1. If you will give me the broken seal, Pa can replace it, I am sure. 2. It would certainly be a very good idea to do so, Ethel. 3. The little black cub is only waiting for a chance to bite you. 4. I will not give her mine. 5. He gave them each a moist piece of preserved ginger. 6. She did not encourage Nettie to pursue her musical studies. 7. The parlor is already dusted, and ready for our visitors. 8. How will a man, in his position, ever retrieve himself? 9. I was there when Lem urged his claim so persistently. 10. Did you ask if Pa could stop at the big grocery. 11. Pa can stop, I am sure. 12. I set out this shallow pan daily, for the birds. 13. At the sound of the familiar tap I ran to the window. 14. Did you call Jack a lazy lad? PAUL R. PIERCE. DIAMOND. 1. In alpaca. 2. Chance. 3. Pleasantry. 4. A thin fabric. 5. Studied with an abstracted gaze. 6. To clear. 7. In alpaca. "[OE]DIPUS." CONNECTED SQUARES. . . . * . . . . . . * . . . . . . * . . . * * * * * * * . . . * . . . . . . * . . . . . . * . . . I. Upper Left-hand Square: 1. A spring. 2. A nobleman. 3. Surface. 4. To contrive. II. Upper Right-hand Square: 1. A scheme. 2. A slender cord. 3. Small insects. 4. A snug abode. III. Lower Left-hand Square: 1. To devise. 2. Erudition. 3. Artifices. 4. A snug place. IV. Lower Right-hand Square: 1. A collection of boxes. 2. A reverberation. 3. A pretense. 4. A small city. "SAM WELLER." DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals spell what every one is wishing for, and my finals spell where it may come from. CROSS-WORDS (of equal length): 1. A bivalve shell-fish. 2. A Russian feminine name. 3. To lend. 4. A prefix signifying half. 5. Destitution. 6. A part sung by a female voice. 7. A part of speech. 8. A girl's name. "[OE]DIPUS." [Illustration] NUMERICAL ENIGMA I am composed of one hundred and twenty-one letters, and form a four-line stanza by Celia Thaxter.