THE RIDDLER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1819, 1 October 1886, Page 29

THE RIDDLER.

New Kiddles. 4231. Charade.— By John Whyte, Oamaru :— On sitting down with a friend on mv first to have a second, my whole, which is a bird perched on a tree close by and sang beauti. fully. 4232. Double Acrostic: — A mountain in Asia ; a river in Austria ; running water; a large bird; a quadruped; a river in India; a place of refuge. The initials name a country in Asia, and the finals its capital. 4233. ;Chababb. — Selected by Eliza, Crookston: — My whole is seldom passed but once In high or lowly station, My first is sweet, my second shows The length of whole's duration. 4234. Enigma:— A word there is of plural number, A foe to peace and tranquil slumber, Now if you add the letter S How strange the metamorphosis, Plural is plural now no more, And sweet what bitte.r was before. 4235. Cluster of Scripture Diamonds:— Top.— A vowel ; founa in the 53rd of Isaiah: a prophet; a youth; a consonant. Centre. — A consonant; one of the twelve tribes ; a patriarch's wife ; another of the tribe • a consonant. Foot.— A consonant ; a relative of Abraham ; a mountain ; the number of tribes that revolted: a consonant. Right.— A consonant ; used by Peter in his daily work ; a king ; the land chosen by Jephtha as a dwelling-place ; a consonant. Left. — A consonant ; a Hebrew rtame for God ; an apostle ; a bird Jesus compares Himself to ; a consonant. 423 G. Chaeade:— If my first is my first, and my'seeond my second, Convenient and useful my whole may b* reckoned And the owner will use it my first to hold, If fche evening be damp or the morning be cold. If my tecond's my first and my first ia my second, Quite fit for an artist my whole may be reckoned • Naught serves him so well -he cannot use pine, Or he d be in my first, with his pretty design • Now what is my second, and what is my first ? The one is a present, the other a hurst. Answers to Riddles published Sept. 17. 4218. Chaiiadb. —By 4220. Charade. —By John Whyte : — Unowho : — ■tut i!• Grate. Mandoline. ,_„, _ 4221. Buried Mythology: — 4219. Double Acbos- 1- Theseus. 2. Echo. tic:— 3. Apollo. 4. Helen. „ . 5. Amor, 6. Hades. G amm A 7. Thisbe. 8> So]> «., R jl T Semele. 10. Andromw ,t*.™™, xx e(la - n - Atla s. 12. E lizabbt H Tantalus. * AGL * 4222. Riddlk:C or N Hose . stockings E uphrate S Garden-hose. 4223. Transposition.— By Eliza, Crookslon :— The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear, And something every day they live To pity and perhaps forgive. ■ — Cowteo. Correct Auswers. Penelope, Milton, 4220, 23. Romany Rye, Musselburgh, 4219, 20, 23. Thersites, Oamaru, 4220, 21, 23. John Whyte, Oamaru, 4212, 13, 14, 16 (arrived too late .for last issue). A. L. O. S., 4219, 20, 21 (3, 4), 23. Maggie, 4220, 23. Clara, Roxburgh, 4219, 20, 21 (1, 3, 6, 10, 12)j 23. John Whyte, Oamaru, 4218, 19, 20, 21 (all correct except Nos. 7 and 11),' 23, Taffy, Oamaru, 4218, 19, 20, 21 (all except 7 and 11), 23. ••