me, and believing that my rifle-ball was not powerful enough to kill him, I determined to give up the pursuit, and accordingly let him run off while I returned to the camp."
Directions for Reading.—Let pupils mark inflections in the first sentence of the lesson.
Language Lesson.—Let pupils express in other words the meaning of what is given below in dark type.
"I expected that he would come to bay."
LESSON L.
per'il, great danger that is near one.
pru'dent, careful in regard to what may happen.
con'fi dence, courage; freedom from doubt.
oc ca'sion, a chance event; an incident.
tor'rents, violent streams, as of water.
ford, a place to cross a river.
per suad'ed, influenced by advice.
op'po site, on the other side; in front of.
fran'tic, without power to act properly.
her'o ism, great courage, which makes one willing to face danger of any kind.
res'o lute, decided; firm.
af fec'tion ate, kind and loving.