No. 20.—A Quartus.
First is a state that is surely in debt;
Second, a stone that in truth is a door;
Third, an odd gem which dilates in a pet;
Fourth is a stone that may mean a horse poor.
Plesiosaurus.
No. 21.—A Sestine of Stones.
The stone (1) that will capture the "mackerel-guide";
The stone (2) which might have the term "measures" applied;
The stone (3) that "O, Partner!" cries out with esprit;
The stone (4) that may grow 'mid the tall fleurs-de-lis;
The stone (5) that means "steward" in Persian, 'tis said;
And, lastly, the stone (6) in which gas burns o'erhead.
Eason C. Arlington.
No. 23.—A Mythological Mélange.
In the following jumble find these mythological personages, Greek and Roman: nine female and five male divinities, two giants, two heroes, a legendary king, a monster, a Greek maiden metamorphosed into a white heifer, the most beautiful of all mortals, and the mother of a well-known god and goddess:
The miner vacantly began to leer—ostentation at last! He cater to a maniac? Hill escaped; an oven used to mar Smith's arbor. Eastwardly the coach ironically accompanied Jan. "Usually I owe; he bears genuine grief amid astounding trials, surpassing any Medes." The ice restored her; attentive Lucas tore the vest at the hem; the shy mender let oats fly, while the poacher messed his porridge—the color I only conjectured to be bice.