Answers to Riddles Pub. May 7,
8253. Decapitation.—By Zenith :— Never, ever. 8259. Charade.—By Ben Jonson :— Breakfast. 8260. Curtailment.—By R. T. P. :— . La'he. lath, lat; la. 8-61. A Holiday Guesswhat.—Selected 6y Coloaslie :— . Eliz<bsth and her two little brothers, Charles and James, went to their grandmother's to spend Christmas. For Ohribtmas dinner they had fmt oyster suup. Afterwards an immenße whit« fish w«b brought on. Then came a huge turkey, wjth green peas, Lima beans, and North Carolina po' otoe*. A* they could not get veimon, they had uioope. For d -pert they ha.d queen pudding, snow pudding, Krazil nuts, Juva coffee, and, what the bo>s liked bettrr. Ncfolk ci^atn. An orange was given to each child to tiike home; 8262. Charade.—By Romsny Rye :— Scarecrow. 8263. Enigma —By E. D S. : - > Lan«l, a town of Northern Fran'e oa the rivot M»yenße.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 38
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139Answers to Riddles Pub. May 7, Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 38
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