Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

NOVEL, n. A short story padded.

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

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.

LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp."

PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.