PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
Reading edition
No. 1.
ENIGMA.
In bugle, not in horn. In aurora, not in morn. In railroad, not in sleeper. In woodbine, not in creeper. In apples, not in cherries. In plums, but not in berries. In equator, not in pole. In mouse, but not in mole. In mingle, not in blend. In favorite, not in friend. In girdle, not in belt. In Norman, not in Celt. A river I, upon whose banks of old Lived many a warrior chivalrous and bold; And massive ancient towers still frown on me As I rush onward to the restless sea. Owlet.
No. 2.
DROP-LETTER PUZZLES.
Two familiar proverbs:
1. —e—e—s—t—i—t—e—o—h—r—f—n—e—t—o—. 2. —o—h—n—v—n—u—e—n—t—i—g—o—. Bolus.
A quotation from Scott:
3. C—m—o—e—o—e—l—t—i—r—c—s—a—l—l— F—o—i—s—i—m—a—e—s—o—n—s—. Henry.
No. 3.
PI.
A verse from a poem by an American poet:
Eb ilstl, dsa atrhe, nda secae inpenrgi;
Nbdehi eth uslcdo si hte usn siltl gishnin;
Yth teaf si hte mocnom tefa fo lal,
Niot cahe feil moes nira stum lafl,
Eosm yasd tums eb kdra dna ryraed.
Mettie.
No. 4.
FOUR EASY SQUARES.
1.—1. A mineral. 2. A sickness. 3. Shapeless. 4. An animal.
Goody Two-Shoes.
2.—1. A famous mountain. 2. Afterward. 3. Cleanly. 4. Certain insects.
School-Boy.
3.—1. A coin. 2. An image. 3. A family of plants. 4. Otherwise.
Albert.
4.—1. A word often fitly applied to school-girls. 2. Across. 3. To measure. 4. Spoils.
Florence.