DOUBLE ACROSTIC CHARADE.
Reading edition
BY H.
INITIALS AND FINALS.
First friends, then foes, my first and last are reckoned, My first called great, and really great my second; Eager for fame, each led a soldier's life, Each fell a victim to the assassin's knife. My first died first; but when my second fell, He fell before my first, by some strange spell.
CROSS WORDS.
1.
My first an Indian chief, who vainly sought To exterminate the foe 'gainst whom he fought.
2.
Another Indian chief, entrapped, betrayed, Whose haughty spirit broke in dungeon shade.
3.
A State whose boundaries were hard to fix, Where lakes and streams their flowing waters mix.
4.
An ancient Greek, most famous in his age, Renowned for eloquence and counsel sage.
5.
My fifth a novel, read with great applause When Dr. Johnson wagged his ponderous jaws.
6.
My sixth a cycle of revolving time, Which visits every nation, age, and clime.
THE LITTLE WASHER-WOMAN.
