A. wants his axe ground, 282.
A. B., information wanted concerning, 207.
Abraham (Lincoln), his constitutional scruples, 282.
Abuse, an, its usefulness, 295. Adam, eldest son of, respected, 185- his fall, 301-how if he had bitten a sweet apple? 304.
Adam, Grandfather, forged will of, 271. Æneas goes to hell, 214.
olus, a seller of money, as is sup- posed by some, 215.
Aschylus, a saying of, 199, note. Alligator, a decent one conjectured to be, in some sort, humane, 220. Allsmash, the eternal, 286. Alphonso the Sixth of Portugal, tyran- nical act of, 221.
Ambrose, Saint, excellent (but ration- alistic) sentiment of, 193.
'American Citizen," new compost so called, 215.
American Eagle, a source of inspira- tion, 196-hitherto wrongly classed, 199-long bill of, ib.
Americans bebrothered, 265. Amos cited, 193.
Anakim, that they formerly existed, shown, 221.
Angels providentially speak French, 189-conjectured to be skilled in all tongues, ib.
Anglo-Saxondom, its idea, what, 188. Anglo-Saxon mask, 188. Anglo-Saxon race, 187.
Anglo-Saxon verse, by whom carried to perfection, 186.
Antiquaries, Royal Society of North- ern, 289.
Antonius, a speech of, 194-by whom best reported, ib.
Baby, a low-priced one, 214. Bacon, his rebellion, 276. Bacon, Lord, quoted, 276.
Bagowind, Hon. Mr., whether to be damned, 203.
Balcom, Elder Joash Q., 2d, founds a Baptist society in Jaalam, A. D. 1830,
Baldwin apples, 222.
Baratarias, real or imaginary, which most pleasant, 215.
Barnum, a great natural curiosity rec- ommended to, 198.
Barrels, an inference from seeing, 222. Bartlett, Mr., mistaken, 262.
Bâton Rouge, 216- strange peculiari- ties of laborers at, ib. Baxter, R., a saying of, 193. Bay, Mattysqumscot, 220. Bay State, singular effect produced on military officers by leaving it, 189. Beast, in Apocalypse, a loadstone for whom, 209-tenth horn of, applied to recent events, 303. Beaufort, 287.
Beauregard (real name Toutant), 266, 282.
Beaver, brook, 316.
Beelzebub, his rigadoon, 202.
Behmen, his letters not letters, 207. Behn, Mr. Aphra, quoted, 276. Bellers, a saloon-keeper, 218-inhu- manly refuses credit to a presidential candidate, ib.
Belmont. See Woods.
Bentley, his heroic method with Mil- ton, 290.
Bible, not composed for use of colored persons, 278.
Biglow, Ezekiel, his letter to Hon. J.
T. Buckingham, 183-never heard of any one named Mundishes, ib. - nearly fourscore years old, ib. -his aunt Keziah, a notable saying of, ib. Biglow, Hosea, Esquire, excited by composition, 183 - --a poem by, ib., 204 - his opinion of war, 184-wanted at home by Nancy, 184-recommends a forcible enlistment of warlike edi- tors, ib. would not wonder, if gene- rally agreed with, ib. -versifies letter of Mr. Sawin, 185-a letter from, 186, 201- his opinion of Mr. Sawin, 186- does not deny fun at Cornwal-
lis, ib. note - his idea of militia glory, 187, note a pun of, 188, note—is uncertain in regard to people of Bos- ton, ib. had never heard of Mr. John P. Robinson, 190-aliquid sufflaminandus, ib. — his poems at- tributed to a Mr. Lowell, 192-is unskilled in Latin, ib. - his poetry maligned by some, ib. — his disinter- estedness, ib. his deep share in common-weal, 193-his claim to the presidency, ib. -his mowing, ib. resents being called Whig, ib. posed to tariff, ib. obstinate, ib. infected with peculiar notions, ib. reports a speech, 194-emulates his- torians of antiquity, b.- his charac- ter sketched from a hostile point of view, 199-a request of his complied with, 203-appointed at a public meeting in Jaalam, 207-confesses ignorance, in one minute particular, of propriety, ib. -his opinion of cocked hats, ib.-letter to, ib. called "Dear Sir," by a general, ib. - probably receives same compli- ment from two hundred and nine, ib.
picks his apples, 222 — his crop of Baldwins conjecturally large, ib.- his labors in writing autographs, 253
visits the Judge and has a pleasant time, 262-born in Middlesex Coun- ty, 267 his favorite walks, ib. — his gifted pen, 285-born and bred in the country, 297-feels his sap start in spring, 298-is at times unsocial, 299- the school-house where he learned his a-b-c, ib.-falls asleep, 300 his ancestor a Cromwellian colonel, ib. finds it harder to make up his mind as he grows older, 301 - wishes he could write a song or two, 305 liable to moods, 315-loves nature and is loved in return, ib. describes some favorite haunts of his. 315, 316-his slain kindred, 316- his speech in March meeting, 317- does not reckon on being sent to Congress, 318-has no eloquence, ib.his own reporter, 319-never abused the South, 320-advise Un cle Sam, ib. is not Boston-mad, 321-bids farewell, 326. Billings, Dea. Cephas, 186.
Bolles, Mr. Secondary, author of prize peace essay, 187 - presents sword to Lieutenant Colonel, ib. -a fluent orator, ib.found to be in error, 187.
Bonaparte, N., a usurper, 209. Bonds, Confederate, their specie basis cutlery, 259 when payable, (atten- tion, British stockholders !) 286. Boot-trees, productive, where, 214. Boston, people of, supposed educated, 188, note has a good opinion of itself, 267, 268.
Bowers, Mr. Arphaxad, an ingenious photographic artist, 290. Brahmins, navel-contemplating, 206. Brains, poor substitute for, 268. Bread-trees, 214.
Bream, their only business, 263. Brigadier-Generals in militia, devotion
Brigadiers, nursing ones, tendency in to literary composition, 256. Brigitta, viridis, 308. Britannia, her trident, 273. Brotherhood, subsides after election, 294.
Brown, Mr., engages in an unequal contest, 203.
Browne, Sir T., a pious and wise senti-
ment of, cited and commended, 186. Brutus Four-Corners, 254.
Buchanan, a wise and honest man, 280. Buckingham, Hon. J. T., editor of the Boston Courier, letters to, 183, 185, 192, 201-not afraid, 186. Buffalo, a plan hatched there, 219- plaster, a prophecy in regard to, ib. Buffaloes, herd of, probable influence of tracts upon, 305.
Cainites, sect of, supposed still extant, 185.
Caleb, a monopoly of his denied, 187
curious notions of, as to meaning of "shelter," 188-his definition of Anglo-Saxon, ib.-charges Mexi- cans (not with bayonets but) with im- proprieties, ib.
Calhoun, Hon. J. C., his cow-bell cur-
few, light of the nineteenth century to be extinguished at sound of, 200- cannot let go apron-string of the Past, 201-his unsuccessful tilt at Spirit of the Age, ib. - the Sir Kay of mod- ern chivalry, ib. .-his anchor made of a crooked pin, ib. mentioned,
Calyboosus, carcer, 310. Cambridge Platform, use discovered for, 190.
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