No. 1.
HISTORICAL ENIGMA.
| I am a celebrated document, and am composed of eleven letters. |
| My first was one of the decisive battles of the world, and was fought between the Greeks and Persians. |
| My second was a very great warrior, who could not govern himself, though he conquered the world. |
| My third was a humane physician who invented an instrument of cruelty. |
| My fourth was a great philosopher and mathematician. |
| My fifth came over in the Mayflower. |
| My sixth was a young hero celebrated by an English poetess. |
| My seventh was a blind poet whom seven cities claimed for their own. |
| My eighth was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. |
| My ninth was a great artist. |
| My tenth is a distinguished living poet. |
| My eleventh met a disgraceful death in the Revolutionary war. |
Susan Nipper.