PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat.

PRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the peninsula of Oque. Some feeble attempts were made by returned missionaries to introduce it into several European countries . .