Part 5

S A I D A L T O I T E M D O M E

P A T O W L T U B A I R W Y E U S E T R Y L E T B E E

No. 3.

V H O G V O W E L G E T L

No. 4.

Toby Tyler. Tower of Babel.

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Answer to Pictorial Puzzle on page 656--Skipper, Beetle, Walking-stick, Spider, Cricket.

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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from Josephine Chesley, Charlie Schilling, "Eureka," A. B. Sinclair, Mary B. Breed, Lulie, Howard O. Smith, John Wallis Clearman, "Sunshade," May Worthington, "I. Scycle," "Ed. U. Cation," James Tipton, Harry Johnston, Arthur Slade, Royal Thompson, Van Dyke Forester, E. G. F., Maggie Simmons, "Fuss and Feathers," Isabella Niven, Richard Winn Courts, Effie R., Kate Marshall, Lillie Clark, Carrie E. Howard, John A. Staats, Walter Brainerd, Eddie S. Hequembourg, Philip McLaun, H. Van Horn, D. C. Wolcott, "Fidelie," Addie and Arthur S., Maggie and Rosa B., Alice Comstock, M. F., J. Payson, Hugh McIntosh, Ada Wheeler, Rosa R., Jack, Fred Smith, and "Bright-Eyes."

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[_For Exchanges, see 2d and 3d pages of cover._]

Take the moon from out the sky, And the same then so apply That you will see what this saucy puss Is giving to her cousin Gus.

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ORIGINAL RIDDLE.

I am older than the Pyramids, yet continually made new. In infancy I am of a cold disposition, but in youth am heated with passion, and I then usually acquire a permanent blush. My composition is very peculiar: I am made up of the head of an insect and the tail of an alligator joined to an organ, a sea, and part of a monkey. If the insect is exchanged for a vegetable, I may hurt you; if it is replaced by a Chinese plant, I may deceive you. I am found in the homes of the poor and humble, in the palaces of princes, in the temples of religion, and in the low places of the earth. I have assisted in the worship of the true God, and in the extravagant rites of the heathen. I often support insignificant and contemptible undertakings, yet I once took part in the most ambitions and presumptuous enterprise of mankind. Usually peaceful in disposition, I have caused the death of rioters, and once excited a mighty rebellion. Though used to rough treatment at the hands of ignorant men, I am highly esteemed and much sought for by learned scholars. By my aid rivers are spanned, tunnels strengthened, prisoners held in captivity, and iron industries rendered possible; without me, many would lose their livelihood, and London would be desolate. Finally, I am most useful when in bed.

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DON.

Don was a retriever that could never be taught to retrieve. A great romp of a fellow, jet black, relieved by a single white star on his throat.

Don is excessively fond of sweets and fruit, notably ripe gooseberries, of which his master grows some fine varieties. During the season a great quantity of ripe, yellow fruit disappeared from the bushes, but no one could discover the thief; at the same time, however, it was noticed that Don's nose was always covered with scratches. His master put two and two together, and resolved to watch the dog. He did so, and saw Don go toward a door in the garden wall, stand on his hind-legs, and press down the latch with his fore-paw.

The door yielded, and in went Don to feast on the yellow gooseberries. He scratched his nose in the operation, but evidently thought the fruit worth suffering for.

The same dog occasionally paid visits with his master, and one lady, knowing his liking for sweets, always gave Don a piece of cake when she offered it, with wine, to her guest.

It happened, however, on a single occasion that the lady's stock of cake was almost exhausted. The piece she had was small and somewhat stale, too shabby to offer to a gentleman; so the wine was brought out alone.

Don's master took no notice of this, but Don, after looking expectant for some time, marched to the lady, placed his great paws on her knee, and cast imploring glances toward the side-board. When this failed, he went to the door and tried to open it.

He was only scolded for scratching it, and in despair of making himself understood, he took advantage of the open house door, and set off home as fast as he could go.

After he was gone, the lady expressed her surprise at Don's unusual conduct. The master smiled, and said the dog had not forgotten that she usually gave him cake, and had been trying to make her understand that when wine was brought out for the master, _his_ share of the dainties ought also to be forth-coming.

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, August 22, 1882, by Various