The Riddler. NEW RIDDLES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1555, 27 August 1881, Page 23

The Riddler. NEW RIDDLES.

3802. Charadb.— By X, Southland :—

Two friend* were walking on my second when on* •aid to the other, " We'll not first until we reach the Slain, ai until tben our respective ways will not iverge." But before they got on to the plain my whole flew out of aome ferns, whereupon one of the travellers raised his gun and brought it to Mother Earth. As its flash ii considered a dellcucy, they enjoyed it very much when it wai cooked. One of them who was more learned thaa the other felt prond at being tble to giva hifl friend some information regarding the bird. He said that it live* from 15 to 17 years if nnmoleited ; that the female lays from 14 to 18 or 20 eggs, making her neßt of dry leavrft or grass upon the ground ; and that the favourite food of this bird's young ig ants' eggs and insects, but when fullthrown they feed on all kinds of gram and young plants. 2898. Cohumbrttm.— Selected by Krin, Dunedin:—

What hit the rioh wanti, the poor man has, the ml«er «pends, and the ipandthrltt saves? 8804. £K»wa»* Words.— By Hook, Waimate:— Men ltave their native land behind— And crow th» raging main— ln eearoh of my flr*t, but alat ! I flndThey often tearch in vain. Whea the Israelites of old—Marchwi o'er Egypt's burniog «*nd— They u«ed my sftoond. bo I'm told,— On thnir way to Canaan's JJJhd. tWrd U a liver of fame,—Th»t flows through Asia'i land ;— lt also ii the name of nuny a maiden bland.-— The farmer riieth at early morn— His labours to begin,— And with my fourth the sheaves of corn— Are quickly gathered in. 2805. OpA»ADB.— By Incognito, Gore :— Having put a little of my second In my flrat I put what contained my whole into my pocket, and then strolled out with my dog and my first to subdue rabbits. 2806. CHARADH.-By Vulcan, Dunedln :— Who's for a ramble in my teoond— On this bright gunny day.— Here they come xcamperinsr along, - Always ready for play.-But where hare my two favourites gone, First and her sitter Lily.— l ace them hiding behind my whole,— Hiding from Cousin Willie, 2807. Dkoaktatiok.— By JL, luch-Clutha :—

Behead an article of food and leave what yon do with

it. 3808. Charadh.— By Jegsle and Aleok, Pukenu:— My first means hasty walklog.— Now listen, friend. te me,— You'd illustrate it nicely,— With a mad bull after thee —You have stood be&ide my third— 'Neath scintillating uklei, -When the lodestar of your heart — Was the Iffcht lv tomeene's eyes.— My eeoond you use an article ; It is part of every bark.— My whole he li a turncoat,— A traveller in the dark. 3809. Diamond Pczz&b. —By Eric Joseph, Milbum:— 1, A consonant ; 2, an animal ; 8, a town in Itsly ; 4, game as down oentre ; 5, a river in \frloa ; 6, a number ;7, a vowel. Centres name a town In Italy. 2310. Charadb.— By Alex Kidd, Wyndham :— First the Colonial term for an exile, slightly varied ia spelling ; second, you ; third, me. Whole, beam and peas. 2311. Oondmdrdjw.— By COO, Crookiton :-- 1 An old woman in a red cloak was crossing & field in which a goat was feeding, what «trang« transformation suddenly took ptacs? 2. Wbyhas Biondlu tliemast wonderful digestion? 2312. Charad«.— By John Bardic, George street :— I am going to flrst.-And I want to lookimartj— And I osme here on purpose to borrow— My second to wtar if you kindly will land,— And with thanks I'll return it t«-morrow.-Should it lee my good fortune my whole to poeseas-My first then will certainly bo.— In return for you lending my sooond, my friend,— At my first you will be weloomod by mo. 2813. Bquarb Wow>B,-By Small Boy, Gore:— 1, A town in Southland, iitu»ted on the Mttaura

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