No. 1.
ENIGMA.
'Tis black and brown, 'tis blue and gray,
'Tis changeful as an April day;
And yet, no matter what they say,
'Tis not without attraction.
It has a language all its own.
Though mortal never heard its tone;
It tells the sufferer's moan,
It tells of satisfaction.
Inclosed within a narrow cell,
It moves on hinge invisible.
Securely kept, and guarded well
From all approaching danger.
It often speaks, yet never talks;
It freely runs, but never walks;
And every passing thing remarks—
In fact, is quite a ranger.
It swims, and yet arms has it none;
And dances out of very fun
Without a leg to stand upon,
Or foot to follow after.
It has a brother—twin, they say—
And when cross-purposes they play,
They look the very oddest way;
To some they're cause for laughter.
As shining crystal it is bright.
'Tis dark or dull as winter night,
Its very nature, too, is light,
For all were dark without it.
It forms the poet's constant theme,
It haunts the lover in his dream,
And really paramount would seem,
So much is said about it.
Rip Van Winkle.
No. 2.
TWO EASY DIAMONDS.
1.—1. A letter. 2. A personal pronoun. 3. A word implying command. 4. A tree. 5. A letter.
2.—1. A letter. 2. To decay. 3. Sunny. 4. A vegetable product. 5. A letter.
Fill Buster.