IMPOSTOR n. A rival aspirant to public honors.

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick.

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.