THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1797, 30 April 1886, Page 22

THE RIDDLER.

New Riddles. ■U22. DoubJjK Acrostic :—: — l'rinials name an interesing foreign country ; finals an equalty interesting British dependency :— Manilla libre is my tirst, My next is bought for pain or thirst. My c >mpouud third dyes yellow, My fourth inhabit torrid climes, My last is of the tribe of mimes, A quadrumanous fellow. 4122. BovqViVf of Si* Floytkhs .— • My lir.st a pronotin, French yoif'll sees My next upon the tace mttsi b&. My lirsL is found in veidanfc devlc My next oft worn by villuge belief. My first are oddities, I say. And if they lack my next they may. Wild as my first, we otten say", My next in dances trips away. Half ol the moon and stately tree, A-ttd {.hen my whole you'll plainly see. Mv ftVst is wen nt early hour. And thro' the s'liy hi^ waiblings pour • My next by many a barbli bold ' Was worn at court in days of 6W4121. BxKtMA:— , J consist of ten letters, and am used in war. MV 1,5, 7is an insect; my 4, 6, 7 is an arithmetical term ; my 1, 3, 2, Si, 10 is a title ot Jupiter ; and my 10, 1 . 7, 8, 9, sis a people. 4121. Douuti; AcitosTlo, selected by Eliza, Crookston : — Two towns ol ancient fame command the strait, That oft was; crossed for love, more often still for , glory. And which receiv'd o'lii poefca to relate Its name from one of tliosi strange myths of classic story. I. Tlie young Sicilian shepherd, who enjoys Tlie smiles ot her who is the tairest nymph of alf, Till his gigantic rival's linger poise The native jigged rock to crush him with its fall, 11. Tlie Queen who' vows to dedicate her hair To Venus, when' the King from the battle safe returns Close siiorn, the braids luxunaCnS and fair, Arc laid upon the shrine wherf elite his vicfcVy learns. When brave Ulysses as a lover becks The fair Penelope to be his wedded queen, For her reply she hides her blushing cheeks Amid her snowy veil— what answer doth she mean,? In farmer ages when the" simple tribe Cu'U'd roots or leaves approv'd to cool, or heal, or cure. Wise Usculapius often might prescribe This form of medicine— the same we now endure, ' V. Tlie waud'ring hero, Homer's warlike theme",Founded a city on a distant western coast High on three hills above a noble stream ; But in its modern name. .his name is almost lost. VI. His verses were with so much sweetness fraught, That kings made him a friend among their courtly set; And language failing to express his thought, He added four new letters to the alphabet. 1125. 81/Rll-:n FoEEIftX Towns: — 1, Philip is a very good walker; 2, why dioLyoublnme me last night; 3. that peculiar change Jeft him penniless ; 4, look, Ethel, yon sheep is lame • 5, he neither staggers nor leans ; (5, 1 sailed from Eng land to America. 412i5. Duplex Seni-knce: — Form two distinct sentences out of the following Iwithout transposing the etters:—lsabeloftenbyyourridealonc. Answers to Riddles published April 17. 4109. Double Acrostic | Napoleon Bon-a-parfc-e ; F I C 0 3, Shake-spear-e ; 4. BeetX oubili, a 0 hoven ; 5, will-I-am Tell • O fliv 13 0. Martin Fro-bis-her. U n« u r, A D asbkuoN '1114. Double Acrostic: E UKOl> A D EB D 4100. Charade. Selected O tt o by Eliza:— N A N M-ace, mace. iS V B 4111. Arithmetical A v A Puzzles : - L cv c L 1, Fraction; 2, Peninsula ; 3, onion. 4m HtVDKsVnovsmß . 4112. Names of Oele- A cat may face a king ; BB.VTKD Pjsbsoxs :- ro iH ng stones gather no I, Wel!-in-g-ton; 2, moss. Correct Answers. J. M'Kinuon. Port Chalmers, 4111 (2 and 3), 13 (all except No. 6), 13. Thersites, Oamaru, 4109, 12, 14. Romany Rye, Musselburgh, 4110, 11, 12,13. Dear Little Shamrock, Invercargill, 4111 (2 and 3) 12 (all except No. 15), 13.