Why are ladies who wear large crinolines ugly? Because they are not even passable.
Why are washerwomen unreasonable? They expect soft water when it rains hard.
Why are they the greatest of coquettes? They wring men's ruffled bosoms.
CHAPTER VI
Geographical Conundrums
What would happen if a colored waiter dropped a platter with a turkey upon it? The humiliation of Africa, the fall of Turkey, the destruction of China, and the overflowing of Greece.
What river is that which runs between two seas? The Thames—between Chel-sea and Batter-sea.
When is the river Thames good for the eyes? When it is high (eye) water.
Which are the lightest men—Scotchmen, Irishmen, or Englishmen? In Ireland there are men of Cork; in Scotland men of Ayr; but in England, on the Thames, there are lighter men.