jaguar with
only a stout club.

"When all the preparations had been made for our start, we looked as if
we might capture all the jaguars that came in our way.

"Some hours after we had entered the forest, the quick eye of Guapo
discovered the trail of a large jaguar which he assured me was recently
made.

"Stopping for a moment, both Guapo and Nino looked carefully about in
every direction, and listened attentively, in order that they might see
or hear the animal if he were near.

"Then motioning me to follow at a little distance behind them, they
stepped off quietly in the direction of the trail, Guapo being about
thirty feet in advance of Nino.

"We went forward in this manner several hundred yards, not a word being
spoken, and the keen eyes of both the hunters constantly on the alert.

"Guapo, in the meantime, who seemed to have no fear and became more and
more excited as he approached to where he thought the animal must be,
had increased the distance between himself and Nino considerably.

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"Suddenly a terrific roar, and at the same time a cry of pain and a
shout, warned us that Guapo had met the jaguar.

"Nino bounded forward, and I followed as quickly as I could. A fearful
sight met our eyes!

"The jaguar, which had been hiding in the branches of a large tree, had
sprung down upon Guapo and fastened its terrible teeth in his thigh.

"With a shout filled with fury and determination, Nino at once sprung
forward and savagely attacked the beast with his spear.

"This caused the jaguar to let go its hold of Guapo, who, made furious
from the pain of the wound the animal had given him, turned, and with
his spear attacked it with a mad ferocity as savage as that of the
beast itself.

"In a moment all was over, and the jaguar lay dead at our feet. I
dressed Guapo's wound the best I could, while Nino took the skin from
the body of the animal, which proved to be nearly eight feet long.

"We returned very slowly to the village with the wounded man and our
prize. In a few weeks Guapo had entirely recovered from his wounds, and
was ready for another hunt."

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Directions for Reading.--Let pupils pronounce in concert, and singly,
the following words: _O, most, ferocious, only, whole, hold, slowly,
over, both, roar_.

What tone of voice should be used in reading this lesson?

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Language Lesson.--Place _r