To Correspondents.
Wehave several letters from our correspondents, for which we offer thanks. To C. H. H., of Andover, who wishes to hear more about Bill Keeler, we can only say that as soon as convenient, we will attend to his request. Several of our friends have sent us correct answers to the puzzle in the June number of the Museum. The following deserves insertion. Our Providence friends will see that a piece of music is given, as promised. We hope it will please them, as well as our other readers.
North Bridgewater, June 14, 1843.Mr. Robert Merry,—I have taken your Museum for two years past, and I like it very much. I think that the story of the Siberian Sable Hunter is very interesting, and I think that the June number is very interesting; and so I thought I must answer the puzzle that is in it. I have always studied them out, and have thought I should like to answer them, but I never have until now; I shall give the answer in the form of an acrostic, and if you think it deserves a place in your Museum, you can put it in.Bassis the name of a fish much admired,Eastis the point of compass the wise men desired,Latheis an article used under mortar,TheTableis furnished with food and with water,Easteris a day that is kept by the church of Rome,Saharais a desert a great way from home,Hatredis a passion much to be deplored in the mind,Artshave done much to enlighten mankind,Zebrais a pretty animal, but not very stout,Zwas the letter which I had to guess out,Abel, the antediluvian, was killed by Cain,Ratis a troublesome animal to man;The whole is the name that king NebuchadnezzarGave to Daniel the prophet, and called Belteshazzar.From a blue-eyed friend,B. W. P.
North Bridgewater, June 14, 1843.
Mr. Robert Merry,—I have taken your Museum for two years past, and I like it very much. I think that the story of the Siberian Sable Hunter is very interesting, and I think that the June number is very interesting; and so I thought I must answer the puzzle that is in it. I have always studied them out, and have thought I should like to answer them, but I never have until now; I shall give the answer in the form of an acrostic, and if you think it deserves a place in your Museum, you can put it in.
Bassis the name of a fish much admired,
Eastis the point of compass the wise men desired,
Latheis an article used under mortar,
TheTableis furnished with food and with water,
Easteris a day that is kept by the church of Rome,
Saharais a desert a great way from home,
Hatredis a passion much to be deplored in the mind,
Artshave done much to enlighten mankind,
Zebrais a pretty animal, but not very stout,
Zwas the letter which I had to guess out,
Abel, the antediluvian, was killed by Cain,
Ratis a troublesome animal to man;
The whole is the name that king Nebuchadnezzar
Gave to Daniel the prophet, and called Belteshazzar.
From a blue-eyed friend,B. W. P.