| My first is in zinc, but not in lead; |
| My second in rose, but not in red; |
| My third is in disc, but not in tray; |
| My fourth is in black, but not in bay; |
| My fifth is in paid, but not in lynx; |
| My sixth in dilates, but not in blinks; |
| My seventh in martlet, but not in crow; |
| My eighth is in cut, but not in mow; |
| My ninth is in shrine, but not in fane; |
| My tenth is in walnut, but not in plane; |
| My eleventh in alley, but not in lane; |
| My whole is a nickname bestowed on the capital of Virginia. |
The solution to the above cross-word enigma forms the central column (reading downward) of the following acrostic, the initials of which are the same throughout:
Crosswords.—1. Invigorating. 2. Thought long and anxiously. 3. A cloth ornamented with raised work. 4. Devoted to books. 5. Dimmed as to sight. 6. A heraldic term denoting a strip surrounding the field. 7. Indian sage—thoroughwort. 8. Relating to the Fagus. 9. A fourteenth-century helmet, basin-shaped. 10. Jeers. 11. In falconry, pieces of leather used to bind up the hawk's wing.
Ab Sinthay.
No. 34.—Charade.—A Triple Character.
I sang my most melodious song,
My sweetest roundelay,
In vain, to win a wanderer's love;
Then threw my life away.
And now in distant Indian seas,
Beneath the wild waves' roar,
I sit, a prisoner in a cell,
And sing of love no more.
Afar within the realms of space,
Where planets hold their sway,
I shine to guide the wanderer's feet
Along the homeward way.
No. 35.—A Fleet of Ships.
My fleet of ships went over the sea,
Bound for a distant shore.
One day, they all came back to me,
And marvellous freight they bore.
The first brought home a cargo of love,
The second, labor and toil;
A title the third on me bestowed;
The fourth gave claim to the soil;
The fifth my knees bent low in prayer;
The sixth gave control of men;
The seventh another put under my care;
The eighth in my hand laid a pen;
The ninth sent me far away from my home;
The tenth gave me limitless power;
The eleventh put me in charge of a court;
The twelfth made learning its dower;
Number thirteen brought me a steed;
Fourteen forth sent me to preach;
Fifteen gave charge of other men's goods;
Sixteen brought duty to teach;
Seventeen to another bound me for years;
Eighteen left no leisure from writing;
Nineteen supplied me aid in my work;
While twenty gave position for fighting.