To which the nephew replied, by return of mail,—
Dear Uncle,
:
The long of this short was, that the uncle wrote to his nephew, See my coal on, which a se-mi-col-on expressed; and the youngster informed his uncle that the coal was shipped, by simply saying, Col-on.
When Lord Buckley married a rich and beautiful lady, whose hand had been solicited at the same time by Lord Powis, in the height of his felicity he wrote thus to the Duke of Dorset:—
Dear Dorset:—I am the happiest dog alive!
Buckley.
ANSWER:
Dear Buckley:—Every dog has his day.
Dorset.