. St. Nicholas [serial]. he diamond cross,But the king never knew of his mantles loss;He counted only one way, you see ; My way is the best, the king, said he.(Note.— For the answer to this puzzle see next page.)321 ANSWER TO THE DIAMOND CROSS PUZZLE. v®x © © © © ® © © \ * / ©©©©•©© © © © @)@ ® ®.® © © © © ©/© © ^ © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © This is the plan that the tailor made,The thieving tradesman who knew his cut from each arm of the cross a star,And one from the top of the vertical bar;One he sewed to the bar beneath,Two he hid in a leathern sheath. Count, and you 11 see
. St. Nicholas [serial]. he diamond cross,But the king never knew of his mantles loss;He counted only one way, you see ; My way is the best, the king, said he.(Note.— For the answer to this puzzle see next page.)321 ANSWER TO THE DIAMOND CROSS PUZZLE. v®x © © © © ® © © \ * / ©©©©•©© © © © @)@ ® ®.® © © © © ©/© © ^ © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © © This is the plan that the tailor made,The thieving tradesman who knew his cut from each arm of the cross a star,And one from the top of the vertical bar;One he sewed to the bar beneath,Two he hid in a leathern sheath. Count, and you 11 see that the numbers ringJust as they did to the waiting king, And why, when he counted his usual way,He thought no diamond had gone astray. Fifteen from the lowest to top upright;Fifteen to each end of the cross-piece brightFrom the lowest one of the vertical bar,Each shining fair as the evening he never knew of his mantles loss,Nor found a lack in the diamond Moral. iv • ini nifiUfiiiirrfiniTrriiiTiiin Tin i MM BBtttti atfttttg I think we learn from this queer old kingThere s more than one way to do a thing;And it sometimes proves, when put to test,That one s own way may not be the best. 322
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