Satisfied. By Catharine M. Trowbridge. Illustrated. Aunt Lou's Scrap-Book. By Harriet B. McKeever. Large type; illustrated. Angel's Christmas. By Mrs. O.F. Walton. Illustrated.
[THE RIDDLE-BOX.]
DIAMOND REMAINDERS.
Behead and curtail, in the order given, words having the following significations: 1, Arid; 2, to run away; 3, cattle-drivers; 4, to consume; 5, to endeavor,—and leave a complete diamond reading horizontally as follows: 1, A consonant; 2, to cut off; 3, a wanderer; 4, an instrument for writing; 5, a consonant.
Cyril Deane.
A CONCEALED BILL-OF-FARE.
In each of the following sentences, fill the blank with a word to be found concealed in its sentence:
1. Let each guest have some ——. 2. Eating some —— will be effectual in satisfying hunger. 3. Nothing but terrible starvation could make one eat such ——! 4. Ah! a morsel of —— will taste good. 5. Give me, I beg, good brown bread and a well-cooked ——. 6. Don't take cold ham; eat some of this freshly cooked, hot ——. 7. Stop! I entreat you! Don't give the child any more ——. 8. What if I should eat more ——? 9. He has had quite enough ——. 10. Let me whisper to you. There sits a lady who, it seems to me, is very fond of ——. 11. You will take, I hope, a spoonful of ——? 12. She has helped me twice to ——.