Bay, Mattysqumscot, 145.
Bay State, singular effect produced on
military officers by leaving it, 60.
Beast, in Apocalypse, a loadstone for
whom, 113-tenth horn of, applied
to recent events, 342.
Beaufort, 308.

Beauregard (real name Toutant), 253,
293.

Beaver brook, 373.

Beelzebub, his rigadoon, 95.

Behmen, his letters not letters, 108.
Behn, Mrs. Aphra, quoted, 275.
Bellers, a saloon-keeper, 138-inhu-
manly refuses credit to a presiden-
tial candidate, 138.

Belmont. See Woods.

Bentley, his heroic method with Mil-
ton, 314.

Bible, not composed for use of colored
persons, 281.

Biglow, Ezekiel, his letter to Hon. J.
T. Buckingham, 43-never heard of
any one named Mundishes, 44
nearly fourscore years old, ib.
his aunt Keziah, a notable saying of,
ib.

Biglow, Hosea, Esquire, excited by
composition, 44-a poem by, ib.,
99 his opinion of war, 46 - wanted
at home by Nancy, 48-recom-
mends a forcible enlistment of war-
like editors, ib. -would not wonder,
if generally agreed with, 50-ver-
sifies letter of Mr. Sawin, 51-a let-
ter from, 52, 91 - his opinion of Mr.
Sawin, 52-does not deny fun at
Cornwallis, 53, note-his idea of
militia glory, 56, note — a pun of, 57,
note is uncertain in regard to peo-
ple of Boston, ib. - had never heard
of Mr. John P. Robinson, 64-ali-
quid sufflaminandus, 65 — his poems
attributed to a Mr. Lowell, 69 — is
unskilled in Latin, 70-his poetry
maligned by some, ib. -his disin-
terestedness, 71-his deep share in
common-weal, ib.—his claim to the
presidency, ib.-his mowing, ib. —
resents being called Whig, 72-op-
posed to tariff, ib. -obstinate, ib.
-infected with peculiar notions,
ib.-reports a speech, 75-emu-
lates historians of antiquity, ib.-
his character sketched from a hos-
tile point of view, 86-a request of
his complied with, 97-appointed
at a public meeting in Jaalam, 108
-confesses ignorance, in one minute
particular, of propriety, 109-his
opinion of cocked hats, ib.-letter
to, ib.-called "Dear Sir," by a
general, ib. probably receives
same compliment from two hundred
and nine, ib.-picks his apples, 150
-his crop of Baldwins conjectur-

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ally large, ib.- his labors in writ-
ing autographs, 217-visits the
Judge and has a pleasant time, 243
-born in Middlesex County, 254-
his favorite walks, ib. — his gifted
pen, 302-born and bred in the
country, 331-feels his sap start in
spring, 333-is at times unsocial,
334-the school-house where he
learned his a b c, 335- falls asleep,
ib. his ancestor a Cromwellian
colonel, 337-finds it harder to
make up his mind as he grows older,
339-wishes he could write a song
or two, 346-liable to moods, 369
-loves nature and is loved in re-
turn, 370-describes some favorite
haunts of his, 372, 373- his slain
kindred, 373-his speech in March
meeting, 375- does not reckon on
being sent to Congress, 379- has no
eloquence, ib. - his own reporter,
381-never abused the South, 383
-advises Uncle Sam, ib. is not
Boston-mad, 384-bids farewell,

Blind, to go it, 126.

Blitz pulls ribbons from his mouth, 55.
Bluenose potatoes, smell of, eagerly
desired, 56.
Bobolink, the, 333.

Bobtail obtains a cardinal's hat, 63.
Boggs, a Norman name, 286.
Bogus Four-Corners Weekly Meridian,
317.

Bolles, Mr. Secondary, author of prize
peace essay, 55-presents sword to
Lieutenant-Colonel, ib. a fluent
orator, 55-found to be in error,
56.

Bonaparte, N., a usurper, 114.
Bonds, Confederate, their specie basis

cutlery, 232-when payable, (atten-
tion, British stockholders !) 306.
Boot-trees, productive, where, 129.
Boston, people of, supposed educated,
57, note has a good opinion of it-
self, 255.
Bowers, Mr. Arphaxad, an ingenious
photographic artist, 313.
Brahmins, navel-contemplating, 106.
Brains, poor substitute for, 257.
Bread-trees, 129.

Bream, their only business, 243.
Brigadier-Generals in militia, devotion
of, 74.

Brigadiers, nursing ones, tendency in,
to literary composition, 224.
Brigitta, viridis, 356.

C., General, commended for parts, 66
-for ubiquity, ib. -for consisten-
cy, ib. for fidelity, ib.-is in
favor of war, ib.- his curious valu-
ation of principle, ib.
Cabbage-heads, the, always in major-
ity, 380.

Cabinet, English, makes a blunder,
250.

Cæsar, tribute to, 101 — his veni, vidi,
vici, censured for undue prolixity,
115.

Cainites, sect of, supposed still extant,
50.

Caleb, a monopoly of his denied, 54-
curious notions of, as to meaning of
"shelter," 58-his definition of
Anglo-Saxon, 59 charges Mexi-
cans (not with bayonets but) with
improprieties, ib.

Calhoun, Hon. J. C., his cow-bell cur-
few, light of the nineteenth century
to be extinguished at sound of, 90
- cannot let go apron-string of the
Past, ib. his unsuccessful tilt at
Spirit of the Age, ib. the Sir Kay
of modern chivalry, ib. - his anchor
made of a crooked pin, 91-men-
tioned, 92-95.

Calyboosus, carcer, 360.

Captains, choice of, important, 382.
Carolina, foolish act of, 382.
Caroline, case of, 248.
Carpini, Father John de Plano, among
the Tartars, 149.
Cartier, Jacques, commendable zeal
of, 149.

Cass, General, 93-clearness of his
merit, ib. limited popularity at
"Bellers's," 138.

Castles, Spanish, comfortable accom-
modations in, 131.

Cato, letters of, so called, suspended
naso adunco, 108.

C. D., friends of, can hear of him, 107.
Century, nineteenth, 288.

Chalk egg, we are proud of incubation
of, 107.

Chamberlayne, Doctor, consolatory
citation from, 276.

Chance, an apothegm concerning, 223
-is impatient, 340.
Chaplain, a one-horse, stern-wheeled
variety of, 229.

Chappelow on Job, a copy of, lost, 98.
Charles I., accident to his neck, 340.
Charles II., his restoration, how
brought about, 340.

Cherubusco, news of, its effects on
English royalty, 85.

Chesterfield no letter-writer, 108.
Chief Magistrate, dancing esteemed
sinful by, 62.

Children naturally speak Hebrew, 51.
China-tree, 129.

Chinese, whether they invented gun-
powder before the Christian era not
considered, 63.

Choate hired, 140.
Christ shuffled into Apocrypha, 64 —
conjectured to disapprove of slaugh-
ter and pillage, 67-condemns a
certain piece of barbarism, 97.
Christianity, profession of, plebeian,
whether, 50.

Christian soldiers, perhaps inconsis-
tent, whether, 75.
Cicero, 380-an opinion of, disputed,
114.

Cilley, Ensign, author of nefarious
sentiment, 64.

Cimex lectularius, 57.
Cincinnati, old, law and order party
of, 327.

Cincinnatus, a stock character in
modern comedy, 133.
Civilization, progress of, an alias, 99
-rides upon a powder-cart, 110.
Clergymen, their ill husbandry, 98
their place in processions, 132-
some, cruelly banished for the
soundness of their lungs, 149.
Clotho, a Grecian lady, 345.
Cocked-hat, advantages of being
knocked into, 109.

College of Cardinals, a strange one,

63.

Colman, Dr. Benjamin, anecdote of,

75.

Colored folks, curious national diver-
sion of kicking, 58.
Colquitt, a remark of, 94-acquainted
with some principles of aerostation,
ib.

Columbia, District of, its peculiar

climatic effects, 78-not certain
that Martin is for abolishing it, 141.
Columbiads, the true fifteen-inch
ones, 323.

Columbus, a Paul Pry of genius, 106
- will perhaps be remembered, 312
-thought by some to have discov-
ered America, 386.
Columby, 136.

Complete Letter-Writer, fatal gift of,
113.

Compostella, Saint James of, seen, 61.
Compromise system, the, illustrated,
321.

Conciliation, its meaning, 348.
Congress, singular consequence

of

getting into, 78 a stumbling-
block, 292.

Congressional debates found instruc-
tive, 88.

Constituents, useful for what, 82.
Constitution trampled on, 91 - to
stand upon, what, 110.
Convention, what, 79.
Convention, Springfield, 79.

Coon, old, pleasure in skinning, 93.
Co-operation defined, 287.

Coppers, caste in picking up of, 123.
Copres, a monk, his excellent method
of arguing, 88.

Corduroy-road, a novel one, 224.
Corner-stone, patent safety, 291.
Cornwallis, a, 53-acknowledged en-
tertaining, ib. note.

Cotton loan, its imaginary nature, 231.
Cotton Mather, summoned as witness,

61.

Country, our, its boundaries more ex-
actly defined, 69-right or wrong,
nonsense about, exposed, ib. -law-
yers, sent providentially, 68-
Earth's biggest, gets a soul, 352.

Courier, The Boston, an unsafe print,
87.

Court, General, farmers sometimes at-
tain seats in, 134.
Court, Supreme, 294.
Courts of law, English, their ortho-
doxy, 317.

Cousins, British, our ci-devant, 250.
Cowper, W., his letters commended,
108.

Credit defined, 307.

Creditors all on Lincoln's side, 291.
Creed, a safe kind of, 126.
Crockett, a good rule of, 233.
Cruden, Alexander, his Concordance,

218.

Crusade, first American, 62.
Cuneiform script recommended, 115.
Curiosity distinguishes man from
brutes, 106.
Currency, Ethiopian, inconveniences
of, 233.

Cynthia, her hide as a means of con-
version, 240.

Dædalus first taught men to sit on
fences, 277.

Daniel in the lion's den, 228.
Darkies dread freedom, 291.
Davis, Captain Isaac, finds out some-
thing to his advantage, 254.
Davis, Jefferson (a new species of
martyr) has the latest ideas on all
subjects, 232-superior in finan-
ciering to patriarch Jacob, 233-is
some, 290- carries Constitution in
his hat, 292-knows how to deal
with his Congress, 293- astonished
at his own piety, 304-packed up
for Nashville, 308-tempted to be-
lieve his own lies, 308- his snake
egg, 322-blood on his hands, 374.
Davis, Mr., of Mississippi, a remark
of his, 93.

Day and Martin, proverbially "on
hand," 44.

Death, rings down curtain, 104.
De Bow (a famous political econo-
mist), 284.

Delphi, oracle of, surpassed, 86, note
-alluded to, 113.

Democracy, false notion of, 296-its
privileges, 350.

Demosthenes, 380.
Destiny, her account, 84.
Devil, the, unskilled in certain Indian
tongues, 61
-letters to and from,
108.
Dey of Tripoli, 89.
Didymus, a

voluminous

somewhat
grammarian, 113.
Dighton rock character might be use-
fully employed in some emergen-
cies, 115.

Dimitry Bruisgins, fresh supply of,

105.

certain variety of olive, 129.
Dioscuri, imps of the pit, 72.
District-Attorney, contemptible con-
duct of one, 89.

Ditchwater on brain, a too common
ailing, 89.

Dixie, the land of, 291.

Doctor, the, a proverbial saying of, 60.
Doe, Hon. Preserved, speech of, 318-

328.

Donatus, profane wish of, 78, note.
Doughface, yeast-proof, 102.
Downing Street, 246.

Drayton, a martyr, 89— north star,
culpable for aiding, whether, 96.
Dreams, something about, 337.
Dwight, President, a hymn unjustly
attributed to, 342.

D. Y., letter of, 108.

Eagle, national, the late, his estate ad-
ministered upon, 237.

Earth, Dame, a peep at her house-
keeping, 90.

Eating words, habit of, convenient in
time of famine, 83.
Eavesdroppers, 106.
Echetlæus, 72.

Editor, his position, 98-commanding
pulpit of, ib. -large congregation
of, ib. name derived from what,
99-fondness for mutton, ib. — a
pious one, his creed, ib. a show-
man, 103-in danger of sudden ar-
rest, without bail, 104.

Editors, certain ones who crow like
cockerels, 48.

Edwards, Jonathan, 366.

Eggs, bad, the worst sort of, 327.
Egyptian darkness, phial of, use for,
115.

Eldorado, Mr. Sawin sets sail for, 128.
Elizabeth, Queen, mistake of her am-
bassador, 76.
Emerson, 243.

Emilius, Paulus, 251.
Empedocles, 106.

Employment, regular, a good thing,

122.

Enfield's Speaker, abuse of, 326.
England, late Mother-Country, her
want of tact, 244-merits as a lec-
turer, 245- her real greatness not
to be forgotten, 251 - not contented
(unwisely) with her own stock of
fools, 256-natural maker of inter-
national law, 257 her theory
thereof, ib. makes a particularly
disagreeable kind of sarse, 258 -
somewhat given to bullying, ib. —
has respectable relations, 259-
ought to be Columbia's friend, 261
-anxious to buy an elephant, 290.
Epaulets, perhaps no badge of saint-
ship, 67.

kle, 272.

Episcopius, his marvellous oratory,

149.

Eric, king of Sweden, his cap, 130.
Ericsson, his caloric engine, 239.
Eriksson, Thorwald, slain by natives,

317.

Essence-peddlers, 296.

Ethiopian, the, his first need, 301.
Evangelists, iron ones, 63.

Eyelids, a divine shield against au-
thors, 88.

Ezekiel, text taken from, 97.

Ezekiel would make a poor figure at a
caucus, 329.

Faber, Johannes, 368.

Factory-girls, expected rebellion of,

94.

Facts, their unamiability, 310-com-
pared to an old-fashioned stage-
coach, 319.

Falstaffii, legio, 356.

Family-trees, fruit of jejune, 129—a
primitive forest of, 321.
Faneuil Hall, a place where persons
tap themselves for a species of hy-
drocephalus, 89a bill of fare
mendaciously advertised in, 128.
Father of country, his shoes, 135.
Female Papists, cut off in the midst
of idolatry, 132.
Fenianorum, rizæ, 356.

Fergusson, his "Mutual Complaint,"
&c., 242.

F. F., singular power of their looks,
291.

Fire, we all like to play with it, 90.
Fish, emblematic, but disregarded,
where, 89.

Fitz, Miss Parthenia Almira, a shere-
siarch, 365.

Flam, President, untrustworthy, 80.
Flirt, Mrs., 275.

Flirtilla, elegy on death of, 366.
Floyd, a taking character, 306.
Floydus, furcifer, 357.

Fly-leaves, providential increase of, 88.
Fool, a cursed, his inalienable rights,
351.

Foote, Mr., his taste for field-sports,

92.

Fourier, a squinting toward, 87.
Fourth of July ought to know its
place, 324.

Fourth of Julys, boiling, 77.
France, a strange dance begun in, 95
-about to put her foot in it, 290.
Friar, John, 249.

Fuller, Dr. Thomas, a wise saying of,
65.

Funnel, old, hurraing in, 55.

Gabriel, his last trump, its pressing
nature, 320.

Hay-rick, electrical experiments with,
349.

Headlong, General, 251.

Hell, the opinion of some concerning,
336-breaks loose, 347.

Henry the Fourth of England, a Par-
liament of, how named, 76.
Hens, self-respect attributed to, 224.
Herb, the Circean, 317.

Herbert, George, next to David, 273.
Hercules, his second labor probably
what, 150.

Hermon, fourth-proof dew of, 280.
Herodotus, story from, 51.
Hesperides, an inference from, 129.
Hessians, native American soldiers,
293.

Hickory, Old, his method, 350.
Higgses, their natural aristocracy of
feeling, 284.

Hitchcock, Doctor, 314.
Hitchcock, the Rev. Jeduthun, col-
league of Mr. Wilbur, 218-letter
from, containing notices of Mr.
Wilbur, 341-ditto, enclosing mac-
aronic verses, 352-teacher of high-
school, 367.

Hogs, their dreams, 224.

Holden, Mr. Shearjashub, Preceptor of
Jaalam Academy, 114- his know-
ledge of Greek limited, ib. —a heresy
of his, ib. leaves a fund to propa-
gate it, ib.

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Holiday, blind man's, 395.
Hollis, Ezra, goes to a Cornwallis, 53.
Hollow, why men providentially so
constructed, 77.

Holmes, Dr., author of "Annals of
America," 218.

Homer, a phrase of, cited, 98.
Homer, eldest son of Mr. Wilbur, 366.
Horners, democratic ones, plums left
for, 81.

Hotels, big ones, humbugs, 265.
House, a strange one described, 223.
Howell, James, Esq., story told by, 76
-letters of, commended, 108.
Huldah, her bonnet, 339.
Human rights out of order on the
floor of Congress, 92.
Humbug, ascription of praise to, 103
generally believed in, ib.
Husbandry, instance of bad, 65.

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Icarius, Penelope's father, 69.
Icelander, a certain uncertain, 316.
Idea, the Southern, its natural foes,
307 the true American, 384.
Ideas, friction ones unsafe, 325.
Idyl defined, 242.

Indecision, mole-blind, 383.

Infants, prattlings of, curious observa-
tion concerning, 51.

Information wanted (universally, but
especially at page), 106.
Ishmael, young, 265.