THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1682, 16 February 1884, Page 22

THE RIDDLER.

New lliddles* 8517. Square.— By JI D, Dunediu :—: — 1, Deprived of one of the senses; 2, a woman's name; 3, a foolhh pei sou; 4, a well-known mythological character ; r>, fruit. 3515. AXAQR.A3IS.— By Eliza, Crookston :— I, Golden land ; 2, gre\t help ; 3, s y ware ;4, moon starerj ; 5, to love ruio ; 6, lam <xn uurcal pla-it. 3519. Biddle —By J A,- Danedin:— It was four weeks old when Adam was no more, And ere ie was five Adam was five score. 3520. Towns in England.— By Comet, North ■ East Valley :— 1, A weapon, and part of the head ; 2, a wine ; 3, a bird, and a conaonai.t; 4, a tree, and half a village ; 5, a colour, and a harbour ; C, the name of a celebrated' bard ; 7, to twist together, and part of a door; 8, half n'f a fcird, and a llovver ; 9, to btrilce and pait of the head ; 10, a flovver, and 4 weight. 3521. NuMinsucn Charade —By Ada, Garaton: - My first ia in now, but not in o!d ; My second is in bought, nu>, not in sold ; My fhirl is in rain, but not ia t-now ; My fourth is in jrale, but not in blow ; My fifth id in much, but not in great ; My fri vth is in brick, b>ife n it in slate ; My seventh is in bound, but in noise l-n'6 found* My eighth ia in ru i, but not in bound ; Aiy iiintli is in jfroat, but not in small ; • Aiid from my whole, first camo our watches all. 3522. Xomberkd Ciiaradk.— By Tauatou, Durjediiu:— My whole is a word of 14 loiter*, a county in England 410li10 ih a town in Cjrmvall; 52 2 14, an Kusrlisa piut; o 2 0 10, a uu-awrc of timeli a 4 3 1, a river m Norway ; 6 11 7. a town in iVnrleninnrg ; 11 Vi 1 11 11 210 14 likes a Kood 4 9 1 12 13 4 : 4 12 C 13 4 2 13 h a town in t>om»r<irt ; 1 1 12 S6 3 i:j c7is a ft<wer ; 327 fl a, i-ny it itnl ; 11. n i-j 7 li i 3i 3 un urinal ; 14 12 !•'( (j S 0, :i >iver iv Genu.tiiy. 3523. Gjo&hapiiical EebC-s.— By Phcobe Ann, Garston : — I, A town in Spa^n ;2, a town in Prance ; 3, a town in Greece ; 4, a river iv iurope ; 5, a town in ludia : 6, a river in Africi ; 7, a 'aku in bwedon, 8, a gulf iv Givece : 0, a towu in ttusbia ; 10, a town in Arabia. Inui .Is name a lOivn in W.,1e9. 3624. Esigma.— Selected by Mijynonotte, Herbert :;- Though always iti trouble, I dwell in content ' To sorrow or grief I'm a stranger ; I'm alwayo in terror, jot over contrive To keep myself well out of danver ; Of all brawls I keep clear— the last in a ficht, Though 'moiujst Tar.ard and Turks I reside ; I'm ne'er out of wat<-r — though never at sea, I am sure to come in with "tho tide. 3525. Riddle.— Selected by Violet, Waitahuua : — If yon transpose a woll-known tree, You'll flud I {jive you light; Behead— transpoNO -by aid of me .The whole viorld ia insight.