to a spot where three cross-roads meet, counting as they go a certain number of figures. If while so employed a gentleman passes, he is supposed to be destined for their future husband. From the end of December to the 6th of January, there was a succession of parties. No devout follower of Mahomet longed more ardently for the Ramezan, than did the young girls of Norway, who were ardent admirers of the Terpsichorean Muse, for this festive season; and when a report spread through the village that a neighbour had purchased a larger amount of cream and eggs than usual, ball dresses were re-modelled in anticipation of the happy event. As invitations were usually sent the day before the ball, it was almost a compulsory proceeding to prepare one's toilette on the strength of rumour. It was my intention when commencing this narrative to have given a description of a Norwegeian ball; but the subject has already covered more paper than I anticipated. I must, therefore postpone it to a future occasion, and conclude my sketch by saying it required a strong amount of resolution to bid adieu to my kind Norwegian friends.

ENCHANTMENT.

C. ASTON.

An act practised in Pharaoh's Court.-ALPHA.
Beauty's smile.-NELLIE.

Young love's dream.-C. M. and HOPE C.
A fairy wand.-D. M. R.

To gaze on Melrose by moonlight.-VESPER.
Enchantment is, I think I can guess,

A feeling that follows a young lady's "Yes."
HECKMONDWIKE.

A toy shop to a country child;
The city to a savage wild;

The first sweet smile to a doubting lover, "Home, home, sweet home," to a weary rover. LUCINDA B. The leading feature of a fairy tale.-EMMA B. Catching a ray of love from a pair of bonnie brown eyes.-LOST PLEIAD.

The lover's first kiss.-SELINA. Music on the water.-STEPHANIE. The harvest-home o' the husbandman o' goodness.-EUSPIE.

The feeling of Adam on being placed in the garden of Eden.-FANNY.

The "open sesame" to most romantic difficul

ties.-ROLANDO.

The feeling with which the juveniles regard the

Christmas tree.-LITTLE GIGGIE.

The young artist on seeing his picture in the Royal Academy.-DILHIE.

Listening to a song in a strange land, which was often sung by the "loved ones at home."LITTLE DAISIE.

The feeling of a refined mind on seeing beautiful scenery.-ESTELLE.

The frozen brook returning to the flowing riv let.-STEPHANIE.

Tit for Tat.-ROSA F.

The positive and negative influence which a taches to all things.-W. Y. S.

The verdict of truth on the revolutions time.-ELSPIE.

The morning after a ball.-FANNY and ESTELL "Did I dream it ?"-ROLANDO.

Your foeman by the hand to take,
Smiling on him cordially,

And years of strife and enmity

To end in a long and hearty shake.-W.H. Weariness of feeling after excitement.-G. L. After a storm comes a calm.-J. C. L. TORRENT.

Malice in a rage.-ALPHA.

The rush of memory o'er the lapse of years.NELLIE.

A copious flood of tears from beauty's eyes
As her lov'd infant on her bosom dies.-A. G
A mother's tears for her wayward child.-C. M
The river of impetuosity swollen by the rains
passion.-HOPE C.

Xantippe's eloquence.-D. M. R.
The falls of Niagara.-NARCISSA and HECK

29.-GENTLEMEN'S NAMES ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED.

a. An action and a bird.

b. A deed and to exist.

c. A measurement, a vowel, and a stack of corn. d. A colour beheaded, and an act of defence. e. An article, not even minus a letter, and unpurified metal.

f. A town in Australia.

g. A preserve, a vowel, and a consonant. h. A bird, a vowel, and a grain curtailed.

ADA and EVA.

30.

My first is an instrument of great utility, espeially in the mercantile world, formerly belonging lmost exclusively to the animal, but now chiefly o the mineral kingdom. My second is required y every guest at your table, and my first is used o designate my whole.

31.

In the morning sun that's rising
In the distant eastern sky,
In the stars that beam so brightly,
In the sparkling of your eye,
If you would my form discover,

Seek me there for there am I!
When the clouds around you gather,
When the storm is at its height,
Filling all mankind with terror,
Then I take a hasty flight;
Or you'll find me in the ball-room,
Where each eye is sparkling bright.
With most wondrous speed 1 travel
To each portion of the earth;
And I sometimes love to linger

For a while beside your hearth, Where all hearts are free from sorrow, And all eyes beam full of mirth.

I am quite as old as Adam-
And I know you will confess
That this world would be without me
A most dreary wilderness-

If you can't make out this riddle,
By my aid the word you'll guess!

The initials will give the name of a celebrated man, and the finals a science which he introduced.

a. Humid.

b. An interjection.

c. A vehicle.

d. An English river.

e. A preposition.

f. A musical composition. g. A measure.

h. A man's name. i. Part of the body. j. A poem.

42.-ANAGRAMS.

a. I smell no sauce. b. A large B. d. S. can plead. c. I'm Thames cat. e. One plain tax. f. Rule man. g. In game. h. Had race. i. This or Y. Same pit.

FANNY.

7. Lure apes. m. Help a bat. n. A gun, a leg. o. I let art rue. p. To induce a. q. P. is cut queer. r. No! not cans. 8. Same tune, M. t. Nice tall lute. u. I turn so mean. W. H. H.

43.-ENIGMATICAL REBUS, To lie in the heat of the fire or sun; A team which defined means a few more than one; That part of the coat which laps over the breast; A bird; and the very reverse of compressed; One supposed-and who ought-to be kind to the poor;

And a fellow whose habits I cannot endure.
Now provided you take the initials of all
The words mentioned, they'll give you a species of
ball,

Or large bladder whose shape is more oval than round;

But in case you're unable to solve or expound
This Enigma, I'd have you to know, was designed
With a view to astonish and puzzle mankind,
Which it did, and does now, to a certain extent,
Thereby serving the purpose for which it was sent.
To conclude, 'tis a matter of no small surprise
To behold it ascending-decreasing in size-
Until lost to the sight in a singular way,
Till it falls, which it will do the very same day.
G. M. F. G.

41.

My first is a professional duty; deprive me of a letter, I become a fruit; behead me, it may be both you and I; replace my head and curtail me twice, I am a vegetable; transpose, I am an animal, ADA and EVA.

45.

The sun that shone so brightly in the clear blue sky above,

The song-thrush that was pouring forth his joyous lay of love,

The blue-bell and the cowslip, and the bird upon the wing,

All, all, were paying homage to the glorious smiling Spring.

But, soft! there gently falleth on my first a joyful strain;

It is my second! Well I know its welcome voice again;

How oft I heard its melody in childhood's happy hours,

As I gambolled in the meadows 'midst the host of early flowers.

The villagers are deck'd out in their holiday array, The country lads and lasses, too; what merry hearts have they!

But wherefore these rejoicings, and why seems each face so gay?

Of the fairest 'mongst the village girls it is the wedding-day.

She seemeth very lovely in her dress of purest white,

And 'neath her golden tresses see my whole that sparkles bright:

Oh, I whisper while I gaze upon her face so very fair, "May she e'er be free from sorrow while my second

she doth wear!"

49.-REBUS.

FANNY.

A large room in which State consultations take place;

Resignation, deprived of a letter, the last; That, reversed, which we know appertains to the face;

Seven-eighths of a word which implies to hold fast;

A description of instrument used when 'tis hot;
That which signifies in a state of advance;
To take shelter, I mean when curtailed, on the spot;
And a creature you may have assisted perchance
To enslave, or as some persons say, to bind down,
To relieve those surrounded by grief and despair.
The initials of these show a land of renown,
And the finals the purpose for which men go there.
G. M. F. G.

53.

When God in His infinite wisdom did plan
The creation, my first He allotted to man,
As a medium by which to accummulate wealth,
To maintain him and keep him in bodily health,
For it not only strengthens but tends to provide
For his wants, which by that means alone are
supplied.

My second is something, if seen, we all know

Is as often constructed for use as for show:
On a visit to Gravesend, or elsewhere, or sent
In a word, it is useful you'd own if you went
As, for instance, a bonnet, or cameo brooch.
A small present to some one by rail or by coach,
My whole as a matter of course was designed
With a view of supplying the wants of mankind;
Or, more properly speaking, invented for those
Of the feminine gender, who thought fit or chose
To make use of the same; and as such is the case,
I've no doubt some young lady the answer can trace.
G. M. F. G.

54.-TOWNS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED. a. A color bright. b. A common wood. c. A kind of stone. d. A horse's food. e. A fight. f. A vegetable green.

g. And that by which all things are seen.
h. Light-hearted, happy, gay and free.
i. And what in every hedge we see.
j. A month. k. A poet of great fame.
7. A heavy soil. m. A river's name.

These-English towns meant to express-
For me, kind reader, please to guess.
EDMUND HILL.

My whole a man of skill and bravery,
Whose country's honour's graven on his heart,
Who fights for, prays for, bleeds for liberty,

And who for freedom with his life would part;
May he who fights in freedom's cause be saved,
From such an end as I destine for him.
He must, this hero, who has despots braved,

Be drawn and quartered; such the Sphynx's
whim.

"Tis done, and see, the second and the fourth
Are just alike in every shape and size;
The first a fish, reversed an old torn cloth.
If you're my third, to wear a wig is wise.
ROLANDO.

59.

My first is a pet, my second a letter,
For my third see the railway, you cannot do better.
You will then see a Roman of birth and of fame,
Whose bad deeds or good deeds I will not proclaim.
PAULINE E. S.

60.-NUMBERED CHARADE.

All on 2, 7 9 4 4 5 6 I saw my 4 5 2 3 5 7 8 cousin "654" coming, with 2, 196 in his hand, 26 4 full of 11 9 6. He called out "1 5 3 83945!" to me, 2 6 4 with my hair only in 2, 6 5 8, 2 6 4 rather 2, 321154, 3 9 11 10 round my neck, I 3 2 6 out in the 7 9 6 to meet him. He gave me some 69 87 with 1 3 5 5 6-1 2 1 57, 2 6 4 various 856453 fruits, 2 6 4 I went 2 8 once to the 1 2 3 6 5 3 to 528 them, but the 3 2 8 7 drove me away. We 7 28 down on 2, 7 5 2 8, 264, 7 2 6 1 that Beautiful 7 8 2 3" together, then remembering_our mid-day 11 235, I went to gather 1 3 5 5 6 7 for the kitchen 975, 264 other "123456789 10 11.."

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ANSWERS TO THE ENIGMAS, &c.
(On pp. 59, 60, 61.)

1.-AN HISTORICAL ENIGMA. a. Hebe. b. Amazons. c. Neptune. d. Nero. e. Isis. f. Bacchus. g. Achilles. h. Latona. Hannibal.

2.-ENIGMATICAL REBUS.

a. Sapphire. b. Tame. c. Rack. d. Abjure. e. Tedder. f. Ant. g. Gin. h. Engrasp. i. Mew. Stratagem.

3. Use, Less; Useless. Barley-sugar. 5.-Barometer. 6.-Weather-cock. 7.-Hearth, Earth, Heart, Ear: Rug: Hearthrug.

8.-NUMBERED CHARADE.

I saw on a sudden my dear cousin TAFF approaching, and with my hair in a net, and rather a ragged ruff round my neck, I ran out in the sun to meet him. He gave me some Nuts, Green

gages, and various tender fruits, and I eat them at once in the Garner. He then gathered Greens and some other Garden-stuff for the kitchen use. 9.-The letter V.

10. A pair of Boots or Shoes. a. The skin is the leather. b. Bone is used for various purposes such as Buttons, Eyelets, &c. c. Right and left. d. A tongue of leather. e. The waist of a boot is the narrow part under the hollow part of the foot.

11.-Balaklava. 12.-War-(r)ant. 13.-Landgrave. 14.-Snow. 15.-Star, Ling: Starling. 16.-Ravine: A Vine. 17.-Jack-et: Jacket. 18.-Baltimore. 19.-Garden. 20.-Fortune. 21.-A Ball. 22.-Mattress. 23.-Stay, Lace: Staylace, 24.-T-h-r-e-a-d. 1 2 3 4 5 6. 25.-Brook: Rook. 26.-Elegant. 27.-Snuflbox. 28.-Mother Goose.