A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures.

Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.

MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.

Coronation: The ceremony of investing a sovereign with the outward and visible signs of his divine right to be blown skyhigh with a dynamite bomb.

PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read.

Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.