Without my first my second could never have existed, and my whole is as old as creation. Sun-day.
When is a gun like a dismissed servant? When it is discharged and goes off.
What is everything doing at the same time? Growing older.
What should you do if you split your sides with laughter? Run till I got a stitch in them.
What is the difference between a young girl and an old hat? Merely a difference of time—one has feeling and the other has felt.
What herb is most injurious to a lady’s beauty? Thyme.
Why is an aristocratic seminary for young ladies like a flower garden? Because it is a place of haughty culture (horticulture).
What is the difference between a clock and a partnership? When a clock is wound up it goes; when a firm is wound up it stops.
How do you know when night is nigh? When the t (tea) is taken away.
Why are some women like facts? Because they are stubborn things.