The English Language

The English looguage must appear 'fearfully ind wonderfully made" to a foreigner. One of thom lookingat a pie ture of a nuinber of' véasela said, "Seo, what a tiook of ships." Ho was told that a flock of siiips was called a fleet, but that a fleet of ships was called a flock. And it was added for hi.s guidanco in mastering the intrienciesof our Itnguag, that. a floek of girlsis a bevy. that a bevy of wolves is called a pack, iiud a pack of thiüvi's is called a gang. and a gans of ang'es is callad a host, a host ot porpoises is called a schoo!, and a school of buffuloe-" is called a herd, and a herd cf children is called a troep, aüd a troop of partiidges is called a covey, and a covey of beauties iw culled a galaxy, and a galaxy of ruffians is called a horde-, and u horde uf rubbish iscallird a heap, and a henp öf oxen is called a drovt, and a drove of b!ackuards is ciilled a niob, and a mob of vvhales is Citllcd a school, aud a school of worshipers is a congregatior,, and a congregation of engineer ia called a corps, and a corps of robbers is called a svsartn, and a swarm of people is caíled a crovvd, and crowd of genlle folks is eallod the elite and the elite of the city's thieves and rascáis are called the otighs, and the miseellaneous erowd of the city folks is called the comtmuiity or the public, according as they ure spoken of by the re'igious coirininnity of secular public