Why is a looking-glass very complaisant? Because it always does as the company does.
Why is a newspaper like a lame man? Because it generally lies.
Why is a staircase like a back-biter? Because its rail's against you.
Why is a high wind like a dumb man in distress? Because it makes moving signs.
Why are sheep the most dissipated of animals? They gambol all their youth, live by the turf, the best of them are blacklegs, and they get fleeced at last.
Why is a bald-headed man like a hunting dog? He makes a little hare go a great way.
Why is a horse that is constantly rid, though never fed, never starved? Because he's never without a bit.
Why is a sleepy servant like a warming pan? Because he's in bed before his master.
Why is a rich farmer like a man with bad teeth? Because he has a good many achers.