THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1933, 7 December 1888, Page 27

THE RIDDLER.

New Biddies. 4996. Drop-letter in Noteworthy Sayings.— By

Kate O. White, Lawrence : —

1 . A -t-t-h i-n t-m- s-v-s -i-e. 2. T-o -a-t-i-s -i-k -h- 8-1-. 3. O-e -M-o-i-n •« -o-t- a -h-u-vd -x-o-t-t-o-a. 4. -a-i- i- t-e -l-d-s- f-l-n- o- c-u-l-s- f-e. 5. P-t-e-c- i- fre e- o- P-r-d-s-. 4697. Enigma.— By Joe Wright i— My first is lv sorrow, but not la joy. My second is in man, but not ia boy. My third is in night, but not In day. , My fourth is in straw, but not in nay. My filth Is In arrow, but not in bow. My sixth is in circus, but not in show. My seventh is in leg, but not in wing. My eighth is in laugh, but not in swing. My ninth is in nut, but not in crack. My tenth is in Sara, but not in Jack. . Now, if these letters you place aright A welcome visitor will come io sight. 4998. Concealed Ohbistmis Aobostic— Seleoted b^

Oolonslie, Wakari : —

In each of the following sentences there is a word concealed, the definition of which is givtin in lb« same sentence. Each word Is spelled backward, and to be transposed and set down. When all the words are served in this manner -viz., transposed and set down, one underneath tiie other, they will form a double acrostic ; the initials of which give the name of an evergreen plant much in use on a certain holiday, expressed by the finals ; — 1. The poor man's pain is chronic ; It's a mosft miserable hovel he lives in, and needs a eertatn cement for the walls to exclude the cold. 2. Keep •Mil, Ruth ; sip milk like a good girl, and do not act like a little demon. 3. The mesmerist De Castro pnt Solomon into ft state of intellectual insensibility. 4. Please wait; I hate to asityou to ; but I want to finish this picture oi an island in the Pacific Ocean. 5. Where iB Tim? I left him on tha borders of tnfc 6. Near the abattoir Geraldine saw a kind of & sour cherry growing. . ..' , 4 7. 1 saw Hiram at Matilda's house, and he played., on a drum used by the Hindoos. "" v ~-» 8. When I went to the fair at Ostrand I saw a genus of seals. 0. Mother purchased a very handsome Bilk ar«ss ; bub she elides telling us what it cost. 4999. Ohbistjus Enigmas.— By B. 0. :— (1) Thirteen letters. My 0, 3, 6, 8, 9ia something wrong ; ray 4, 12, 7, 6is a Biblical place-name ; my 11, 12, 13, 1, 10 is used by Indians ■, and my whole is the full name of an old friend. , (a) Ten letters. My 1, 7, 4is a conveyance ; my 2, 7, 8, 5, 6is custom j my 6, 10, 3, 9 1« a bird ; and my whole is liberal. ' ' ' 5000. Christmas Diagonals.— Seleoted by Bomany Rye, Musselburgh:— 1, Bravery; 2, a ahrub; 3, regretful; 4, remains; 5, a small type ; 6, a penurious person ; 7, a kind of architecture; 8, a sarcasm; 9, toßUbmit; 10, a, dull blow 11, a call; 12, to model; 13, a famous female singer ; 14, rank ; 15, a high wind ; 16, a pure fluid; 17, fleet. The diagonals convey our present wishes, to all the puzzlers. 5001 . Chbistmas Nuts to Cback :— (1) Eleven letters. In 11, 6,6, 9,1, produce; In 4, 2, 3, a wound; in 8,9, 10, relatives; and in the remaining letter, one or a hundred. My whole 8 (2) Thirteen letters. In 1, 2, 8, «, talk; In 12,3, 13, 9. 5, clothing ; in 10, 4> 7, 11, 12, a sense of fear} and in my whole what is coming. 5002. Sckiptube Enigma;— Should I not serve in the presence of his son ? Hast thou found me, O mine enemy, ? W hither do these bear the ephah ? Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king ? Hast tbou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn? Lot me escape thither (is it not a little one Search for these texts and look Within God's holy book And find out all who asked these questions six ; One had a wicked wife ; Two saved a monarch's life ; One met a widow-woman gathering sticks ; One saw his home in flames ; And one God's word proclaims ; Initial letters show a murderous king Who said, " Am I a dog to do this thing?" 5003. Transposed Enigma.— By Blanche, Lawrence : I dayl ma lod, I dyal ma wen, I ma arpdesi, I ma madelb, I ma salfe, I ma urefc ; I'm eht latk fo eht tncnoi ihwle teyni ym mipre, But gorf totne tanew cone I've tousaltde ym metl ; In eht romngni on srais si rome uoctred hant I, In het gevnein hebdlo em rhtnvro racealeyls by. Teka arwgnin ovu arif sone, I eiicl oyu ahve ym yad, Yuro mahrcms nl «dv scuore mtus spas Iwholy yawa.