One letter's a tree? U (yew).
One means to agree? A (aye).
One is to drink? T (tea).
One a bird, think? J (jay).
Now of letters that rhyme
You must guess them in time;
One is an insect busy all day? B (bee).
One is a river that wends on its way? D (Dee).
One is a slang word it is best not to say? G (Gee).
These two letters are not at all hard? E Z (easy).
These letters form a literary composition? S A (essay).
These letters will decompose? D K (decay).
These letters form a material to wear? P K (pique).
These letters do the best of all? X L (excel).
These letters form a tree? L M (elm).
The meaning of these letters is not full? M T (empty).
CHAPTER IX
General Conundrums
Why is a baby like a sheaf of wheat? Because it is first cradled, then threshed, and afterward becomes the flower of the family.
What is it that is queer about flowers? They shoot before they have pistils.
What is the worst thing to catch afire? Nothing.
Why is a man who has parted from his bed like one obliged to keep it? He is bedridden.
What is the oldest coupler in use? The wedding ring.