Gulf, abyss. With what was it filled? Although, ål-THò', nevertheless, notwithstanding. -.Ancient, old, antiquated, long since thrown out. Ledge, broken mass of stones, layer, stratum. .Perpendicular, pêr-pên-dic' ú-lår. Canal, channel, excavation. What is the use of canals? Fissures, clefts, holes, openings, rents. Calcined, pulverized, reduced to powder, friable. ey. What is a volcano ? What are melted stones ? What do you understand by lava? How were these persons in danger. -Borders, confines, boundaries, joins on, Dense, thick, conglomerated. Surrounded, environed, inclosed. lies near. Probably, perhaps, not certainly, expressing more than possibly. .Panorama, spectacle, representation. Whistling, sighing, singing. Whence the allusion? Sacrifice, såk' krè-fize, oblation, worship. Were they surrounded by evidences of the power of God? Mats, clothes, blankets, texture of flags, rushes, &c. -Shelter, cover, protect, shield, defend, defence. Fogs, dense vapors. Are they more frequent in high or low ground? Cleared, removed, dissipated, dispersed. Fierce, furious, savage, brightly gleaming. Athwart, across, from side to side. -Midnight, middle of the night, deep, dense. Whirl, quick revolution, giddy circle, like a sling stone. and eddying streams of fire, shot up, at frequent intervals, with loudest detonation, spherical masses of fusing lava, or bright ignited stones. The dark bold outline of the perpendicular and jutting rocks around, formed a striking contrast with the luminous lake below, whose vivid rays, thrown on the rugged promontories, and reflected by the overhanging clouds, combined to complete the awful grandeur of the imposing scene. We sat gazing on the amazing phenomena for several hours, when we laid ourselves down on our mats, in order to observe more leisurely, their varying aspect; for, although we had travelled upwards of twenty miles since the morning, and were both weary and cold, we felt but little disposition to sleep. This disinclination was probably increased by our proximity to the yawning gulf, and our conviction, that the detachment of a fragment from beneath the overhanging pile on which we were reclining, or the slightest concussion of the earth, which every thing around indicated to be no unfrequent occurrence, would perhaps precipitate us amidst the horrid rash of falling rocks, into the burning lake immediately before us. The natives who probably viewed the scene with thoughts and feelings somewhat different from ours, seemed, however, equally interested. They sat most of the night, talking of the achievements of Pele, and regarded with a superstitious fear, at which we were not surprised, the brilliant exhibition. They considered it the primeval abode of their volcanic deities. The con ical craters, they said, were their house where they frequently amused themselves, by playing at konane, the roaring furnaces and the crackling of the flames, were the kani of their hura, and the red flaming surge, was the surf wherein they played, sportively swimming on the rolling wave. But the magnificent fires of Kirauea, appeared to dwindle into insignificance, when we thought of the subterranean fires immediately beneath us. The whole island of Hawaii, covering a space of 4000 square miles, from the summits of its lofty mountains, perhaps 15,000 or 16,000 feet above the level of the sea, down to the beach, is, according to every observation we could make, one complete mass of lava, or other volcanic matter, in Danced, moved nimbly. Why said to dance ? tures. Jutting, overhanging, shelving, impending. Contrast, opposition. State what the contrast was. Luminous, l' mè-nůs, bright, enlightened. Awful, terrific. A word thus used is an epithet or adjective. Are epithets multiplied in this piece? What is the Pile, heap together, mass, heap. Horrid, dreadful, tremendous. -Immediately, just, directly, instantly, this moment. Somewhat, rather, in a measure, from some and what.. Achievements, exploits, deeds, heroic acts. Superstitious, credulous, weak, unreasonable. Primeval, elder, former, original, first. Deities, idols, in the plural always meaning false gods. -Houses, edifices, buildings, structures, protects. Amused, entertained, pleased. Konane, a game resembling drafts. Kani of their hura, music of their dance. Swimming on the sea, when there is a high surf, is a favorite amusement with the islanders. Surf, surge, swell of the sea caused by beating against a shore or rock. Magnificent, grand, imposing, adorned. -Fires, flames, sets on fire, inflames. Space, area, measure of time, indefinite expansion. different stages of decomposition. Perforated with innumerable apertures, in the shape of craters, the island forms one hollow cone over one vast furnace, situated in the heart of a stupendous submarine mountain, rising from the bottom of the sea; or possibly the fires may rage with augmented force beneath the bed of the ocean, rearing through the superincumbent weight of waters, the base of Hawaii, and, at the same time, forming a pyramidal funnel from the furnace to the atmosphere. LESSON LV1. Eve's Lamentation on leaving Paradise.-MILTON. O unexpected stroke, worse than of Death! At even, which I bred up with tender hand And wild? How shall we breathe in other air LESSON LVII. Niagara Falls.-U. S. LIT. GAZETTE. Notwithstanding the number of people, who constantly visit Niagara from all parts of the country, yet there are those, with whom it is a matter of some doubt, whether A Where is the highest mountain in the world? Asia. Submarine, under the sea, down in the waters. Funnel, tunnel, aperture, outlet, passage out. Leave thee. Tell me the figure of speech here em- Happy walks, walks in which happiness was enjoyed. -Respite, interval, pause, remainder, reprieve. Other climate. What was the climate of Paradise? Opening bud. What was Eve's employment in Par- Ambrosial, delicious, partaking of the qualities of ambrosia. Fount, fountain, spring, source of a stream. Nuptial bower, wedding bower, place in which marriage was celebrated. Lower world. Why were the places out of Paradise called lower? Obscure, dark, stormy, mysterious, unknown. Accustomed to, having fed on, familiar with. Immortal fruits. Why were the fruits of Paradise called immortal? On what account was Eve compelled to leave that Niagara, ne-âg'a-rå. Where is it? Between what Notwithstanding. Of what three words is this com- |