The master sits his desk behind, The lessons now commence: "Of these verbs you will tell the kind, Also the mood and tense." The sentences he then dictates, The pupils start the task, But soon he spies two boys--two mates-- Who each other answers ask. He calls the _lasts_ to come to him: A flogging they expect. And, naturally, their eyes grow dim. And heads are not erect. The master looks them in the eye. "I see you guilty are." And straightway he does make them cry. And badly do they fare. At last the punishment dost cease, The arm descends no more, But of advice a right long piece He gives to them before They are allowed to take their seats, With faces red with shame. Such is the punishment of cheats, And they deserve the same. _Philadelphia, Pa._ O. Range. No. 6. HEXAGON. 1. An East Indian fruit obtained from a species of cypress. 2. Armor for the arm. 3. The ends of an elliptical arch. 4. Narratives. 5. A variety of zeolite of a flesh-red color. 6. Restored the original design of. 7. Moved. 8. English essayist (1671-1729). 9. An adder or serpent (_Prov. Eng._) _Litchfield, Ill._ Stocles. No. 7. CHARADE. We are standing in the doorway, My dearest _prime_ and I; The golden sun is sinking fast, And we must say good-by. Good-by! How can we speak the word So full of bitter pain? My laddie is going o'er the sea. We may ne'er meet again. God grant the _fine_ may carry him Safe on his quest away, And surely bring him home next year, Till then I'll wait and pray. Again by the door I'm standing, With my love so near to me. For my _prime_ was true, the _fine_ was strong, And our _all_ will ne'er severed be. _Cambridge, Mass._ Dil I. Gence. No. 8. HALF SQUARE. 1. Representations (_Obs._) 2. Charcoal. 3. Long measures of one hundred feet. 4. Excrescences growing on a horse's leg. 5. To swell. 6. A bird of ill-omen (_Obs._) 7. A throng (_Obs._) 8. Measures of capacity for liquids (_Roman Antiq._) 9. A title for a person in authority in the East. 10. A Latin preposition. 11. A letter. _Jersey City, N.J._ Itami. No. 9. TRIPLE-LETTER ENIGMA. In "promise wise;" In "different size;" In "endless ties." A country, governed by an _all_, Is nicely situated, For it has some advantages Which can't be overrated. DOUBLE-LETTER ENIGMA. In "knowing looks;" In "reading books;" In "solemn rooks;" In "quiet nooks;" In "line and hooks." My _all_, you'll find, is quite a good book, By a Scottish author. Now, then, look. _Rochester, N.Y._ Oregon. No. 10. INVERTED PYRAMID. _Across_: 1. Restorations of lost parts of the body (_Surg. Sup._) 2. The quality of being warlike. 3. A fishing boat, built sharp at both ends (_Obs._) 4. Diseases of timber. 5. The kidneys. 6. Gods (_Latin_). 7. A letter.