Paley, his Evidences, 324.

Palfrey, Hon. J. G., 195, 198 (a worthy
representative of Massachusetts).
Pantagruel recommends a popular ora-
cle, 195.

Panurge, 265- his interview with
Goatsnose, 209.

Paper, plausible-looking, wanted, 286.
Papists, female, slain by zealous Prot-
estant bomb-shell, 215.

Paralipomenon, a man suspected of be-
ing, 209.

Paris, liberal principles safe as far away
as, 204.

Parliamentum Indoctorum sitting in
permanence, 194.

Past, the, a good nurse, 201.
Patience, sister, quoted, 187.
Patriarchs, the, illiterate, 261.
Patricius, brogipotens, 308.

Paynims, their throats propagandisti-
cally cut, 189.

Penelope, her wise choice, 192.
People, soft enough, 205-want cor-
rect ideas, 213-the, decline to be
Mexicanized, 292.
Pepin, King, 207.

Pepperell, General, quoted, 266.
Pequash Junction, 314.
Periwig, 208.

Perley, Mr. Asaph, has charge of bass-
viol, 274.

Perseus, King, his avarice, 266.
Persius, a pithy saying of, 197, note.
Pescara, Marquis, saying of, 185.
Peter, Saint, a letter of (post-mortem),

295.

Phlegyas quoted, 203.

Phrygian language, whether Adam
spoke it, 186.

Pickens, a Norman name, 279.
Pilcoxes, genealogy of, 254.
Pilgrim Father, apparition of, 300.
Pilgrims, the, 196.

Pillows, constitutional, 198.
Pine-trees, their sympathy, 299.
Pinto, Mr., some letters of his com
mended, 207.

Pisgah, an impromptu one, 215.
Platform, party, a convenient one, 213.
Plato, supped with, 207- - his man,

209.

Pleiades, the, not enough esteemed,

206.

Pliny, his letters not admired, 207.
Plotinus, a story of, 201.

Plymouth Rock, Old, a Convention
wrecked on, 196.

Poets apt to become sophisticated, 297.
Point Tribulation, Mr. Sawin wrecked
on, 214.

Poles, exile, whether crop of beans de-
pends on, 188, note.
Polk, nomen gentile, 279.

Polk, President, synonymous with our
country, 191-censured, 196- in
danger of being crushed, 197.
Polka, Mexican, 189.

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Pomp, a runaway slave, his nest, 219-
hypocritically groans like white man,
219, 220-blind to Christian privi-
leges, 220-his society valued at fifty
dollars, ib. his treachery, ib.
takes Mr. Sawin prisoner, ib. -cru-
elly makes him work, ib.
puts him-
self illegally under his tuition, ib.—
dismisses him with contumelious epi-
thets, ib. a negro, 256.
Pontifical bull a tamed one, 189.
Pope, his verse excellent, 186.
Pork, refractory in boiling, 189.
Portico, the, 312.

Portugal, Alphonso the Sixth of, a

monster, 221.

Recruiting sergeant, Devil supposed
the first, 185.

Religion, Southern, its commercial ad-
vantages, 278.

Representatives' Chamber, 200.
Rhinothism, society for promoting, 206.
Rhyme, whether natural not conside
ered, 185.

Rib, an infrangible one, 211.
Richard the First of England, his
Christian fervor, 189.

Riches conjectured to have legs as well
as wings, 203.

Ricos Hombres, 276.
Ringtail Rangers, 260.
Roanoke Island, 287.

Robinson, Mr. John P., his opinious
fully stated, 191, 192.
Rocks, pocket full of, 211.

Roosters in rainy weather, their mis-
ery, 256.

Rotation insures mediocrity and inex-
perience, 282.

Rough and ready, 217-a wig, 218-
a kind of scratch, ib.

Royal Society, American fellows of,
303.

Rum and water combine kindly, 292.
Runes resemble bird-tracks, 290.
Runic inscriptions, their different grades

of unintelligibility and consequent
value, 289.

Russell, Earl, is good enough to ex-
pound our Constitution for us, 263.
Russian eagle turns Prussian blue, 199
Ryeus, Bacchi epitheton, 310.

S.

Sabbath, breach of, 186.
Sabellianism, one accused of, 209.
Sailors, their rights how won, 309.
Saltillo, unfavorable view of, 187.
Salt-river, in Mexican, what, 187.
Samuel, avunculus, 309.
Samuel, Uncle, 257-riotous, 198― yet
has qualities demanding reverence,
204 a good provider for his family,
205 an exorbitant bill of, 215-
makes some shrewd guesses, 273,
274 expects his boots, 280.
Sansculottes, draw their wine before
drinking, 202.

Santa Anna, his expensive leg, 213.

Sappho, some human nature in, 313.
Sassy Cus, an impudent Indian, 266.
Satan, never wants attorneys, 189 — an
expert talker by signs, ib. - a suc-
cessful fisherman with little or no
bait, ib. cunning fetch of, 190 — -dis-
likes ridicule, 192―ought not to have
credit of ancient oracles, 199, note-
his worst pitfall, 278.
Satirist, incident to certain dangers,

190.

Savages, Canadian, chance of redemp-
tion offered to, 221..

Sawin, B., Esquire, his letter not writ-
ten in verse, 185 -a native of Jaalam,
186 not regular attendant on Rev.
Mr Wilbur's preaching, ib. - a fool,
ib.

his statements trustworthy, ib.
his ornithological tastes, ib
letter from, 186, 210, 216 - his curi-
ous discovery in regard to bayonets,
187-displays proper family pride,
ib. - modestly confesses himself less
wise than the Queen of Sheba, 188

the old Adam in, peeps out, 189
- a miles emeritus, 210- is made
text for a sermon, ib. loses a leg,
ib. -an eye, 211-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, ib. — his share of spoil lim-
ited, ib. - his opinion of Mexican
climate, 212-acquires property of a
certain sort, ib. his experience of
glory, ib. stands sentry, and puns
thereupon, ib. - undergoes martyr-
dom in some of its most painful forms,
ib. enters the candidating business,
213-modestly states the (avail) abili-
ties which qualify him for high polit-
ical station, 213, 214- has no princi-
ples, 213-a peaceman, ib. - un-
pledged, ib. has no objections to
owning peculiar property, but would
not like to monopolize the truth, ib.
his account with glory, 214-a
selfish motive hinted in, ib. sails
for Eldorado, ib. shipwrecked on a
metaphorical promontory, ib. -par-
allel between, and Rev. Mr. Wil-
bur (not Plutarchian), 215- conjec-
tured to have bathed in river Selem-

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nus, 216- loves plough wisely, but
not too well, ib. a foreign mission
probably expected by, ib. - unani-
mously nominated for presidency, ib.
- his country's father-in-law, 217-
nobly emulates Cincinnatus, ib. — is
not a crooked stick, ib. - advises his
adherents, ib.- views of, on present
state of politics, 217-219- popular
enthusiasm for, at Bellers's, and its
disagreeable consequences, 218-in-
human treatment of, by Bellers, ib.
his opinion of the two parties, ib.
agrees with Mr. Webster, ib. - his
antislavery zeal, 219-his proper
self-respect, ib.- his unaffected piety,
ib.his not intemperate temperance,
ib.a thrilling adventure of, 219-
221 his prudence and economy,
219-bound to Captain Jakes, but
regains his freedom, 220-is taken
prisoner, ib. ignominiously treat-
ed, 220, 221-his consequent resolu-
tion, 221.

Sawin, Honorable B. O'F., a vein of
humor suspected in, 255-gets into
an enchanted castle, 256-finds a
wooden leg better in some respects
than a living one, ib. - takes some-
thing hot, 257-his experience of
Southern hospitality, ib. -water-
proof internally, ib. - sentenced to
ten years' imprisonment, 258 - his
liberal-handedness, ib. gets his ar-
rears of pension, 259- marries the
Widow Shannon, ib. confiscated,

260 finds in himself a natural ne-
cessity of income, 261- his mission-
ary zeal, ib. - never a stated attend-
ant on Mr. Wilbur's preaching, 274

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sang bass in choir, ib. - prudently
avoided contribution toward bell, ib.
abhors a covenant of works, 277-
if saved at all, must be saved gen-
teelly, ib. reports a sermon, 278-
experiences religion, ib. - would con-
sent to a dukedom, 279- converted
to unanimity, 280 sound views of,
282 makes himself an extempore
marquis, 283-extract of letter from,
324, 325 his opinion of Paddies,
325 of Johnson, ib
Sayres, a martyr, 220.
Scaliger, saying of, 191.

Scarabæus pilularius, 188.

Scott, General, his claims to the presi-
dency, 193, 194.

Scrimgour, Rev. Shearjashub, 312.
Scythians, their diplomacy commend-
ed, 209.

Sea, the wormy, 290.

Seamen, colored, sold, 185.
Secessia, licta, 309.

Secession, its legal nature defined, 260.
Secret, a great military, 297.
Selemnus, a sort of Lethean river, 216.
Senate, debate in, made readable, 200.
Seneca, saying of, 190-another, 199,
note overrated by a saint (but see
Lord Bolingbroke's opinion of, in a
letter to Dean Swift), 207- his let-
ters not commended, ib. — a son of
Rev. Mr. Wilbur, 215- quoted, 304.
Serbonian bog of literature, 200.
Sermons, some pitched too high, 275.
Seward, Mister, the late, his gift of
prophecy, 267-needs stiffening, 321
misunderstands parable of fatted
calf, ib.

Sextons, demand for, 187

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heroic offi-

cial devotion of one, 221.
Seymour, Governor, 305.
Shakespeare, 314-a good reporter,

194.

Shaking fever, considered as an em-
ployer, 212.

Sham, President, honest, 196.
Shannon, Mrs., a widow, 258- her
family and accomplishments, 260-
has tantrums, ib. her religious
views, 277, 278- her notions of a
moral and intellectual being, 279-
her maiden name, ib.- her blue
blood, ib.

Sheba, Queen of, 188.

Sheep, none of Rev. Mr. Wilbur's
turned wolves, 186.
Shem, Scriptural curse of, 221.
Shiraz Centre, lead-mine at, 280.
Shirley, Governor, 266.

Shoddy, poor covering for outer or in-

Smith, Mr., fears entertained for, 203
- dined with, 207.

Smith, N. B., his magnanimity, 205.
Smithius, dux, 308.

Sloanshure, Habakkuk, Esquire, Presi
dent of Jaalam Bank, 283.

Soandso, Mr., the great, defines his
position, 205.

Soft-heartedness, misplaced, is soft-
headedness, 306.

Sol, the fisherman, 188 — soundness of
respiratory organs hypothetically at-
tributed to, ib

Soldiers, British, ghosts of, insubordi-
nate, 268.

Solomon, Song of, portions of it done
into Latin verse by Mr. Wilbur, 307.
Solon, a saying of, 190.

Soul, injurious properties of, 282.
South, the, its natural eloquence, 295--

facts have a mean spite against, 288.
South Carolina, futile attempt to ar
chor, 201 her pedigrees, 276.
Southern men, their imperfect notions
of labor, 257 - of subscriptions, 258
-too high-pressure, 261-prima
facie noble, 279.

Spanish, to walk, what, 188.
Speech-making, an abuse of gift of
speech, 200.

Spirit-rapping does not repay the spir
its engaged in it, 301.

Split-Foot, Old, made to squirm, 261.

Thacker, Rev. Preserved, D.D., 302.
Thanks get lodged, 212.
Thanksgiving, Feejee, 257.

Thaumaturgus, Saint Gregory, letter of,
to the Devil, 207.
Theleme, Abbey of, 283.

Theocritus, the inventor of idyllic poe-
try, 262.

Theory, defined, 292.
Thermopyles, too many, 287.

"They'll say" a notable bully, 270.
Thirty-nine articles might be made
serviceable, 190.

Thor, a foolish attempt of, 201.
Thoreau, 262.

Thoughts, live ones characterized, 315.
Thumb, General Thomas, a valuable
member of society, 198.

Thunder, supposed in easy circum-
stances, 211.

Thynne, Mr., murdered, 185.

Trowbridge, William, mariner, adven-
ture of, 189.

Truth and falsehood start from same
point, 190 truth invulnerable to
satire, ib. compared to a river, 194
- of fiction sometimes truer than fact,
ib. - told plainly, passim.
Tuileries, exciting scene at, 199-front-
parlor of, 285.

Tully, a saying of, 195, note.
Tunnel, northwest-passage, a poor in-
vestment, 283.

Turkey-Buzzard Roost, 260.
Tuscaloosa, 260.

Tutchel, Rev. Jonas, a Sadducee, 291.
Tweedledee, gospel according to, 204.
Tweedledum, great principles of, 204.
Tylerus, juvenis insignis, 308-por-
phyrogenitus, 309 - Johannides,
flito celeris, 310-bene titus, ib.
Tyrants, European, how made to trem-
ble, 258.

U.

Ulysses, husband of Penelope, 192-
borrows money, 215 (for full partic-
ulars of, see Homer and Dante)-
rex, 308.
Unanimity, new ways of producing, 280
Union, its hoops off, 280 - its good old
meaning, 292.

Universe, its breeching, 281.
University, triennial catalogue of, 193.
Us, nobody to be compared with, 258,
and see World, passim.

V.

Van Buren fails of gaining Mr. Sawin's
confidence, 219- his son John re
proved, ib.

Van, Old, plan to set up, 219.