TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.

CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time remains to him.

RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who utters them.

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient.

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.

TRUCE, n. Friendship.