THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1704, 19 July 1884, Page 23

THE RIDDLER.

New Biddies. 3634. Geographical Pyramid.— By Comet, North-E&si | Valley:— ' 1, A consonant ; 3, a town in Belgium ;3, a euro easr, of Swedeu ; 4. a, town in Portugal ; 5, a town la Gruouo ; 6 » town in Germany ; 7, a cape in America ; } centre, a tewu ia Portugal. 3635. Chabadb —By Romany Rye, Mujselburgh :— - Tie caaon'd roar, the insects hum, Without mv first unhoeded come ; 'I he learned Judge without my second, Quite incomplete by all is reckoned. Ajy whole a prying thing by night, to nicii HtiftU away at dawn of liglit, 8636 ..Hour oims* — By. Thereto?, Oam&ru :— < 1. Sla, n-htcred ; 2, a high official ; 8, collections ff boxes, &o. cf graduated ciaas ; i, oaten ; G, a vowel ; 0, a butt; 7, a form of address to a lady; 8, a wonder ; 9, mauu. UeDtrea, » town in Holland. Muff, Waikouaiti, writes : -The accompanying threa riddle* were B^nt to me some time ago, without tho solutions, which I have in vain endeavoured' to procue; and after fruitless attempts to solve them mjßolf, semi them to you with the requo3t that you will tdve thorn a piaco in your "Kiudler" column, trusting that some of your Kiddlora may be more suuced.-ful than myself : — J. -Eeibma. We rul« the wot Id, we letters five, ' A d thus we siug and thus we strive. Tho crowned kings, the belted knights, 'J ho churl of low degree ; Tho prifldt, the statesmen, and tho kin 43 A' c ruled by letters three. The Charti-it league, the premier grave, And deviU black and blue, i And little beaux, and great debates Ate checked by letters two. Where lightly glides the gondola Over the moon-lil sea, There master spirits of the earth Are tamed by letters three. They whirl about, they twine about, They vex Ihe world they dc — The. letters three, but most they love To plague th>j letters two. Ha t hi ! those two they ponder deep, Thus, therefore, Q. B. I>., They clap tlicuisoives and cUnco about With m the letters three. , „ Olym; i il Jove in bijh divan Ho splits his head in two, And the bright goddesi sprang 1 to light* Who loves the letters two. Fro n heavtn'd high vault we letters three In showers o( rojca came, And emghfe upon our downward flight The colours of the game. 1 Now fair befall tha letters five, The letters) three aid two, lii truth it were a hippy world It you had each your due. Our poet checks hia laughing Bpleon, And (tends ua to 'tho three, As oft he striven t> sjare the two, And wornhip3 worthily. Pill h)|<b. the bowl, ye letters fl>o, Fair Albion drinks to jou, L .tig may her daughters have the three, H?r graver suns the two. 11. -Riddle. Himself, he stood betide himself, Arid looked into tho sea, And saw himself within himself. And wondered mightily.And when him-eit he saw himself Within himself go round, He. threw himsoil into himself, And in himself was drowned. Now if he had nut been himself, But; any beast b side Himself, he would have cut himself, Mor in himself have died. 111. -KIDDIiB. A headless man had a letter to writ*, And he who read it h \d lost his Bight ; Deaf was he who listened and heard ; A*id the dumb repeated it word for word. Answers to Biddies published July 5. 3024. Charade —By Co- 36^7. Bibucaii Achostio.— roes :— By Oolonulie :— Partridge. T opia : 5625. Emoiu.-By Iher- H bbkbws j sites :— B tukum ■ "Never too Late to s olomoh i Mond " S mmuaii Br>2B. Ptrahib. —By Ro- A bmbk many Rye:- L bbaroh Q . Oh c k V f i N IHBMIAn b o » D A c ■ ICONIUK BVAPOBATB O HBBITH • A LMOHD. 8628. Trakspobitioh.— By Violet: — Bird of Pbxt. He clasps tho crag with crooked hands, Close to the tun in lonely l&nds, Ringed with the azure world ho stands, The wrinkled sea boneath him crawls, lie watches from his inouutuin walla, Aud like a thunderbolt he falls. Correct Answers. M and O, Gore, 3624, 20, 28. Comet, North- Bast Valley, 3624, 26, 28. Violet, Waitahuna, 8622, 28. Jeanie, Warepa, 3624, 25, SO, 23. OC, Fairfax, 8624, 25. . ;