54. When A. B. gave up the reins of government, and C. B. took office in his place, it was found that their political positions could be exactly described by two quite common English verbs, which differ only in this, that the one is longer by one letter than the other, while the rest of the letters are the same, and in the same order. What are these two verbs?
A PRIZE REBUS
55. The following is a prize Rebus:—
done
mutt
and
i
you make me
a glutt
T. c. d.
A LETTER TANGLE
56.
First a c and a t, last a c and a t,
With a couple of letters between,
Form a sight that our eyes are delighted to see,
Unless in their sight it is seen.