IF a husband were to see his wife drowning, what single letter of the
alphabet would he name?--_Answer._ Let-her B.
WHAT is most like a hen stealing?--_Ans._ A cock _robbing_ (robin).
WHAT wind would a hungry sailor wish for, at sea?--_Ans._--A wind that
blows _fowl_ and then _chops_.
WHEN is a lane dangerous to walk in?--_Ans._ When the hedges are
_shooting_, and the _bull-rushes_ out.
IN what color should a secret be kept?--_Ans._ In violet (inviolate).
WHAT proof is there that Robinson Crusoe found his island
inhabited?--_Ans._ Because he saw a great swell pitching into a little
cove.
WHAT was Joan of Arc made of?--_Ans._ _Maid_ of Orleans.
WHY is the county of Bucks, like a drover's stick?--_Ans._ Because it
runs into _Oxon_ (oxen) and Herts (_hurts_).
WHO is the greatest dandy you meet at sea?--_Ans._ The great _swell_ of
the ocean.
WHY may it be presumed that Moses wore a wig?--_Ans._ Because he was
sometimes seen with Aaron (hair on), and sometimes without.