When can a lamp be said to be in a bad temper? When it is put out.
Railways are aristocratic. They teach every man to know his own station and to stop there.
Why is a spendthrift’s purse like a thunder-cloud? Because it is continually lightning.
Why is a boy almost always more noisy than a girl? Because he is more son-orous.
An aggravating girl—Miss Deal.
A water-course—A series of temperance lectures.
Attachment notice—The announcement of a marriage engagement.
A shocking disaster—An earthquake.
What is more chilling to an ardent lover than the beautiful’s no?
A serious movement on foot—The coming corn or bunion.