The two dashes in the first line of the preceding example are used instead of a parenthesis, and have the same value.
When there is no pause at the end of a line (see first line, third stanza), it should be closely joined in reading to the line which follows it, thus making the two lines read as one.
LESSON V.
ap'pe tite, wish for food.
a muse'ment, play; enjoyment.
gaunt, lean; hungry looking.
spe'cies, kind.
oc curred', took place; happened.
en cour'age ment, hope given by another's words or actions.
di rec'tion, way; course.
dusk'y, very dark; almost black.
sin'gu lar, unusual; strange.
AN ADVENTURE WITH DUSKY WOLVES.—PART I.
"During the summer and winter, we had several adventures in the trapping and killing of wild animals. One of them was of such a singular and dangerous kind, that you may feel interested in hearing it.
"It occurred in the dead of winter, when there was snow upon the ground. The lake was frozen over, and the ice was as smooth as glass. We spent much of our time in skating about over its surface, as the exercise gave us health and a good appetite.
"Even Cudjo, our colored servant, had taken a fancy for this amusement, and was a very good skater. Frank was fonder of it than the rest of us, and was, in fact, the best skater among us.
"One day, however, neither Cudjo nor I had gone out, but only Frank and Harry. The rest of us were busy at some carpenter work within doors.