Drawing room games by Cady Alice Howard

Author:Cady, Alice Howard. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Games
Publisher: New York, The American sports publishing company
Published: 1897-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

aS DRAWING ROOM GAMES.

I have used all my whole this puzzle to frame. But if you behead me, then m.urder you name ; Behead me again, and not as dead as supposed, For I still live and breathe, but am much indisposed.

Answer—Skill, kill, ill.

My whole is unbearable ;

Behead me, I am bearable ;

Again beheaded, I am easily moved ;

Once more beheaded, I remain a solid piece of furniture.

Answer—Insupportable, supportable, portable, table.

Other words which suggest themselves for decapitation are, for instance : Abate, abroad, alone, discomfort, draft, drink, encompass, etc.

CURTAILMENTS AND RETAILINGS.

Complete, I am a privilege exclusive. By many sought with hope illusive ; Curtail me, and for sacred use I'm claimed ; Once more, and your own head you've named ; Curtail me again, in Erin's Isle I then abound, And if again, you venture, a father will be found.

Answer—Patent, paten, pate, Pat, pa.

Other examples are : 1

1. Curtail a patriarchal dwelling place, and find the number of that council in ancient Rome of which Appius Claudius was the chief.

Answer—Tent, ten.

2. Curtail that organ which is said to be the seat of all emotion, and there remains one of the five senses.

Answer—Heart, hear.

Here is a combined decapitation and retailing puzzle, the

retailing effected by the transposition of the letters : ,

Strike my whole and 'twill give you light; Behead and retail me, I'm the gossips' delight; Behead me once more and your head's I'll adorn ; Once again, and I'm left at last all forlorn.

Answer—Match, chat (atch transposed), hat, at.

«< Transpose" is sometimes used instead of retail, but trans-

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