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diff --git a/old/54508-0.txt b/old/54508-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e76c65a..0000000 --- a/old/54508-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5747 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles, by -John H. Tingley - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - -Title: The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles - A Collection of Riddles, Charades, Enigmas, Rebuses, - Anagrams, Labyrinths, Acrostics, etc. With a Hieroglyphic - Preface - -Author: John H. Tingley - -Release Date: April 8, 2017 [EBook #54508] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SANTA CLAUS' BOOK *** - - - - -Produced by MFR, Harry Lam{~INVALID CHARACTER 97 4233B8 - - - - - - - Transcriber’s Notes - - Text printed in italics and bold face are here represented as _text_ - and =text=, respectively. Small capitals have been replaced by ALL - CAPITALS; ^{text} represents superscript text. - - - - - [Illustration: THE - SANTA-CLAUS - BOOK OF - GAMES AND PUZZLES - - NEW-YORK - JOHN H. TINGLEY - 152½ FULTON S^{T.}] - - - - - THE - SANTA CLAUS’ - BOOK OF - GAMES AND PUZZLES: - - A - - COLLECTION OF RIDDLES, CHARADES, ENIGMAS, - REBUSES, ANAGRAMS, LABYRINTHS, - ACROSTICS, ETC. - - WITH A HIEROGLYPHIC PREFACE. - - OVER ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS. - - NEW YORK: - JOHN H. TINGLEY, 152½ FULTON STREET. - - 1864. - - - Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by - JOHN H. TINGLEY, - In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District - of New York. - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - PAGE - HIEROGLYPHIC PREFACE, v - PUZZLES, 9 - CHARADES, 22 - RIDDLES, 42 - REBUSES, 51 - ENIGMAS, 69 - ACROSTICS, 78 - DECAPITATIONS, 81 - NAMES OF PLACES ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED, 87 - CUTTINGS FOR PLANTING, 94 - ANAGRAMS, 98 - CONUNDRUMS, 104 - LABYRINTHS, 21, 41, 77, 93, 108 - - -[Illustration: Sphinx] - - - - -PREFACE. - - - _[Illustration: T]he Enigma is of such ancient and [Illustration: R E - specked]able origin, t[Illustration: hat] [Illustration: eye] shall - ask no_ =1 2 XQQ= _me_ =4= _offering this_ [Illustration: book] =2= - _the public. Enigmatical_ =?? 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Right [Illustration: well] - [Illustration: eye] know, little_ [Illustration: boy]=S= _and_ - [Illustration: girls], =U= [Illustration: can]_not fail_ =2= =B= - _d[Illustration: light]ed w[Illustration: hen] [Illustration: eye] am - ma[Illustration: king] such_ =F=[Illustration: forts] _in_ - [Illustration: ewer] =B ½=; _so, [Illustration: heart]ily shaking_ - =U= [Illustration: awl] _by the [Illustration: hand]_ - - _[Illustration: eye] re[Illustration: mane]_ - - _[Illustration: ewers] truly,_ - - =SANTA CLAUS.= - - - - -PUZZLES, RIDDLES, ENIGMAS, &c. - - - - -PUZZLES. - - -[Illustration] - - -1 - - Two thousand one hundred divided by two, - Will show what all monkeys will readily do. - - -2 - -M a pain negative quaker vessel with indefinite article N V you and me -superior animal. - -[Illustration] - - -3 - - BB H1Y WINUUTER. - - -4 - -Exist merchandise of diminutive X instruments for writing es, a minute -breach testament drain a large vessel. - - -5 - -IIAR BB U R 2 X & UR IDAA R 2 MT 2 MUU NE 1 U R 2 EPQREN 2 XSII UR NRGG -O XQQS O X10U88 UR XSS 4 U O 2 B YYR. - - -6 - -OPM & BR FMNAC & TRR R UUULE NMEE 2 NRG & O 2 B SPCLE ODS 2 U DR LN. - - -7 - -O MLE B9 & FMN8 B4 U X10U8 NE XS C A YY DET. - - -8 - -Our to avow head ornament article of food is to a greater degree over -and above vag insect than the article of dress a grain of 4 air. - - -9 - - A certain number call to mind, - And very curious ’tis, you’ll find; - For if of three it is bereft, - The self-same number will be left! - - -10 - -Young girls’ nickname eros O provisions rated out are nickname of Susan, -fabled angel, small conjunction, one and one any O provision allotted, -of other work oars O those who rate, things laid by a hen sneering -speech. - -[Illustration] - - -11 - - If by nought you divide one hundred and ten, - You will have a fine animal, treasured of men. - - -12 - - Though but three letters I am named, - My first two make a word of four; - My third, split from a nation famed, - Will leave a dweller on its shore. - - I’ve often wept o’er human guilt, - And yet I never shed a tear; - And though another’s blood I’ve spilt, - The law has never made me fear. - - Though on the Arctic shores I dwell, - And far in China always stay, - ’Tis true I toll the Moscow bell, - And yet you see me every day. - - My brother is of Moorish birth, - And gladdens oft Sahara’s waste; - I rightly estimate his worth, - And find him pleasant to the taste. - - We, both united, form, you see, - A mighty instrument of power; - We are a despot’s firm decree, - And cause republicans to cower. - - -13 - -A WORD OF FIVE LETTERS. - - If you my first by two divide, - My fifth it will produce; - Which, if you will by ten divide, - My third you may peruse. - Again my third by five divide, - My second will appear; - My second then by one divide, - You’ll see my fourth quite clear; - My whole at once you’ll plainly see, - Which I advise you all to be. - - -14 - - We two, when together, incite division, - Yet either one of us preserves unity, and is ever present with - every man. - Bound together, we are leaders of harmony, - Then, joining our heads, we lead armies. - When crossed, we assist in every exaltation. - Tied by the heels, we crown victory. - - -15 - - Ni reevy andl dan micle I yam eb dofun - Ni rai ni wreat sola redun dogrun, - Fo saurivo tross I ma, dan saviour shue, - Fo rivasou dinks fo wronb, dan sivorau slube, - M’i stimoseme clabk, ro yrag, dan mesetimos erd, - Lou’ly syrule dnif em otu morf thaw vi’e aids, - Noe throe thin ot dia ouy ni oury suges, - Wotthiu em tubs ’aye elfs weer laveluses. - - -16 - -What two words, of eight letters each, one an adjective, the other a -verb, will exactly resolve themselves into each other? - - -17 - -Take five from five, and in its place put twice five hundred and fifty. -What musical instrument will it name? - -[Illustration] - - -18 - - H I knees. - - -19 - -THE SILVER PUZZLE. - -Lay a ten-cent piece upon the table-cloth, between two half-dollars, and -place a tumbler upon the larger coins, The puzzle is to remove the -ten-cent piece without displacing either of the half-dollars, or the -glass. You are not allowed to _touch_ the ten-cent piece, either with -your hands or anything else, nor must you blow it away! - - -20 - -A RIDDLE WITHIN A RIDDLE. - - Moce ye unigieson nose, hist dilerd suesg, - Ti si ton cufidlift, ouy liwl socfens; - Thaw si hatt burmen--hiwhc fi ouy ivdedi, - Ouy hent liwl hington veale no theire dies? - -[Illustration] - - -21 - - W fowl one testament negative, - twice one tin vessel negative quarrel. - - -22 - -TWO DISJOINTED PROVERBS. - - A great many of our difficulties may be dissimulation - by assiduity and proper diligence. come mischief lurks. - - -23 - -THE DOG PUZZLE. - -[Illustration] - -Add four lines to these apparently dead dogs, which shall give them the -appearance of running away. - - -24 - -Find a word containing six letters, or less, and out of it produce all -the parts of speech. - - -25 - -Find a word which contains the five vowels, each vowel being used but -once. - -[Illustration] - - -26 - -I am a word of five letters. My _first_ minus my _fifth_ will leave my -_second_; my fifth divided by my first will produce my _fourth_; and -five times my first added to five times my fifth will make my _third_; -my _whole_ is funny. - - -27 - - I contain just five hundred and fifty, - And also one hundred and nought, - If the numbers are rightly disposed, - You’ll obtain just the number you sought; - You will find I’m a portion of earth, - Though perhaps on the map I’m not named, - Yet the deep-sounding sea gave me birth, - At my feet there’s a river far-famed. - - -28 - -[Illustration: Ear long(?)] [Illustration: X specked] [Illustration: A -(great) overturning] [Illustration: and uprising in U rope] - - -29 - - One thousand five hundred divided by one, - Will express what a lamp is, compared with the sun. - -[Illustration] - - -30 - - First make a full circle, then turn to the right, - And a monarch of old will appear in sight. - - -31 - - Ey recvel wingkon nose, dare em gathir, - Dan grinb ym bustle namegin tino thilg, - Wi’llt eden mose catineep, seepcraveren, catt, - Ot est ym coldisatosin: sha’tt a caft. - - -32 - -Out of what two words (comprising ten letters in all) can you get the -eight personal pronouns? - - -33 - -SHAKSPERIAN PUZZLE. - -[Illustration: KIND.] - -You will observe that the D is not quite perfect. There is a little -notch in it. The answer is found in Hamlet. - -[Illustration] - - -34 - -OLD ENGLISH EPITAPH. - - S To pread E. R. he reand D. E. ignt, - O LOO KONO - new it H. out anam E. Ne’e rent - ER Din theam plebo - O K - Off or tune or off AME. - - -35 - -N always place not on money-drawer a future day w an article of dress -tin cup insect d ½ of 2 present time. - - -36 - -Get a piece of writing-paper, and cut the pattern of a miniature -horse-shoe: divide the figure into six pieces, by _only two straight -cuts with a pair of scissors_. The paper must not be bent or creased. - - -37 - -Find the original word of eight letters in which each separate word of -the following sentence may be found. - -“A rare chase! See, he reaches her. Ah! she has her cares, her ear -aches.” - - -38 - -A MARST PEERTEAR. - - Rices viaSly ot a neverred Dnea, - Thaw nosear anc eb vigen, - Scein rageimar si a hoyl gnhit; - Hatt rheet si onen in nehave? - Heert ear on nowme, eh deplier, - Hes cuqik turners het stej - Menow heert ear, tub m’ I drafia - Hyet noctan dnif a stripe! - - -39 - - 654 421 - [Illustration: hand] 321 is that [Illustration: hand] 2 does. - --- --- - 333 842 - - -40 - -Des two things matching one another, blunts definite article, edge of -tavern powdered earth a grain. - - -41 - -Purchase for obtain repleteness of tavern men impaneled to weigh -evidence, we exhibit sixty minutes selves one more exalted twice one -them. - -[Illustration] - - -42 - -There are more than twenty-nine different articles in my garden, each of -which is a family surname. Who will name them? - - -43 - -I am a verb, a small word of six letters; something that every one -should strive to do. But I am a very comprehensive little word, for in -me may be found-- - - 1. An entreaty. - 2. A vendue. - 3. A vegetable. - 4. A vital principle. - 5. A spring. - 6. A “restorer.” - 7. A stamp. - 8. A contract. - 9. A nautical term. - 10. A body of water. - 11. To perceive. - 12. Rest. - -[Illustration] - - -44 - -A boy having some marbles, wished to divide them with his companions: he -gave half of them to one boy, who returned him 8; half of them to -another boy, who returned him 4; three quarters of them to another boy, -who returned him 4; he had 8 left: how many had he at first? - - -45 - -What two letters of the alphabet will express the name of a river in one -of the Southern States? - - -46 - -What letter of the alphabet expresses the joining together of two -States? - - -47 - -What word is that of five letters, which, if the two first letters are -taken away, leaves only one? - - -[Illustration: LABYRINTH NO. 1. - -This Labyrinth may be entered by any of the openings in the margin: the -puzzle is, to trace a way to the center without crossing any of the -lines.] - - -CHARADES. - -[Illustration] - - -1 - - My first is the name of a fowl, - An emblem of modesty known; - My second has coloring power, - And grows ’neath a tropical sun. - - My third is a mourning array, - That’s worn in an Orient clime, - And reminds of those regions of day - Beyond the confines of time. - - My fourth in the spring-time is gay, - And comes with the note of the bird; - In autumn, leaves forest and spray, - And goes when no music is heard. - - My fifth takes the place of my fourth, - When leaves are in autumn time sere; - But when winter comes on, with its dearth, - This too will in turn disappear. - - My sixth is a fruit of one zone, - And name of a prince who sped - In triumph to England’s proud throne, - In place of a king who had fled. - - My seventh’s in the meteor’s blaze - That lights up the star-spangled sky, - And glows in the twilight’s maze, - And the clouds in their golden dye. - - My whole in beauty far outvies - The richest robe a prince e’er wore, - A signet gleaming in the skies, - A covenant for evermore. - - -2 - - My first oft preys upon my second; - My whole a bitter shrub is reckoned. - - -3 - - My first and last are just the same, - And would you know my second, - ’Mong children’s first abbreviates - You’ll oftenest find it reckoned. - My first and last are always seen, - A common preposition, - And here methinks they love to meet - For _tasteful_ coalition. - My second, infants spell the word, - Ere they can lisp another; - ’Tis name of one still dearer far - Than sister or than brother. - - My whole, a luscious, pulpy fruit, - In garden oft found growing, - Is either with a yellow dress, - Or richest red robe glowing. - ’Tis in its prime, when wheat and rye - Are ripening for the sickle, - And ready then for present use, - Or yet to dry and pickle. - Few fruits in our cold northern clime, - Than this is more inviting; - You surely know its name, even while - Its praises I’m reciting. - -[Illustration] - - -4 - - My first is the chief of delights - That boys from their cradles desire; - Its shrill crack more musical far - To them than Apollo’s sweet lyre, - Except when applied with masterly art, - To root out the evil that lurks in the heart. - - My second the Bible commends - To the rich, the wise, and the great, - With eloquence pleadeth their cause, - And blesseth their lowly estate; - They are ever with us, without search are found, - The more we give to them, the more we abound. - - When the rich man lies down in the grave, - He takes not his riches away, - And anxious expectants cluster around, - To hear what my third has to say: - Its mandate is law, and if it sore pinches - The fawning false friend, then vainly he flinches. - - My whole is a sombre brown bird, - That sadly each night trills his lay; - And each passer-by stops to hear - What this bird of eve has to say. - As ever he sings the same plaintive song, - Who that has e’er heard him will guess on this long? - - -5 - - My first, although not giving grace - To ev’ry living creature, - Is yet upon the human face, - A most important feature. - - On some it has a classic mien, - Fair Grecian or bold Roman; - On some ’tis flat, on some I ween - ’Twould answer for a gnomon! - - The water fowl which swims the pond, - Or bathes in ocean briny, - The dove that coos her ditty fond, - My first doth have, yet tiny. - - My second is a vowel plain; - My third an exclamation, - Upon the music scale again - It holdeth goodly station. - - My whole, ah, look in yonder sky, - And you will see it gleaming, - Less clear, perchance, because more shy, - Than stars so brilliant beaming. - - The telescope will make how bright - Its timid, shrinking beauties! - And bring to mortal ken, the light - Of its revolving duties. - - -6 - - Awake, idle sleeper. Up! up! and arise, - Already my first hath made vocal the skies. - Arouse thee! arouse thee! mount horse, and away; - For long is the journey before thee to-day. - - Forget not my second, when weary thy steed, - By that shalt thou urge on his lingering speed - For many a forest and ford must be passed, - Before thou shalt reach thine own cottage, at last. - - And ere though thine own cottage garden thou’lt tread, - The dews of the night on my whole shall be shed, - On my beautiful whole, yet less blue and less bright, - Than the eyes which will meet thee with glistening delight. - - -7 - - My _first_ in kingdoms you will find - Where sovereigns great have reign; - My _second_ on the Atlantic see, - When brave hearts cross the main. - - My _whole_, an ally strong and bold - Of a United State, - If on the map you think to find, - Some time you’ll have to wait. - -[Illustration] - - -8 - - When night-winds whistle o’er the plain, - And howls the storm in many a burst, - How cheering to the way-worn swain - To seek the shelter of my first! - - With cunning shining in his face, - From eyes so watchful, keen, and dark, - The scion of a remnant race-- - My artful second you may mark. - - My third in bearded front arrayed, - With Autumn’s golden stores is found; - Yet torn, and bruised, and lowly laid, - Its head must rest upon the ground. - - My whole you always must forgive, - As you expect to be forgiven; - Nor must it in your memory live, - Though multiplied to seven times seven. - - -9 - - I stand on my first, on my second I sit, - On my whole I do either just as I think fit. - - -10 - - _First._ - - Mantling the ruined wall - With my green, yielding pall; - You know me well. - Covering the river’s brink, - ’Neath your soft tread I sink. - My name pray tell. - - _Second._ - - Fairest of earthly flowers, - Queen of your garden bowers, - Flora’s delight, - Twined o’er the cottage door, - My showers of incense pour - On the still nights. - - _Whole._ - - See, when the blushing bride - Casts her rich vail aside, - I’m nestled there, - Near some soft, waving tress, - Or on her bridal dress, - Shining so fair. - - Oft on the mourner’s tomb - Drooping and sad I bloom, - Token of love - Left by the orphaned child, - Calling in accents wild - For those above. - - -11 - -My first is a short sleep. My second is a relation. My whole is an -article in daily use. - -[Illustration] - - -12 - - My first belongs, in pairs, to man and beast, - And of the gifts of harvest not the least; - The treasures of my next no boy of feeling - Will e’er disgrace his heart or name by stealing; - My first and third the time, my whole the way, - To undertake the duties of each day. - - -13 - - My first is a body of water. - My second is a fish. - My third is a preposition. - My fourth is a name for the head. - My whole was a bone of contention. - - -14 - - Did’st ever go to singing-school, - And hear the master try - To sound the notes upon the scale, - From lowest to most high? - Then have you heard my first, the best, - Fall sweetly on your ear, - ’Tis strange that with such company - My second should appear. - - My second ne’er in gentle mood, - Is full of ire and hate, - Oh, let none who shall glance this o’er, - Be found in such a state. - ’Tis only for the lunatic, - Bereft of reason’s light, - Thus to profane his nature by - So sorrowful a sight. - - My whole is an illusion vain, - Yet perfect as untrue; - It doth the real object seem, - But double on the view. - By its strange spell the water seems - As if ’twere hung in air, - The desert traveler knows full well - Its vision false as fair. - - -15 - - My first is one, ’tis even you, - My whole by many have been reckoned, - But only He who numbers all - Can ever rightly count my second. - - -16 - - My first is an article in daily use. - My second spells the twentieth letter of the alphabet. - My third, if you prefix the letters, will name a declivity. - My whole is an animal. - -[Illustration] - - -17 - - My first is a part of the human face. - My second is an unpleasant sensation. - My third is an article. - My whole is a small animal. - - -18 - - My first is found in every bog, - In every pool and pond, - Without me not a single frog - Or toad could e’er be found. - My next is _always_ to be found - Wherever men exist; - I build their houses, plow their ground, - And help them to subsist. - With dread the superstitious soul - Will speculate upon my whole. - - -19 - - Entire, I’m water, earth, or air, - I’m food, or clothes, or light, - Always provided, lady fair, - That these are used aright. - - And though in fifty things I stay, - This you will surely find, - Come in whatever form I may, - I benefit mankind. - - Two syllables I do possess, - But what is very droll, - Although a _part_ my second is, - My first one is the _whole_. - - -20 - - My first is always on a par - With every earthly thing; - With reptile, brute, bird, fish, and man, - With beggar, priest, and king. - - My second is a title-- - A foreign one, ’tis true-- - But none the less familiar - To every one of you. - - My whole--a glorious revenge! - And Heaven’s kindest boon: - I dare not tell you plainer, lest - You find me out too soon. - - -21 - -My first is what young ladies aim at in their movements, and what -Christians pray for. - -My second is what in winter we see little of, and what no young man -likes to be considered. - -My third is what every woman should be before she is won, and what we -should be badly off without during this cold weather. - -My whole is the name of an authoress, highly popular with both old and -young. - -[Illustration] - - -22 - - My _first_, from the frozen North comes down - In snowy mantle dressed; - And the smiling earth grows bare and brown, - Where’er his steps have pressed, - The flowers close up each sparkling eye, - And hide in the earth till he passes by. - - But when bleak winds and frosts are gone, - ’Mid April’s smiles and tears, - My _second’s_ hue the earth puts on, - And summer beauty wears; - And tuneful birds and opening flowers - Invite you to the forest bowers. - - On moss-grown banks, half hidden there, - My whole may oft be seen; - My fragrant leaves perfume the air, - And shine in emerald green; - And there my crimson berry glows, - Ripened beneath New England snows. - - -23 - - _My first._ - - The boy who, trusting in his father’s word, - Sprang from the towering mast to meet the wave, - Possessed in me the pledge that risk incurred, - Was equaled by that father’s power to save. - - _My second._ - - The nation scourged, dispersed through every land, - For many ages, wanderers without home, - In me waits patiently the guiding hand - Will lead its pilgrims back no more to roam. - - _My third._ - - The mother standing at the judgment seat, - When wisdom’s voice to death her babe did give, - Resigned to me her claim--willing to meet - Her loss, so that her precious child might live. - Through me the tongue of slander lulls its voice, - Through me the poor have full provision given; - I lift the fallen one, bid hearts rejoice; - I bid the poor of earth seek wealth in heaven. - - _My whole._ - - A jeweled diadem of priceless worth, - I quench the luster of all crowns on earth. - - -24 - - My first in gardens oft is seen, - And oft adorns the bride; - In early spring its leaves are green-- - It is the maiden’s pride. - - My second thou repeatest - Full oft in fireside games: - As sweet, if not the sweetest, - Of all familiar names. - - A flow’ring shrub, in a distant clime, - My whole in beauty grows; - It grew by the sea in olden time, - And thus its name arose. - - -25 - - Awake, my first, with thy inspiring tone, - Behold an instrument joy calls his own, - And with responsive foot, on dewy meads, - The sylvan dance of fawn and wood nymph leads. - - My next adorns the noble Latin tongue, - Whose numbers flow sonorous, smooth, and strong; - There, should you fail to find the word, perchance - ’Twill greet you in the livelier tones of France. - - My whole, a fragrant flower--’tis not for me - To eulogize its grace and modesty; - Full oft the poet’s reed hath breathed its fame, - In loftier measures--can’st thou tell its name? - -[Illustration] - - -26 - - In stillness of midnight, the cry of my first - On ear of the sleeper affrighted will burst; - The bells peal their loudest each moment of time, - As if life depended on even one chime. - Oh, then is my first in his terror arrayed, - When anger burns fiercely, he may not be stayed. - Again round the hearth-stone are happy hearts met, - From gray-headed sire to the lisping young pet. - The flame doth grow warmer, and brighter the light; - How cheering it maketh the winter’s cold night! - So changeth my first, as the hawk to the dove, - His aspect is here one of comfort and love. - - My second, bound neither to inland or coast, - Is one ’mong the many, a numberless host; - Full transient his being; he cometh in spring, - And chill winds of autumn his requiem sing. - Though said to be useful, I frankly confess, - My wish has been often his music were less. - Though peaceful his temper, I can not deny - That rarely by nature he’s suffered to die. - A foe doth he find in the duster and brush, - E’en flowerets allure, his existence to crush; - Like warfare with bodkin Domitian begun, - Hence gathering much of the fame which he won. - - My whole doth love best to be out in the night, - And flatters himself on his furnishing light; - Dear Luna is nothing of comfort to him, - For brighter his glory when hers is most dim. - Two lamps he doth carry, and brilliant they are, - As beams which were stolen from eye of a star. - His joy is to frisk from the sunset to dawn; - When morn comes, the pride of his beauty is gone! - In tropical climates he oft’nest doth dwell, - He lighteth the savage--hast never heard tell? - ’Tis growing quite dark; oh, I wish he were nigh; - Perchance he would give me his lamps to see by. - - -27 - -My first is equality, my second inferiority, and my whole superiority. - - -28 - -I am composed of nine letters. - -My first is a name appropriated to a certain class of foreigners. It is -also a nickname. - -My second is an article. - -My third implies motion. - -My fourth in sound implies proximity. - -My fifth is a vowel. - -My whole is a part of the Western hemisphere. - - -29 - - When round the weary traveler - The stormy evening closes, - When tangled wood or swelling stream - His toilsome way opposes; - If through the trees his eager steps - To rest and warmth are beckoned, - How gladly will he hail my first, - That leads him to my second! - - When from some hill’s commanding brow - The gloomy prospect viewing, - He hears the distant ocean rage, - Waves, frightened waves pursuing, - How gladly turns he to my whole, - In watch serene abiding, - And fears no more to think of those - Who trust my faithful guiding. - - -30 - - Till winter takes his stormy seat, - In fragrant meads and gardens sweet - Evolves my viscid _first_; - When stilly night, with fleecy cloud - Flings round the earth a darksome shroud, - My _second_ often beams;-- - - O would you each enjoy my _whole_, - And have true bliss pervade your soul - And from your eyes outburst-- - Some loving one make haste to find, - Let Hymen close your spirits bind, - And learn just how it seems! - -[Illustration] - - -31 - - My first is a timid and gentle creature, - Restless and bright her glancing eye, - Quick to discern the approach of danger, - Swift from her covert to spring and fly. - Oft in the cool of the dewy morning, - Startled amid her calm retreat, - She heareth the shrill-toned sound of warning, - And bounds away on frantic feet, - While close her fierce pursuers follow, - Through brush and brake, o’er hill and hollow. - - My second telleth of holy seasons, - And calleth the multitude to prayers; - On festivals speaketh right joyously, - When all a face of gladness wears; - Having at times, too, a voice of sorrow, - Speaking in deep and solemn tone, - Telling how faithless is false to-morrow, - To those who weep for the dear ones gone; - Yet feeling itself nor grief nor gladness, - Responsive ever to mirth or sadness. - - My whole is a beautiful, modest flower, - Shaking its bells to the summer wind, - Peeping out coyly from lonely places, - Which footsteps of children love to find, - Dreaming they hear in the purple blossoms - Fairy-like tones of the olden time: - Fondly thinking the sweet bells are ringing, - With a soft, low, musical chime, - Their golden curls and innocent bosoms, - They fill with the graceful, drooping blossoms. - -[Illustration] - - -32 - - My first is seen in all its pride - On summer nights when bright and clear, - O’er hill and dale I beauty throw; - Night owes me much throughout the year; - Some say my whole no substance has, - However plain it may appear; - I shall not give you further clue, - No need to one as smart as you; - Enough, my whole is written here. - -[Illustration: LABYRINTH NO. 2. - -This Labyrinth must be entered at the front gate, and a way traced to -the centre (A), without climbing the walls.] - - - - -RIDDLES. - - -1 - - I have three feet, dear friends, - And you must know: - I’ve sixteen nails, - But not a single toe! - - -2 - -I am originally a descendant of rags, but, in spite of my mean origin, I -boast one of the most numerous families in the world. I wear the -countenance of a man, varying in complexion from crimson to azure; and -twice two stars are my companions. But, although of such dignity, -besides having my face disfigured, I am continually spit upon, and -trodden under foot by all mankind, who seem to value me only for my good -looks--without them, I am despised. I am diminutive in size, and my days -are few, but I am well known, and constantly sought after. - - -3 - - Who are we? When in the morning you rise - We let the sunshine down into your eyes. - Then we go playing before you all day, - Dark things we brighten, and soften the gay. - Oh! we make half the world’s beauty for you. - Little blue-eyed one, who are we? guess who? - - Who are we? When the night shadows grow deep, - We draw around you the curtains of sleep. - When into dream-land we’ve locked you up tight, - Until the morn brings her bright keys of light, - Guess who like sentinels guarding you lie,-- - Look--we’re before you now--black and gray eye. - - -4 - - I am born of a moment, as every one knows, - And rival the tints of the loveliest rose; - There are many who think me the offspring of shame, - But I’m oftener found in sweet modesty’s train; - E’en poets have made me the theme of their muse, - And painters have studied my delicate hues: - Yet, would you believe it! I cause much vexation - To those who possess me, and some irritation; - For I’ve often betrayed what they would have concealed, - And some of their most-cherished secrets revealed: - So be truthful, dear girls, or in spite of your tact, - I’ll fly in your faces and tell the whole fact. - - -5 - - Of metal I can make a heart; - I put a stop to ease; - And with a tradesman I can talk - As glibly as you please. - With a building in New York I’ll make - A covering for your head; - And with the rust upon your knife - I’ll make a piece of bread. - I’ll make a prison with old time, - And with a measure, too: - Now, Cousins all, say what I am, - For I belong to you. - - -6 - - I was pure, unsullied, white as snow, - But a little while ago, - When, by a tremendous squeeze, - I was spotted as you please. - Now, if you but look at me, - Something funny you will see, - That I am striped, spotted, white, - Yet that I am _red_ to-night. - -[Illustration] - - -7 - - In Eden first, nigh the forbidden tree, - Found I my germ, as man his destiny; - Down in the depths of hell I had my birth; - I tortures there invented spread o’er Earth. - The man who strives for Fame’s approving nod, - I strike him on the face, he lies a clod. - I walk the public halls, and cheeks turn pale; - The speaker hears me, and his heart doth fail. - - The young debutant on histrionic boards - Hath grace or ruin as my mood accords. - When two great powers (both vital friends of man - And both his enemies) in battle stand, - When over, under in their rage they roll; - Nor ever cease the fight, without control - Then am I found, and in the expiring sigh - The vanquished wrestler utters, then I die. - - -8 - - I am always seen in sugar, - And always seen in salt. - I am never seen in hops or beer, - But always seen in malt. - I’m never seen when it is light, - Yet, strange, I’m seen in day. - If you will look right sharp, I’m sure - You will find me when you stray. - I am never seen in coffee, - But always seen in tea. - I’m never found with mother, - With father I must be. - I’m always found with any thing, - Yet, strange as it may seem, - I’m never found in buttermilk, - But always found in cream. - I’m never found in good or sweet, - And never in your mind, - If you will study this right close, - My name you’ll surely find. - - -9 - - What force or strength can not get through, - I with a gentle touch can do; - And many in the street would stand, - Were I not as a friend at hand. - -[Illustration] - - -10 - -There is a certain natural production neither animal, vegetable, nor -mineral. It generally exists from two to six feet above the surface of -the earth. It has neither length, breadth, nor substance. It is neither -male nor female, but commonly exists between both. It is often spoken of -in the Old Testament, and strongly recommended in the New; and serves -equally the purposes of treachery and fidelity. - - -11 - -I am a word in very common use. You will find me more than once upon -almost or quite every page, whether a monosyllable, or dissyllable, or a -polysyllable is to be found out; but this much is told: my first and -last letter is the same; and my first three and my last three spell the -same word. A useful article this of personal decoration. My interior is -remarkable. Viewed one way, you laugh; viewed another, you sigh. I am an -etymological stumble, and a novice hardly ever knows where to find me. -To a Frenchman and a German I am an abhorrence. They never learn me so -as even to call my name. - - -12 - - In vain you struggle to regain me, - When lost, you never can obtain me; - And yet, what’s odd, you sigh and fret, - Deplore my loss, and have me yet. - And often using me quite ill, - And seeking ways your slave to kill-- - Then promising in future you - Will give to me the homage due. - Thus we go on from year to year; - My name pray let the party hear. - - -13 - - I’m swift as a shadow; I’m slow as a snail; - I fly like the storm-cloud impelled by the gale; - I sail with the mariner o’er the wide sea, - And traverse the shore with the bird and the bee. - I travel by day, and I travel by night, - And rarely from mortals I pass out of sight. - I dwell in the palace of nobles and kings, - But scorn not the cot where the poor mother sings; - But though I abide with the lowliest poor, - I ne’er have been turned from the rich man’s door. - I’m seen in the moon, when it waxes and wanes, - In the sun, too, at times when nature complains. - I’m courted much under shady bowers, - And welcomed at midnight or noonday hours. - I fly round the world each passing day, - And yet I’m as idle as a boy at play; - Nor do I repose at the set of the sun, - But wing my way by the light of the moon. - By day and by night I enter the door - Of high and of low, of rich and of poor; - And yet with a step so noiseless I come, - I’m not an intruder abroad or at home. - All deeds of darkness I ever eschew, - Though many such deeds I am forced to view - And now, since so often my features are seen, - Unless you can guess me, you surely are green. - -[Illustration] - - -14 - -I was born in the fields; taken from thence at an early age, I was made -to assume my present form, and sold as a slave into the family of a -wealthy merchant. While I was young, and comely, my life was -comparatively easy; the modest Lucy would take me by the hand, and with -her I would roam over the richly-carpeted mansion; and many a service I -have rendered her. One morning, quite early, before the rest of the -family were up, Lucy was standing by the window; I was leaning against -her shoulder, when she uttered a slight scream. I jumped, and came near -falling, but she caught hold of me, and pointing towards the window, -showed me the cause of her terror. One well-aimed blow of mine felled -the intruder to the earth, and the footman coming in just then, gave him -the finishing touch. But, alas! my days of pleasant servitude were -drawing near a close. Lucy became dissatisfied with me, and in a fit of -pique, handed me over to the cook, by whom I was hustled hither and -thither, wherever her fancy dictated. She was a careless woman, and one -day, while I was doing all I could to serve her, she actually pushed me -into the fire! Snatching me out as quickly as possible, she plunged me -into a bucket of cold water; but I was disfigured and crippled for life, -and disabled from further service. The cook at length declared she would -no longer give me house-room, and one bitter cold night, turned me out -into the street, without a stitch of clothing. I have never murmured -when called upon to work; yet here I lie, neglected, unheeded, and -uncared for. - -But why should I complain? am I the only one shunned and forsaken, when -no longer able to minister to the wants or pleasures of the world? - -[Illustration] - - -15 - - Among the snakes, I reck of one, - Not born of earthly breed, - And with this serpent vieth none, - In terror or in speed. - - It darts upon its helpless prey - With roar both loud and high; - In one destruction borne away, - Rider and steed must die. - - In highest place it loves to bide, - No door may bar its path, - And scaly armor’s iron pride - Will but attract its wrath. - - The firmest earth it plows amain, - How tough soe’er it be-- - As brittle reeds are snapt in twain - ’Twill rend the mightiest tree. - - Yet hath this monster, grim and fierce, - Ne’er twice with prey been fed, - But once its fiery tooth can pierce-- - It slayeth--and is dead. - - - - -REBUSES. - - -1 - - A letter prefix to the tyrant’s delight, - You’ll see a kind friend on a cold winter’s night. - - -2 - -My first may be divided into three parts. It may belong to one of the -senses; it may be almost a lake; or it may represent 100. - -My second may likewise be divided into three parts. It may have -something to do with myself; it may be a part of myself; or it may -represent 1. - -My third may be divided into two parts. It may be either a river, or -represent 500. - -Then 100, 1, and 500 make the answer. - -The whole was the title of one who surprised Europe by the brilliancy of -his military exploits. - - -3 - -A fragment, an article of dress, a noise, an animal, a fruit, and a part -of the body. The initials of these spell my whole, out of which I hope -you will always keep. - - -4 - - Find me a word which will express the name - Of feathered biped, found both wild and tame: - Then take away one letter, and it will - Express the name of feathered biped still. - - -5 - - Find me a word which shows us at a glance - A foreign country, farther off than France; - Then take away one letter, and it will - Express the name of a foreign country still. - -[Illustration] - - -6 - - In an every-day word (with but six letters in it) - You will find a few things which are worthy attention; - I will give you a clue, and I think in a minute - You’ll not find it much trouble those few things to mention. - Take four of the letters, and if they’re placed rightly, - They one drop of liquid will bring to your view; - Cut off the last letter, and then see what nightly - Is drank by the many, and not by the few. - - Now mix up the letters, and four more take out; - To make what all animals always possess. - Many more I could name; but I haven’t a doubt - You are ready this moment my riddle to guess. - So the name of the whole, now, is all I require-- - It’s what every woman should always have by her. - -[Illustration] - - -7 - -Entire I’m a useful quadruped; remove my first, and I become a species -of grain; replace my first, and remove my last, and I am a city famed -for its inquisition. - - -8 - -How can you take something from nothing, and leave a number? - - -9 - -Entire I am very useful in machines; take away my first letter, and I am -a part of the body; take away my first and second, and I am a species of -snake. - - -10 - -Add to an article, in every-day use, a letter, and it becomes another -useful article; with a third letter it becomes a girl’s name, and with a -fourth letter another name; with a fifth letter it becomes an historical -record, and with a sixth letter it is much the same thing, only more -so. - -[Illustration] - - -11 - - My first and my second are each like the other, - (When transposed they have oft proved a curse;) - My whole sounds most sweetly by sea or by river, - But at home it is quite the reverse. - - -12 - -I am composed of five letters. - -My first is the same as my last. - -My second is the initial of the name of a very old gardener. - -My third you will find in the centre of the largest city in America. - -My fourth is the initial of the name of a man that King David used -rather badly. - -My fifth is the same as my first. - -My whole is two monosyllables that publishers often say to their -subscribers, and like to have them respond to. - - -13 - - Prefix a letter to a Christian name, - ’Twill spell an attribute that few would claim. - -[Illustration] - - -14 - -Entire, I am a reptile. Behead me, and I become an article much used by -carpenters. Take away another letter, and I shall not be well. - - -15 - - A part of the hand you transpose right, - You’ll find it’s what you use at night. - - -16 - -Entire I am a vegetable. Cut off my tail, and I am a small insect. Put -on my tail, and take away my third letter, and I am what gamblers often -do. - - -17 - - Forwards, backwards, read my name, - In sound and meaning I’m the same. - Infants, on their mother’s knee, - Often smile at sight of me. - Add a letter, strange, but true, - A man I then appear in view. - - -18 - -What eight words of four letters will resolve themselves into four -different words each? - - -19 - -I am the name of something felt, but never seen. Take away my third -letter, and you have an utensil much used in pastry-cooking. Reverse it, -and you have something quite refreshing on summer afternoons. Take away -my second, and you have a very important article in a lady’s toilet. -Take away my first and third, and you have a rather indefinite article. - - -20 - -The name of a great city in Europe. - -Transpose, I am an adjective of the comparative degree. - -Cut off my last two letters, and reverse, I am a preposition. - -Drop my first two letters, I am a pronoun. - -Leave out my second letter, and transpose, I am a French word signifying -_sea_. - -Drop the first and last two letters, I am an interjection. - -Drop my third letter and transpose, I am unrefined metal. - - -21 - -Entire I am polite. My fifth multiplied by the sum of my second and -fourth, produces my first. My second and third multiplied by my fifth, -is twice my first. - - -22 - -It is a compound word, and belongs to the mineral, and sometimes -vegetable kingdom. The whole word is used to contain the first. There -are six letters in the first, and two vowels. The last word spelled -backward, is a toy that boys play with. The first two letters of the -last word is the name of a river in Europe. The first word spelled -differently, but pronounced the same, is a substance of which an -important article of food is made. - -[Illustration] - - -23 - -Entire I am a bird. Take away my last two, and I am a bird. Behead me -and cut off my tail, and I signify perpetuity. Cut off my first two, and -I am an exclamation! - - -24 - - Complete, I form a rapid view; - Behead--a weapon next appears; - Behead again--transpose--and lo! - I now excite the truant’s fears. - ’Tis something strange, and though there be - Three letters left, but one you see. - - -25 - -What city is there, whose name, if transposed, will give you a name -considered very disgraceful in the time of the revolutionary war; -transposed again, you have a term applied to one not very proficient. - -[Illustration] - - -26 - - A nice place to stroll in when evenings are fair, - My letters will make, if arranged with due care; - But when they’re transposed--Oh! pray, be discreet, - Nor be reckless in daring my presence to meet. - - -27 - -I am a proper name of two syllables. - -My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found. - -My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname. - -My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world. - - -28 - - I am but small, yet when entire, - Enough to set the world on fire. - Leave out a letter, and ’tis clear - I can maintain a herd of deer. - Leave out another, and you’ll find - I once have saved all human kind. - - -29 - -In full dress, I am considered finished; take off my cap, and I am a -number; put on my cap and take off my shoes, and I am a title. - - -30 - - I’m seven letters; and I name - A man, who does high office claim. - Decapitate me, and I still - Survive, you’ll find, a tale to tell; - Again behead, I tell of gladness; - Again--I oft am cause of sadness; - Once more, and still I live to say - What you, no doubt, did yesterday; - Beheaded yet once more, I name - Yourself, in tongue of classic fame; - At last, of all but one bereft, - That one a Latin word is left. - - -31 - - Without me man is incomplete, - A friend I am to you; - But for my aid I’m very sure - That little work you’d do. - - But if to what I now possess, - One letter you should add, - You’ll see what mischief I can do - Whene’er my master’s mad. - - And now if you to me should add - Another letter still, - ’Twill show what pretty ladies oft - Can do with me at will. - - -32 - -I am something which fishermen use. Behead me, and I become food for -horses. Put on my head and cut off my tail, and I am a large serpent. - - -33 - -Entire, I am one drop of liquid; behead me, and I become a part of the -human frame; put on my head and cut off my tail, and I am a plant. - -[Illustration] - - -34 - - My whole is what animals always will be - When tamed by the power of man; - Transpose me, and then with the farmer I’ll be, - When plowing the field with his span. - - Again if transposed, on the table I’m placed, - When at supper he goes home at night; - And (if he is married) transpose me again, - I’m sitting, perhaps, on his right. - - -35 - -I am a pronominal adjective; behead me and I am personal pronoun; again -behead me and I am a verb. - - -36 - - Three letters there are which may be so arranged, - That three things they can spell you with care, - A nickname quite common,--what all things must have,-- - And the home of the lion or bear. - - -37 - - My whole is a name that belongs to some men, - And is short, if ’tis not very sweet; - Transpose me, and now on the fair sex I’m seen, - When they’re taking a walk in the street. - - Transpose me again, and a verb I become, - Which boys must all do to be men; - A third time transpose me, ah! shun me, and run, - For wretched and sinful I’m then. - - -38 - - Pray, discover a part of the human frame, - Which divided, another will make, - A member, whose function is also made known, - If the letters you rightly shall take: - Again, it will show what another one does, - And that which is made by a third, - But each of these members return to my whole, - (When transposed), which no doubt you have heard. - - -39 - -Unbroken I am a term sometimes applied to the atmosphere; remove my -first, and I am a king famed in tragedy; remove my first and second, I -am a part of the human body; remove my first, second, and third, and I -am a city mentioned in the Bible; remove my first and last, and I am an -inclosure. - - -40 - - Entire I’m false as false can be, - And every one should doubt me, - But without hat and wig, you’ll see, - There’s nothing false about me. - -[Illustration] - - -41 - -What preposition by prefixing a letter is what we do every day; by -prefixing another, is what we have in summer; by prefixing yet another, -is a kind of grain? - - -42 - - My whole is in cottage, and palace, and hall, - And is constantly used by the great and the small, - Beheaded, it still is attached to a head, - And of various colors, black, brown, white, or red. - Behead it again, and all heads would lie low, - If deprived of its aid, as you probably know. - - -43 - - One, two, three, four, are all the same in sound, - Whatever difference in their sense is found; - My number one was once performed, you’ll say, - For some you honor, on a joyful day. - For number two each claims that he contends, - Who fights another, or himself defends. - My number three is something I can do, - And hope the same may be affirmed of you. - A man of handicraft is number four. - Now, if you know them all, I’ll say no more. - - -44 - -Entire I often cause great pain; beheaded I am boisterous; curtailed you -see a heathen deity; transposed I describe a course. - -[Illustration] - - -45 - -What wicked deed is that which, read backward, gives what is generally -the cause of it? - - -46 - - To a place where the living did all once reside, - Add fifty--be sure that ’tis on the right side; - You will then see a name which you’ll find to belong - To a songster that’s famed for melodious song. - - -47 - -What two consonants and one vowel can be so arranged as to spell the -name of an animal, a name applied to a particular class of men, and a -word expressing human ability? - - -48 - - Entire, I’m considered rude by some, - Behead me, and a weed I then become, - Exchange my head, and then there will be seen - An animal that boundeth on the green. - - Again, if of my head I am bereft, - A verb is all that you’ll discover left; - Transpose me now, an organ I shall be, - That very oft in churches you may see. - -[Illustration] - - -49 - - I am found on the deep where the gallant ship sails, - Transpose me, I’m perhaps in the hold; - Transpose me again, with the cargo I’m placed, - ’Mongst the goods which the artist has sold. - - Now change me again, - And the Bible will say - How I guided the mariner - Safe on his way. - - -50 - -I am a word of evil import. Without my hat I am almost as bad; place my -wig at my feet, I am no better; my last two letters make me slightly -ill, and with my second, fourth, and fifth letters transposed, I am -utterly false. - - -51 - - A strong desire to gain my whole - Has many a politician made, - More than a yearning in the soul, - With love of country, I’m afraid; - One letter less, and now on me - The ladies cast their longing eyes, - Hundreds of dollars, recklessly, - Are spent for me, which is not wise. - Of one more letter now bereft, - (’Tis no more strange than true), - You’ll find exactly one is left, - Yet, ’tis three fifths of two. - - -52 - - When spelled with four letters, I’m solemn, ’tis true; - But spell me in five, and you’ll know what I do. - Even change two of these, and no wrong you will find, - And in six, I’ll build wagon or house to your mind. - - -53 - - Curtail me once, I am a youth; - Behead me once, a snake; - Complete I’m often used in truth - When certain steps you take. - - -54 - - Four letters, just, compose my name, - Read forward, backward, both the same - Will readily appear; - A Prophetess, I stand confess’d, - Who once the Mediator bless’d, - With reverential fear. - - -55 - - A bird and a sheep, and a yard and a quarter, - An organ of very great use, I am sure, - And the very beginning of literature, - Are the name of many a gentleman’s daughter. - -[Illustration] - - -56 - - Ah! wo to him who feels my power! - A grasping, clutching thing am I, - And many, in some evil hour, - Have, by my means, been called to die. - - Remove my head, and scarcely less - Will be the mischief that I make; - Beware of both, for I confess - That either will insure an ache. - - -57 - - Cut off my head and singular I am; - Cut off my tail and plural I appear; - Cut off both head and tail, and strange to say, - Although my middle’s left, there’s nothing there! - What is my head cut off? A sounding sea. - What is my tail cut off? A roaring river, - Beneath whose placid waves I peaceful play, - The parent of soft sounds, though mute forever. - -[Illustration] - - -58 - -It is a compound word, calling to mind social pleasures. The subject of -a pretty Scotch song, and the place in the family most missed by the -absent. The first four letters form the name of a cruel master. Take my -second, third, and fourth, and it is a wicked passion. The last four -letters form a part of the animal body. Put the fifth letter after the -last three, and you will see a term used among the ancient Romans in -regard to time. Transpose the first four, and it means _prevailing_. -Transpose the last three, and, as a noun, it is anxiously watched by the -gambler; and, as a verb, puts an end to earthly joys and sorrows. Remove -the third letter, and the first, second, and fourth is an exclamation. - - -59 - -I am something very beautiful, which you can look at, but never touch: -spell me backward, and I do a great deal of mischief. - - -60 - -Entire I am a pronoun in the second person. Take away my first letter, -and I am a pronoun still, but in the first person; put on my first, and -take away my last letter, and I am again a pronoun in the second -person. - - - - -ENIGMAS - -[Illustration] - - -1 - -ASTRONOMICAL ENIGMA. - -I am composed of twenty letters. - -My 1, 2, 6, 7, is a star in the constellation Cetus. - -My 6, 15, 10, 12, 3, is one of the signs of the Zodiac. - -My 11, 6, 8, 4, is a star in Argo Navio. - -My 6, 20, 13, 19, 11, 6, is a star in Gemina. - -My 1, 6, 7, 16, 10, 5, is a star in Serpentarino. - -My 1, 12, 15, 6, 17, 18, is a star in Andromeda. - -My 9, 14, 8, is one of the constellations. - -My whole is the name of one who rendered Astronomy no inconsiderable -aid. - - -2 - -I am composed of 24 letters. - -My 8, 3, 9, 21, is an accumulation. - -My 16, 9, 1, 14, 23, is a machine. - -My 2, 5, 4, 22, is a dear place. - -My 6, 5, 5, 18, 11, 17, 6, is of the fowl species. - -My 10, 7, 9, 1, is a resting-place. - -My 21, 12, 9, 13, is a sort of turf. - -My 19, 11, 15, 9, 4, is a vapor. - -My 20, 3, 15, 24, is a germinating article. - -My whole is an old proverb. - - -3 - -I am composed of seventeen letters. - -My 14, 3, 10, is a weight. - -My 6, 11, 4, 13, 15, is a place of abode. - -My 2, 16, 8, 14, is to stop. - -My 12, 15, 10, 1, is a part of an encampment. - -My 5, 7, 17, 9, is a product of the sea. - -My whole is a part of the decalogue. - - -4 - -I am composed of ten letters. - -My 1, 2, 7, is an animal. - -My 6, 5, 10, 7, most birds have. - -My 1, 2, 3, 7, is a vehicle. - -My 4, 8, 6, is a place where hogs are kept. - -My 1, 2, 9, 4, 8, 7, is a kind of covering. - -A class of mechanics expresses my whole. - - -5 - -I am composed of seven letters. - -My 6, 7, 4, was used in war. - -My 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, is a seat of war. - -My 2, 7, 4, 3, is a useful animal. - -My whole is loved by every true-hearted American. - -[Illustration] - - -6 - -My 4, 2, 7, 10, is a planet, a chemical combination, and a town. - -My 23, 10, 1, 14, 4, 21, 16, 15, was a witty French writer. - -My 17, 16, 8, 19, 18, 1, 6, 18, 12, 20, 23, 7, is a little watchman, who -always carries his lamp with him. - -Divine honors were paid by an ancient eastern nation to the 22, 1, 3, -11. - -My 11, 6, 23, 14, is a title. - -Nature herself inspired the pencil of 9, 13, 21, 2, 5, 14, 8, 20, 4, 4, -20, 14. - -My 9, 21, 23, 14, is a part of the inheritance of man. - -My whole is a pleasant, but rather profitless occupation, which you can -express in 23 letters. - -[Illustration] - - -7 - -Two boys, one named 25, 13, 24, 19, 17, 15, and the other 6, 20, 21, 7, -8, 27, went to 27, 14, 17 their uncle 7---- one 15, 4, 13, 6, 14, 19. He -had 6, 15, 21 fine 20, 21, 3, 5, 14, 9, but he forbid the 22, 8, 12, 27 -to 19, 4, 24, 17, without his 1, 21, 13, 9, 14, 11, 6. But master 6. was -a 1, 8, 3, 14, 22, 17, 5, 5 and 15, 4, 22, 24 boy, but his brother 25. -was obedient to his uncle’s 15, 4, 27, 2, 14, 9. One 12, 10, 16, master -6. said to his brother, “Let’s 27, 8, 12, 12, 22, 14 the 20, 21, 19, 9, -17, 27, for we have a fine 1, 2, 10, 11, 1, 17. Uncle has gone to 6, 21, -15, 13.” “11, 21, indeed,” answered 7, 25, 27, 6, 14, 19, 25.; “20, 21, -15 can you 12, 21 what you 9, 18, 26? Has not uncle forbid us to 19, 23, -12, 17 them?” But master 6. did not 10, 6, 6, 14, 13, 24 to what his -brother said. He took 21, 13, 17 of the 20, 21, 3, 5, 14, 27 and 19, 21, -24, 14--2, 23, 7, but was 6, 2, 3, 21, 15, 11 and severely hurt, and -having disregarded his uncle’s 1, 21, 7, 7, 8, 11, 24, 27, he 22, 21, 9, -6 his good opinion and 22, 10, 26--23, 22, 22 for 6, 2, 19, 14, 14 -weeks, and during the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, -16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. - -[Illustration] - - -8 - -I am composed of 22 letters. - -My 14, 16, 10, 7, was the founder of Kentucky. - -My 11, 13, 16, 4, 8, 19, 1, is the Empire State of the South. - -My 18, 3, 7, 6, 12, the cause of the late panic. - -My 1, 15, 17, 6, 4, 21, 15, what young ladies love to be. - -My 17, 10, 9, 21, 22, 20, what they ought to be. - -My 2, 1, 20 is an animal. - -My whole is a familiar proverb. - - -9 - -I am composed of 21 letters. - -My 3, 2, 12, 16, is a fixed principle in the art of fencing. - -My 13, 4, 10, 8, is a beverage. - -My 19, 5, 7, 1, 16, is what nobody would wish to lose. - -My 15, 20, 6, 16, 14, 8, is a relation. - -My 17, 9, 21, 10, are animals. - -My 18, 6, 14, is a great ally of experience. - -My 11, 20, 7, is a fruit. - -My whole is a proverb. - - -10 - -I am composed of 27 letters. - -My 3, 23, 20, 22, 9, 17, was the name of a celebrated Egyptian. - -My 2, 7, 15, 9, 26, 10, was the name of an ambitious Roman, who was -elected Consul six times. - -My 8, 26, 17, 22, 14, 19, was the name of a man who was a great favorite -with Queen Elizabeth. - -My 13, 9, 8, 7, was the name of a Latin poet, born in 1470, died 1566. - -My 8, 1, 24, 12, 6, 22, 16, 27, was the name of a Sicilian, who learned -a lesson from Dionysius. - -My 1, 18, 16, 4, 11, 15, 21, 24, 25, 5, 14, was the name of a brave -English general, who received his death wound at the battle of -Alexandria, on the 21st of March, 1801. - -My whole is an event which occurred in Henry the Seventh’s reign, and -materially affected the interests of this country. - - -11 - -I am composed of 39 letters. - -Never be 8, 18, 35, 12, 28, and cruel to the 31, 38, 1, 5, 17, 7, 31, -26, 25, 19, 9, but be 33, 29, 26, 23, 3, 13, and 4, 5, 30, 11, 38, 33; -if 10, 13,--16, 11, 32, 3, we may relieve, 36, 34, 38, 39 a 12, 2, 22, -21,--20, 15, 37,17, 27, by a mere 12, 24, 2, 6,--5, 14, sympathy. - - -12 - -I am composed of 6 letters. - -My 1, 2, 4, is used by all ladies. - -My 1, 3, 4, is used by all cooks. - -My 1, 3, 2, 4, is felt by all people. - -My 4, 2, 1, is understood in a musquito country. - -My 4, 3, 1, is interfered with in the same. - -My 6, 2, 4, is nearly as old as the world. - -My 6, 5, 3, 1, is a valuable ally of the water cure system. - -My whole promote much discord in domestic circles. - -[Illustration] - - -13 - -I am composed of 9 letters. - -My 2, 5, 9, is part of a fish. - -My 2, 3, 6, is more useful than pleasant to most children. - -My 6, 5, 9, is the name of a quadruped. - -My 5, 7, 8, is apt to be made light of, by us sinners. - -My 2, 7, 1, 9, is a valuable vegetable production. - -My whole is a reptile. - - -14 - -I am composed of 13 letters. - -My 1, 13, 2, is the name of a female animal. - -My 2, 5, 6, is a measure of length. - -My 3, 4, 13, 6, is a musical instrument - -My 8, 13, 7, 6, is a starting-place. - -My 9, 12, 13, 5, is an image. - -My 11 is a vowel. - -My whole is the name of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. - - -15 - -I am composed of 23 letters. - -My 3, 7, 19, 14, is part of a ship. - -My 15, 16, 17, 18, 1, is what Eve was. - -My 9, 2, 5, is a relation. - -My 12, 10, 22, 23, 13, is a piece of poetry. - -My 20, 21, 4, 11, is one drop of liquid. - -My 6, 18, 8, 13, is a kind of wood. - -My whole is a proverb. - - -16 - -A 27, 11, 22, 29, 24, 13 severely 27, 2, 28, 26, 12, 10, 30 by 9, 6, 11, -2, 8, 5, seeing a 1, 17, 4, 12, 21 of 18, 7, 15, 10, 2--27, 7, 11, 13, -15, 29, 25 on a 21, 11, 22, 13, supposed it to be 2, 10, 7, 17; 8, -24--30, 16, 26, 6, 11, 13, 1--30, 14, 18, 13--7, 5, it with all her -might she struck against the board, and, breaking her 18, 11, 13, 22, -fell 6, 3, 17, 27, 17, 10, 8, 21, 17, 20 to the 3, 19, 2, 9, 6--18, 6, -28, 2, 29. She was quickly taken by 23, 13, 10 of the 27, 4, 12, 26, 29, -2, 8 by. And must have thought 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, -13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. - - -17 - -I am composed of 25 letters. - -My 24, 14, 3, 2, 6, 12, was a distinguished Latin writer - -My 16, 25, 24, 7, 23, 21, 6, 9, 5, is a class in Botany. - -My 10, 15, 17, 9, 16, 7, is a lake in New York. - -My 3, 5, 11, 8, 10, 20, is a city in China. - -My 4, 9, 11, 24, 12, 4, 15, is a county in Kentucky. - -My 1, 12, 8, 8, 25, 6, 19, 4, is a silly bird. - -My 13, 4, 10, 6, 25, 20, 3, 19, is a city in Italy. - -My 23, 7, 18, 10, 4, 22, 12, 20, was the name of a conqueror. - -My whole is a document which first saw the light many years ago. - -[Illustration: LABYRINTH NO. 3. - -Go in at the front entrance and travel along the roads until you reach -the dwelling-house in the centre. - -Be particular not to get over any of the fences.] - - - - -ACROSTICS. - -[Illustration] - - -1 - -A valuable ally of family sociability, and what pertains to it. - -1. A species of garment. - -2. An ancient French coin. - -3. One of the Ladrone Islands. - -4. An insect. - -5. A man’s name. - -[Illustration] - - -2 - -A beautiful creature, and where it is often seen. - -1. A ferry-boat. - -2. A town in New York. - -3. An emblem of poverty. - -4. An emblem of gentleness. - - -3 - - First call to mind a nymph of paradise, - Next where the poet, Ovid, buried lies; - A sect religious, most in Persia seen; - A title given to Juno, goddess-queen; - A town in England, famous for the death - Of two crowned kings, and Queen Elizabeth. - The letters first of these will give the name - Of ancient poet, great has been his fame: - The final letters--if you careful note-- - Will tell you of a poem which he wrote. - - -4 - -A fruit, and where it grows. - -1. A division. - -2. Where the lion sleeps. - -3. A Russian proclamation. - -4. A spice. - - -5 - -The promoter of much discord in a family, and its ally. - -1. A pet name for an animal. - -2. A person whose mental capabilities would never fit him for a Senator. - -3. A river in Europe. - -4. A Roman emperor. - -5. A bird. - - -6 - -A token and its receptacle. - -1. Is of long continuance. - -2. A beautiful tree. - -3. Was a king of Thrace. - -4. A flower named after a goddess. - - -7 - -A place for vessels, and a liquor. - -1. An important part of a church. - -2. A large river in Asia. - -3. A gambler’s gain. - -4. A mighty conqueror. - - -8 - -A useful token, and what supports it. - -1. What every tree should have. - -2. A county in Minnesota. - -3. Something very common in summer. - -4. Something found on every wagon. - - -9 - -Stalks, and a fruit. - -1. A wound. - -2. A member of the human body. - -3. A wanderer. - -4. A tune. - -5. A part of milk. - - - - -DECAPITATIONS. - - -[Illustration: PEACEFUL SLUMBERING ON THE OCEAN.] - -1. Behead a noble vessel, and leave a rude one. - -2. Behead that which may save life, and leave that which destroys it. - -3. Behead every thing, and leave nothing. - -4. Behead a weapon, and leave a fruit. - -5. Behead a gymnastic feat, and leave that which accomplished it. - -6. Behead an uncomfortable situation, and leave what promoted it. - -7. Behead an uncultivated idea, and leave those who entertain it. - -8. Behead a celebrated British admiral, and leave a British -commander-in-chief and viscount. - -9. Behead a primate of Scotland, and leave a consul of the U. S. A. to -Tunis in 1797. - -10. Behead an Irish author who wrote a work on Beauty, and leave an able -and intrepid English admiral. - -11. Behead an eminent Scotch physician and mathematician, and leave a -learned German professor of Rhetoric. - -12. Behead a country, and leave a sensation. - -[Illustration] - -13. Behead a weapon, and leave a part of speech. - -14. Behead a destructive deed, and leave one of mirth. - -15. Behead a man, and leave a beverage. - -16. Behead a twist, and leave a beverage. - -17. Behead a wart, and leave a small horse. - -18. Behead a perfume, and leave a coin. - -19. Behead a ribbon, and leave an animal. - -20. Behead an iron hod, and leave an important character in one of -Dickens’s works. - -21. Behead a drove, and leave a means of fastening. - -22. Behead a tool, and leave a reptile. - -23. Behead a reptile, and leave a tool. - -24. Behead mildew, and leave a sunbeam. - -[Illustration] - -25. Behead a viaduct, and leave the upper part of a slope. - -26. Behead a number, and leave a heart. - -27. Behead a heart, and leave a metal. - -28. Behead a kitchen utensil, and leave a tenement. - - 29. Behead a scion of the forest king, - And straight behold a very barber-ous thing. - - 30. Behead a youthful damsel, and you’ll find - A mate, perchance, more suited to your mind. - - 31. Behead a thing in every kitchen seen, - And what is left will puzzle you, I ween. - - 32. Behead an object gaunt, which Superstition dreads, - And lo! for all your pains, a hundred thousand heads. - - 33. Behead what tear-drops did in Beauty’s eyes, - And leave what Beauty did to cause their rise. - - 34. Behead a well-known animal, and see - Another better known than even he. - - 35. Behead an instrument of pleasant tone, - And leave another one to minstrels known. - - 36. Behead a bird, one common as can be, - And leave one which we not as often see. - - 37. And when ye’ve done all this, like clever elves, - Forever still behead, but leave yourselves. - -[Illustration] - -38. Behead a lady, and leave a lady. - -39. Behead a bird, and leave a vessel. - -40. Behead a seed, and leave a grain. - -41. Behead what some men love, and leave what most men love. - -42. Behead a stream, and leave a bird. - -43. Behead a part of a chain, and leave a fluid. - -44. Behead a vessel, and leave a part of the body. - -45. Behead a grain, and leave a luxury. - -46. Behead a band, and leave a catching apparatus. - -47. Behead an article used in sewing, and leave a stream. - -48. Behead a fruit, and leave a part of the body. - -49. Behead an article of furniture, and leave a fastening. - -50. Behead an instrument of punishment, and leave a part of the human -body. - -51. Behead an animal, and leave an organ of man. - -52. Behead a kind of grain, and leave a sensation. - -53. Behead a hard substance, and leave a soft one. - -[Illustration] - -54. Behead and curtail a bird, and leave a pressure. - -55. Behead and curtail a culinary utensil, and leave a tax. - -56. Behead and curtail one part of the body, and leave another. - -57. Behead and curtail a vine, and leave a pronoun. - -58. Behead and curtail a fruit, and leave a blow. - -59. Behead and curtail an important part of every kitchen, and leave an -animal. - -60. Divide a song, and leave an article and a pronoun. - -61. Divide a surprising place, and leave a verb, and a shrub. - -62. Divide an animal, and leave a verb, a pronoun, and an insect. - -63. Divide a musical instrument, and leave a sack, and tube. - -64. Divide a game, and leave a combat, and a passage. - -65. Divide an insect, and leave a color, and a vessel. - -66. Divide an ornament, and leave a pair, and an obstacle. - -67. Divide a contract, and leave an obstruction, and a profit. - -68. Divide a flower, and leave animals, and a feature. - - - - -NAMES OF PLACES ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED. - -[Illustration] - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN CONNECTICUT. - -1. A kind of tree, and a shallow piece of water. - -2. A motion of the atmosphere, and part of a hog. - -3. The part equally distant from two extremities, and a collection of -houses. - -4. A nickname, and a verb. - -5. A vegetable, and a partition. - -6. What some men delight in, and a weight. - -7. Novel, and a name for fashion. - -8. A crossing, and a harbor. - -9. Clear, and a portion of real estate. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN ILLINOIS. - -10. A royal title, and a weight. - -11. Being between, and a place of safety for vessels. - -12. To clothe, and a lodge for wild beasts. - -13. To make secure, and a harbor for vessels. - -14. The name of a planet, and a part of a house. - -15. A dwelling of royalty, and a part of a fork. - -16. The name of a liquid, and the cry of an animal. - -17. The name of a lady, and a collection of houses. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN NORTH CAROLINA. - -18. A fashionable lady’s delight, and a fortified place. - -19. Keen resentment, and a narrow valley. - -20. An English poet. - -21. A place of worship, and elevation. - -22. A foreigner, and a collection of houses. - -23. The act of making clean, and a weight. - -24. What we generally see in winter, and an eminence. - -25. A contest, a bird, and a weight. - -26. A preposition, and a motion brought about by indolence. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN MAINE. - -27. A color and a shrub. - -28. To consecrate, and a measure of cloth. - -29. A river in Italy, and a term applied to a region or country. - -30. An intoxicating drink, and a place where water is shallow. - -31. An inclosure for animals, and a term applied to adults. - -32. A point of the compass, and a small stream of water. - -33. A portion of the body, and a greater amount. - -34. An animal, and a term applied to diversion. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN KENTUCKY. - -35. A sharp instrument, and a weight. - -36. A wild animal, and a shallow part of a stream. - -37. A boy’s name, and a place of defense. - -38. An elevation of land, and a name given to money. - -39. A man’s name, and a portion of land. - -40. One of the points of the compass, and a place of safety. - - -PLACES IN WISCONSIN. - -41. An animal, and a collection of houses. - -42. An animal, and the shallow part of a stream. - -43. A combat, and a part of a candle. - -44. An elevation, and a weight. - -45. A southern fruit, and low, wet ground. - -46. The name of a celebrated physician, and a collection of houses. - -47. An animal, and a musical instrument. - -48. A fruit, and a weight. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN ASIA. - -49. A kind of pouch, and a child’s appellation for his father. - -50. A horse, and a small hole. - -51. A gash, and a small nail. - -52. A thick shrub, and a word expressing anger. - -53. A metal cup, and a weight. - -54. A pronoun, and an animal. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN ENGLAND. - -55. A deer, part of a present participle, and part of an animal. - -56. An animal, and a crossing. - -57. Part of a gun, and the sailor’s desire. - -58. What some old ladies and gentlemen wear, and a weight. - -59. Sources of water. - -60. A grain. - - -NAMES OF PLACES IN FLORIDA. - -61. Two young ladies’ names combined. - -62. A silicious mineral of various colors. - -63. A large amphibious animal, of rapacious nature. - -64. A possessive pronoun, and a covering. - -65. A boy’s nickname, and a preposition. - -66. An adjective, and one of the battle-fields of Mexico. - -[Illustration] - - -NAMES OF BIRDS. - -67. The bird that was in Eden. - -68. The bird that cheats. - -69. A chess-man. - -70. A letter. - -71. An architect. - -72. A country in Europe. - -73. The bird that’s full of mischief and fun. - -74. The bird that raises great weights. - -75. The bird that is part of a fence. - -76. The bird that is always in fear. - -77. The bird that assists at your meals. - -78. The bird that’s a plaything for boys. - - -LIST OF FISH. - -79. Part of a hennery. - -80. A weapon. - -81. What the moss-rose did. - -82. What the sun lent. - -83. What the boys love to do. - -84. A pronoun, and an ornament. - -85. Two thirds of a proverb, and an ancient vessel. - -86. Three quarters of a member of the human body. - -87. Minus the letter T--a physician. - -88. What we should all be likely to do if we fell in the water. - - -NAMES OF BIRDS. - -89. What we all do when we dine. - -90. Nothing, twice five, and fifty. - -91. Equality and decay. - -92. A female nickname, and what most boys like for dinner. - - -BATTLES OF ENGLAND. - -93. A border, and an elevation. - -94. Not ancient, and a kind of fruit. - -95. Idle talk, and a part of a domestic animal. - -96. To select from others, a letter of the alphabet, and a place for -wild beasts. - -97. A liquid, and a game of cards. - -98. To draw by a rope, and a weight. - - -TEA-TABLE. - -99. A convulsion of the lungs, and a reward. - -100. The state of an Irishman newly-arrived, and a favorite beverage. - -101. A species of deer, a useful grain, and a flat loaf. - -102. The act of cutting with a sharp instrument, and young maidens. - -103. An unruly member. - -104. A Latin word signifying earth, and an important article in a lady’s -toilet. - -105. Natural jewel-boxes. - -106. Two thirds of an animal, and part of the lunch service. - -107. A portion, and an elevation. - -108. Fireworks. - -109. A kid. - -110. A man-servant. - - -BEVERAGES. - -111. A small tree. - -112. A sailor’s desire. - -113. Counterfeit agony. - -114. An island in the Atlantic. - -115. Merry Andrew. - -116. Adam’s ale. - -117. Ghosts. - - -DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS. - -118. Distracted, a pronoun and a relation. - -119. A month, and to cut. - -120. A girl’s name, and a preposition. - -121. To fight, and a bird. - -122. A part of the body, and an adjective implying powerful. - - -FLOWER GARDEN. - -123. A musical instrument devoured. - -124. A fop, and an animal. - -125. A portion of time, and a consonant. - -126. A blackbird and its claw. - -127. Sunrise. - -128. The hair of a young lady. - -129. A deer, and part of its mouth. - -130. A pronoun. - -131. A part of the head of a useful animal. - -132. Haste, and a spring. - -133. A case. - -134. A report, and a consonant. - -[Illustration: LABYRINTH NO. 4. - -Enter at A, and keep traveling along the paths until you reach B. No -climbing allowed.] - - - - -CUTTINGS FOR PLANTING. - - -This may be made an amusing game; as the query for each flower may be -frequently varied: and it will require no great amount of ingenuity to -originate new questions. - -[Illustration] - -1. If you plant hoarhound candy, what will grow? - -2. An English cathedral? - -3. The idol Juggernaut? - -4. A winter storm? - -5. The sky? - -6. Aaron’s rod? - -7. A Doctor? - -8. Dalley’s Pain Extractor? - -9. A wise man? - -10. Christmas game? - -11. A goldsmith? - -12. A toad? - -13. A scalp? - -14. A violincello? - -15. Plant a bay horse, and what would grow? - -16. Sheep? - -17. Daylight? - -18. Cupid wounded? - -[Illustration] - -19. Plant a pig, and what will grow? - -20. Some rapid streams. - -21. Plant the Celestial Empire, and the richest man in New York. - -22. A member of a monastery. - -23. Reynard, and a small article of apparel. - -24. A Christian name, and a small article from a writing desk. - -25. Queen Victoria’s eldest son, with a plume in his hat. - -26. Plant vanity, and what will grow? - -27. A charming rural retreat? - -28. A dry-good’s merchant? - -29. A part of one’s hand? - -30. The Chinese silk manufacture? - -31. A perfumed dandy? - -32. What the sun did. - -33. Plant the Fourth of July, and what would grow? - -34. A young ladies’ seminary? - -35. A young ladies’ riding-school? - -36. A theological seminary? - -37. A jeweler? - -38. A shoemaker? - -[Illustration] - -39. Plant an ape, and what would grow? - -40. A cardinal number, and part of the face. - -41. Cupid in a scrape. - -42. The border of a garment, and a protection against thieves. - -43. A pipe. - -44. A surgeon. - -45. A small pillow. - -46. The wandering Jew. - -47. A wedding. - -48. Plant a tailor, and what would grow? - -49. A goslin. - -50. A Bruin. - -51. The seat of life. - -52. A tippler’s nose. - -53. A scold. - -54. A cart-whip. - -55. An artery. - -56. A mouse. - -57. Old Dobbin. - -58. A Louis d’or. - - - - -ANAGRAMS. - - -Properly to enjoy this amusement, it is necessary to be provided with a -box of letters, from which may be selected those forming the anagram. -Place the letters on a book or table, and continue to transpose them -until the original word is discovered. A whole room full of people may -be entertained in this manner. - -1. Fill up net. - -2. Nice red hams. - -3. A dry toil. - -4. Rest choir. - -5. Ruin a mite. - -6. I get dinners. - -7. Go nurse. - -8. A flirt? Not I! - -9. To sin far more. - -10. Modest hit. - -11. Cover not a sin. - -12. O! a plain spice. - -13. A tiny sin. - -14. Vase, tubs, tins. - -15. Ten coons in tar. - -16. To gain rules. - -17. Tom’s nine hats. - -18. Miss no trains. - -19. Tread mean pigs. - -20. Peel six brines. - -21. I meant man’s gem. - -22. I call my gin tea. - -23. Tin men eat rent. - -24. O! story man. - -25. Lo! I tug Ned. - -26. Tip a den. - -27. Go smite. - -28. Test rein. - -29. No tripe. - -30. I put on a mat. - -31. Read to me. - -32. Lo! I read it. - -33. In a tin door. - -34. O, I reap tons. - -35. Evil June. - -36. If led in. - -37. I made time. - -38. Is Uncle tiffy? - -39. I attend in pomps. - -40. I don’t want things. - -41. Sin is content. - -42. I eat brine. - -43. Can remember. - -44. Find lies. - -45. Bold repeal. - -46. Gain men. - -47. Stern peer. - -48. Turn game. - -49. Fire iron. - -50. O! sued it. - -51. I rule not so. - -52. I reveal not. - -53. Grain a trouble. - -54. Event seen. - -55. Oh, a harp! - -56. Vile beer. - -[Illustration] - -57. Move it cool. - -58. A sinner varies. - -59. Bad in Creoles. - -60. A pear nipt. - -61. Ten ate sir. - -62. To a poet. - -63. Real sup. - -64. I ran to stay. - -65. Prove eels. - -66. To sit continually. - -67. Care not inside. - -68. Rats ran into pot. - -69. An eel pot. - -70. Toe corns. - -71. Silver tea. - -72. Live tears. - -73. Great help. - -74. H. sing to me. - -75. On dry air. - -76. Liars in time. - -77. Clouds rise. - -78. O! Aunt, I faint! - -79. Lions so true. - -80. A lost home. - -81. I find it one. - -82. Lo! I reign. - -83. Try on covers. - -84. Depart ye rogues. - -85. Cure not sin, sir. - -86. Pure tar. - -87. No ears. - -88. Arm-pits. - -[Illustration] - -89. Time ends rage. - -90. Call us noses. - -91. Ode songs. - -92. Soar, Alps. - -93. Hard tug. - -94. Charity’s in it. - -95. Tree snags. - -96. Shine, Sol. - -97. Men use mats. - -98. Thin bag. - -99. Her cry. - -100. Sea plant. - -101. Paul’s ape. - -102. A real stab. - -103. Misshape. - -104. A paper cane. - -105. On many taller. - -106. Nor repeat it in mist. - -107. Enter pines. - -108. Ended puss. - -109. Can’t cure Miss E. - -110. I can stare. - -111. O! it bores us. - -112. Real tea dust. - -113. Ariel got a burn. - -114. No stern action. - -115. Eats time. - -116. True in fur. - -117. Got in a boil. - -118. I expect a ton. - -119. His tables. - -120. Red lance. - -121. I need a cyclop. - -122. Oh! a split! - -123. Ten oars. - -124. A dog trial. - -125. So I can not tell. - -126. I gaze, man. - -127. O read tin coins. - -128. Iron tribute. - -129. So cut, Mary. - -130. Ah! in pore, sir? - -131. I can not stain. - -132. Cut moss. - -[Illustration] - -133. Mary dips. - -134. All pearl. - -135. I cannot ride so. - -136. In a bay or port. - -137. O! I sign at once. - -138. Dandy ewes. - -139. Fished urn. - -140. Red nuts and gin. - -141. May nod. - -142. Don’t I eat? - -143. Red legs. - -144. It sent men. - -145. Short race. - -146. Be alive, nun. - -147. O’er assuming. - -148. This sable. - -149. Pin red fish. - -150. It’s on a mantle. - -151. City life. - -152. I get a mess in vain. - -153. A mere dot. - -154. Red rum. - -155. Gain type. - -156. Red oyster. - -157. Cart horse. - -158. May enrich. - -159. Nine thumps. - - -PLACES IN THE U. S. - -160. More tons. - -161. Hen sat. - -162. A cell, sir. - -163. Nose trap. - -164. A sin to me. - -165. A red cut. - -166. Clean stew. - -167. Pint o’ stew. - - -DISTINGUISHED GREEKS. - -168. Ears cost. - -169. Relax spite. - -170. Meet his colts. - -171. At ides, sir. - -172. Caleb is aid. - -173. A slim tide. - -174. O! sad line. - - -NAMES IN ROM. HIST. - -175. ’Tis a cut. - -176. A coal rig. - -177. Not any. - -178. Saves a pin. - -179. Muser. - -180. Call Remus. - -181. No, ’tis a nun. - -[Illustration] - - -SCRIPTURAL NAMES. - -182. Hide all. - -183. Aim at it. - -184. I shall eat. - -185. I am a band. - -186. Must I bear? - -187. Head orb. - -188. True dimes. - -189. I hate a ram. - -190. Head-band. - -191. Rob a home. - -192. Use the meal. - -193. Ha! ha! a limbo. - -194. Blame thee. - -195. I at home! no. - -196. Abash them. - -197. He has aim. - -198. His tar pan. - -199. Ship a hen. - -200. O! Sam. - -201. Hurt. - -202. A mob. - -203. An oar. - -204. I hem a hen. - -205. I am on. - -206. His trash. - -207. The lion. - -208. At a man, sir. - -209. This is a mat. - -210. Pare him. - -211. As mule. - -212. In dale. - -213. Lupa. - - - - -CONUNDRUMS. - - -[Illustration] - -1. When is a merchant like Ireland? - -2. What kind of likeness can you spell with three letters? - -3. Why is intemperance like a worn-out coat? - -4. How can you prove that seven is half of twelve? - -5. Why should a market-gardener always be punctual? - -6. If you throw a chip into the water, what does it become? - -7. How does a locomotive at full speed resemble idleness? - -8. Where was Washington when his companions put all the lights out? - -9. Why is a translated fable like hatred? - -10. What is that which is broken by merely naming it? - -11. What pies are you not likely to find at the baker’s? - -12. Why is the heir-apparent of England like a cloudy day? - -13. What foreign letter expresses a title? - -14. What two letters express what you ought to do all things? - -15. What two letters express an impoverished purse? - -16. What four letters express a good drink for a cold? - -17. What two letters name a river in America? - -18. What two letters name a county in England? - -[Illustration] - -19. Why is it easy to break into an old man’s house? - -20. What is the quickest way to make a thin man fat? - -21. How much land is like a decayed tooth? - -22. When do your teeth act like your tongue? - -23. What foreign letter names the territory of a duke? - -24. What tree pinches an Israelite? - -25. What is that which pierces and leaves no hole? - -26. When is a boat like a lady in love with an artist? - -27. Do you know of any word entirely composed of vowels? - -28. When does a bonnet resemble a useless search? - -29. When are bad dispositions and flour alike? - -30. What cordial is Dally’s Pain Extractor like? - -31. What nations do poor people like best? - -[Illustration] - -32. Why is a church spire like Antrim county, Ireland? - -33. When we ask the cities of Europe what novelists are called, which -one replies? - -34. What bad effect does the letter B have upon sunshine? - -35. Who is always ready to reply to any question? - -36. What young lady is the most pugnaciously disposed? - -37. What young lady most interferes with the serenity of our sanctum? - -38. Why can you never believe a man who always fulfills his promises? - -39. When may a man be said to be thinner than a shingle? - -40. What is more desirable for man than good quarters? - -41. What is that which always crosses a river with its head downward? - -42. Why is an old woman who can not work, like a young woman who can -work, and does work? - -43. Where did Kossuth stand when he first landed in America? - -[Illustration: LABYRINTH NO. 5. - -Find your way from the gate to the bower, by keeping the right road, and -not jumping over any of the fences.] - - - - -SOLUTION TO THE PREFACE. - - -The enigma is of such ancient and respectable origin, that I shall ask -no one to excuse me for offering this book to the public. Enigmatical -questions are frequent in the Scriptures, and in olden times often -contained a great deal of valuable information. - -I intend, my dear young friends, to combine instruction with amusement; -and do not fear but what my expectations will be sufficiently realized. - -Right well, I know, little lads and lasses, you can not fail to be -delighted when I am making such efforts in your behalf; so, heartily -shaking you all by the hand, - - I remain, - - Yours truly, - - SANTA CLAUS - - - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE PUZZLES. - - -1. Mimic. - -2. Make no friendship with an envious man. - -3. Bees put by honey to use in winter. - -4. Beware of small expenses, a little leak will sink a ship. - -5. Isaiah Bebee, you are too cross, and your ideas are too empty to -amuse any one; you are too epicurean to exercise your energies; nothing -excuses, nothing extenuates your excesses, for you ought to be wiser. - -6. Opium and beer, effeminacy and tears, are usually enemies to energy, -and ought to be especially odious to you, dear Ellen. - -7. Oh! Emily, benign and effeminate, before you extenuate any excess, -see a wise Deity. - -8. Our own caprice is more extravagant than the caprice of fortune. - -9. FIVE.--V. - -10. Cicero’s orations are superior to any orations of other Roman -orators extant. - -11. Cow. - -12. Mandate. - -13. Civil. - -14. II (Two I’s.--H. A. X. V.) - - 15. In every land and clime I may be found. - In air, in water, also under ground; - Of various sorts I am, and various hues, - Of various kinds of brown, and various blues; - I’m sometimes black or gray, and sometimes red: - You’ll surely find me out from what I’ve said. - One other hint to aid you in your guess: - Without me beauty’s self were valueless. (The eye.) - -16. Perverse--preserve. - -17. Fiddle. (Take V from FIVE, and insert DDL.) - -18. A Chinese. - -19. By gently and frequently scratching the table-cloth within three or -four inches of the tumbler, the coin will creep from under. - - 20. Come ye ingenious ones, this riddle guess, - It is not difficult, you will confess. - What is that number which, if you divide, - You then will nothing leave on either side? - (The figure 8, divided laterally.) - -21. When one will not, two can not quarrel. - -22. A great many of our difficulties may be overcome by assiduity and -proper diligence. Mischief lurks under dissimulation. - -23. Draw a horizontal line from the shoulders of one dog to the tail of -the other, and from the fore legs of one to the hind legs of the other. - -24. Hasten. (a, an, hat, he, neat, eat, then, at, than, ah!) There are -other words out of which may be made all the parts of speech. - -25. Facetiously, Abstemiously. - -26. Comic. - -27. Clod. - -28. Ere long expect a great overturning and uprising in Europe. - -29. Dim. - -30. Og. - - 31. Ye clever knowing ones read me aright, - And bring my subtle meaning into light. - ’Twill need some patience, perseverance, tact, - To set my dislocations--that’s a fact. - -32. Why tedious. - -33. Little more than kin, and less than kind. - - 34. Stop, reader, here, and deign to look - On one without a name, - Ne’er entered in the ample book - Of fortune or of fame. - -35. Never put off till to-morrow what can be done to-day. - -36. With one cut take off the toe, which will leave three pieces of -paper; place these one upon another, and again cut them through. - -37. Research. - -38. A SMART REPARTEE. - - Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean, - What reason can be given, - Since marriage is a holy thing, - That there is none in heaven? - There are no women, he replied. - She quick returns the jest, - Women there are, but I’m afraid - They cannot find a priest. - -39. Handsome is that handsome does. - -40. Despair blunts the edge of industry. - -41. By forgetfulness of injuries, we show ourselves superior to them. - -42. - - Berry, - Birch, - Bird, - Bloom, - Bowers, - Branch, - Bush, - Flowers, - Gardener, - Greenleaf, - Hay, - Hill, - Moss, - Pine, - Plant, - Post, - Reed, - Root, - Rose, - Sand, - Stone, - Sickles, - Thorn, - Tool, - Tree, - Twiggs, - Flint, - Weed, - Wells, - Wood. - -43. Please (plea, sale, peas, sap, leap, sleep, seal, lease, lee, sea, -see, rest.) - -44. He had 32 marbles. - -45. Great P. D. - -46. An X. - -47. Brace--ace. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE CHARADES. - -1. Rainbow. - -2. Wormwood. - -3. Tomato. - -4. Whip-poor-will. - -5. Nebula. - -6. Larkspur. - -7. Courtship. - -8. Injury. - -9. Footstool. - -10. Moss-rose. - -11. Napkin. - -12. Earnestly. - -13. Sebastopol. - -14. Mirage. - -15. Thousand. - -16. Antelope. - -17. Chinchilla. - -18. Omen. - -19. Wholesome. - -20. Pardon. - -21. Grace Greenwood. - -22. Wintergreen. - -23. Faith, Hope, and Love. - -24. Rosemary. - -25. Violet. - -26. Firefly. - -27. Peerless. - -28. Patagonia. - -29. Light-house. - -30. Honeymoon. - -31. Harebell. - -32. Moonlight. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE RIDDLES. - -1. A yard-stick. - -2. A postage stamp. - -3. Eyelids. - -4. A blush. - -5. The letter C (ore, core, etc). - -6. A newspaper. - -7. A hiss. - -8. The letter A. - -9. A key. - -10. A kiss. - -11. That. - -12. Time. - -13. A shadow. - -14. A broom. - -15. Lightning. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE REBUSSES. - -1. Ire--fire. - -2. C. I. D. - -3. Scrap, cap, rap, ape, pear, ear,--scrape. - -4. Fowl, owl. - -5. Prussia, Russia. - -6. Tear, tea, head--thread. - -7. Goat, oat, goa. - -8. Take N from None, and leave One. - -9. Wheel, heel, eel. - -10. A, an, Ann, Anna, annal, annals. - -11. Murmur. - -12. Pay up. - -13. Alice, malice. - -14. Snail, nail, ail. - -15. Palm, lamp. - -16. Beet, bee, bet. - -17. Pap, Papa. - - 18. 1. Live. Evil. Vile. Veil. - 2. Meat. Mate. Tame. Team. - 3. Amen. Mean. Mane. Name. - 4. Emit. Item. Mite. Time. - 5. Dale. Deal. Lade. Lead. - 6. Arts. Rats. Star. Tars. - 7. Plea. Pale. Peal. Leap. - 8. Sent. Nets. Tens. Nest. - -19. Pain. - -20. Rome (more, or, me, mer, O ore). - -21. CIVIL. - -22. Flower-pot. - -23. Jay, J, ay, y (Why!) - -24. Glance. - -25. Troy, tory, tyro. - -26. Garden, danger. - -27. Dennis. - -28. Spark, park, ark. - -29. Done, one, Don. - -30. Prelate. - -31. Arm, harm, charm. - -32. Boat, oat, boa. - -33. Tear, ear, tea. - -34. Tame, team, meat, mate. - -35. This, his, is. - -36. Ned, end, den. - -37. Levi, veil, live, evil. - -38. Heart, ear, hear, eat, tear, earth. - -39. Clear, Lear, ear, Ar, lea. - -40. Unreal, real. - -41. At, eat, heat, wheat. - -42. Chair, hair, air. - -43. Rite, right, write, wright. - -44. Thorn, horn, Thor, north. - -45. Murder (red rum). - -46. Ark, lark. - -47. Rat, tar, art. - -48. Stare, tare, are, ear. - -49. Tars, rats, arts, star. - -50. Devil, evil, vile, il, lie. - -51. Place, lace, ace (three fifths of brace). - -52. Rite, write, right, wright. - -53. Ladder, lad, adder. - -54. Anna. - -55. J.U.L.I.A. - -56. Claw, law. - -57. Cod (Od, Co, O, C, D). - -58. Fire-side. - -59. Star, rats. - -60. Your. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE ENIGMAS. - -1. Miss Caroline Herschel. - -2. The more haste, the less speed. - -3. Thou shalt not steal. - -4. Carpenters. - -5. America. - -6. Building castles in the air. - -7. Two boys, one named _Andrew_ and the other _Thomas_, went to _see_ -their Uncle _M----_ one _winter_. He had _two_ fine _horses_, but he -forbid the _lads_ to _ride_ without his _consent_. But Master _T._ was a -_careless_ and _wild_ boy, but his brother _A._ was obedient to his -uncle’s _wishes_. One _day_, Master _T._ said to his brother, “Let’s -_saddle_ the _horses_, for we have a fine _chance_. Uncle has gone to -_town_.” “_No_, indeed,” answered _Master A._; “_how_ can you _do_ what -you _say_? Has not uncle forbid us to _ride_ them?” But Master _T._ did -not _attend_ to what his brother said. He took _one_ of the _horses_ and -_rode him_, but was _thrown_ and severely hurt; and having disregarded -his uncle’s _commands_, he _lost_ his good opinion, and _lay ill_ for -_three_ weeks, and during the _Christmas and New Year Holidays_. - -8. A barking dog seldom bites. - -9. Hope is grief’s best music. - -10. America discovered by Columbus. - -11. Follow the wise few rather than the vulgar many. - -12. Pianos. - -13. Crocodile. - -14. Revillagigedo. - -15. No man can serve two masters. - -16. Great haste is not always good speed. - -17. Declaration of Independence. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE ACROSTICS. - -1. Table-cloth;--Tunic, Angel, Bato, Locust, Elijah. - -2. Bird-cage;--Bac, Ithaca, Rag, Dove. - -3. Homer-Iliad;--Houri, Ovidopol, Magi, Egeria, Richmond. - -4. Plum-tree;--Part, Lair, Ucase, mace. - -5. Piano-stool;--Puss, Idiot, Arno, Nero, Owl. - -6. Card-case;--Chronic, Acacia, Rhesus, Daphne. - -7. Port-wine;--Pew, Obi, Ruin, Time. - -8. Sign-post;--Sap, Itasco, Grass, Nut. - -9. Strawberry;--Stab, Toe, Rove, Air, Whey. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE DECAPITATIONS. - -1. Craft,--raft. - -2. Skill,--kill. - -3. Whole,--hole. - -4. Spear,--pear. - -5. Climb,--limb. - -6. Crush,--rush. - -7. Crude,--rude. - -8. Blake,--Lake. - -9. Beaton,--Eaton. - -10. Brooke,--Rooke. - -11. Cheyne,--Heyne. - -12. Spain,--pain. - -13. Sword,--word. - -14. Slaughter,--laughter. - -15. Male,--ale. - -16. Twine,--wine. - -17. Knag,--nag. - -18. Scent,--cent. - -19. Tape,--ape. - -20. Scuttle,--Cuttle. - -21. Flock,--lock. - -22. Ladder,--adder. - -23. Snail,--nail. - -24. Blight,--light. - -25. Bridge,--ridge. - -26. Score,--core. - -27. Core,--Ore. - -28. Shovel,--hovel. - -29. Twig,--wig. - -30. Lass,--ass. - -31. Griddle,--riddle. - -32. Ghost,--host. - -33. Glisten,--listen. - -34. Fox,--ox. - -35. Flute,--lute. - -36. Fowl,--owl. - -37. Aye,--ye. - -38. Madame,--a dame. - -39. Lark,--ark. - -40. Acorn,--corn. - -41. Glass,--lass. - -42. Brook,--rook. - -43. Link,--ink. - -44. Ship,--hip. - -45. Rice,--ice. - -46. Strap,--trap. - -47. Spool,--pool. - -48. Pear,--ear. - -49. Clock,--lock. - -50. Whip,--hip. - -51. Bear,--ear. - -52. Wheat,--heat. - -53. Flint,--lint. - -54. Snipe,--nip. - -55. Grater,--rate. - -56. Heart,--ear. - -57. Gourd,--our. - -58. Grape,--rap. - -59. Grate,--rat. - -60. An-them. - -61. Am-bush. - -62. Be-he-moth. - -63. Bag-pipe. - -64. Battle-door. - -65. Blue-bottle. - -66. Brace-let. - -67. Bar-gain. - -68. Cows-lip. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE NAMES. - -1. Ashford. - -2. Windham. - -3. Centreville. - -4. Danbury. - -5. Cornwall. - -6. Huntington. - -7. Newton. - -8. Bridgeport. - -9. Fairfield. - -10. Princeton. - -11. Middleport. - -12. Dresden. - -13. Lockport. - -14. Marshall. - -15. Palestine. - -16. Waterloo. - -17. Elizabethtown. - -18. Beaufort. - -19. Iredell. - -20. Milton. - -21. Chapel Hill. - -22. Germantown. - -23. Washington. - -24. Snow Hill. - -25. Warrenton. - -26. Onslow. - -27. Greenbush. - -28. Hallowell. - -29. Poland. - -30. Rumford. - -31. Parkman. - -32. Westbrook. - -33. Livermore. - -34. Bucksport - -35. Piketon. - -36. Hartford. - -37. Frankfort. - -38. Mount Sterling. - -39. Morganfield. - -40. Westport. - -41. Foxville. - -42. Hartford. - -43. Warwick. - -44. Clifton. - -45. Lemonweir. - -46. Fitchburg. - -47. Elkhorn. - -48. Appleton. - -49. Bagdad. - -50. Nagpore. - -51. Cuttach. - -51. Bushire. - -53. Canton. - -54. Herat. - -55. Buckingham. - -56. Oxford. - -57. Stockport. - -58. Wigton. - -59. Wells. - -60. Rye. - -61. Marianna. - -62. Jasper. - -63. Alligator. - -64. Micanopy. - -65. Walton. - -66. New Buena Vista. - -67. Bird of Paradise. - -68. Gull. - -69. Rook. - -70. Jay. - -71. Wren. - -72. Turkey. - -73. Lark. - -74. Crane. - -75. Rail. - -76. Quail. - -77. Swallow. - -78. Kite. - -79. Perch. - -80. Pike. - -81. Smelt. - -82. Ray. - -83. Skate. - -84. Herring. - -85. Shark. - -86. Eel. - -87. Sturgeon. - -88. Flounder. - -89. Swallow. - -90. Owl. - -91. Parrot. - -92. Magpie. - -93. Edgehill. - -94. Newberry. - -95. Chatham. - -96. Culloden. - -97. Waterloo. - -98. Towton. - -99. Coffee. - -100. Green tea. - -101. Buckwheat cakes. - -102. Molasses. - -103. Tongue. - -104. Terrapin. - -105. Oysters. - -106. Radishes. - -107. Partridge. - -108. Crackers. - -109. A little butter. - -110. Porter. - -111. Shrub. - -112. Port. - -113. Champagne. - -114. Madeira. - -115. Punch. - -116. Water. - -117. Spirits. - -118. Madison. - -119. Mayhew. - -120. Marion. - -121. Warren. - -122. Armstrong. - -123. Violet. - -124. Dandelion. - -125. Daisy. - -126. Crow-foot. - -127. Morning glory. - -128. Maiden hair. - -129. Fallow tongue. - -130. Yew. - -131. Oxlip. - -132. Speedwell. - -133. Box. - -134. Poppy. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE CUTTINGS. - -1. Candy-tuft. - -2. Canterbury bells. - -3. Widows’ tears. - -4. Snow-drops. - -5. Blue-bell. - -6. Snake-root. - -7. Rhubarb. - -8. Heart’s ease. - -9. Sage. - -10. Snapdragon. - -11. Golden rod. - -12. Hops. - -13. Scull-cap. - -14. Violet. - -15. Chestnut. - -16. Flox. - -17. Morning Glory. - -18. Love lies bleeding. - -19. Hog-weed. - -20. Currants. - -21. China aster. - -22. Monk’s hood. - -23. Fox-glove. - -24. Jonquil. - -25. Prince of Wales’ feathers. - -26. Venus’ looking-glass. - -27. Virgin’s bower. - -28. Ladies’ mantles. - -29. Lady’s thumb. - -30. Pride of China. - -31. Coxcomb. - -32. Rose. - -33. Rockets. - -34. Blue-bells. - -35. Canterbury bells. - -36. Jack in the pulpit. - -37. Ladies’ ear-drops. - -38. Ladies’ slippers. - -39. Monkey-flower. - -40. Tulips. - -41. Love in a tangle. - -42. Hemlock. - -43. Tube-rose. - -44. Boneset. - -45. Feather-few. - -46. Live forever. - -47. Matrimony vine. - -48. Cabbage. - -49. Gooseberry. - -50. Bear’s-foot. - -51. Heart’s ease. - -52. Bottle-pink. - -53. Snapdragon. - -54. Hawthorn. - -55. Bloodroot. - -56. Catnip. - -57. Horse-chestnut. - -58. Penny royal. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE ANAGRAMS. - -1. Plentiful. - -2. Merchandise. - -3. Idolatry. - -4. Chorister. - -5. Miniature. - -6. Ingredients. - -7. Surgeon. - -8. Flirtations. - -9. Reformations. - -10. Methodist. - -11. Conversation. - -12. Episcopalian. - -13. Insanity. - -14. Substantive. - -15. Consternation. - -16. Regulations. - -17. Astonishment. - -18. Transmission. - -19. Disparagement. - -20. Inexpressible. - -21. Mismanagement. - -22. Enigmatically. - -23. Entertainment. - -24. Astronomy. - -25. Longitude. - -26. Painted. - -27. Egotism. - -28. Interest. - -29. Pointer. - -30. Amputation. - -31. Moderate. - -32. Editorial. - -33. Ordination. - -34. Operations. - -35. Juvenile. - -36. Infidel. - -37. Immediate. - -38. Sufficiently. - -39. Disappointment. - -40. Notwithstanding. - -41. Inconsistent. - -42. Inebriate. - -43. Remembrance. - -44. Infidels. - -45. Deplorable. - -46. Meaning. - -47. Represent. - -48. Argument. - -49. Inferior. - -50. Tedious. - -51. Resolutions. - -52. Revelation. - -53. Gubernatorial. - -54. Seventeen. - -55. Pharaoh. - -56. Believer. - -57. Locomotive. - -58. Anniversaries. - -59. Considerable. - -60. Appertain. - -61. Reinstate. - -62. Potatoe. - -63. Pleasure. - -64. Stationary. - -65. Oversleep. - -66. Constitutionally. - -67. Inconsiderate. - -68. Transportation. - -69. Antelope. - -70. Coronets. - -71. Versatile. - -72. Relatives. - -73. Telegraph. - -74. Something. - -75. Ordinary. - -76. Ministerial. - -77. Disclosure. - -78. Infatuation. - -79. Resolutions. - -80. Loathsome. - -81. Definition. - -82. Religion. - -83. Controversy. - -84. Daguerreotype. - -85. Insurrections. - -86. Rapture. - -87. Reason. - -88. Imparts. - -89. Disagreement. - -90. Callousness. - -91. Goodness. - -92. Parasols. - -93. Draught. - -94. Christianity. - -95. Greatness. - -96. Holiness. - -97. Amusements. - -98. Bathing. - -99. Cherry. - -100. Pleasant. - -101. Applause. - -102. Alabaster. - -103. Emphasis. - -104. Appearance. - -105. Ornamentally. - -106. Misinterpretation. - -107. Serpentine. - -108. Suspended. - -109. Circumstances. - -110. Ascertain. - -111. Boisterous. - -112. Adulterates. - -113. Gubernatorial. - -114. Consternation. - -115. Estimate. - -116. Furniture. - -117. Obligation. - -118. Expectation. - -119. Establish. - -120. Calender. - -121. Encyclopedia. - -122. Hospital. - -123. Treason. - -124. Gladiator. - -125. Constellation. - -126. Magazine. - -127. Consideration. - -128. Retribution. - -129. Customary. - -130. Parishioner. - -131. Incantations. - -132. Customs. - -133. Pyramids. - -134. Parallel. - -135. Consideration. - -136. Probationary. - -137. Negotiations. - -138. Wednesday. - -139. Furnished. - -140. Understanding. - -141. Monday. - -142. Antidote. - -143. Ledgers. - -144. Sentiment. - -145. Orchestra. - -146. Unenviable. - -147. Ignoramuses. - -148. Establish. - -149. Friendship. - -150. Lamentations. - -151. Felicity. - -152. Imaginativeness. - -153. Moderate. - -154. Murder. - -155. Punishment. - -156. Destroyer. - -157. Orchestra. - -158. Machinery. - -159. Egyptian. - -160. Montrose. - -161. Athens. - -162. Carlisle. - -163. Paterson. - -164. Minnesota. - -165. Decatur. - -166. Newcastle. - -167. West Point. - -168. Socrates. - -169. Praxiteles. - -170. Themistocles. - -171. Aristides. - -172. Alcibiadas. - -173. Miltiades. - -174. Leonides. - -175. Tacitus. - -176. Agricola. - -177. Antony. - -178. Vespasian. - -179. Remus. - -180. Marcellus. - -181. Antonius. - -182. Delilah. - -183. Amittai. - -184. Salathiel. - -185. Aminadab. - -186. Bartimeus. - -187. Deborah. - -188. Demetrius. - -189. Arimathea. - -190. Benhadad. - -191. Rehoboam. - -192. Methusael. - -193. Aholibamah. - -194. Mehetabel. - -195. Menothai. - -196. Bashemath. - -197. Shemaiah. - -198. Parthians. - -199. Phinehas. - -200. Amos. - -201. Ruth. - -202. Moab. - -203. Aaron. - -204. Nehemiah. - -205. Naomi. - -206. Tarshish. - -207. Othniel. - -208. Samaritan. - -209. Matthias. - -210. Ephraim. - -211. Samuel. - -212. Daniel. - -213. Paul. - - -SOLUTIONS TO THE CONUNDRUMS. - -1. When his capital is doubling (Dublin). - -2. Effigy (F. E. G.). - -3. It is a bad habit. - -4. Draw a line across “XII,” and leave “VII.” - -5. Because he should always keep good time (thyme). - -6. Wet. - -7. It is inactivity (in activity). - -8. In the dark. - -9. Because it is aversion (a version). - -10. Silence. - -11. Magpies. - -12. He is likely to reign. - -13. A Dutch S (duchess). - -14. XL. - -15. MT. - -16. LOOT (Elder-blow-tea). - -17. P. D. - -18. S X. - -19. Because his gait is broken and his locks are few. - -20. Throw him out of a three-story window, and he will come down -_plump_. - -21. An acre. - -22. When they chatter. - -23. A Dutch Y (a duchy). - -24. Juniper. - -25. Sound. - -26. When it is attached to a painter. - -27. Aye. - -28. When it’s without a veil (avail). - -29. When they are inbred (in bread). - -30. Curasoa (cure a sore). - -31. Do-nations. - -32. Because there’s a bell fast (Belfast) in it. - -33. Rome answers (romancers). - -34. It makes light blight. - -35. Ann, sir (answer). - -36. Belle Igerent. - -37. Miss Chief. - -38. How can you take a man’s word, if he always keeps it? - -39. When he’s a shaving. - -40. Better-halves. - -41. A nail in a horse-shoe. - -42. They are notable (not able). - -43. On his feet. - - - - - JOHN H. TINGLEY, - - 152½ FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, - - DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF - - BOOKS AND STATIONERY, - - _Very Cheap for Cash_. - - AND - - PUBLISHER OF THE FOLLOWING GAMES: - - Game of Familiar Quotations, - In neat case, price 50 cents. - - New Game of Authors, - In neat case, price 50 cents. - - Game of Great Events, - In neat case, price 50 cents. - - Game of Red, White and Blue, - In neat case, price 50 cents. - - Game of Battles North and South, - In neat case, price 50 cents. - - Sole Agent for Judge Whitty’s Pantological Game of - - Chevy Chase. - - Juvenile edition 75 cents. - Large “ $1.00 - - Any of the above Games sent free, by mail, by remitting the above - prices. - - - - -Transcriber’s Notes - - - This text follows the original printed work; inconsistent and unusual - spelling have been retained, except as mentioned below. - - Depending on the hard- and software used to read this text, not all - elements may display as intended. - - -Changes made: - - page iii: page number 5 changed to v - page 10: for writing os changed to for writing es; testament a drain - changed to testament drain; XIOU88 changed to X10U88 (nr. - 5); - page 12: ro yreg changed to ro yrag - page 18: earth agrain changed to earth a grain - page 32: Athough a part changed to Although a part - page 72: punctuation corrected to conform with the solution - page 73: whole is a proverb changed to My whole is a proverb - page 83: Bead a tool changed to Behead a tool - page 110: on the ample book changed to in the ample book; They can not - find changed to They cannot find - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and -Puzzles, by John H. 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