EVENING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 246, 7 January 1928, Page 25

EVENING

The drowsy home-returning bees pass by with honied loads, Shy snails uncurl a silver track along the dewy roads; Far, farther yet the shadows fall across the stately wheat. Along the hedge a field mouse moves on hesitating feet. Hushed is the hammer at the forge, its echoes now are -still; A purple haze unfolds to wrap the shoulders of the hill; Soon fairy cavalcades will troop to riot on the lawn Until the stars’ soft brilliance melts in rosy lights of dawn. PUZZLERS A WORD DIAMOND Across—1. Indefinite article. 2. Part of the verb “to be.” 3. A town on the Gold Coast. 4. A province in Canada. 5. A Swiss song. 6. Remove. 7. Same as 1 across. Down—1. Interjection. 2. Every. 3. A stage impersonator. 4. An imaginary place where everybody is happy. 5. Made a mistake. 6. To be ill. 7. Same as 1 down. HIDDEN ANIMALS 1. Itosmopppauh. 2. Aoorgank. 3. Ntiekt. 4. Labfufo. —Sent in by Frank Eades. * ♦ * Answers to last week’s puzzlers: Word Square: Ship, Heros, Iris, Post. Riddle-me-ree: Snowdrop. HOW LOVELY! How lovely it would be to find A proper fairy crown Just dropped beside your porridgeplate— Or fancy coming down To find a necklace on your chair Of dewdrops—but, no doubt, There’s not a fairy who would dare To leave such things about!