An amusing writer of the last century, justly complains of the want of definite words to express, distinctly and unmistakably, the different degrees of visits, with reference to their length. Whether the stay of the guest comprises ten minutes, an hour, an evening, a day, a week, or a month, still it goes under the vague and general term of a visit. We propose, humourously, that if the stay of the guest exceeds a week, it should be called “a visitation.” If it includes a dining, or tea-drinking, or evening-spending, it may be termed “a visit;” while a mere call can be mentioned as “a vis.”…
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