113. A CHARADE
My whole, industrious, wends his way
His daily task to meet;
Behead, transpose, and lo! a sound
Of music soft and sweet;
Behead again, I make my way
With swiftness past belief;
Again, and where the fields are gay
My bounty brings relief.
No. CXXIX.—JEU DE PARQUET
(For the children)
An old book, published more than 100 years ago, gives the following samples of patterns which may be formed with very simple materials:—
All that is needed for this pastime is a set of 128 coloured triangles, 64 of each colour, with which an endless variety of patterns can be arranged by the exercise of taste and ingenuity.