ALPHABETICAL CONUNDRUMS.
Why is the letter A like the meridian ? Because it’s the middle of day. Why is the letter B like a hot fire ? Because it makes oil boil. Why is the letter D like a fallen angel ? Because, by its association with evil, it becomes a devil. Why is the letter E like the end of time ? Because it is the beginning of eternity. Why is the letter F like death ? Because it makes all fall. Why is fhe letter G like wisdom ? Because it is the beginning of greatness and goodness, Why is the letter H like the dying words of Adam? This is tfle end of earth. Whyistheletterl like the American Hovobu tion ? Because it is the beginning ol'lndepeadence. Why is the lejtter J like the end of spring ? Because it is the beginning of .June. Why is the letter K like a pig's tail ? Be cause it is the latter end of pone,. Why is the letter L like a young lady giving away her sweetheart to another? Because it. makes over a lover.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 16, 20 April 1867, Page 3
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179ALPHABETICAL CONUNDRUMS. Wairarapa Standard, Volume I, Issue 16, 20 April 1867, Page 3
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