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Tu, to, too; commonly has this sound when used emphatically, or at the end of a sentence. At other times it has the sound of t in tough, as, Ware ye goin' tu? Goin' ta Boston.

U.

Ugly, ill-tempered, intractable. Uncle Sam, United States; the largest boaster of liberty and owner of slaves.

Unrizzest, applied to dough or bread; heavy, most unrisen, or most incapable of rising.

V.

V-spot, a five-dollar bill. Vally, value.

W.

Wake snakes, to get into trouble. Wal, well; spoken with great deliberation, and sometimes with the a very much flattened, sometimes (but more seldom) very much broadened.

Wannut, walnut, (hickory.)
Ware, where.
Ware, were.

Whopper, an uncommonly large lie; as, that General Taylor is in favor of the Wilmot Proviso.

Wig, Whig; a party now dissolved.

Wunt, will not.
Wus, worse.
Wut, what.

Wuth, worth; as, Antislavery perfessions 'fore 'lection aint wuth a Bungtown copper. Wuz, was, sometimes were.

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INDEX.

A. B., information wanted con-
cerning, 216.
Adam, eldest son of, respected,
154.

Eneas goes to hell, 238.
Eolus, a seller of money, as is
supposed by some, 239.
Eschylus, a saying of. 191,

note.

Alligator, a decent one conjec-
tured to be, in some sort, hu-
mane, 255.
Alphonso the Sixth of Portu-
gal, tyrannical act of, 258.
Ambrose, Saint, excellent (but
rationalistic) sentiment of,
177.

"American Citizen," new com-
post so called, 241.
American

Eagle, a source
of inspiration, 185-hitherto
wrongly classed, 191-long
bill of, 192.
Amos, cited, 176.
Anakim, that they formerly
existed, shown, 259.
Angels, providentially speak
French, 165-conjectured to
be skilled in all tongues, ib.
Anglo-Saxondom, its idea, what,
163.

Anglo-Saxon mask, 163.
Anglo-Saxon race, 160.
Anglo-Saxon verse, by whom
carried to perfection, 155.

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Ararat, ignorance of foreign
tongues is an, 193.
Arcadian background, 243.
Aristophanes, 175.

Arms, profession of, once es-
teemed, especially that of
gentlemen, 154.
Arnold, 183.
Ashland, 243.

Astor, Jacob, a rich man, 230.
Astræa, nineteenth century for-
saken by, 240.

Athenians, ancient, an institu-
tion of, 182.

Atherton, Senator, envies the
loon, 201.

Austin, St., profane wish of,
184, note.

Aye-Aye, the, an African ani-
mal, America supposed to be
settled by, 167.

B.

Babel, probably the first Con-
gress, 199-a gabble-mill, ib.

Baby, a low-priced one, 235.
Bagowind, Hon. Mr., whether
to be damned, 203.
Baldwin apples, 259.
Baratarias, real or imaginary,
which most pleasant, 240.
Barnum, a great natural cu-
riosity recommended to, 189.
Barrels, an inference from see-
ing, 259.

Bâton Rouge, 243-strange pe-
culiarities of laborers at, 244.
Baxter, R., a saying of, 177.
Bay, Mattysqumscot, 254.
Bay State, singular effect pro-
duced on military officers by
leaving it, 164.

Beast, in Apocalypse, a load-
stone for whom, 222.
Beelzebub, his rigadoon, 201.
Behmen, his letters not letters,
216.

Bellers, a saloon-keeper, 248
-inhumanly refuses credit
to a presidential candidate,
ib.
Biglow, Ezekiel, his letter to

Hon. J. T. Buckingham, 147
-never heard of any one
named Mundishes, 148-
nearly fourscore years old, ib.
-his aunt Keziah, a notable
saying of, 149.

Biglow, Hosea, excited by com-
position, 148-a poem by, 149,
207-his opinion of war, 150
-wanted at home by Nancy,
152-recommends a forcible
enlistment of warlike editors,
ib.-would not wonder, if
generally agreed with, ib.-
versifies letter of Mr. Sawin,
155-a letter from, 156, 198
-his opinion of Mr. Sawin,
157-does not deny fun at
Cornwallis, 158, note-his.
idea of militia glory, 160, note
-a pun of, 161, note-is un-
certain in regard to people
of Boston, ib.-had never
heard of Mr. John P. Robin-

son, 169-aliquid sufflami-
nandus, 170-his poems at-
tributed to a Mr. Lowell, 174
-is unskilled in Latin, 175—
his poetry maligned by some,
ib.-his disinterestedness, ib.
-his deep share in common-
weal, 176-his claim to the
presidency, ib.-his mowing,
ib.-resents being called
Whig, 177-opposed to tariff,
ib.-obstinate, ib.-infected
with peculiar notions, ib.-
reports a speech, 181-emu-
lates historians of antiquity,
ib.-his character sketched
from a hostile point of view,
192-a request of his com-
plied with, 205-appointed at
a public meeting in Jaalam,
217-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 re-
ceives same compliment from
two hundred and nine, ib.-
picks his apples, 259-his
crop of Baldwins conjectu-
rally large, ib.

Billings, Dea. Cephas, 158.
Birch, virtue of, in instilling
certain of the dead languages,
238.

Bird of our country sings ho-
sanna, 160.

Blind, to go it, 235.
Blitz, pulls ribbons from his
mouth, 160.

Bluenose potatoes, smell of,
eagerly desired, 161.
Bobtail obtains a cardinal's
hat, 168.

Bolles, Mr. Secondary, author
of prize peace essay, 159-
presents sword to Lieutenant-
Colonel, ib.-a fluent orator,
ib.-found to be in error,
161.
Bonaparte, N., a usurper, 222.

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