Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1883 — Guesses for the New Year. [ARTICLE]

Guesses for the New Year.

What & the difference between a donkey and a goldfinch?—One eate the thistle up, the other the thistle dov:n. What is that full of holes, yet that Can be filled with water ?—A sponge. Which word would you rather write, f tweedledum or tweedledee ?—Tweedledee is written with more ease (e’s). Which should you think must be the coldest river in England?—The ice is (Isis). ■ , ■ ( ' '• ' ■ a Why is the letter L. like Warwickshire ? —Because it is in the middle of England. - Why isa New Year’s eve party like Timhuctoo ?—Because it ought to begin with a capital T “ea.”