BASEBALL A game in which the young man who bravely strikes out for
himself receives no praise for it.

BAT Senior partner of Bat, Ball & Co., and never found without the
rest of the firm, as it takes several high-balls to make one short
bat.

BEACH A strip of sand, skirted by water; covered with lady-killers
in summer, life-savers in winter, and used as a haven--or heaven--
for Smacks the year around.

BENEDICT A married male.

BENEDICTINE A married female.

BENEDICTION Their children.

BERTH An aid to sleep, invented by Pullman. Lower preferred.

BIRTH An aid to life, discovered by Woman. Higher preferred.

BICYCLE-SKIRT A abbreviated garment that makes women look shorter
and men longer.

BIGAMY A form of insanity in which a man insists on paying three
board bills instead of two.

BILLIOUSNESS A liver complaint often mistaken for piety.

BILL-OF-FARE A list of eatables. Distinguished from Menu by