whole lump was in a blaze.

7. 'It seems such a pity that it should all be burned up,' said Harry,
'when it took so long to make.'

'That is the way of fire,' said father, 'it eats up everything, and when
it has nothing more to feed on it comes to an end--it goes out, we say.'

8. 'We don't want it to go out, and so we keep on feeding it,' said
mother. 'It is like a wild beast in a cage.'

'Now look at the coal!' said father.

9. By this time the lumps were red and very hot. The children went down
on their knees to look for pictures in the fire. They soon saw what
looked like men and dogs, rocks, hills, and trees, and at last a great
cat with red-hot eyes and a very curly tail.

OBJECT LESSONS.

THE CAT. [_Page 7._

1. The cat lives in and about our homes; so we call it a domestic
animal.

2. It belongs to the same tribe of animals as the lion and tiger. They
are savage--puss is tame. Like them, it is a beast of prey--that is, it
catches and eats other animals. They cannot hear it coming with its
soft, padded feet.

3. The cat leaps upon its prey. It sticks its strong, sharp claws into a
mouse, and soon kills it with its sharp teeth.

4. Puss is covered with fur; she has five claws on each fore-paw, and
four on each hind one. She draws them into little sheaths when not
angry.

5. With its rough tongue the cat can lap up milk, and also clean its
fur. It likes to be clean. It opens its eyes wider in the dark, and can
see to run about at night. On each side of its head are long whiskers,
with which it feels its way.

_Write and learn:_

Cats have--
Padded feet.
Sharp claws and teeth.
Rough tongues.
Good sight at night.

Cats like--
Milk.
Meat.
Mice and rats.
Birds and fish.

Cats are--
Domestic.
Tame.
Useful.
Cleanly.

THE DOG. [_Page 12._

1. The dog is larger and more active than the cat. It is also of more
use to man, for it guards the house, minds the sheep, and will not allow
any one to harm its master.

2. There are many kinds of dogs. All are of some use--from the large
Newfoundland dog to the little fox-terrier.

3. Dogs are like cats in some things. They have padded feet and strong
claws. But their claws are blunt. They cannot draw them into sheaths as
puss does; so they make more noise in walking.

4. The dog is also a beast of prey. But it is not so fierce as the