9. THE LASS AND HER LOVER
A lass and her lover were ——— by the sky
Not to ——— too far where no shelter was nigh.
She lingered behind, and —— — old church,
St. ——— by name, and was left in the lurch.
She tried a short cut through a park on the grass,
But sternly the ——— forbade her to pass;
Then helplessly stood the disconsolate maid,
When the lad she was soon to —— —— to her aid.
The missing words are spelt with the same six letters.
No. IX.—THE LANDLORD’S PUZZLE
The following curious Missing Words Puzzle is to be seen on a card which hangs in the bar of an inn in the Isle of Man:—
| I had both— | by both I set great store | and a— |
| I lent my— | and took his word therefor; | to my— |
| I asked my— | and nought but words I got. | from my— |
| I lost my— | for sue him I would not. | and my— |
| At length with— | which pleased me very well, | came my— |
| I had my— | away quite from me fell: | but my— |
| If I’d both— | as I have had before, | and a— |
| I’d keep my— | and play the fool no more. | and my— |
It is to be read thus:—
I had both money and a friend, by both I set great store,
I lent my money to my friend, and took his word therefor,