LESSON XXII.
pro pose', offer; advise.
group, a number of persons or things together.
grief, great sorrow; distress.
draughts (drafts), quantities of water taken at one time.
quenched, satisfied; put out.
re' cently, newly; lately.
flick'er ing, fluttering; keeping in motion.
greed'ily, very eagerly
pre'cious, of great price; costly.
wea'ry, very tired.
refresh'ing, cooling; reviving.
ALI, THE BOY CAMEL-DRIVER.—PART II.
Poor Ali suffered like the rest from terrible thirst. He drank the last drop of water from his water-bottle, and thought of the morrow with fear.
He was so tired when night came, he was glad to lie down by the side of Meek-eye and go to sleep. Ali slept, but before morning, was awakened by the sound of voices.
He listened, and heard the chief driver tell one of the merchants that, if they did not find water very soon, the next day a camel must be killed, in order to get the water contained in its stomach.
This is often done in cases of great need in the desert, the stomach of the camel being so formed as to hold a great quantity of water.
Ali was not surprised to hear such a thing spoken of; but what was his distress and alarm, when he heard the merchant propose that it should be "the boy's camel" that should be killed!