ANSWERS TO RIDDLES
Published July 24th. 1497. Geographical Numerical Charade.— By EHza, Crookston :— PI iloprosrenitiveness. Perth, Tees, Tevlot, Sligo, Porteers, Sevill 1 , Oporto, Leghorn, Stettin Siege, Elsiuore, Severo Geesh, Erie, Negro, Torxens, Nelson, Seine, Gore, Oise, Elphm. 1493. Transposition.— By Alex Kidd, Wyndham :— Now then, Barney, go and dig Mangel-wurzel for the pig ; Dig a hundredweight aud throw them in the sty, Then you U make some marmalade — Slice the lemons with a spade. Give the porcupine some pairings in his eye. Then like migic make charades With mud stars, swine, old knife blades, Evolution, Kelly gang, or Prussian blue, I will not hold you blameless Till you beat Nihil Nameless And puzzle Albert E. Hardy, Oamaru. 1499. Charade.— By A G Nicol, Greymouth :— Youth and Beauty. 1500. Diamond Puzzle.— By M>nd AH E, Pukerau : P M U D MAX E S PUKERAU WER R V M A D U 1501. Charade -By D M'K, lach Glutha :— Barn, staple— Barnstaple. 1502. Enigma.— Selected by Colinslie, Dunedin :— Stone. 1603. Charade.— By Diabolus, Winton :— Maniototo. 1604. Transposition.— By WE, Gore :— Whoe'er he be that sojourns here, I pity much his case, Unless he came to wait upon The Lord their God, his Grace There's naething here but Highland pride, And Highland cau't' and hanger ; If Providence hab sent me here, 'Twas surely in his anger. 1505. Charade. — By Ghoat, Lovell's Flat : — Hamlet.! 1506. Charade.— By Hamlet, Lovell'a Flat :— Forth-erin-gay— Fotheringay. 1507. Charade —By J. Fleming, Tapanui Railway ;— Mul-lln-gar. 1508. Transposition.— By Ada Bond, Arrowtown:Wait a while, Cheerily smile, Soon the siorm will be over ; Tnore's a bit of blue Iv the sky for you, There's sweetness yet in the clover ! 1609. Charade.— By H Coster, WiDton :— Anderson. 1610. Square Word.— By Prin, Winton:— IMA MAW AWE 1611. Geographical Charade.— By Beppo, Lovell'd D'lat I— Grejmouth. 1612. Decapitation.— By Bella, Peninsula :- Spark, Park, Ark. 1513. Charade.— By D A Blackie, Tokomairiro :— Cowslip. 1514. Numbered Charade.— By Bob, Woodlands :— Paramount.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1501, 21 August 1880, Page 23
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326ANSWERS TO RIDDLES Otago Witness, Issue 1501, 21 August 1880, Page 23
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