PREFACE. (continued 2)
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221. Good for nothing.
222. Neva, nave, vane.
223. Shake-speare.
224. Because it makes Pa-pay.
225. It has eyes behind.
226. Pea-cock.
227. 7 and 5.
228. In the ground.
229. From the tree.
230. Because she shows her flowing sheets.
231. Moon and stars.
232. Meat (eat-at-mat-team).
233. The tiller.
234. The lion, because he roars, and has a flowing mane (main).
Leviathan, because he swallows up the rivers.
235. The bull, because he bellows.
The whale, because he blows.
236. The ass, because he brays.
Dr. Pott’s horse, because a Pott he carries.
237. The rooster, because he picks and crows.
238. 1, 3, 9, 27, are the weights of the several pieces.
239. A tur-key.
240. It is generally patronized by gobblers.
241. In the ground.
242. He flourishes his fan behind him.
243. 1st, 7.36. 2d, 9.56. 3d, 23.08.
244. C-and-y—candy.
245. Because we can not make them here (hear).
246. A steel pen.
The weapon’s a steel pen, I think, Unless I’ve made a blunder; When Hatchet dips it in the ink, I’d like to stand from under. “Old lady”—quotha! think of that. My goodness—heart-alive! I tell you, Mr. Hatchet—flat! I’m scarcely sixty-five.
247. He has many cast-off bows (beaux).
248. He is a well re(a)d man.
249. 804,247,552 square inches.
250. Because c-and-y spell candy.
251. The eye.
252.
SIX IX XL IX X L ——————— S I X
253. Because it is a certain tie (certainty).
254. 8, 12, 20, 5.
255. To the gallows.
256. The earth and firmament.
257. Because he makes faces and busts (bursts).
258. Because they “devoured widows’ houses.”
259. Pond-i-cherry.
260.
Cross you are, cross you be, Cross, too cross, you are for me.
261. Because the lions could not eat him.
262. (See-saw.)
263. Hi-lo.
264. It places the present (see) before the past (saw).
265. Because there is a b in both.
266. Obscurity, in which may be found sour, city, sty, sot, buoy, tour, story, orb, orbit, rust, rut, bust, crust.
267. He was 30 years old.
268. Exe-te-r.
269. (Deaf and dumb alphabet.)
270. When they are fingered.
271. Day and night.
272. Camp-bell.
273. The letter M.
274. If he told the truth, he lied; if he lied, he told the truth.
He lied. If he did lie, he would not say so.
275. He is a ma’ stiff.
276. He chases the deer (dear) and is never chased (chaste).
277. Because he is a pup-pet.
278. He must be born on the 29th of February.
279. 56 quarts difference.
280. 99 9⁄ 9
281. Lightning.
282. $15, and boots.
283. Against his will.
284. A whipping.
285. 16½ = a rod.
286. He is about to fall.
287. Forty horses have 80 fore legs.
288.
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 number -8-.
289. The alphabet.
290. N I N E.
291. The year, 12 months, 30 days, night and morning, black and white.
292.
1. The Tea tree.
2. Hop vine.
3. Beech.
4. Bee.
5. India-rubber.
6. Bay.
7. Pine.
8. Yew (You, not I).
9. Fig.
10. Date.
11. Bass.
12. Honeysuckle.
13. Judas.
14. Peach.
15. Fir.
16. Bon Chretien.
17. Broom.
18. Cypress.
19. Nightshade.
20. Breadfruit.
21. O r a n g e (O-range).
22. Olive (O-live).
23. Hound.
24. Lime.
25. Linden.
26. Box.
27. Dogwood.
28. Aspen.
29. Rose.
30. Sloe.
31. Plane.
32. Tulip.
33. Spruce.
34. Tiller-tree or elm (helm).
35. Sycamore.
36. Poplar.
37. Southernwood.
38. Ivy.
39. Scrub oak.
40. Burning bush.
41. Hazel.
42. Lilac.
43. Elder.
44. Cork.
45. Smoke tree, or maid o’ the mist.
46. Boneset.
47. Birch.
48. Damson.
49. Slippery elm.
50. Medlar.
51. Will-o!
52. Man-go.
53. Sandal.
54. Holly.
55. Clove.
56. Coffee (cof-fee).
57. Palm.
58. A s p e n (as pen).
59. Arbor Vitæ (tree of life).
60. Tallow, snowball.
61. The ashes.
62. Laurel.
63. Locust.
64. Silver.
65. Woodbine.
66. Mace.
67. Vine.
293. Herschell (her shell).
294. It is in a good frame of mind.
295. ’Twas the fir ma’ meant.
296. They are dissolved in light.
297. Newman Goodman went to the tailor to have his coat mended.
298. Too (2) great ease before marriage, too little ease after it.
299. A jail bird.
300. IX—SIX.
301. He is an imp over a shed. (Impoverished.)
302. They leave them out.
303.
I—O—A Insert W, it makes Iowa. “ T, “ Iota.
304. Are—A-re-a.
305. Leg-horn.
306. Because it can’t climb a tree.
307. Mr. Dashwood, being at the point of death, sent for his friends and relatives. They sent for Dr. Childs who inclosed a few lines to Dr. Barnes and imp-lo-red his assistance. But before he arrived, the invalid died, and the undertaker was sent for.
308. Beat a base drum, or grind a hand-organ.
309. Get up a brawl, or an alarm of fire.
310. (Christmas tree.)
311. Dry-den.
312. A Cole-ridge.
313. Long-fellow.
314. A Dry-den.
315. Their king was A-gag.
316. The adder.
317. A-hi-tub.
318. The last two (money).
319. The stoop.
320. When it is a-jar.
321. They are without doors.
322. A-gate.
323.
Read down and up, And you will see How I love you, If you love me.
324. It is sold.
325. He is a little better.
326. It is due.
327. It is a letter of blood.
328. The letter A.
329. He gives it up.
330. They are the candid 8 (candidate) of their party.
331. Down in the mouth.
332. Descended from A-ram.
333. There are more rakes than beaux there.
334. Under a pear (pair) tree.
335. Under a hop-vine.
336. Because he is a deer.
337. The letter S.
338. First, they were not inclined to prey, and afterwards they were raven-ous.
339. He rifles the deer (dear).
340. One child from two parents makes 3.
Two children from two parents make 4.
341. Cab-in.
342. 2 and 2
343. The ploughshare.
344. When he “gives it up.”
345. A reel.
346. The shade on the dial.
347. They are the grub that makes the butter fly.
348. It is his heir (air).
349. They are more airy.
350.
The boy can see his shadow, The shadow can’t see him.
351. It has breathed into it the breath of life.
352. A soap-bubble.
353. A clock.
354. He gets wet.
355.
It would make it a lie. It would make Italy.
356. He carries his reins (heart) in his hand.
357. He may keep a watch, but he can’t tell the time of day.
358.
The gong makes a din, The cook makes a dinner.
359.
One-sided, sir. Once I did, sir.
360. Cloak—oak—coal—lock.
361. Wood.
362. 301.
363. In the Eastern wars, when elephants were employed.
364. Hat—hate—hatch.
365. Chair.
366. A step farther.
367.
The one close their eyes, The other eye their clothes.
368. A-dri-atic.
369.
The letter B.
Of ell, it makes bell. “ ill, “ bill. “ end “ bend. “ in “ bin. “ rags “ brags. “ old “ bold. “ one “ bone.
370. He is always on the spot.
371.
The dog worries him. The groom curries him; The dog bites him, The groom bits him.
372.
The letter A.
It changed Job to Joab. made Ner – near. “ her – hear. “ cot – coat. “ gin – gain. “ cub – Cuba.
373. Give him Merry’s Museum.
374. Let him subscribe for Merry’s Museum, and always pay in advance.
375. It is always expected with interest.
376.
The “lap” is the place where infants repose, And “tea” is a plant that we use; To “Parley” ’s to treat by word, I suppose, And “pear” is a fruit we all choose.
Many youth like “to eat,” I’m afraid, beyond measure, And part of the head is the “ear,” And what is more common than, when we feel pleasure, Or grief, to give vent to a “tear.”
“Peter Parley” ’s distinguished I’m sure as a writer, And welcom’d by all with a smile; And surely no book is a greater exciter Than this, which goes many a mile.
377. It is cheap at any price.
378. Merry’s Museum.
379. It instructs and amuses children.
380.
The one suffered wantonly; The other from want only.
381. Her-ring.
382. Because it contains valuable articles, wood-cuts, etc.