The fun grew fast and furious till trees and vegetables came into play, and one girl paid a pretty compliment by asking, “I buried a pretty person. What tree did she come up?” but no one must guess it as the answer is “Yew!”
Below I give a few questions and answers to make it clear.
Of course these are only a few, but anyone could easily find out as many more, and it is surprising how readily suitable symbols come to your mind and how interesting the game becomes.
It can also be amplified into buried cities, but the floral form is the prettiest of any.
| Question. | Answer. |
| I buried a satin shoe, and it came up as | A lady’s slipper. |
| I buried a race-horse, and it came up as | Speed-well. |
| I buried a tramp, and he came up as | Ragged Robin. |
| I buried my sorrows, and they came up as | Sweet peas (peace). |
| I buried a kiss, and it came up as | Tulips (two lips). |
| I buried a colt, and it came up | A peony (pony). |
| I buried a special dog, and it came up | A cauliflower (collie). |
| I buried the sea-shore, and it came up | A beech (beach). |
| I buried a secret, and it came up | Inviolate (violet). |
| I buried the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes, and they came up as | Flags! |
| I buried a well-dressed Society hero, and he came up | A dandelion. |
| I buried a bird and a piece of metal, and they came up as | Lark-spur. |
| I buried a pony’s hoof, and it came up as | Colt’s-foot. |
| I buried two invalid bachelors, and they came up as | Cyclamen (sickly men). |
[HIS GREAT REWARD.]
CHAPTER IV.
Magnus Duncan was in a brown study. Rick, his terrier, had been endeavouring for some time past to attract his master’s attention, but so far his efforts had been fruitless.