Moses held up vainly as an example, 422 construed by Joe Smith, _ib._

Myths, how to interpret readily, 432.

N.

Naboths, Popish ones, how distinguished, 401.

Nation, rights of, proportionate to size, 398.

National pudding, its effect on the organs of speech, a curious physiological fact, 401.

Nephelim, not yet extinct, 453.

New England overpoweringly honored, 412 wants no more speakers, _ib._ done brown by whom, _ib._ her experience in beans beyond Cicero's, 432.

Newspaper, the, wonderful, 425 a strolling theatre, _ib._ thoughts suggested by tearing wrapper of, 426 a vacant sheet, _ib._ a sheet in which a vision was let down, _ib._ wrapper to a bar of soap, _ib._ a cheap impromptu platter, _ib._

New York, letters from, commended, 427.

Next life, what, 421.

n.i.g.g.e.rs, 390 area of abusing, extended, 410 Mr. Sawin's opinions of, 449.

Ninepence a day low for murder, 395.

No, a monosyllable, 401 hard to utter, _ib._

Noah, enclosed letter in bottle, probably, 427.

Nornas, Lapland, what, 441.

North, has no business, 419 bristling, crowded off roost, 430.

North Bend, geese inhumanly treated at, 431 mentioned, 443.

North star, a proposition to indict, 420.

O.

Off ox, 429.

Officers, miraculous transformation in character of, 399 Anglo-Saxon, come very near being anathematized, _ib._

O'Phace, Increase D., Esq., speech of, 408.

Oracle of Fools, still respectfully consulted, 408.

Orion, becomes commonplace, 426.

Orrery, Lord, his letters (lord!), 427.

Ostracism, curious species of, 408.

P.

Palestine, 399.

Palfrey, Hon. J. G., 408, 412, 413 (a worthy representative of Ma.s.sachusetts).

Pantagruel recommends a popular oracle, 408.

Panurge, his interview with Goatsnose, 432.

Papists, female, slain by zealous Protestant bomb-sh.e.l.l, 442.

Paralipomenon, a man suspected of being, 431.

Paris, liberal principles safe as far away as, 422.

_Parliamentum Indoctorum_ sitting in permanence, 408.

Past, the, a good nurse, 417.

Patience, sister, quoted, 396.

Paynims, their throats propagandistically cut, 400.

Penelope, her wise choice, 404.

People, soft enough, 423 want correct ideas, 439.

Pepin, King, 428.

Periwig, 430.

Persius, a pithy saying of, 411, _note_.

Pescara, Marquis, saying of, 393.

Peter, Saint, a letter of (_post-mortem_), 428.

Pharisees, opprobriously referred to, 422.

Philippe, Louis, in pea-jacket, 425.

Phlegyas, quoted, 421.