Jakes, Captain, 254-reproved
for avarice, ib. James the Fourth of Scots, ex- periment by, 156. Jarnagin, Mr., his opinion of the completeness of Northern education, 200.
Jerome, Saint, his list of sacred writers, 216.
Job, Book of, 154-Chappelow on, 206.
Johnson, Mr., communicates some intelligence, 201. Jonah, the inevitable destiny of, 202-probably studied in- ternal economy of the ceta- cea, 215.
Jortin, Dr., cited, 180, 191, note. Judea, every thing not known there, 172.
Juvenal, a saying of, 190, note.
shape, 217-of candidates, 221-often fatal, ib. Lewis Philip, a scourger of young native Americans, 191 -commiserated (though not deserving it,) ib. note. Liberator, a newspaper, con- demned by implication, 177. Liberty, unwholesome for men of certain complexions, 207. Lignum vitæ, a gift of this
valuable wood proposed, 164. Longinus recommends swear- ing, 157, note, (Fuseli did same thing.)
Long sweetening recommended, 229.
Lost arts, one sorrowfully added to list of, 258.
Louis the Eleventh of France, some odd trees of his, 237. Lowell, Mr. J. R., unaccounta- ble silence of, 175.
Luther, Martin, his first ap- pearance as Europa, 165.
Kay, Sir, the, of modern chiv- Lyttelton, Lord, his letters an
Keziah, Aunt, profound obser-
Kingdom Come, march to, Macrobii, their diplomacy, 224.
Mahomet, got nearer Sinai than some, 206.
Mahound, his filthy gobbets, 165.
Mangum, Mr., speaks to the point, 199.
Manichæan, excellently con- futed, 194.
Man-trees, grew where, 237. Mares'-nests, finders of, beney- olent, 215. Marshfield, 243, 249. Martin, Mr. Sawin used to vote for him, 251.
Mason and Dixon's line, slaves north of, 199.
Mass, the, its duty defined, 199. Massachusetts on her knees, 152-something mentioned in
connection with, worthy the attention of tailors, 185- citizen of, baked, boiled, and roasted (nefandum!) 233. Masses, the, used as butter by some, 187.
M. C., an invertebrate animal, 189. Mechanics'
suggested at, 226. Mentor, letters of, dreary, 216. Mephistopheles at a nonplus, 202.
Mexican blood, its effect in rais- ing price of cloth, 241. Mexican polka, 167. Mexicans charged with various breaches of etiquette, 163- kind feelings beaten into them, 210.
Mexico, no glory in overcom- ing, 185.
Military glory spoken disre- spectfully of, 160, note-mili- tia treated still worse, ib. Milk-trees, growing still, 237. Mills for manufacturing gabble, how driven, 193. Milton, an unconscious plagi- ary, 184, note-a Latin verse of, cited, 207.
Missions, a profitable kind of, 208.
Monarch, a pagan, probably not favored in philosophical experiments, 156. Money-trees desirable, 238- that they once existed shown to be variously probable, ib. Montaigne, a communicative old Gascon, 215.
Monterey, battle of, its singu-
lar chromatic effect on a species of two-headed eagle, 190.
Moses held up vainly as an ex- ample, 206-construed by Joe Smith, 207. Myths, how to interpret readily, 223.
Naboths, Popish ones, how dis tinguished, 167.
Nation, rights of, proportion. ate to size, 163. National pudding, its effect on the organs of speech, a curi- ous physiological fact, 168. Nephelim, not yet extinct, 259. New England overpoweringly honored, 188-wants no more speakers, ib.-done brown by whom, ib.—her experience in beans beyond Cicero's, 223. Newspaper, the, wonderful, 210 -a strolling theatre, 211- thoughts suggested by tear- ing wrapper of, 212-a vacant sheet, ib.-a sheet in which a vision was let down, 213-- wrapper to a bar of soap, ib. --a cheap impromptu platter, ib.
New York, Letters from, com- mended, 216.
Next life, what, 205. Niggers, 151-area of abusing, extended, 186-Mr. Sawin's opinions of, 252.
Ninepence a day low for mur- der, 158.
No, a monosyllable, 167-hard to utter, ib.
Noah, inclosed letter in bottle, probably, 215.
Nornas, Lapland, what, 239. North, has no business, 200- bristling, crowded off roost, 220.
North Bend, geese inhumanly treated at, 221-mentioned, 243.
North star, a proposition to in- dict, 202.
Palfrey, Hon. J. G., 183, 188, 190, (a worthy representative · of Massachusetts.) Pantagruel recommends a pop- ular oracle, 182. Panurge, his interview with Goatsnose, 224.
Papists, female, slain by zealous Protestant bomb-shell, 241. Paralipomenon, a man suspect- ed of being, 222.
Paris, liberal principles safe as far away as, 207. Parliamentum Indoctorum sit- ting in permanence, 182. Past, the, a good nurse, 197. Patience, sister, quoted, 160. Paynims, their throats propa- gandistically cut, 165. Penelope, her wise choice, 174. People, soft enough, 208-want correct ideas, 235. Pepin, King, 217. Periwig, 220.
Persius, a pithy saying of, 187,
Pescara, Marquis, saying of, 154.
Peter, Saint, a letter of (post- mortem,) 217. Pharisees, opprobriously refer- red to, 207. Philippe, Louis, in pea-jacket, 211.
Phlegyas quoted, 204. Phrygian language
Adam spoke it, 156. Pilgrims, the, 185. Pillows, constitutional, 189. Pinto, Mr.. some letters of his commended, 216.
Pisgah, an impromptu one, 239.
Platform, party, a convenient one, 235.
Plato, supped with, 215-his man, 221.
Pleiades, the, not enough es- teemed, 213.
Pliny, his letters not admired, 216.
Plotinus, a story of, 197. Plymouth Rock, Old, a Con-
vention wrecked on, 185. Point Tribulation, Mr. Sawin wrecked on, 237.
Poles, exile, whether crop of beans depends on, 162, note. Polk, President, synonymous with our country, 172-cen- sured, 185-in danger of being crushed, 187. Polka, Alexican, 167. Pomp, a runaway slave, his nest, 253-hypocritically groans like white man, ib.- blind to Christian privileges, 254-his society valued at fifty dollars, ib.-his treach- ery, 255-takes Mr. Sawin prisoner, 256-cruelly makes him work, ib.-puts himself illegally under his tuition, ib.-dismisses him with con- tumelious epithets, ib. Pontifical bull. Pontifical bull. a tamed one« 165.
Pope, his verse excellent, 155. Pork, refractory in boiling, 164 Portúgal, Alphonso the Sixth of, a monster, 258. Post, Boston, 174-shaken visi- bly, 176-bad guide-post, ib. -too swift, ib.-edited by a colonel, ib.-who is presumed
officially in Mexico, ib.-re- | Rib, an infrangible one, 228.
ferred to, 192. Pot-hooks, death in, 224. Preacher, an ornamental sym- bol, 206-a breeder of dog- mas, ib.-earnestness of, im- portant, 258.
Present, considered as an an-
Richard the First of England,
his Christian fervor, 165. Riches conjectured to have legs as well as wings, 202. Robinson, Mr. John P., his opinions fully stated, 171– 173.
nalist, 206-not long wonder-Rocks, pocket full of, 230. ful, 213.
President, slaveholding natural to, 210-must be a Southern resident, 235-must own a nigger, ib.
Principle, exposure spoils it, 183.
Principles, bad, when less harmful, 169.
Prophecy, a notable one, 191. Proviso, bitterly spoken of, 219. Prudence, sister, her idiosyn- cratic teapot, 230. Psammeticus, an experiment | of, 156.
Public opinion, a blind and drunken guide, 168-nudges Mr. Wilbur's elbow, ib.- ticklers of, 186.
Pythagoras a bean-hater, why, 223. Pythagoreans, fish reverenced by, why, 194.
Rag, one of sacred college, 168. Rantoul, Mr., talks loudly, 159 -pious reason for not enlist- ing, ib.
Recruiting sergeant, Devil sup- posed the first, 154. Representatives' Chamber, 194. Rhinothism, society for promot- ing, 215.
Rhyme, whether natural not considered, 155.
Rough and Ready, 247—a wig, 249-a kind of scratch, ib. Russian eagle turns Prussian blue, 190.
Sabbath, breach of, 166. Sabellianism, one accused of, 221.
Saltillo, unfavorable view of, 161.
Salt-river, in Mexican, what, 161.
Samuel, Uncle, riotous, 190- yet has qualities demanding reverence, 207-a good pro- vider for his family, 208-an exorbitant bill of, 241. Sansculottes, draw their wine before drinking, 201. Santa Anna, his expensive leg, 234. Satan, never wants attorneys, 165-an expert talker by signs, ib.-a successful fish- erman with little or no bait, ib.-cunning fetch of, 169– dislikes ridicule, 175-ought not to have credit of ancient oracles, 191, note. Satirist, incident to certain dan- gers, 169.
Savages, Canadian, chance of
redemption offered to, 257. Sawin, B., Esquire, his letter not written in verse, 155--a native of Jaalam, 156-not regular attendant on Rev. Mr. Wilbur's preaching, ib.- a fool, ib.-his statements
trustworthy, 157-his orni- thological tastes, ib.-letter from, ib., 225, 243-his curi- ous discovery in regard to bayonets, 158, 159-displays proper family pride, 159-- modestly confesses himself less wise than the Queen of Sheba, 162-the old Adam in, peeps out, 164-a miles emeritus, 225-is made text for a sermon, ib.—loses a leg, 227-an eye, 228-left hand, ib.--four fingers of right hand, ib.-has six or more ribs broken, ib.-a rib of his infrangible, ib.-allows a cer- tain amount of preterite greenness in himself, 229, 230
his share of spoil limited, 230-his opinion of Mexican climate, ib.-acquires prop- erty of a certain sort, 231 his experience of glory, 232- stands sentry, and puns thereupon, 233-undergoes. martyrdom in some of its most painful forms, ib.-en- ters the candidating busi- ness, ib.-modestly states the (avail) abilities which qualify him for high political station, 234-236-has no principles, 234-a peaceman, ib.-un- pledged, ib.-has no objec- tions to owning peculiar property, but would not like to monopolize the truth, 235 -his account with glory, 236, 237-a selfish motive hinted in, 237-sails for Eldorado, ib.-shipwrecked on a meta- phorical promontory, ib.- parallel between, and Rev. Mr. Wilbur (not Plutarch- ian), 239-conjectured have bathed in river Selem- nus, 243-loves plough wise- ly, but not too well, ib.-a foreign mission probably ex- pected by, 244-unanimously
nominated for presidency, 245-his country's father-in- law, ib.-nobly emulates Cin- cinnatus, 246-is not crooked stick, ib.-advises his adherents, 247-views of, on present state of politics, 247-252-popular enthusiasm for, at Bellers's, and its disa- greeable consequences, 248- inhuman treatment of, by Bellers, ib.-his opinion of the two parties, 249-agrees with Mr. Webster, 250-his antislavery zeal, 251-his
proper self-respect, ib.-his unaffected piety, ib.-his not intemperate temperance, 252 -a thrilling adventure of, 252-257-his prudence and economy, 253-bound to Cap- tain Jakes, but regains his freedom, 254-is taken pris- oner, 255, 256-ignominious- ly treated, 256-his conse- quent resolution, 257. Sayres, a martyr, 196. Scaliger, saying of, 170. Scarabæus pilularius, 161. Scott, General, his claims to the presidency, 176, 179. Scythians, their diplomacy commended, 224. Seamen, colored, sold, 153. Selemnus, a sort of Lethean river, 243.
Senate, debate in, made read- able, 196.
Seneca, saying of, 169-anoth- er, 191, note-overrated by a saint (but see Lord Boling- broke's opinion of, in a letter to Dean Swift,) 216-his let ters not commended, ib.-a son of Rev. Mr. Wilbur, 239, Serbonian bog of literature, 194. Sextons, demand for, 160—
heroic official devotion of one, 257. Shaking fever, considered as an employer, 231.
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