They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

MONSIGNOR- A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of our religion overlooked the advantages.

Cribbage, n. A substitute for conversation among those to whom nature has denied ideas.

INGRATE, n. One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.

REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.