HE UNDERSTOOD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 11, 18 March 1893, Page 255

HE UNDERSTOOD.

• Miss Gracie,’ he said with an engaging smile, ‘did you ever try your hand at one of these progressive conundrums ?’

* What is a progressive conundrum, Mr Spoonamore?’ inquired the young lady. ‘ Haven’t you heard of them ? Here is one : Why is a ball of yarn like the letter “ t Because a ball of yarn is circular, a circular is a sheet, a sheet is flat, a fiat is £lO a mouth, £lO a month is dear, a deer is swift, a swift is a swallow, a swallow is a taste, a taste is an inclination, an inclination is an angle, an angle is a point, a point is an object aimed at, an object aimed at is a target, a target is a mark, a mark is an impression, an impression is a stamp, a stamp is a thing stuck on, a thing stuck on is a young man in love, and a young man in love is like the letter “ t ” because it stands before “ u,’ Miss Gracie.’ • 1 don’t think you have the answer quite right,’ said the young lady. * A ball of yarn is round, a round is a steak, a stake is a wooden thing, a wooden thing is a young man in love, and a young man in love is like the letter * t ’ because, Mr Spoonamore ’ —and she spoke distinctly—* because he is often crossed.’ The young man understood. He took bis hat and his progressive conundiums and vanished from Miss Gracie Garlinghouse’s alphabet for ever.