The Tartar.
Throughout the central parts of Asia are various tribes of Tartars, some of which pursue the vocation of robbers. We give a picture of one of these fellows, mounted on his dromedary, and armed with a good supply of spears.
These Tartar thieves usually roam in small parties over the thinly settled plains and barren lands of Central Asia, making an occasional assault upon the poor villagers, or attacking and plundering the caravans of merchants and travellers that may be met with. They are a fierce and cruel race, and appear to have pursued this course of life, from the earliest period to the present time.
Answers to our Puzzles.
One of our correspondents has been so kind as to offer an answer to the puzzle of 28 letters in our last number, as follows:
- The first, instead of a French villa,
- I find to be the town Manilla.
- The second, of presaging ill,
- Is that detested scroll, Rent Bill.
- The third a Cab, and by my hat,
- The fourth is nothing but a Cat.
- With Yankee privilege, I’ll try
- To guess the fifth; a grain of Rye!
- Sixthly, we find that people will
- Poor master William, nickname Bill.
- And seventh, all blessings were in vain,
- Should heaven withhold her showers of Rain.
- The eighth discloses man’s worst lot,
- A self-degraded, loathsome Sot.
- The ninth as bright in color glows,
- As Sharon’s richest, sweetest Rose.
- The tenth, if I have not forgotten,
- Is that important product, Cotton.
- The whole, that school of information,
- Mercantile Library Association.
Another correspondent sends us the following:
Mr. Editor:—Our little circle gathered about the table to guess out the conundrums in Merry’s Museum; and the result of our united investigations I send you.