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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[September, 
[copyright secured.] 
MAKING MUD PIES. —Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Went, lnit he ne’er returned. Alas! sad fate, 
It grieves my very 75 -to have to state 
Next morning 78 -and 77 -both were found, 
But not- 78 -, although they dragged the 79 -, 
To fish-her-man in vain the neighbors tried. 
So Moil a relict lived, a widow died. 
In truth, ’tis said, her grief was so profound 
That she herself and grief in- 00 -drowned. 
Temfy. 
ANAGRAMS. 
1.0! rate Abel. 
2. Suit old ice. 
3. In a poor nest. 
4. True trial, E. 
5. Coin from G. T. 
G. Bent piece. 
E. L. K. 
ANSWERS TO I>UZZLES IN TIIE JULY NUMBER. 
Anagrams.— 1. Authorities. 2. Ultimate. 3. Unpleas¬ 
ant. 4. Unsurpassed. 5. Naturalists. G. Distinguished. 
7. Obliterates. 8. Imperturbable. 0. Reconnoitred. 10. 
Overhauled. 11. Daniel Webster, the Statesman. 12. 
Aaron, Aron. 13. Scup, cup. 14. Slaughter, laughter. 
15. Two men, women. 16. Albert Gates Pettinger. 
17. MASTS 18. GRACE 
ASIIEN ROMAN 
SHARE AMEND 
TERSE CANOE 
SNEER ENDED 
19. Idleness is the sepulchre of a living man. 
20. Kingfisher. 21. Raspberry. 22. Pineapple. 23. 
Oaknpple. 24. Rattlesnake. 
25. When little more than boy in age, 
I deemed myself almost a sage; 
But now seem worthier to be styled 
For ignorance almost a child. 
26. L 
RED 
FRANC 
A M E R I C A=Lear. 
27. Bungo. 2S. Ignore, region. 29. Brush, shrub. 
30. Deform, formed. 31. Thing, night. 32. Three, there. 
AUNT SUE’S NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
E. L. Clark. I “would rather have” short, pithy 
puzzles ; charades, double acrostics, almost any thing but 
numerical enigmas and cross-words. 
Star and Crescent. You have asked a good many 
questions, but I will try to answer them concisely. 1. For 
convenience of Publishers. 2. Yes. 3. About a thousand. 
Jere Plumer answers No. 12 of the June puzzles with 
“ S-hot (shot), or S-\*arm (swarm),” which is not bad. 
Mary Soule. The “diamond cross-puzzle” speaks 
for itself in the “answers,” this month. 
L. S. C. Many thanks for your puzzles. Your “Pro 
verb Pi ” is particularly good. I know how much pa¬ 
tience its construction costs. 
Blue Bird. Of course I missed you. “ Childish ” ?— 
not at all—very wise. 
J. B. H. I was only waiting to hear from you once 
more. 
Will those sending enigmatical contributions please 
specify whether they are for the Agriculturist or for 
Ilearlli and Home? • 
Thanks for puzzles, etc., to Eleanor, Snicker, Ben, 
J. B. H., and W. H. K. 
Healthy boys love the dirt. That fine fellow whose 
hat-brim is a little torn, perhaps from climbing trees, sits 
d*wn on the lap of “mother earth” as though he were 
not a bit afraid. He is stirring that dough with a hearty 
good will. We like a boy that can' play with girls. Both 
of these boys arc gentlemen. One of them mixes dough 
while the other one is putting up the stove-pipe. The 
girl with the cup is making herself generally useful. 
She does not insist on mixing or baking, but she is a 
good-natured soul, ready to wait on the rest. The one 
with the pie already made on that bit of china is the 
“chief cook.” But do you know which one we love 
best? Tlie one we have not mentioned yet. That little 
young-old girl-woman in the sun-bonnet. How gingerly 
she holds that pan, making believe it is hot I Take care ! 
Don’t burn your fingers, my dear! We are really afraid 
that pan is so hot that you will burn your dress! And 
how about your pies ? Nearly done, eh ? Give them one 
more turn in the oven. They want a little more brown¬ 
ing at the bottom 1 Ah ! little woman, how red the little 
cheeks must be under that great big sun-bonnet. How 
i .ve should like to kiss them ! If we dared ! For with so 
much dignity and care, perhaps she would be offended. 
She is playing old lady so earnestly that she may have 
foi gotten that she is only a sweet little girl lost in mam¬ 
ma’-' sun-bonnet, and that her pies are only mud ! 
Blessed days of bare feet and broken china ! We who 
are big .and busy, envy you who mix your mud pies un¬ 
der the hoi.j hocks. Soon you will quit playing and go 
to work in earnest. God bless yon, and may your pies 
never burn. Pla., on, and when play-time is over and 
working-time comes, try to keep your hearts iis cheerful 
as they are now, making mud pics under the hollyhocks. 
