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Show Defining a Mugwump. The definitions given by children of certain words which elude the lexicographer lexico-grapher are sometimes amusing. One little fellow, for instance, came to his mother with a complaint the other day and said: "Maw, Johnny is such a mugwump that I won't sleep with him no more." "Why, Charley," said his mother, "whatever do you mean? A mug-wunfp? mug-wunfp? What is that?" "Wny don't you know? But then you women don't ought to be expected to know nothin' o' pol'tics. But father knows, an' he says a 'mugwump is a chap what won't take either side, an' that's Johnny all over. He sleeps in the middle an' where do I come in?" |