ANSWERS TO RIDDLES

Otago Witness, Issue 1489, 29 May 1880, Page 23

ANSWERS TO RIDDLES

Pubusiied May Bth. 1261. Cuarabk.— By Laertes, Teaneraki :— Sin. 1262. PROVBRBS.-By GAP, Invercargill :— Scorn to do a mean action. Spare well and spend well. Procrastination is tho thief ot time. Where there's a will there's a way. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 1203. Diamond Pctzzdk.— By WH, Gore :— O TRY BIIOKB C R.O T D O N SOD O M R O V N 1204, Decapitation —By Hook, "Waimate :— Bella, Ella, ell, hell. 1285. Cuaradk.— By M Ross, Tupanul :— The land tax. 1286. Square WOHD.-By Wakatip Miner :— ANNA NOON NOUN ANNA 1267. Charade —By W T C, Tokomairiro ;— Mount Misery. 1268. Diamond f uzklb.— By William MB, glll:A a S n KTH I 0 D O U B Ii E T ASHBUKTON MAT X S M O A N 1269. Ciiaradb.— By Xantippe, Orookston :— <jat-cake. 1270. TitANSFOsrriON.— By Nell and May, Greonvale: — O who shall lightly toy that fame Is nothing but an empty nsvmo— When memory cf tho mighty dead To carth-wom pilgrims' wistful oyo The brijihtost rays of cheering Bhed That point to immortality. — Joanna B)lllie, 1271. Charade.— By Albert E Hardy, Oamaru :— Peer-less. 1272. Charade. -By Winton Wag:— ! Wall-ace-town. | 1273. Charade.— By William Groen, Tapanui (late of t Swift Creek):— Stop-page. 1274. Square Word -By Delight, Oamaru ',— I SNOW NORA | ORAL I WALL 1275. Charade.— By M Malcolm, Windsor Downs :— Ma-he-no. 11276.1 1276. Transposition.- By C J S, Crookston*.— Donald Cuird can lilt and sing, ! Blithely dance the Highland fling ; Drink till the gudeman bo blind, Pleooh till the gudewife be kind ; lioop a leglin, clout a pan, Or crack a pow wi' ony man. Scott. 1277. Charade.— By Vie, Oamaru :— Dunedin.