Kinks
No. 1.—A Story.
It was a rainy day. George, spoiling for something to do, said: "Say, Fred, here's a question you can't answer within five minutes, or ten either. Wan' to try?"
"Yep."
"A lad, carrying a page of that circular to the printer who printed it, stubbed his toe. It hurt him so that he went to the same place the 'three wise men of Gotham' did, and almost lost his life, because that which ruins many a field of wheat was in his drinking water, and he couldn't drink it. But he put all three together, ate it, and saved his life. What did he eat?"
No. 2.—Quinary.
| "With you, don't think I'll bate a stiver! |
| And folks who put me in a passion |
| May find me —— to another fashion." |
In the above lines of a famous poem the word which fills the blank is the last syllable of the five words described below.
| 1. By bonnie braes in Scotland old, |
| My notes are heard with love untold. |
| 2. Tars in hours of well-earned leisure |
| With twinkling feet would tread my measure. |
| 3. A man in love with rocks and ore |
| Can by my aid know Nature's lore. |
| 4. I'm hollow, and of sable hue, |
| And cousin to the chimney flue. |
| 5. When sadly off the proper key, |
| A friend in need you'll e'er find me. |