MISSING LETTER PUZZLE.
When the missing letters have been supplied, the whole will form a well-known verse from one of Hood's poems.
W × t × f × n × c × s × e × r × a × d × o × n × i × h × y × l × d × h × a × y × n × r × d,
× w × m × n × a × i × u × w × m × n × y × a × s × l × i × g × e × n × e × l × a × d × h × e × d:
× t × t × h × t × t × h × t × t × h × n × o × e × t × h × n × e × a × d × i × t;
× n × s × i × l × i × h × v × i × e × f × o × o × o × s × i × c × s × e × a × g × h × s × n × o × t × e × h × r ×.
Lillie Maxwell.
(Aged 15.)
Glen Albert, Roscrea,
Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
SINGLE GEOGRAPHICAL ACROSTIC.
My initials read downwards represent an island in the East Indies.
1. A town in Derbyshire.
2. A lake in Ireland.
3. A river in Ireland.
4. An island in the Mediterranean Sea.
5. Scene of a battle-field in Germany.
6. A river of Asia Minor.
7. A town in Shropshire.
Emily Legge.
(Aged 14.)
Burleigh House,
Cliftonville, Margate.