The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-25
KNoTTY PROBLEMS.

[Our readers are invited to furnish original
enigmas, charades, riddles, REFUSES, and other
"Knotty Problems" addressing all communf-
cations relative to this department to Z. B,
Chadbourn, Lewiston. Maine.l
No. 2234-A January Vision.
Twas depth OF winter, gray and ICY cold
Twas dead Of night, and solemn to behold,
l of my lonely fancies did not tire,
But watched their glowing pictures in the fire.
Suddenly from my side an old man rose;
His head was crowned with venerable SHOWS,
His eyes were sad-his right hand held a book !;
As on the open page 1 stopped to look,
saw recorded many a sin and folly,
sun burst of Joy and cloud OF melancholy.
] saw the friends sought and sadly wished;
! saw the girls / secretly had kissed.
1 saw the one who swOre-but broke her word;
Isaw-Oh, much that Will not record.
The bells rang out-he siged and passed away.
And in his place another, fair as day,
With stars ana roses on his eheTub head,
With cleaning robes, and shy and timid tread
With wide blue eyes and wandering, waiting
look.
And in his hand pure, unsullied book.
Who were the two that at midnight saw?
Unto the last bowed with "ViVe lie roirn
ia,
No. 2235.-A Triple Letter Enigma.
In tracked"
In "backed,"
In "brick" bestowed:
In "gTilied'
In "drilled,"
In lost abode
In "bland."
In tanned"
You'll fnd the road.
Oh the whole!
Shoulders, though we're safe at home,
When we read
At what speed
Others went to meet their doom;
How the fire made pyre,
Ending all in awful gloom!
A. L.
No. 2236.-OrnithOlOgicaIE Enigma.
TheI, u. :, %, A. 81, 4,2its small bird OF
the 81. SS' A. IS. &C, 80 is the solan goose.
The 81, 5, %, IS is swimming and diving
bird.
The g.. 81, So. 81. "a is a gallinsceous bird OF
The so, IL. as, II, a. 80, 46, Il is singing bird
allied to the finches and linnets.
The 10. Is. %, A, 55, 6S, 6j, II, % are summer
ducks.
The 16, 6S, Ga, 81, 81, 80 is a species of sand
The 40, 81, 81. Al, 81, 10. II is the ground
The &c, H. g. d. Sc, 40. 65 81 5, So, 81 are birds
having almost triangular bills.
The 50, rs. q, s4 Co. 81 8, IS are small, plainly
colored singing birds.
The So, "a 3d. SO, IL. So, D. 80, 3d. As is swim
ming bird, having the four toes connected Oy
The 50, IS. 49, 70 90 70. 70. IS, &C. 6, 60, g., TO-
The Sc, q 69, %, Is, s., is, is bird closely al
The whole. of SIS letters, is a quotation from q
0'''''"'N ANCIENT MAR1ISSR.
No. aaa5-sentiment In a Charade.
A FIRST bloomed In the garden,
queen in floral pride;
But Rh. Too soon 1t wlthered,
And dropped, and fell, and died,
| The cow 1oamed through the clover,
LAST many luscious leaf;
| Too soon her master slew her
And sold her oil Tor beefl
The western skies at sunset
| Were ALL and gold ana gay;
| And much too soon they faded,
| And turned TO ashen gray.
Then, sad ct heart, pondered,
And murmured, "Such is lifel'
How much too soon my sweetheart
| Became my welded VIE. - A.
No. observation-disclosures.
FIND SIXTEEN HIDDEN AMERICAN POETS,
When long ago existed man
| With ak terrific he began,
Sturdy oaks ere long fell low
| His blow hit tiers of all that grow.
But In his plan l erst have learned
That where the poplar comes he turned.
As most odd ardent people make
way the good alert escape,
To Eschol messengers were sent;
And with untiring speed they went.
One with his ak felled vines-but 10!
Wen tell o more of long ago.
But care you more of this TO learn?
To earth's first epic poets turn.
With art endued they sang in lays
Toearth's Redeemer songs.of praise s.
No. 2239-A Chain.
Each of the words defined below has two syl
tables, and the last syllable of each word is tn
first of the word Immediately after it.
!. To inciose by land. 2. drawer or clos
place. 3. wandering. 4. Used high-soundin
and noisy, but empty language. 5. book cor
tanning system of Kunic or scandinavian mytf
ology. 6. The plain part OF column betwee
the base and the cornice. 2. Grief.
| A. B. GINNER.
NO. S24O-whRt's This?
Made of a letter arda grain,
Each year. come and come again,