punishment, used by mothers and land-ladies. "The Festive Board" may be a shingle, a hair-brush a fish-hash breakfast or a stewed prune supper.

     BOHEMIA

    (Not on the map.) A land flowing with canned milk and distilled honey and untroubled by consistency, convention, conscience or cash. A land to which many are called and few chosen.

     BONE

    One Dollar—the original price of a wife. Note, Adam, who had to give up one bone before he got Eve.

     BONNETS

    A female head trouble, which is contracted the latter part of Lent and breaks out on Easter.

     BOODLE

    Money, born of poor, but dishonest parents, and taken in by the Graft family.

     BORROW

    v. t., to swap hot air for cold coin.

     BOWER

    A shady retreat, in general.

     BOWERY

    A shady retreat in New York.

     BRACE

    Security for the trousers.

     BRACER

    Security for the stomach.

     BRACELET

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