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LESSON

ĕn'vy, wish one's self in another's place.

dofred, took off, as an article of dress.

blithe, very happy; gay.

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fee, what is received as pay for service done.

boast, object of pride.

quōth, spoke.

hāle, in good health; strong.

MILLER OF THE DEE.

There dwelt a miller, hale and bold,
Beside the river Dee;

He worked and sang from morn till
night—

No lark so blithe as he;

And this the burden of his song

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"As wrong as wrong can be;

For could my heart be light as thine,
I'd gladly change with thee.

And tell me now, what makes thee
sing,

With voice so loud and free,

While I am sad, though I'm a king,
Beside the river Dee?"

The miller smiled and doffed his cap:
"I earn my bread," quoth he;
"I love my wife, I love my friend,
I love my children three;

I owe no penny I can not pay;
I thank the river Dee,

That turns the mill that grinds the

corn

That feeds my babes and me."

"Good friend," said Hal, and sighed
the while,

"Farewell! and happy be!

But say no more, if thou'dst be true,
That no one envies thee.

Thy mealy cap is worth my crown;
Thy mill my kingdom's fee;

Such men as thou are England's boast,

O miller of the Dee!"

Directions for Reading.-In the second stanza of the lesson, wrong becomes very emphatic on account of repetition (being repeated a number of times). My and thine, in the same stanza, are emphatic on account of contrast (contrary meaning of the words).

Point out an example of emphasis by repetition, and an example of emphasis by contrast, in the third stanza.

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Let pupils place un before each of the following words, and give their meaning.

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The jaguar, or as he is sometimes called, the American tiger, is the largest and most ferocious of the cat family found on this continent.

Some jaguars have been seen equal in size to the Asiatic tiger; but in most cases the American animal is smaller. He is strong enough, however, to drag a horse or an ox to his den-sometimes to a long distance; and this feat has been frequently observed.

The jaguar is found in all the tropical parts of North and South America.

While he bears a considerable likeness to the tiger, both in shape and habits, the markings of his skin are quite different. Instead of being striped like the tiger, the skin of the jaguar is beautifully spotted.

Each spot resembles a rosette, and consists of a black ring with a single darkcolored spot in the middle.

Jaguars are not always of the same color; some have skins of an orange color, and these are the most beautiful. Others are lighter colored; and some few have been seen that were very nearly white.

There is a "black jaguar," which is thought to be of a different species. It is larger and fiercer than the other kind, and is found only in South America.

This animal is more dreaded by the inhabitants than the other kinds, and it is said always to attack man wherever it may encounter him. All the other beasts fear him.

His roar produces terror and confusion among them and causes them to flee in every direction. It is never heard by the natives without some feeling of fear, and no wonder; for a year does not pass without a number of these people falling victims to his ferocity.

It is difficult for one living in a country where such fierce animals are unknown, to believe that they have an influence over

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man, to such an extent as to prevent his settling in a particular place; yet such is the fact.

In many parts of South America, not only plantations, but whole villages, have been abandoned solely from fear of the

jaguars.

There are men, however, who can deal single-handed with the jaguar; and who do not fear to attack the brute in his own haunts.

They do not trust to fire-arms, but to a sharp spear. On their left arm they carry a strong shield.

This shield is held forward and is usually seized by the jaguar. While he is busied with it, the hunter thrusts at him with his sharp spear, and generally with deadly effect.

A traveler in South America relates the following incident as having come under his observation:

"Desiring to witness a jaguar hunt, I employed two well-known Indian hunters, and set out for the forest. The names of these hunters were Niño and Guapo. Both of them had long been accustomed to hunt

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