Directions for Reading.—The first two lines of each stanza may be read more slowly and with a fuller tone of voice than the rest of the stanza.
Notice that the words of special emphasis throughout the poem begin with capital letters.
Mark inflections in the last four lines of the first and last stanzas.
LESSON XLIX.
sel'dom, not often; rarely.
jun'gles, places covered with trees and brushwood.
tough (tuf), not easily separated.
ap par'ent ly, seemingly; in appearance.
a cute', quick in action; sharp.
charg'es, rushes forward.
gram'p us, a kind of fish.
re sumed', started again; took up again.
hid'e ous, horrid to look at.
de struc'tion, death; entire loss.
re sist', stand against.
des'per ate, without hope or care.
ex cur'sions, journeys; rambles.
THE RHINOCEROS.
Next to the mighty elephant, the rhinoceros is the largest and strongest of animals. There are several species of the rhinoceros, some of which are found in Asia, and others in different parts of Africa.
In the latter country there are four varieties—the black rhinoceros, having a single horn; the black species having two horns; the long-horned white rhinoceros; and the common white species, which has a short, stubby horn.