“WISE AND OTHERWISE.”
Selected by George Henry Biddle.
A Colored man by the name of Berry was working for a farmer (who was somewhat of a wag), addressing him one morning he said, “Go gather the straw, Berry, and tell the young boys to pick the goose, Berry, the older ones the elder, Berry, the girls the black, Berry, and don’t look so blue, Berry.”
Teacher—Define the word tunnel. Boy—To hollow out. Teacher—Give me a sentence in which the word is used. Boy—When my teacher whips me, I commence to tunnel.
Where did you get that hair on your coat? From the head of the bed.
Levy, I thought your wife was sick? “Today I saw her at the window sewing.” “Yes, she is on the mend.”
Who killed the Dead sea? What is home without a mother? An incubator.