The National tribune., 1885-03-26
BRAIN-RACKERS
From Our Young Contributors.
FORTY HIDDEN FISHES,

FORTY HIDDEN FISHES.
fisherman sits eramped up in his boat,
And parties blows with the flies,
While we, ever watehful, see in the weae
hurricane swiftly rise.
There'n be wailng, I fear me- to- night
When the rays OF tho stars shine dim,
For the fly ing rain and sleet go by
And fl his frail boat to the brim.
With his singing hands his boat he guides
Sole pilot on board is he.
On the Eunnci he sits and spikes up the leaks,
While his boat founders round in the sea.
He saw wolf Of the approach;
With fright the old angler shakes
He throws his gold-box of white bait to him,
The fish takes il and off with ii makes.
His pipe he throws lump of cork.
filings his gilt-hesded rod to the bad;
For his Bible he dabbles round in the boat
But Bible, alasl he never has had.
The storm abates-the sun comes out
The skipper leaps GU: OF his "rocker"I
Our ruddy puffer catches no fish,
But he's safe from "Davy's Locker"
His ten chubby children he meets at the door,
His promise of fish they had heard.
On the carpet his Kate now pcrehes and pouts--
The skipper to her has not kept his word
-" Philotas Queer"
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
The 3s, g, 50 is numeraI;
II, 30, q, 10, "A are short stor7;
%, 16, 81, g, 81, IA is in your eye;
81, 80, 12, So IL, 26, Is, 4s, q is to t'cklej
81 A. I5 % 40 are homes of busy-botlies,
10, &c, AZ 40 is strictly nocturnal in its habits;
Al, 3, 4. s, g. z is invariably quack;
8, A. 25. IS is an instrument of ohastiscment;
45. Is, Sc. l, "a sometimes paints the town
81, %, 20, 2, 10 is an exceedingly venomous
worm.
The whole, of 81 letters is a very homely adage.
- Philotas Queer
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HIDDEN STATES AND TERRITORIES
kTrsS ypfuf hax
from Mary Landers? Do the pieces j sent you
connect? cut my finger with the knife you gave
me and it is now broken Tuck your muslin like
mine. am going South. Caro- Lima goes with me
to where the maine rhode is. Land travel is safest
Our help are ladies of color. A dog scared an
Indian away from Adela Warehanls house the
other day. / have something new Jersey sacks
are all the rage, and ! have ono. We named the
baby Penn; Sylvia Mat and Mime Sotare and
Wafer is plenty here. Fremont an lot of men
went West to look for ore. Gonthals have moved
to Slower. Siontery Go. Tom lives in a log hut
half mile from here. passed and stopped in Eva
Davis is sick. We send our washing to Nelson's.
Ida Hoover is home. OH i owe Caleb a market
report; also Iouisi an lot of the girls including
Geogiana, letter. We have some trees in our
park and sassafras bushes. like read of Mary
the Virgin. i am ill., 1 noisily went out and got
as q letter, is hard to make. have two rings, one
gold aud one bras Kate has gone bone Mich
A. Cans is here. Tennes Seemeni.-oscar May
Sugar Valley, O..
BIBLE ENIGMA.
afn as old as Methusaleh less the number Of
chapters In Isaiah and Joel, divided by the number
OF Commandments, less the number of Kings
smiten by Joshua added to the number of brothers
that Joseph had, added to the number of foxes that
Samson caught, divided by the number Of Haman's
Sons hanged, added to the number of children job
had, added to the number of sons Noah had
multiplied by the nUnber of thieves crucilicd with
Christ. added to Joshua's sge. added the number
of locks Of hair cut from Samson + head added 70
the number of Job daughters, less the number Of
pieces oil silver Joseph sold into EpVn
divided by the number of dreams of Pharoh
divided by the number of stones David had in his
bag when he slew Goliath. OSCAR MAY,
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