o the water, what would it
become?
Wet.

What is the oldest tree in Australia?
The Elder.

What trees bear the most fruit for the Market?
The axle-trees.

Why is a clock not wound up, like a mile-stone?
Because it stands still.

What is the easiest thing for a nigger to do?
Keep dark.

How can you make a currant cake without currants?
Put only one currant into it.

Which letters are never out of fashion?
F A S H I O N.

Why is your nose like St. Paul's?
Because it is flesh and blood.

Why do white sheep furnish more wool than the black ones?
Because there are more of them.

What makes a pair of boots?
Two.

What did Adam first plant in his garden?
His foot.

How can a boy make his jacket last?
By making his coat and waistcoat first.

She was plump and beautiful, and he was wildly fond of her; she
hated him, yet woman-like, she strove to catch him. What was he?
He was a flea.

What is the difference between six dozen dozen and half a dozen
dozen?
One is six gross and the other is six dozen.

What is that which a man can put into his right hand but never into
his left?
His left elbow.

What is that which a man with two eyes cannot see with one?
T'other eye.

Spell and pronounce the word Pot, without saying Teapot?

Cautiously start a conversation about coins, and the ask, "Did
you ever see any of those coins two of which make eighteen pence?"
Of course they will say "no"; then show them a shilling and a
sixpence, and you "have" them.

Would you rather an elephant killed you or a gorilla?
Rather the elephant killed the gorilla.

[Illustration: Puzzle, When Shall We Three Meet Again.]

When Shall We Three Meet Again?

One donkey has met another donkey and now there are two donkeys, as
you see and you have to guess where the third donkey is: if you
cannot guess it, some kind friend will tell you.

There was a donkey on one side of a river and some hay on the
other side. The donkey wanted the hay, but he couldn't swim over
the river, jump over it, nor cross the bridge. How could he
manage it? Do you give up? Yes.
Answer--That is what the other donkey did.

REPEAT THIS WITH A FRIEND
1. I went up one pair of stairs; 2. Just like me.
1. I went up two pair of stairs; 2. Just like me.
1. I went into a room; 2. Just like me.
1. I looked out of a window; 2. Just like me.
1. And there I saw a donkey; 2. Just like me.

"Around the