Appetite, desire of sensual pleasure or gratification; desire of food; keenness of stomach, hunger. As pi ra tions (as pè rà' shûnz), n. plu. of Aspiration, an ardent wish; a full pronunciation. At tri butes (åt' trẻ 'butes), n. plu. of Attribute, inherent quality, property; reputation. [scene. Beast ly (beest' lễ), a. brutish, like a beast; brutal; filthy, obBlês sed, part. a. happy, enjoying felicity; holy. Boun ti ful (boản' té fúl), a. generous, liberal, munificent; free to give, kind. [any thing produced or created. Cre a tion (krè d' shûn), n. the universe; the act of producing; Creeds (krèèdz), n. plu. of Creed, a brief form, summary, confession, or articles of Christian faith; belief. Délè gå têd, part. a. deputed to act for another: pre. of Delegate, to send away; to intrust; to depute; to appoint: n. a deputy; a commissioner. E man ci pa tion (è 'mân sẽ på' shun), n. the act of setting free; liberation or deliverance from slavery or bondage. Ex ults (gz últs'), pres. t. of Exult, to rejoice greatly; to triumph; to be glad above measure. Ex cite ments (ék site' mênts), n. plu. of Excitement, act of rousing or stirring up; motive which excites or stirs up; agitation; commotion; increased action. Fluc tu ates (flûk' tshù `åtes), pres. t. of Fluctuate, to move as a wave, to waver backward and forward; to be wavering or in an uncertain state; to rise and fall. Gross ness (grose' nês), n. coarseness, want of refinement; thickness; fatness, corpulence. [godly, more religious. Ho li er (hỏ lẻ 'ur), a more sacred, purer; more pious; more Ho li ness (ho' lẻ nês), n. purity, sanctity; piety, perfect rectitude; title of the Pope. [sight or view. Ho ri zon (hỏ rl' zỗn), n. the line that bounds or terminates the In tel lec tu al ('în têl lêk' tshù `ål), a. relating to the understanding or mind, mental; ideal. Le gi ble (lej' è 'bl), a. being apparent; that can be read. Lim' it, v. to circumscribe, to confine within certain bounds; to restrain n. a bound; a border. Link (lîngk), n. a single ring or part of a chain, that which connects; a sort of torch: v. to unite closely; to join or connect by links. Lord, n. prop. the Supreme Being: n. a master, a ruler; a monarch; a husband; a tyrant; a nobleman; a peer: v. to domineer, rule despotically and haughtily. Low ly (18 íè), ad. meanly, without dignity; not highly; meekly, humbly: a. humble, meek; mean. Man i fes ta tion (mắn è fès tả shun), n. exhibition ; disclosure, discovery; publication. Meek, a. mild, gentle; soft; not proud, humble, lowly. Min is ter (min' is 'tur), v. to serve, give assistance; to give, to supply; to yield, afford; to attend: n. an agent; one who performs sacerdotal offices, the pastor of a church; the representative or agent at a foreign court; a delegate. Moun tain-top (moản' tin-top), n. the top or uppermost height of a mountain. Pier ces (pèèr' siz), pres. t. of Pierce, to penetrate; to make way by force; to enter as a pointed instrument. Pre rog a tive (prẻ rỗg' å `tiv), n. a peculiar or exclusive privilege or right. Pro ba tion (pro bả' shûn), n. trial; proof, evidence. Quick ens (kwik' knz), pres. t. of Quicken, to make alive; to hasten; to excite; to vivify, incite. Ren ders (ren' dûrz), pres. t. of Render, to make; to give; to return, pay back; to translate. Rè volts', pres. t. and n. plu. of Revolt, to turn, shrink away with abhorrence; to rebel, renounce allegiance; to fall off from one to another: n. a renunciation of allegiance; a shrinking or turning away with abhorrence; a desertion; change of sides. [from rest. Rouse (roze), v. to excite, to stir; to be excited; to awake Shrub' less, a. being without shrubs or small trees. Steal ing (steel' ing), par. of Steal, to pass or gain upon or withdraw privily; to take by theft; to take without right or liberty. Stååp, v. to bend down, or forward; to lean; to submit, yield: n. act of stooping; descent; a kind of shed, attached to a house. |