Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-10
Oouundxums.


A late number Of the Galaxy contains
an article on Conundrums, from which we
take the following: n ~ n Is
"a style of conundrums has become
very frequent and popular which is found
on transposition of letters or words, CIV
ing new and surprising sense. have
opened one package Of this class. The
frat one Is a. follows: What is the differ
ence between stabbing man and killing
swines One is an assault with intent to
kill, and the other is killing with an intent
to salt. So it is discovered of cat and
document, one has claws at the end Of its
paws, and the other has pauses at the end
Of its clauses of wife and and an editor,
that one sets articles to rights, and the 9TH
er writes articles to set of the eagle and
a certain kind Of of dog, that one is tar
rier in the sky, and the other is Skye
terrier Of the permission to speak and the
command not to speak. that in one case
you are allowed to talk, and in the other
not to talk aloud !; of a pound Of meat and
drummer boy, that one weighs pound,
and the other pounds away! Of an utterer Of
spurious coins and false heir, that one is
sues counterfeit and the other counter
feits an issue of a church organist and the
influenza, that one knows the stops and
the other stops the nose; Of successful
lover and his rival, that one kisses his miss
and the other misses his kiss of an unsuc-
cessful swain and father of family,
that one is signing lover and the other is
loving sire of mischievous mouse and
beautiful young lady, that one harms the
cheese and the other charms the he's Of
seventeen and seventy, that one is careless
and happy and the other is hairless and
cappy Of the effects of catching cold and
one of the isles of Greece, that in one case
it is your cough. and in the other it is Cor
fu; of an emperor and a beggar, that one
issues manifestoes and the other manifests
toes without his shoes Of man boiling
bCCLS anu q Auuli uidu uUSSuB mn, sbot
one cooks the beets and the other beats
the cook of tailor and siege gun, that
one works the breaches and the other
breaches the works of the Prince of
Wales and boombshell, that one is. heir
to the throne, and the other is thrown to
the air; @Old uncle Ned and Louis Ma
poleon in the event Of another French
Revolution, that one had 10 hair on the
top of his crown. the place where the hair
ought to grow, and the other would have
no crown on.the top of bis heir, the place
where the crown ought to 60.
1t is also mentioned that the difference
between baby and great coat is that
one you wash and the other you wear
that perseverance is strong will and OBJ.
stinacy strong won't; that Noal's ark was
ahigh ark but that an archbishop is hier
arch: Of guaze dress and drawn tooth
that one is too thin, the other is tooth out
that the Prince Of Wales is an heir ap
parent, an orphan has meier parent, {
bald head has ne'er hair apparent, and I
gorilla has hairy parent.
As relief from the ingenuity Of tn
specimens which have given, il is wei
to introduce occasionally question whic
ought to be obvious to every one, butwhic
i not. For instance, what makes NOR
noise than a pig under gate ! two pigs
why does traveller who has been on
long journey, and comes to board fenc
in the midst Of a forest, try to get over it
because he wants to get over; what is tn
best thing to do in hurry nothing VIII
does miller wear white hat to kee
his head warm.
A few conumdrums are very we'll aftt
dinner with raisins and nuts, and I hay
no doubt my friends, the editor will be wi
ling to furnish them at reasonable rates
lots to suit the purchasers.