RIDDLE-ME-REE.
My first is in elegant, but not in rough;
My second is in lace, but not in cuff;
My third is in earth, but not in ground;
My fourth is in puppy, but not in hound;
My fifth is in high, but not in low;
My sixth is in reap, but not in sow;
My seventh is in nibble, but not in devour;
My eighth is in time, but not in hour;
My ninth is in arrow, but not in bow;
My whole is a cave we some of us know.
W. B. Bell.
(Aged 12-1/2.)
St. Georges Mount,
New Brighton, Cheshire.