"A huntsman is enveloped by a sudden fall of snow from an overhanging tree branch, causing him to drop his rifle which discharges accidentally." Coloured lithograph by A. Strassgschwandtner, ca. 1860.

"Unlocks a secret," from Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1869.

From A Bunch of Keys: Where They Were Found and What They Might Have Unlocked, 1865.

For what this means, see (or course) our very own One-Letter Words: A Dictionary (and though the hardcover is out of print, the e-version remains "out there").  Our illustration is from The Galaxy magazine, 1866.

Here's how Father Time gets around, from Fun magazine, 1864.

From Fun magazine, 1864.  This should also be of interest: How to Be Your Own Cat.

At the bottom of a promise to tell better jokes, we find the "uncommon seal" of the British Public as well as the signature of "Her High Mightiness Judy."  From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1869.

From Tommy Toddles's Comic Almenak, 1862.

Here's a precursor to B. Kliban's Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head.  From An American Family in Germany by John Ross Browne, 1866.

From Christmas Cheer by Angus Reach, James Hannay and Albert Smith, 1856.

From An American Family in Germany by John Ross Browne, 1866.

Here's a mischievous cheese that ogles women, from Bouffonneries de l'Exposition, 1868.

From The Book of Days by Robert Chambers, 1864.