belly, till his prey comes within a proper distance, when, springing forward, sometimes fifteen or twenty feet at a bound, he often seizes the victim at the first leap; but if he happens to miss his aim, after two or three springs he lies motionless, and waits another opportunity. When hard pressed by hunger, he boldly attacks every animal that comes in his way; but his most usual prey in the deserts and forests is the gazelle and the monkey. He is said to eat about fifteen pounds of raw flesh daily; but, in his wild state, he often devours as much at one time as will serve him two or three days.

The elephant, the wild boar, and the tiger, will sometimes fight with the Lion, but they cannot be said to be fairly a match for him; so that in general he remains sole lord of the forest. Man, when assisted with dogs and guns, is the only creature fit to attack him with any certainty of success. All horses in their natural state fly from the Lion. When started by the huntsmen, he goes back with a slow, stately, proud motion, moving from side to side. When the hunters have shot and wounded him, the dogs are set upon him, and then a desperate battle ensues; the Lion defending himself bravely to the last gasp of his life, and often killing many of the dogs before he can be despatched.

The Lion, when taken young, can be tamed

to a certain extent, and though he never altogether loses his natural fierceness, yet he has seldom been known to attack his keeper. In ancient times he has been yoked to chariots, and even made use of in the field of battle. The largest Lions are about eight or nine feet long, and four or five feet in height; its tail is four feet long. The smaller Lions are about four feet and a half in length, and three and a half in height. The Lions of Africa are sometimes found of a very dark colour, especially the mane; whereas those of India are generally of a pale yellow.

IV.-Money.

In'stance, example; im- | Fool'ish, stupid; impru

portunity. Ex-change', to give one thing for another. Trouble-some, wearisome; vexatious. Cau'tion, to warn.

A-pos'tle, a person with mandates.

dent. Cor-rupt', to become or make worse; to bribe. Anx'ious, careful; uneasy. Prov'i-dence, God's care; foresight.

sent Re-lieve', to assist; to suc

cour.

WHAT a useful thing is money! If there were no such thing as money, we should be much at a loss to get any thing we might want. The shoemaker, for instance, who might want bread and meal for his family, would have nothing to give in exchange but shoes. He must therefore go to the baker, and offer him

a pair of shoes for as much bread as they were worth; and the same, if he went to the butcher. The baker, however, might happen not to want shoes just then, but might want a hat; and so the shoemaker must find out some hatter who wants shoes, and get a hat from him, and then exchange the hat with the baker for bread. All this would be very troublesome: but, by the use of money, the trouble is saved. Any one who has money, may get for it just what he may chance to want. The baker, for example, is always willing to part with his bread for money, because he knows that he may exchange it for shoes, or a hat, or firing, or any thing else he needs. What time and trouble it must have cost men to exchange one thing for another before money was in use!

We are cautioned in Scripture against the love of money. It is a foolish and a wicked thing for men to set their hearts on money, or on eating and drinking, or on fine clothes, or on any thing in this present world; for all these are apt to draw off their thoughts from God. Our Lord Jesus Christ, therefore, tells us to "lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal;" and commands us not to be too careful and anxious "what we shall eat, or what we shall drink, or wherewithal

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we shall be clothed," but to "seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness.

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But we ought, nevertheless, to be thankful for all the good things which Providence gives us, and to be careful to make a right use of them. Now, the best use of wealth, and what gives most delight to a true Christian, is to relieve good people when they are in want. For this purpose money is of great use; for a poor man may chance to be in want of something which I may not have to

spare. But if I give him money, he can get

just what he wants for that, whether bread, or coals, or clothing. When there was a great famine in Judea, in the time of the Apostle Paul, the Greek Christians thought fit to relieve the poor "saints," (that is, Christians,) who were in Judea. But it would have been a great trouble to send them corn to such a distance; and besides, they themselves might not have corn to spare. They accordingly made up a collection of money, which takes up but little room, and Paul carried it to Judes; and with this money the poor people could buy corn, wherever it was to be had.

V.-Visit to a Mill.

Pro-ceed', to go on; to Centre (ter), the middle.

advance.

ness.

Ve-loc'i-ty, speed; swift

Foam, froth; fury.

vantageous.

Prof'it-a-ble, useful; ad- Ex-trem'i-ty, the utmost

MR. MANLY and his three sons went out to walk, and before they had proceeded far, came up to a small stream on which a mill was placed. The boys were much amused by seeing the water rush from the wheel in foam; but their father said that he had more profitable amusement for them, and seeing the miller, told him he had brought his children to see how corn was ground. The miller said he should be quite glad to tell them all about it; and the first thing Robert asked was, "What made the large water

wheel turn round?"

The miller said, "This is what is called an under-shot mill; the water flowing underneath, and pressing against the broad planks which surround the wheel, forces it round. Sometimes the water drops from a height above the mill, and over the wheel, and then the mill is called an over-shot mill, and is frequently found in mountainous countries. The wheel being thus made to turn, commu