T
he initials read downwards will give the name of a great musician.
My first is one of England's public schools.
My second is one of the continents.
My third is a planet.
My fourth is one of the largest rivers in Europe.
My fifth is one of the Christian festivities.
My sixth is the opposite to rejoice.
Mildred C. Watson.
(Aged 12.)
Harrow-on-the-Hill,
Middlesex.
MISSING-LETTER PUZZLE.
W
hen the missing letters have been supplied, the whole will form a verse from one of Cowper's poems.
W × e × t × e × r × t × s × w × r × i × r × u × e × ,
B × e × d × n × f × o × t × e × o × a × r × d × ,
S × u × h × w × t × a × i × d × g × a × t × i × n
× o × n × e × o × h × r × o × n × r × s × o × s.
Henrietta Puttock.
(Aged 13¼)
Clevelands, Billingshurst, Sussex.
SQUARE WORDS.