about in search of his usual food, pounced on him, and bit him. We had hopes of his recovery; but in a few days he died, and we were all sorry.

Find, in the lesson, words and phrases which mean the same as those in the list below.

Write for each word or phrase two sentences. Let the first sentence contain the word or phrase in the list. Let the second sentence contain the word or phrase found in the lesson. Example:

He came to a sad end, in spite of our carefulness.
He came to a sad end, in spite of all our care.

SECOND LETTER FROM THE COUNTRY.

Auburn, Ashland Cc. Chia,
April 23.1877.

My dear Stella.
This

то

orning Cora and

I went to see dear little

Mattie. She is so ill

that the doctors sa

say

she will not live until

to-m

то

It was cold this mornings there was a heavy frost last night. We put on our water-proofs and rubbers, and went by a path through the woods. As we went along.

we made be

lieve that we were
little Red Riding Hoods:
old stump

we were two

and at

every

we saw we cried: There is

the ugly, black wolf: and

then

we ran.

Mattie's house stands on the bank of the river, but

poor little Mattie will

never

ever look out on the river again. She is so ill that she cannot speak . Cora cried as if her heart would break when she had to bid Mattie good by She will never see her again.

until she

heaven.

We did not play much

as we came

so sad.

home, we felt

I will write again soon. Your loving friend.

Bertha Monroe.

Write a letter to one of your little friends, or to your mother.

Away in the cold, cold north, where the ground is never clear of snow, and where, even in summer, mountains of ice float about in the sea, lives the polar bear.

No cold is so severe as to hurt him, for he is covered with the thickest of fur. He walks along the fields of ice, and enjoys the sharp air as much as you do the sunshine on a bright May morning.

His feet never slip on the ice, for they are covered with long hair, which makes his footing sure.

If he find himself on an island of ice, it is no matter to him, for he can swim. He swims in the water as fast as he walks on the land-now floating on the surface like a duck, and now diving under like a fish.

Quietly he prowls about in search of food, and finds a meal everywhere, though you might think there is little to eat in those dreary regions.

Sometimes he catches a seal asleep on the ice, or dashes after one in the water. Sometimes he dives after fish, and catches even them, swift though they are.

A dead whale affords him food enough to last