ison him; of _hydropathy_ to drown him;
and of _homeopathy_ to let him die unaided.

* * * * *

One of the _combatants_ struck his _opponent_ in the _abdomen_ with a
club, cut off an _alder_ tree; he was carried under the shade of an
_ailantus_ and immediately expired.

* * * * *

_Sophia_ found the egg under a _piony_ near the _shumac_ tree; but she
broke it in carrying, and spilled the _albumen_ all over her _alpaca_
dress.

* * * * *

The dose for an _adult_ is a _dessert-spoonful_.

* * * * *

It was a plain supper--nothing but _aerated_ bread, _Bologna_ sausage
and _radishes_.

* * * * *

He told his _demonstrative disputant_ that he did not wish to _get_
into an _altercation_, but it only appeared to arouse his
_combativeness_ still more.

* * * * *

Why do you accent the _antepenult_ of _espionage_?

* * * * *

He _illustrated_ his proposition by cutting off the _apex_ of the
figure, and then exhibited his _apparatus_ for the production of
_statical_ electricity.

* * * * *

Two-thirds _gum-arabic_ and one-third _gum-tragacanth_ make a good
mucilage.

* * * * *

The _archbishop_ dreamed that an _archangel_ came to him and told him
to have his _architect_ send to an island in the Grecian _Archipelago_
for white marble for the _pilasters_.

* * * * *

Search the _archives_ of history and you will not find another such
_prodigy_ as Admirable _Crichton_.

* * * * *

When, after _traversing_ the ocean, you find yourself in the _arid_
desert of _Sahara_, where there is no _aroma_ of sweet flowers, or
anything _at all_ to regale your exhausted energies; where there is no
_herb_ nor _herbaceous_ plant near you; where you are almost famished
for want of some _potable_ fluid; where you are in constant fear of
being _harassed_ by _truculent nomads_--then will you realize that
there are no joys _comparable_ to those that exist around the
_hearthstone_ of your humble home.

* * * * *

When the contents of the _museum_ were sold by _auction_, the
antiquary bought a roll of _papyrus_ filled with _hieroglyphics_, a
kind of _bellow