ndian soon be here!"

"Indian be here in minute!"

Let pupils make out an _analysis_ for the subject--

"Our Second Visit from Chitto,"

and use it in giving that part of the story in their own words.

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LESSON LIX.

e mit', _send forth_.

con'trast, _difference in form or appearance_.

molt'en, _melted_.

con'ic al, _having the shape of a cone_.

vol'umes, _quantities; masses_.

char'ac ter, _kind; formation_.

del'uge, _flood; drown_.

com pre hen'sion, _the power of the mind to understand_.

ap pall'ing, _terrifying_.

grand'eur, _majesty; vastness of size_.

lu'rid, _gloomy; dismal_.

tre men'dous, _terrific; awful_.

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VOLCANOES.

In various parts of the earth, there are mountains that send out from
their highest peaks, smoke, ashes, and fire.

Mountains of this class are called volcanoes, and they present a
striking contrast to other mountains, on account of their conical form
and the character of the rocks of which they are composed.

All volcanoes have at their summits what are called craters. These are
large, hollow, circular openings, from which the smoke and fire escape.

Nearly all volcanoes emit smoke constantly. This smoke proceeds from
fires that are burning far down in the depths of the earth.

Sometimes these fires burst forth from the crater of the volcano with
tremendous force. The smoke becomes thick and black, and lurid flames
shoot up to a height of hundreds of feet, making a scene of amazing
grandeur.

[Illustration]

With the flames there are thrown out stones, ashes, and streams of
melted rock, called lava. This lava flows down the sides of the
mountain, and, being red-hot, destroys every thing with which it comes
in contact. At such times, a volcano is said to be in eruption.

A volcanic eruption is generally preceded by low, rumbling sounds, and
trembling of the earth's surface. Then follows greater activity of the
volcano, from which dense volumes of smoke and steam issue, and fire and
molten lava make their appearance.

Such is the force of some of these eruptions, that large rocks have been
hurled to great distances from the crater, and towns and cities have
been buried under a vast covering of ashes and lava.

The quantity of lava and ashes which sometimes escapes from volcanoes
during an eruption, is almost beyond comprehension.

In 1772, a