My first is a game, my second is what we use our eyes for, my whole is a State of America. Tennes see.
Why should a favorite hen be called Macduff? Because we wish her to lay on.
Why is the letter G like the sun? It is the centre of light.
Why are pretty girls like fire-works? Because they soon go off.
Why is coal the most contradictory article known to commerce? Because when purchased, instead of going to the buyer it goes to the cel-lar.
Why would it be hard on ministers to preach without notes? Because their families would suffer without the greenbacks.
In what sort of syllables should a parrot be taught to speak? In polly silly-bills.
My first is a pronoun, my second is used at weddings, and my whole is an inhabitant of the deep. Her ring.
What is the difference between a bee-hive and a bad potato? None. One is a bee-holder; a bee-holder is a speck’d ’tatur, and a speck’d ’tatur is a bad potato.
What cannot be called a disinterested act of hospitality? Entertaining a hope.