Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.

Self-evident, adj. Evident to one's self and to nobody else.

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.

ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction.

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.