RIDDLES.
When is cricket first mentioned in the Bible —When Paul stood up before the eleven and was bold (bowled)’
How did Jonah feel when swallowed by the whale?—Very much down in the mouth and going to blubber. When is boxing mentioned in the Bible? —When Jacob put on hairy gloves and “ went in ” to his father.
When is banking mentioned the first time in the Bible?—When Pharoah received a (cheque) check on the Banks of tiie Red Sea, which was crossed by Moses. Riddle No. 2 was once incorrectly asked by accident, thus—“ How did Jonah feel when he had swallowed the whale ?” A ready-witted guesser at once replied “A very great ‘ swell’ I should think.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 210, 3 October 1874, Page 2
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117RIDDLES. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 210, 3 October 1874, Page 2
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