StNicholas [serial] . ECTED SQUARES. ANAGRAM. Toss, ho! Rest no pent men.(A popular author.) DOUBLE ACROSTIC. (SecondPrize, St. Nicholas League Competition.) My primals spell the surname of a famous man, andmy finals state what he was. Cross-words: i. Melted Rock. 2. Two thirdsof the name of a Western State. 3. Close at hand. 4. I. Upper Left-hand Square: i. To stow awaysnugly. 2. Shortly. 3. To draw near. 4. A joint. II. Upper Right-hand Square : 1. To bridge. tree. 3. Repeatedly. 4. A small lizard. III. Central Square: i. Hibernia. 2. To A notion. 4. Clean. IV. Lower Left-hand
StNicholas [serial] . ECTED SQUARES. ANAGRAM. Toss, ho! Rest no pent men.(A popular author.) DOUBLE ACROSTIC. (SecondPrize, St. Nicholas League Competition.) My primals spell the surname of a famous man, andmy finals state what he was. Cross-words: i. Melted Rock. 2. Two thirdsof the name of a Western State. 3. Close at hand. 4. I. Upper Left-hand Square: i. To stow awaysnugly. 2. Shortly. 3. To draw near. 4. A joint. II. Upper Right-hand Square : 1. To bridge. tree. 3. Repeatedly. 4. A small lizard. III. Central Square: i. Hibernia. 2. To A notion. 4. Clean. IV. Lower Left-hand Square: i. Drops of wa-ter. 2. A church dignitary. 3. A large bird. 4. Acozy home. V. Lower Right-hand Square: i. A weed. exclamation. 3. To grate. 4. To descry. FLORENCE AND EDNA. 47i 472 THE RIDDLE-BOX. DIAMOND. I. In March. 2. A reticule. 3. The subject of apoem. 4. A statesman born in March, who died inMarch. 5. Deep shade. 6. Amount. 7. In N. child (League Member). ILLUSTRATED PRIMAL Each of the six small pictures may be described by asingle word. When these words have been rightlyguessed, and placed one below another, in the order inwhich they are numbered, the initial letters will spell thename of a distinguished man. AN AGED PUZZLE. Pray what s the best age for a girl or a boy ? (Cour-age.)And what is the one we d refuse? (Dotage.)What age does an Englishman highly enjoy? (Peer-age.)And what would all fond lovers choose? (Mar-riage.) There s an age for the farmer (1) and one for theclerk (2); One shared by the doctor and thief (3);An age for the man who directs others work (4), And one that expresses belief (5). What age is it troubles the travelers mind (6) ? And what is the age of the slave (7)?The one that the soldier has often to find (8) ? The age that the battle-field gave (9) ? And what is the age that the lame man will please (10)? One loved by the wild Irish lad (11) ?The age of the emigrant on the high seas (12)? The age that we
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