Now, as the business of standing mast-heads, ashore or afloat, is a very ancient and interesting one, let us in some measure expatiate here.

I hope the Congress will sanction some substitutes for the worst of the unmouthable foreign names. The pronunciation of these is so diverse, and generally so ludicrous and incomprehensible, […]

I am afraid lest I revealed too much.

Plan an outing to a local cidery or apple farm. Have fun apple-picking and taste-testing all the different varieties!