No 6.

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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from "Dimple Darling," Ezra Burt, Blanche P. Hayward, "Fill Buster," Charles F. Wagner, Belle Van Buskirk, Charlie Jones, Max Frost, Susie Passmore, Earle Jessup, "Ben Bolt," Alice Chisholm, Kenneth McGovern, E. C. A., Henry Berlan, Jun.

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

[THE CLOWNS' DUEL.]

When Jack and Jerry, both of them merry,
Met at the circus one day,
Over Jerry's crown leaped Jack the clown.
And knocked off his hat in play.

Jerry's rage was great, and from the ground straight
He leaped ten feet in the air,
And as he came down, he said, with a frown,
"Replace it, sir, or beware!"

Jack would not comply; the ring-master sly
Handed them "pistols for two."
They both knew 'twas cruel to fight a real duel—
What could they possibly do?

But the duel was fought, and a lesson taught
Of sorrow, remorse, and woe.
Jack lay like one dead, as heavy as lead,
While Jerry with grief bent low.

Jerry, faint with fright, and in a bad plight,
Straight to the ring-master ran;
But he was afraid; to Jerry he said,
"Get him home quick as you can."

To get a long plank was an easy prank,
And back did poor Jerry fly.
Stiff as a poker lay one young joker;
The other with grief did cry;

"He's dead, that's a fact; now how shall I act?
I think I'll tip him up so.
Now across my back I'll take poor Jack,
And then home with him I'll go."

"He's light as a song! what can have gone wrong?
O gracious, just look at that!
He's straight up and down, like a cast-iron clown
Or a clumsy base-ball bat."

"Ho! ho! here's a cask; 'twill be no hard task
To put him snugly inside.
Again he is straight; but now he's too late,
For home in the cask he'll ride.
Now, there! isn't he snug—a bug in a rug—
Yet I feel awfully bad."

"I can not tell why my poor Jack should die,
And leave me lonely and sad.
Why, just look you here! If this isn't Jack dear!
A joke on me he has played.
I'll love Jack, the merry, forever," said Jerry;
"Right here shall anger be laid."