Rutledge (rut'lej), the name of an illustrious family in South Carolina--one of them was a signer of the declaration of Independence and governor of the state. sabre (sa'ber), a sword with a broad, heavy blade, usually curved. sackcloth (sak'kloth'), a garment worn in mourning or penitence. saddle-girth (sad'l-gurth), that which fastens on the saddle. saddletree, frame of a saddle. sage (saj), wise. Saint (sant), Catherine's tresses (kath'er-in) in the Roman church, St. Catherine is noted for her vows never to marry. To braid St. Catherine's tresses applies to one who does not marry. Eulalie (u-la'li), St. Eulalie's day is the 12th of February. If the sun shines on that day, there will be a plentiful apple harvest. Francois (fran'swa'), a small river in Quebec. Helena (he-le'na), island off the coast of Africa; the place of Napoleon's exile. Louis (loo'i), Louis IX, king of France. Napoleon received his education at his country's expense. Malo (ma'le), city in France noted for its high tides. Maur (mor), town on the Teche river in Louisiana. Salamis (sal'a-mis), an island in the Gulf of Aegina, Greece, famous for a great naval battle, 480 B. C. Salisbury (solz'ber-i), a town in northeastern Massachusetts near Whittier's home. Sallust (sal'ust), a Roman historian who accompanied Caesar on his African campaign. sally (sal'i), an excursion from the usual course. salutary (sal'u-ta-ri), wholesome. salutation (sal'u-ta'shun), greeting. Samian (sa'mi-an), pertaining to the island of Samos. sanctuary (sank'tu-a-ri), a sacred place; a place of refuge. Sandflesen (sand-fla'sen), sanguine (san'gwin), hopeful. Sappho (saf'o), a Greek woman who lived about 600 B. C., famous for her lyric poetry. sark (sark), a skirt. sassafras (sas'a-fras), an American tree of the Laurel family. satiety (sa-ti'e-ti), fullness beyond desire. satirical (sa-tir'i-kal), cutting or sarcastic. savanna (sa-van'a), tract of level land covered with grass or reeds, but without trees. Saxon (sak'sun), English, scar (skar), a bare place on a mountain side. scarf (skarf), in carpentry a certain kind of joint forming a continuous piece. scaur (skar), sceptic (skep'tik), a doubter of fact. schooner (skoon'er), a vessel with three, four, and even with six masts similarly rigged. Scian (si'an), pertaining to Scio, claimed by some to be the birth-place of Homer, who is called the "Scian muse," Scio (si'e), an island in the Aegean Sea noted for its wine. scoff (skof), sneer. score (skor), furrow. Scorpion (skor'pi-un), a constellation; the eighth sign of the zodiac. scrupulous (skroo'pu-lus), exact. scrutiny (skroo'ti-ni), close examination. scud (skud), move swiftly. sculpture (skulp'tur), carve. "seal and hand," a letter with the seal and signature of the king, season (se'z'n), temper. sedulous (sed'u-lus), diligent, earnest. seethe (seth), boil. segment (seg'ment), a part cut off.