NEIGHBORS WITH CLAWS AND HOOFS. 



T7ie Panther. 



dates, and a little bag of grain, and armed with a cimeter 

 he mounted a horse and started off in the direction of the 

 French army. 



3. He rode all night and far into the next day, when 

 his weary horse fell down dead and left him alone in the 

 midst of the desert. For a long time he walked on ; but 

 at length his strength gave out, and he was obliged to 

 stop. The day was finished ; the Oriental night was full 



