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I'ma child of the forest, as rich as a queen, States. My 14, 21, 2, 3, 16, 18, 6, 10,
Though her gems and her jewels may glitter; | is an island in the Mediterranean. My
For mine are the rays of the sun’s golden sheen, 1. 17, 20, 4, 21, 13, 18, j eid
Which to me are far purer and brighter. » 10, 20, Si Bane OMe POR vee —
fs odin , ms Vermont. My 20, 4, 1, 13, 1s a town
’m a child of the forest, and ever will 2 : +
te ) | in Spain. My 8, 21, 5, 19, 15, 1, 17, 3,
Till my dust to the earth shall be given; ls . :
And then, etill as rich, as happy, as free, | is a capital of one of the United States.
I hope for a dwelling in heaven. My 1, 18, 4, 16, 3, 21,18 @ county in
New York. My 3, 22, 6, 13, 10, is a
river in Europe. My 6, 13, 3, 16, 21, is
. , sae | & country in Asia. My 22, 10, 20, 3,1,
be published in due time. The writer's | js a county in Maine. My 3, 1, 11 4
° . . + . . . ” 3 ? ,
wish, in connection with its publication, | 7, js the capital of one of the United

shall be complied with, as soon as she | States. My whole is a useful motto.
sends us her post-office address, which a c. A. M

did not accompany her last communica-
tion, and which we have forgotten. As CHARADE NO. IV.
to the other article which she sends— | Jn Africa my first doth live.

“ My Childhood”—we do not consider it | My next to cattle men do give,

: To shield them from the rain and snow;
“= od; and perhaps we shall be com- They fice to it when winds do blow.

pelled to place it in another pigeon-hole. | yfy {hird’s a part of speech, you'll find—
The “ Autobiography of a Pod of Cot- | Only one letter, do you mind.

ton” is pretty good. But does not the | My fourth’s what children often are,

little rogue tell a fib or two about his And then all pleasure they do mar.

early history; or is not his memory eee i iaies Ca to tell.

 

M. M. W. |

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«“ My Early Friend” is good, and shall

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rat ?— ?
her poor ?—one or the other Unless siany manseeelll
he was treated very unlike most of his
brothers, he was torn in pieces before he ANSWER TO RIDDLE NO. fl,
set sail for England. How is that? Alliteration’s artful ald,
; ie Wherewith you’ve sought to frame your riddle,
We pause for a reply from some little Ilumines what therein was shade,
subscriber in Louisiana or Alabama, or Through first and last, and through the middle,
. ; ‘ Antithesis makes still more clear
come other State in which cotton is pro- | What you would have us find with trouble,
duced, Tell us all about it, will you not? And failing on the ready ear,
It saves the mind from labor double.
on: Initial’d with the aspirate,
Humble and haughty wait your choosing ;
ENIGMA NO. IV. And moth and monarch end their state,

Tam composed of twenty-two letters. When you your aid are not refusing.
Earth, without you, would cease to live

My 3, 1, 18, Is a river in Europe. My (Though you're of five her last division)
13,1, 17, 19, 8, 7, 9, 10, 1s a Sea in Ku- Nor showers nor sunshine beauty give,
a 9 i make her groves like groves Elysian.
— My 3, 12, 20, 10, 22, 21, 17, 4, You help to form the slender thread,
is one of the United States. My 14, 22, By which are level’d piles or sewing 5
4, 3, 9, 13, is one of the countries of You help to build this complex head,
Whereon we find our bump of knowing.

Kurope. My 16, 5, 12, 20, 10, 138, 3, We take a peep—we see your name
is an island w 1s one. M 15 In rank the first, yet bays refusing,

, | . cat of But P y : Mute letter H; though shy of fame,
20, 1, 2, 6, 3, 10, Is one of the United | You win therewith, instead of losing. Louw.