Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-01
New Tangles.

NCW AaAS4CS.
665. Compound crossword enigma, by
Casper
In Sacramento, capital ofthe State;
In Sommerville it is found, though not in Bate
In narcissus said OF plants,
And in ordnance which followed Banks
In money It's found, but not in bill,
And in drunkard too, but not in still;
Now Quite Hourites please to find
Three counties well-knOwn, If Inclined
Also one who buys and sells,
In fact person we all know well;
Now find that which is done with bread,
And with fruit when to children fed;
You'll fluid all these-perhapS many more
II the above you'll closely explore.
666. Dropped rhymes, by E. G. D.:
There came to the place where fair maid -
In the dimnees OF twilight, gray old -
He gazed at the supper she held, 1t looked -
He came step nearer, and stood by her -
"You seem hungry" she said, ''but would it be
0 cultivate thus your acquaintance old -
Would it not be far better for me and for -
A lesson to teach through you to your -"
She raised her small hands as if to -
He'd come step nearer to her and the -
one quick sly glance from her bread to his -
The fair arm descended she gave him a -
667. Riddle, by Ora Bradley:
From my home in distant climes
From the dark Brazilian mines,
Brightest of the brightest gems
Seen in kingly dadems.
Or, nesting mid the sunny hair,
OF some maiden bright and fair,
And sparkling like the stars at night
Mid her laces creamy white,
There peacefully lle
Tell me, Tanglers what am
66S. Puzzles, by F. NJ. s., for Casper
sP 2 1000
669. Charades, by Augusta Blake, ded-
icated to Hattie Heath
l. mute and liquid please combine
lovely flower to define.
3 As l sit in this lovely bower beneath the shade
My first use in writing this charade.
With my second beside nice and bland,
And then explores the boundless wealth above and
beneath the land
1t also builds my third and on it does stand,
And crosses che raging main to many sunny
strand.
My whole united Isill an accomplishment name pos
sessed by YOU, lady fair,
In who's rare gifts hard Snd hard have often tried
to share.
go. Charades, Anonymous:
l. My first is an animal, my second IS vowel, nay
third, transposed, is an animal, my fourth is a
vowel, and my whole is Spanish province.
3 When good old Queen Anne her ladies went out,
To ball or theatre concert or rout,
They sent for my whole; now behead me and see
What every young lady prizes in me.
Behead me again, there's naught living on earth
Can exist without me from the moment of birth /;
Transpose my whole, leave out one letter small,
I'm the entrance to many nobleman's hall.
GIL. Square words, by -:
l. A constellation prayer ring. Three
letters)
>. 2. A vessel mystery; to disseize a plaster.
Qour letters).
Answers to Correspondents and Correct
Solutions.
Eve-652, 654.
Gus-656 tthe first only.
Sister-663 (very good).
E. C. D.-64l, 642, 643, 645, 647 lin
part), 65l, 652, 653, 654, Csc (no), 657 Il,
no; 2, yes). E. G. D. adds: If you are
not crowded please thank Amy for her
compliment. 1t was graceful and pleas
ant"
Trinity-64O mot as Amethyst gives it,
but quite as good Hers overlap; yours
are separate)-642, CAB, GAS, CAT, 65l-
land Trinity says good for sweet 81 in
genious enough for 6l)-652, 653, 654
(good for Gussie), 655, Csc (nol, 657 (nol,
$50. Trinity says, Thanks, Sibyl, dear !;
but l no can do it. %
Casper-65l, 652, 653, 654, 657 lin part).
f. NJ. s., Jr.-653, 65l, 652, 654, 657.