THE "ARK" ALPHABET.
[In this Alphabet the child will have to find out the animals named for the letters. Thus some slight acquaintance with Natural History will be gained in conjunction with the Alphabet.]
A stands for the Ark—where all things that had life
God saved with good Noah, his sons, and his wife.
B stands for the Bear—here a brown one you see,
Who's clinging in fear to the bough of a tree.
C for Camel and Cow.—What would poor Baby do,
Dear Cow, if good Noah had not cared for you?
D for Dove, who the olive-branch afterwards bore,
To let Noah see that the Deluge was o'er.
E stands for the Elephant, mighty and strong,
To whom the great trunk, like a hand, does belong.
F stands for the Fox, that the Englishmen chase,
And Fowls, for which Noah was glad to find space.
G stands for Giraffe—who must bend down his head,
If he means by his friends in the Ark to be fed.
H stands for Ham—Noah's son, as you know;
And for Horses, which o'er the turf swiftly can go!
I stands for the Ibex, with elegant horn;
On high Eastern mountains this wild goat was born.
J stands for the Jackal, the lion's good friend;
And for Japheth, who loves the poor cattle to tend.
