I am composed of 13 letters. My 8, 10, is an abrupt dismissal. My 11, 5, 7, 8, is not short. My 9, 1, 3, 12, goes well with a knife. My 13, 12, 6, 7, 12, is an unpleasant animal. My 13, 1, 3, 3, 4, is what you will be if you can't discover me. My 4, 1, 11, 12, is part of an egg. My 9, 3, 5, 8, 13, a Frenchman would eat. My 9, 2, 7, you like now. My whole I hope you will always like. ILLUSTRATED REBUS.--No. 1. [Illustration] H. M. T. VON RAIL. There was an old Dutchman, Von Rail, Who had an ambition to sail, So he put out to sea, In a fit of high glee, That hilarious old person, Von Rail. [Illustration] Transcriber's Note: Hyphenated words have been standardized. Inconsistencies in spellings have been left as in the original except those listed below. Page 75--Typo corrected from Para to Pará. End of Project Gutenberg's Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1, by Various