Why is horse-racing a necessity? Because it is a matter of course.
What is most like a horse’s foot? A mare’s.
Why is a horse an anomaly in the hunting-field? Because the better-tempered he is the easier he takes a-fence (offence).
What most resembles a cat looking out of a garret window, amid a sheltering bower of jessamine and woodbine? A cat looking into a garret window under the same circumstances.
A word there is five syllables contains;
Take one away—not one of them remains!
Mo-no-syllable.
If a man attempts to jump a ditch, and falls, why is he likely to miss the beauties of Summer? Because the Fall follows right after the Spring, unless he makes a Summer-set between them.
What does an iron-clad vessel of war, with four inches of steel plating and all its guns on board, weigh just before starting on a cruise? She weighs anchor.
When is an umbrella like suet? When it is dripping.