THE RIDDLE OF THE PENNY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 16 June 1900, Page 1151

THE RIDDLE OF THE PENNY.

Take ti common penny. Look at it. Now what fruit do you see? The date. What flowers do .you see? Tulips. What part of a stalk of corn? The ear. What animals do you see? Hares. What part of a river? The mouth. What part of a family? The head. What is important in (he House of Repi esentatives? Eyes and nose. What do you see that delights the Queen of England'* The crown. What do you see that go<*s with a regiment? The band. Do you see what a good soldier should always present? Face \\'mt do you see that keeps thieves «>.*. Lo ks. What emblem of eternity? The entire circle.

a i:i:\\ E |h»g. Most of <»ur rentiers have probably read of that awful struggle between Russia and England known as the Crimean War. One day. during a fierce battle l»eforv Selmstopol. a little Russian terrier, all oblivious to shot and shell, came trotting across the open lietween the two opposing armies, and. quite unscathed, reached the quarters of the Royal Engineers. Why he should have thus transferred his affections is not known, but from that time he took up his abode with the Royal Engineers, who dubbed him “Snob.” The engineers, of course, have to do with the throwing up of trenches, etc., and while at work Snob was always there to bark encouragement. Although daily under fire, he never showed fear, nor was he ever hit. As an important ally of Great Britain. Snob, on his arrival in England, was presented with the English and Turkish medals, which adorned his collar. Years after, when an old and decrepit veteran, he was robbed of these precious trophies. But the engineers raised such a hue and cry about it that the thief returned them. When Snob died, some thirty years ago. he was stuffed and mounted and given a place in the model room of the School of Military Engineering, in England, where he can be seen to-day.