A RIDDLE IN RHYME
My first is in apple and also in pear, My second’s in whisker and also in hair, My third is in rattle and also in tin. My fourth is in noisy an 4 also in din, My fifth is in canter and also in race, My sixth is in muslin and also in lace, My seventh’s in melted and also in fused, My whole will be anything handled or used. Answer: Article. The Bight Spirit. “Weren't you one of the boys who applied for this post a week ago?” asked the employer. ‘ ‘ Yes, sir. ’ ’ “And didn’t I say I wanted an older boy ?’’ “Yes, sir; that’s why I am here now. The Ten Mile Horse. A simple farmer had come into town to buy a horse. “I have the very animal for you,” said the dealer. “Five years old, per- ; fectly sound, and goes ten miles withjout stopping.” “Then it’s no good to me,” said the farmer. “I live eight miles but in the country, and I don’t want to walk two miles back after that horso has stopped. ’ ’
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19840, 14 May 1927, Page 22 (Supplement)
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183A RIDDLE IN RHYME Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19840, 14 May 1927, Page 22 (Supplement)
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