THE YOUTH’S CABINET. 291

RDITORIAL TABLE-PALK.

y DEAR MR. EDI- | is generally a vagabond. My 8, 7, 6, 15,
ror—Here is | 21, are often brought to table, often cut,
something for | but seldom ‘¢ ever eaten. My 20, 10,
Y “%, your “ dark pig- | 17, 18, 1, 12, ‘s a character valueless in
SSR A oi VY con-hole.” You | itself, but which increases the value of its
4 os see L do not ex- | neighbors. My whole are notorious char-

pect you will publish my let- | acters, that most, if not all, the readers
ter, but mother wishes me to | of the Yourn’s CABINET must have heard
write for my own improve- of. 8. N.
ment, I believe you once, *™°°m¥T™ a.
said that “long, dull essays
about everything in general
and nothing in particular, all go into the
pigeon-hole.” «I shall not have ager
to write a long article, but I think it will
be dull enough. This is a dull place. A
country town is pretty apt to be dull—so’
mother says. I am contriving ways to
pass the time off. Sometimes I try ex-
periments. One of these might be inter-
esting to you: I took a slip of the plant
commonly known as live-forever, put it in
a tight box, and buried it in the ground,
a foot below the surface. There it re-
mained for one year, without food or
water; and I lately dug it up, and found
that it not only was alive, but that it had
actually grown in size—the color being a
little paler than usual. I knew before
that it would grow without earth, for I
have seen a sprig of it grow from the
wall. But now I find it will grow without
light or air. So it must be rightly named
“ live-forever.” JIMMY.

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CHARADE NO. XI.

I stand erect, while others lean on me}

My name consists of syllables just three ;

My first I help you do with greater ease; —
One letter of my first, with all my second,

Is some great one, whom many love to please,
‘My third is oft of little value reckoned,

And yet it sometimes makes a wondrous noise

Among rebellious little girls and boye.

L, & H

REBUS NO. Il.

A snare to take fish; a bright shining metal,
A plant from far China, prepared in a kettle ;
An animal, also, with soft, downy hair ;
A small, lively creature that flies in the air ;
A vehicle, too, that is drawn through the street ;
What we do every day, and consider a treat ;
A thing which boys do, if they play in the sun;
Nickname of a boy who's a lover of fun;
My whole, youthful tyro, see if you can guess—
‘Tis a treasure which you and your mates

should possess. RHYMING ROB.

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ANSWER TO ENIGMA NO. Vill.

Alleghany is the name given to a cele-
brated chain of mountains in North Ame-
rica. Natchez is an important city on
the Mississippi river. Ray is a county in
Missouri. Orange is a county in New
York. The Rhine is a river in Europe.
General Zachary Taylor is the name of
one who has done much for his country,
but who, since the niga written,

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ENIGMA NO. XI.

I am composed of 21 letters. My 15,
3, 12,11, is a musical instrument. My
4,9, 19,7, 15, is a vessel. My 14, 12,
13, 7,5, is a coin. My 2, 10, 17, 21, 16,