Show tim THE OSTRICH the cry of the ostrich so greatly that of a lion as occasionally to deceive c e iv e even the natives it is usually heard heald earl eari early y in in the morning and at times also at night the strength of the ostrich is enormous A single blow from its ita gigantic feet it always strikes forward is sufficient to prostrate nay to kill many beasts of prey such as the he hyena the wild dog the jackal and others the ostrich osti ich is exceedingly swift of foot under ordinary circumstances circumstance outrunning out running a fleet hoi hot leoise se what time she listeth up herself on high she neth th the e horse and his rider on special and for a short distance its speed is truly marvellous marcellous marv ellous perhaps not much less liss than a mile mlle in in half a minute its feeL feet appear hardly to touch the ground round and the length between each stride is rii ril not twelve to fourteen feet indeed if we are to credit the he testimony of mr adamson who says be he witnessed the fact in senegal such is the rapidity and muscular power of the ostrich that even with two men mounted on his back he will outstrip an english horse in speed the ostrich moreover is longwinded long winded if 2 1 I may use the expression so that it is a work of time to exhaust the bird the food of the ostrich in its wild state consists of seeds tops and various shrubs and other plants but it is often difficult to conce conceive ivd how it can manage to live at all fur one not 00 frequently infrequently meets with it in regions apparently destitute of vegetation ot of any apy kind andersons africa G fiall the other day I 1 went to iea iee see sea a little frenchman just arrived who nad flad been taking english r lessons as he informed me on the voyage from a fellow passenger 11 he complained much of the difficulties of our grammar especially the irregular verbs for instanced instance says he be ze verb 0 o go did one ever see one such herbt verb and with the tiie utmost gravity he read road from a elle elie et of paper 1 I go thou dep artest 9 he clears out we cut stick ye rye or you make fraces fracas they mon uon MonDie mondle dieu uj mon Dieu dieul what whal aishe giulii verbs you have in yo your lil uli language f |