The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

vessation. faithfully repeated bv The
|viEilant Boswell. that he characterized
patriotism a. THE last refuge of q
sounded" the biting words no doubt
rejecting his mood at the moment rather
than his real opinion.
Over against this We may p1ace an
Others definition Of patriot - "One
who lives for the promotion of his
countryis union. and dies in It." while
the explanation Of hero. 81 He who after
warming his enemies Is toasted by his
friends" shows genial spirit that COM
mends Il to our favor.
The children have always had their
own way Of describing things. and as a
rule they hit it of pretty wen. Thus
the definition Of dust as Mud with the
juice squeezed out. Of fan as "A thing
to brush warmth off," Of q monkey a.
"A small boy with a tall" Of salt as
That which makes your potatoes taste
bad when you don't put any on" of
wakefulness as ''Your eyes an the time
coming unbuttonctl." and Of ice a.
Water that stayed out too late in the
cold and went to slcep." could hardly be
improved upon for their graphic power.
So It was a school-boy who. on being
required to define a sob. after much
hesitancy blurtcd out: 1T means when
Ia feller don't mean to CIV, and It bursts
out ITSELF" Another cleverly defined q
comma - "A period with long TAIL:
and third did still better in response
to the request for definition Of the big
woed responsibility "WeI now, sup
posing ! had only two buttons ON my
trousers. and one came of. an the respCn-
6biity would be on the other button"
a teacher having asked Of her class tho
meaning Of the word 'admittance." I" tn.
question went unanswered from the head
almost down to the foot re a small boy
held up his hand as o signal that be Was
ready with . reply 1T means" said
he. twenty-five cents. and children
two for quarter"
Returning again to the grown-ups. ne
have the aunty who while travelling with
her little niece. and by her called upon to
explain what Junction meant. compaa-
Gently responded: why. junction i
. paace where two railroads separate"
TheTe = of course . spice of malice IN
the definition q . jury ~ "A body of
men organized to find out which SIDE has
the clevesest lawyer on the other hand
one disccrns q touch of pathos in the
definition of suspicion by JEALOUS
husband - "A feeling that compels you
to try and find out something which you
don't want 10 know: and there i q
gleam of humor in the fair American's
description Of ballet-gisi rs An open
muslin umbrella with two pink handles.".
which shows stin more strongly in the
Irish mendicant's account Of charity
soup. 70 Wit: "A quart Of water boiled
down to pint to make it strong''
That is happy definition Of walking.
stick: The Old mans strength. and the
young mans weakness" for which q
worthy companion IS of the umhCella:
" A fair and foul-weather friend who has
many ups and downs in the world"
To can . watch second hand affair"
may at first strike one as undescrved. but
on further consideration its appro-
priatencss must be admitted. while for q
wig the terms TOP Of the pole. Picked
locks" and '' Poachcd hair" appeal sue.
ressful1y to ones sense Of humor.
To define custom as The Law Of fools'"
IS sure to arouse argument. for il win by
no means command universal agreement.
The allegation that Sc Politeness is half.
sister to charity" may be accepted with
Dut protest. The definition Of motlestv