THE RIDDLER.
New Kiddles. 6677. Reversals.— By Thersites :— 1. Reverse an Indian province and find an Italian
town. 2. Reverse an Asiatic capital and find an
Abyssinian lake. 3. Reverse a Scotch loch and find a Russian
town. 4. Reverse a South American province and find
African mountains. 5. Reverse a town in Cuba and find a province in
Algeria. 6. Reverse a Scotch isle and find a French town 6678. Enigma.— By Constance West :— J.n number we are fif ty-twp, A motley, quaint, and jovial crew, We go wherever fortune sends, By some deemed foes, by .others friends ; In festive scenes we oft are found, In dissipation's halls abound ; l?our monarchies with rogues in court, Each in apparel of a sort ; One makes his kingdom in the heart, Another takes the delving part, A third is armed quite savagely, A fourth lights up the other three. We have a pope, we have a deuce, I pray the expression you'll excuse ; Our commons have their apple seed, But, instead of fruit, a noxious weed Springs up to choke the mind's best soil, And a false pleasure proves fierce toil ; A pack of wolves — we fleece the sheep, And leave them wasted hours to reap. #679. Charade.— By H. Roberts :—
My first is nimble ; my second uncountable ; and my whole fatal. 6680. Riddle,— By Cajonslie :— A wee little sprite, Of nothing afraid, I am known by the height Of the leaps I have made. £681. Enigma.— By Mary Brown :—: — f am here, I am gone ; Try i^ard as you will, You never can stop me, Nor keep me still.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2088, 1 March 1894, Page 38
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268THE RIDDLER. Otago Witness, Issue 2088, 1 March 1894, Page 38
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