[THE RIDDLE-BOX]
A CHESS PUZZLE.
Our readers will here find a "knight's move" problem, similar to the one published in the "Riddle-Box" of ST. NICHOLAS for February, 1874. By beginning at the right word and going from square to square as a knight moves, you will find an eight-line quotation from an old poet. The verse is quoted in one of "Elia's Essays." M.
And | you, | ding | close | your | bond- | me | cir- |
gad- | me | oh | age | chain | your | I | en |
O | vines; | Do | through | so | silk- | cles | too, |
nail | ye | lest | bles, | break, | Ere | me | That |
your | bram- | ars, | in | Bind | knee, | And, | weak, |
bout, | But, | me | ver | prove | bines, | I | ye |
Curl | fet- | this | bri- | your | ne- | too | cour- |
place; | a- | twines; | ters | leave | teous | wood- | may |
EASY NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
The whole, composed of six letters, is a New England city. The 1 is a numeral. The 1 2 is a word signifying "Behold!" The 1 2 3 is cheap. The 2 3 4 is to be indebted. The 3 4 is a pronoun. The 3 4 5 6 is a cistern. The 4 5 6 is a measure.
C.D.
A PLEA FOR SANTA CLAUS.
By taking one letter from each line of this verse, you will find an acrostic which spells a holiday greeting. The letters, too, are in a straight line with one another—but what letters shall be taken?