Two Pretty English Words

'There are some qneer thingg nbont words when yon come to know theia inthnately," said Dr. Coues, stroking his long, light beard reflectively. "Now one would natnrally conclude that words of fifteeu or twenty syliables, such as basickeratochondroglossus, the name of a muscle at the root of the tongue, and dacryocystosyringotomy, the name of a surgical operation on the tear dnct of the eye, would be most difficult for the lexicographer to manage. Nothing could be f urther from the fact. The most difficult words we have to define are those of two and three letters. The truth is, like some people, they are so simple that there is nothing by which you can aibly describe