Adding to your name.—This is another mode of performing addition. It is not necessary to go to an university for this, any more than it is necessary to go to a church to get married. The thing can now be done without it. Schoolmasters, and pettifoggers of all kinds, will find this an excellent piece of practical wisdom.
"ADDITION FOR COMMON NAMES."
- The Reverend Dr. O'Crikey, D.D.—Duke of Dunces, or Dull Donkey.
- The Reverend Samuel Snuffers, A.M.—A Muff.
- John Petty Fog, Esq. LL.D.—Deuced Lying Lawyer.
- The Right Hon. Lord Dolittle, F.S.A.—Fumbler in Science and Art.
- The Most Noble the Marquis of Sligo, F.R.S.—Fellow of the Rigmarol Society.
- The Lord Knowswho, F.A.S.—Fool a star-gazing.
- Jeremy Stonybatter, F.G.S.—Fluking of the Gammoning Society.
- Billy Buttercup, Esq. F.L.S.—First of the Lubberhead Society.
- Captain Marlinspike, F.N.S.—Fellow of no Society.
ADDING TO A STORY.
"Oh! Mrs. Wiggins, I declare
I never heard the like!
The wretch knows how to curse and swear,
To bite, and scratch, and strike!
"All day he's tossicated, and