No. 2.
MALTESE CROSS.
Central letter.—In valetudinarianism.
Top.—A vegetable. Something found in nearly every newspaper. An untruth. Snug. A metal. A letter.
Right.—Having many names. A register of deaths. Having two ways. One who assumes a part. Excommunication. A letter.
Left.—A root. Decrease. An officer of a university. Pertaining to a wall. A loud noise. A letter.
Down.—To personify. Dimly. A violent revolutionist. A cone-bearing tree. A small cask. A letter.
Centrals read downward spell a word applied to certain species of minerals; read across, a word signifying a counter-accusation.
Rip Van Winkle.