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THE TIGER. 
those m greater perfection, than any of the 
rest of the tribe. Thus, he possesses the 
greatest strength and agility, the most 
piercing sight and the most daring courage: 
his claws are perfectly retractile, and his 
tongue has the horny points most perfectly 
developed. I might enumerate other items; 
but I think these will be sufficient to make 
you understand what I mean.” 
“ So you would call the eagle the typical 
animal of the birds of prey?” said Annie. 
“ True. So we will leave the lion till the 
last, and take up the tiger. Are you all 
settled?” 
“ I am settled,” said Daisy, producing her 
knitting, (which began to make quite rapid 
progress,) and seating herself upon her fa¬ 
vourite stool by Annie. 
“We are all ready,” echoed Sidney. 
“ Please begin, aunt.” 
“The tiger, as you probably know,” be¬ 
gan Miss Louisa, “is a native of the warm¬ 
est regions of the globe. • It seems, however, 
to have considerable power of resisting cold, 
as Bishop Heber, in his admirable Journal, 
states that it is found on the Himalaya 
Mountains quite up to the glaciers; and he 
