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NO. 1An old man lay on a bed of death,Slowly drawing each labored breath;His pulse was felt by a friendly hand,While the doctor issued a stern commandTo swallow myfirstwithout delay,If he wished to live till another day.At this the patient looked mysecond,And slowly spoke: “When Death has beckoned,In vain the doctor's healing art;I now am called, and I depart;I'm glad I've lasted till mythird.”The listeners scarcely caught the wordWith which escaped the unfettered soul,And finished then his long—mywhole.H. C.
NO. 1An old man lay on a bed of death,Slowly drawing each labored breath;His pulse was felt by a friendly hand,While the doctor issued a stern commandTo swallow myfirstwithout delay,If he wished to live till another day.At this the patient looked mysecond,And slowly spoke: “When Death has beckoned,In vain the doctor's healing art;I now am called, and I depart;I'm glad I've lasted till mythird.”The listeners scarcely caught the wordWith which escaped the unfettered soul,And finished then his long—mywhole.H. C.
NO. 2When I'm myfirst, I lie in bed;Mysecondwins me gold;MythirdI keep safe in my head;Myfourthyou may beholdIn all its pride, when victoryShall bid mywholelight up the sky.
NO. 2When I'm myfirst, I lie in bed;Mysecondwins me gold;MythirdI keep safe in my head;Myfourthyou may beholdIn all its pride, when victoryShall bid mywholelight up the sky.
In a gale of wind, the top part of a flagstaff in my neighbor's garden was broken off, and struck the ground in my garden at a distance of 15 feet from the bottom of the pole, and in its fall broke two vases, worth $63.25 apiece. My neighbor, in paying for these vases, made four payments. The second payment was twice as much as the first; the third amounted to three times as much as the first; and the last amounted to five times as much as the first.
Supposing the broken piece of flagstaff to measure 39 feet, what was the length of the whole pole, and what did my neighbor pay at each payment?
100—1—5—1—50.
This is what all young people ought to be.
I am composed of 13 letters.My 8, 10, is an abrupt dismissal.My 11, 5, 7, 8, is not short.My 9, 1, 3, 12, goes well with a knife.My 13, 12, 6, 7, 12, is an unpleasant animal.My 13, 1, 3, 3, 4, is what you will be ifyou can't discover me.My 4, 1, 11, 12, is part of an egg.My 9, 3, 5, 8, 13, a Frenchman would eat.My 9, 2, 7, you like now.My whole I hope you will always like.
I am composed of 13 letters.My 8, 10, is an abrupt dismissal.My 11, 5, 7, 8, is not short.My 9, 1, 3, 12, goes well with a knife.My 13, 12, 6, 7, 12, is an unpleasant animal.My 13, 1, 3, 3, 4, is what you will be ifyou can't discover me.My 4, 1, 11, 12, is part of an egg.My 9, 3, 5, 8, 13, a Frenchman would eat.My 9, 2, 7, you like now.My whole I hope you will always like.
Rebus
H. M. T.
There was an old Dutchman, Von Rail,Who had an ambition to sail,So he put out to sea,In a fit of high glee,That hilarious old person, Von Rail.
There was an old Dutchman, Von Rail,Who had an ambition to sail,So he put out to sea,In a fit of high glee,That hilarious old person, Von Rail.
Transcriber's Note:Hyphenated words have been standardized. Inconsistencies in spellings have been left as in the original except those listed below.Page 75—Typo corrected from Para to Pará.
Transcriber's Note:
Hyphenated words have been standardized. Inconsistencies in spellings have been left as in the original except those listed below.
Page 75—Typo corrected from Para to Pará.