and sunk them all in the deepest part of the Atlantic.



SEVERALTY, n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held

individually, not in joint ownership. Certain tribes of Indians are



believed now to be sufficientlycivilized to have in severalty the

lands that they have hitherto held as tribal organizations, and could



not sell to the Whites for waxen beads and potato whiskey.

Lo! the poor Indian whose unsuited mind



Saw death before, hell and the grave behind;

Whom thriftysettler ne'er besought to stay --



His small belongings their appointed prey;

Whom Dispossession, with alluring wile,



Persuaded elsewhere every little while!

His fire unquenched and his undying worm



By "land in severalty" (charming term!)

Are cooled and killed, respectively, at last,



And he to his new holding anchored fast!

SHERIFF, n. In America the chief executive office of a country, whose



most characteristic duties, in some of the Western and Southern

States, are the catching and hanging of rogues.



John Elmer Pettibone Cajee

(I write of him with little glee)



Was just as bad as he could be.

'Twas frequently remarked: "I swon!



The sun has never looked upon

So bad a man as Neighbor John."



A sinner through and through, he had

This added fault: it made him mad



To know another man was bad.

In such a case he thought it right



To rise at any hour of night

And quench that wicked person's light.



Despite the town's entreaties, he

Would hale him to the nearest tree



And leave him swinging wide and free.

Or sometimes, if the humor came,



A luckless wight's reluctant frame

Was given to the cheerful flame.



While it was turning nice and brown,

All unconcerned John met the frown



Of that austere and righteous town.

"How sad," his neighbors said, "that he



So scornful of the law should be --

An anar c, h, i, s, t."



(That is the way that they preferred

To utter the abhorrent word,



So strong the aversion that it stirred.)

"Resolved," they said, continuing,



"That Badman John must cease this thing

Of having his unlawful fling.



"Now, by these sacred relics" -- here

Each man had out a souvenir



Got at a lynching yesteryear --

"By these we swear he shall forsake



His ways, nor cause our hearts to ache

By sins of rope and torch and stake.



"We'll tie his red right hand until

He'll have small freedom to fulfil



The mandates of his lawless will."

So, in convention then and there,



They named him Sheriff. The affair

Was opened, it is said, with prayer.



J. Milton Sloluck

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt



to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any

• attain [ə´tein] v.取得；到达；成为 (初中英语单词)


• surprising [sə´praiziŋ] a.惊人的；意外的 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• performance [pə´fɔ:məns] n.履行；行为；工作 (初中英语单词)


• calmly [´kɑ:mli] ad.平静地；无风浪地 (初中英语单词)


• sentence [´sentəns] n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑 (初中英语单词)


• minister [´ministə] n.部长；大臣 v.伺候 (初中英语单词)


• comparison [kəm´pærisən] n.比较；对照；比喻 (初中英语单词)


• lightly [´laitli] ad.轻微地，稍微 (初中英语单词)


• regiment [´redʒimənt] n.团；一大群 (初中英语单词)


• gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• elephant [´elifənt] n.象 (初中英语单词)


• breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息 (初中英语单词)


• resign [ri´zain] v.辞职；放弃；委托 (初中英语单词)


• distinction [di´stiŋkʃən] n.差别；特征；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• laughter [´lɑ:ftə] n.笑，笑声 (初中英语单词)


• professional [prə´feʃənəl] a.职业的 n.自由职业 (初中英语单词)


• sacred [´seikrid] a.神圣的；庄严的 (初中英语单词)


• mostly [´məustli] ad.主要地；多半；通常 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• origin [´ɔridʒin] n.起源；由来；出身 (初中英语单词)


• agreement [ə´gri:mənt] n.同意；一致；协议 (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• suitable [´su:təbəl, ´sju:-] a.合适的，适当的 (初中英语单词)


• whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)


• coarse [kɔ:s] a.粗(糙)的；粗鲁的 (初中英语单词)


• delicate [´delikət] a.精美的；微妙的 (初中英语单词)


• fabric [´fæbrik] n.织物；结构；组织 (初中英语单词)


• contents [´kɔ:ntents] n.容纳物；要旨 (初中英语单词)


• evident [´evidənt] a.明显的，明白的 (初中英语单词)


• consideration [kən,sidə´reiʃən] n.考虑；原因；体谅 (初中英语单词)


• literary [´litərəri] a.文学(上)的 (初中英语单词)


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• genius [´dʒi:niəs] n.天才(人物)；天赋 (初中英语单词)


• sufficiently [sə´fiʃəntli] ad.充分地，足够地 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• settler [´setlə] n.移居者；殖民者 (初中英语单词)


• elsewhere [,elsweə] ad.在别处；向别处 (初中英语单词)


• executive [ig´zekjutiv] a.行政的 n.行政官 (初中英语单词)


• western [´westən] a.西的；西方的 (初中英语单词)


• wicked [´wikid] a.邪恶的；不道德的 (初中英语单词)


• cheerful [´tʃiəful] a.快乐的；高兴的 (初中英语单词)


• sheriff [´ʃerif] n.郡长；行政长官 (初中英语单词)


• musical [´mju:zikəl] a.音乐的；悦耳的 (初中英语单词)


• symbol [´simbəl] n.符号；象征 (高中英语单词)


• originally [ə´ridʒənəli] ad.本来；独创地 (高中英语单词)


• related [ri´leitid] a.叙述的；有联系的 (高中英语单词)


• throne [θrəun] n.宝座；王位 (高中英语单词)


• illustrious [i´lʌstriəs] a.杰出的，显赫的 (高中英语单词)


• heavenly [´hevənli] a.天的，天空的 (高中英语单词)


• cherry [´tʃeri] n.樱桃(树) (高中英语单词)


• summit [´sʌmit] n.顶(点)；绝顶 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• commonly [´kɔmənli] ad.一般地；通常 (高中英语单词)


• compile [kəm´pail] vt.编辑；汇编 (高中英语单词)


• initial [i´niʃəl] a.最初的 n.首字母 (高中英语单词)


• apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)


• pleasing [´pli:ziŋ] a.使人愉快的；合意的 (高中英语单词)


• admirable [´ædmərəbəl] a.极佳的，值得赞美的 (高中英语单词)


• installment [in´stɔ:lmənt] n.分期付款 (高中英语单词)


• unfortunately [ʌn´fɔ:tʃunitli] ad.不幸；不朽；可惜 (高中英语单词)


• narrative [´nærətiv] a.叙述的 n.记事 (高中英语单词)


• civilized [´sivilaizd] a.先进的；文明的 (高中英语单词)


• hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)


• characteristic [,kæriktə´ristik] a.特有的 n.特性 (高中英语单词)


• hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)


• quench [kwentʃ] v.熄灭；平息；压制 (高中英语单词)


• exceeding [ik´si:diŋ] a.超越的，非常的 (英语四级单词)


• unworthy [ʌn´wə:ði] a.不值得的；不足道的 (英语四级单词)


• villain [´vilən] n.坏人；恶棍；反面角色 (英语四级单词)


• humbly [´hʌmbli] ad.恭顺地，谦卑地 (英语四级单词)


• profane [prə´fein] a.亵渎的 vt.玷污 (英语四级单词)


• conjure [´kʌndʒə] v.祈求；召(鬼)；变魔术 (英语四级单词)


• observance [əb´zə:vəns] n.遵守；惯例；仪式 (英语四级单词)


• elderly [´eldəli] a. 较老的，年长的 (英语四级单词)


• alternately [ɔ:l´tə:nitli] ad.交替地，轮流地 (英语四级单词)


• ownership [´əunəʃip] n.所有权；所有制 (英语四级单词)


• besought [bi´sɔ:t] beseech过去式(分词) (英语四级单词)


• belongings [bi´lɔŋiŋz] n.所有物；行李 (英语四级单词)


• alluring [ə´ljuəriŋ] a.诱惑的；迷人的 (英语四级单词)


• respectively [ri´spektivli] ad.各自地；分别地 (英语四级单词)


• sinner [´sinə] n.罪人 (英语四级单词)


• reluctant [ri´lʌktənt] a.勉强的；难得到的 (英语四级单词)


• austere [ɔ´stiə] a.严峻(格)的；质朴的 (英语四级单词)


• righteous [´raitʃəs] a.正直的；正当的 (英语四级单词)


• lawless [´lɔ:ləs] a.无法无天的 (英语四级单词)


• jester [´dʒestə] n.爱开玩笑的人 (英语六级单词)


• populace [´pɔpjuləs] n.平民；大众；人口 (英语六级单词)


• half-hour [´hɑ:f-auə] n.&a.(每)三十分钟的 (英语六级单词)


• culprit [´kʌlprit] n.犯人；罪犯 (英语六级单词)


• bastard [´bæstəd] n.私生子 a.私生的 (英语六级单词)


• accidentally [,æksi´dentəli] ad.偶然地 (英语六级单词)


• involuntary [in´vɔləntəri] a.无意识的；非自愿的 (英语六级单词)


• landing [´lændiŋ] n.登陆；降落；楼梯平台 (英语六级单词)


• miraculous [mi´rækjuləs] a.非凡的；奇迹般的 (英语六级单词)


• erroneous [i´rəuniəs] a.错误的 (英语六级单词)


• devoid [di´vɔid] a.无…的，缺…的 (英语六级单词)


• selfishness [´selfiʃnis] n.自私；不顾别人 (英语六级单词)


• bowman [´bəumən] n.(弓箭)射手 (英语六级单词)


• thrifty [´θrifti] a.节俭的；兴旺的 (英语六级单词)


• holding [´həuldiŋ] n.保持，固定，存储 (英语六级单词)


• scornful [´skɔ:nful] a.轻蔑的，藐视的 (英语六级单词)