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  2. DEACON BRODIE, THE PIOUS BURGLAR,

    In the Lawnmarket, on the left-hand side looking towards the Castle, there is a gloomy 'cul do sac,' anciently called Lord Cullen's Close, but more recently ...

    Article : 4,049 words
  3. The Brahmin and the Thief.

    The person who related this story to the writer had charge, some years ago, of a postal division on the western coast of India, parts of which ...

    Article : 744 words
  4. A Code of Morals.

    Temperance—Eat not to fulness; Irink not to elevation. Silence—Speak not but what benefits others or yourself; avoid trifling ...

    Article : 164 words
  5. For the Old and Young.

    A ship put out to sea with a crew consisting of thirty men (one half Lascars, the other half Europeans), besides the captain and his wife. Owing to contrary winds, ...

    Article : 138 words
  6. CONUNDRUMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 words
  7. The Professor's Slight Mistake.

    An amusing story is told about a Professor. The learned gentleman has a wife and family, but, Professor-like, his thoughts are always with his books. ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. RIDDLE.

    I am a word of letters five, Oft used in various senses; By master, servant, old and young, On spots, but not offences. ...

    Article : 94 words
  9. TRANSPOSITION.

    Ladies, when you my whole unfold, Transposed should I appear. 'Twould urge a frown, perhaps a scowl, And make you rather queer, ...

    Article : 59 words
  10. CONUNDRUM.

    What weapon is that which makes a good fish. May kill you in battle, or make a good dish? ANSWER:—A pike. ...

    Article : 26 words
  11. A Woman's Best Friend.

    'Woman's best weapon is her tongue,' says an old philosopher. Not at all. She has a far better one, and the wisest women is she who, in wifehood, has ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. ENIGMA.

    On the wild desert's bright but dreary plain, Hungary and worn, and far from help of men The fainting pilgrim seeks my generous aid. Nor hopes for less than sustenance and ...

    Article : 83 words
  13. CHARADE.

    While with my first I spoke the other day, 'Twas with amazement that I heard him say, "To-morrow is my second I must start For foreign climes—and then, Kate, we ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. ENGLISH TOWNS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  15. Home-made Albums.

    Among the things that a clever young girl can easily make with her own hands are albums. These objects may be turned out in almost endless ...

    Article : 408 words
  16. DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

    A great general of modern times, and the greatest defeat he experienced. These may be ascertained by solving the following, the initials forming the name of the general and ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. RIDDLE.

    This word of two syllables you easily may Apply in more senses than one in a day The M.P. who wishes a seat to obtain. Must actively try it, or seek it in vain; ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. A Glass And Taper Experiment.

    Some of you were perhaps at the last Edinburgh Exhibition will remember the remarkable sliding railway, which was one of the attractions of the great ...

    Article : 186 words
  19. CHARADE.

    My first a little creature is, With a soft coat and warm, And, though it never goes to school, It sits upon a form. ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. An Easily-made Magnet

    Place a knife flat on the back of an iron fire shovel and stroke it with the tongs held upright, always in the some direction—namely, from the ...

    Article : 71 words
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