154.

A town. One of its attractions.

1. An animal.

2. Her sons were famous.

3. A measure.

4. A fish.

5. I hope you are not this.

6. A berry.

7. A famous marshal.

A. H.

155

"Mighty victor, mighty lord,

Low on his funeral couch he lies!
No pitying heart or eye afford
A tear to grace his obsequies.
Is the sable warrior fled?

Low he rests among the dead,"

1. This is the forest primeval,

Where dwelt this artless maid. 2. Deep in the bowels of the earth, Sought by the miner's spade.

3. Here the sweet briar and vine,
Or the twisted eglantine.

4. Scanty though thy waters flow,

The battle roar thy banks must know. 5. He stood on deck and tore his hair, That pirate of the bell.

6. What means this crowd around the corse, What means that doleful knell?

G. M.

156.

I'm oft made of my First,

And I'm bought and I'm sold,

I'm long and I'm short,

A delight to the old.

1. An excellent fish, so don't cavil at me. 2. In the Tuscan ocean this island you'll see. 3. This green mountain vies with the Emerald

Isle.

4. These narrow straits stretch from here many

a mile.

157.

Now guard with care in this curious box,
As long as you can these ivory blocks.

1. Ladies fair oft wield me.

2. Emblem of peace I'm said to be.
3. This answer is concluding.
4. As shelter quite deluding.

5. Serve me this done up with sauce.
You've made a pretty mess, of course.

158.

I'm the name of a ship, I'm a terrible bore,

And my First at my Last will be oft placed before.

1. Russia is my nation—of it I'm not proud; Very low my station-and my cries are loud.

2. English authoress, small her fame;

As a great man's friend best known.
Married twice was this good dame;
To writing she was prone.

3. Roger Bacon was born here-
Ne small renown

It gives a title to a peer,
This little town.

4. Faces are gleaming;
For I'm held dear,

Told when the evening
Is drawing near.

159.

In heat or cold about the world I'm bawling, To money make by my most noisy calling.

1. Surely this pen was difficult to use,

And must have hindered many an ancient

muse.

2. This seaport was the scene of many a strife, "Twixt Saracen and Christian armies rife.

3. In hopes of this we hounds and horsemen see, When cold east winds are blowing o'er the lea

4. This island for its caves has slight renown; The Atlantic breezes are around it blown.

5. When gold was scarcer this was much more

done,

But now the fashion seems again begun.

6. With this in trumps you may be pretty sure, That you are safe the odd trick to secure.

160.

We're much admired, and often taken out,
In coach and pair to dinner, ball, and rout.

1. Small chaise am I,
Made rather high,
Through water fly.

2. I am in verse

Pithy and terse,

Won't fill your purse.

3. Brief sentence this,

You little miss,

Don't know I wis.

4. Refuse and scum,

Wouldn't give a plum,
If you fill a drum.

K