THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1847, 15 April 1887, Page 28

THE RIDDLER.

New Biddies. 4351. dWblk Acrostic:— . Prom flow'iy East, the glory of its order, My latter came to decorate our border ; And now the order, from an eastern nation - Has gone to former for a decoration. (1) In Ceres' peace'ul field ; .good food supplying ; • In Mars' red field, the cause of fearful flying. (2) Perchance the pet, the pride of all the village : Ignored by ruffians bent on fire and pillage. (3) If aspirate be artfully inserted, This erring child of darkness is converted. (4) He picks hia way ; the way much aid may lead us; When less by five, from foes it will defend us. (5) In Summer, JN umber Two may tolerate 'em ; In Winter, if at hand, she'll surely hate 'em. (6) The gem, mayhap, of Scaidinavian lasses ; The Cape, for such, most other spots surpasses. (7) How pertinacious round the doors of " Drurv"; In Ulster, very, often full of fury ! (8) Gives strength to earthen banks, the foe repelling; At show parade a thin battalion swelling. (9) Above all erudition, rank and riches ; Near' worshipped by the wor.d for what he stitches. (10) Theophilus at such found purest pleasure ; And thus is Hodge when wond'ring beyond measure. (11) Produced the sails before the breezes swelling j Is useful to the tars the gig propelling. ' (13) O rara avis ! truly most surprising ; A little more for Communistic rising. (13) When this there is there's scope for some ex» pansion ; And this there is in many an English mansion. 4382. Charade.— By Robert Kidd, Wyndham :— First, glow ; second, a bird ; whole, pagan. 4383. Transpositions: — 1. Bead forwards lam a conveyance ; backwards I am a portion, 2. Read forwards, to extract; backwards, to watch. 4384. Charades :— 1. My first li to look over ; my second is seen in poetry ; my "whole is what we do in company. 2. My first is a preposition ; my second is to excavate ; my third is an interjection ; and my who c is a colour. 3. My 1, 5, 2, 6, 7 boys like very much, so do girls ; my 7, 4, 3is an expression of impatience ; to get my remaining letters you mußt 3, 5, 8 your hardest ; but my whole you must not seek to know. 4. Nine letters.— My 6, 2, 3, 7, sis a queer thing to do ; my 1, 4, 8, 9, 3 is a useful thing to do; and my whole we look for each morning. 43 ; 5. Decapitations :— Whole, to part with reluctantly; behead, an animal ; behead again, a verb. Answers to Riddles published Aprill. 4372. Doubie Acrostic : 4374. Double Acrostic. A lexande R Selected by Eliza ;— . P ATAGONI A W E B R A ™ I I MM A I KDIA N F I B li. EWE S R V 4373. Chaiu.de.— By B, VKR Kiad:— 4375. CHARADE s-la-eye. Eyelid. Comet Answers. Thersites, Oamaru, 4372, 74. Romany Rye, Musselburgh, 4374,