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'I'lic Doctor has :i 'V 6 r or«l to Say. 
My Dear Children: Since those last prizes were awarded, 
I have been too ill to attend to any business. Now X do 
not wish any of you to whom prizes were awarded to 
think that X have neglected you, and I hope that if any 
boy or girl has been overlooked, he or she will let me 
know at once. I always try to send such things very 
promptly, but what can one do flat on his back with fever ? 
So be patient, my dear little ones. We will have more 
prizes when the weather gets cooler, and I will try that 
there shall hereafter be no delay on my part. 
The Doctor. 
The Seattle Swiss. 
ONE OP THE PICTURE STORIES. 
[All the boys and girls saw the pictures in tho March 
number, and the offer of prizes for the best stories sug¬ 
gested by them. The award of prizes was made in June. 
Several have written to ask me to publish some of the 
prize stories. I will comply so far as to publish what I, 
or rather we, thought the best of those written by the 
boys. I say “ we" because there always is a family 
council over these prize matters. The council consists 
of Aunt Sarah—to her face we call her by the more home¬ 
like name of Aunt Sally—the “ young Doctor,” and tho 
old fellow himself. After reading and re-reading, we all 
three concluded that this story, by Cyrus D. Chapman, of 
Irvington, N. J., showed more originality than any other, 
and we gave him the first prize.— The Doctor.] 
Far away, many hundreds of miles from this country, 
among the grand and beautiful Alps of Switzerland, lives 
a little Swiss boy. Ilis name we will call Guillimot. 
His mother lives in a little cot at the foot of the 
Alps. Little Guillimot’s father is dead. Eis mother 
supports herself and little boy by selling milk in the 
Swiss village some two miles from their cottage. Their 
goats always furnish a good supply—enough for them¬ 
selves and their customers in the village. 
Guillimot was a very thoughtful boy, and one bright 
summer’s day he put on his thinking-cap, that he might 
find something to do by which he could help his mother 
and lighten her labors, for his mother was very poor, and 
she got very tired carrying the milk so far. All at once a 
thought popped into his head. He had five pretty hens, 
which were given to him by his grandmother. They laid 
him three eggs every day, so he thought he would take 
his eggs (lie had three dozen now) to the village. It was 
a pretty long walk, for he was only six years old, but he 
was healthy and strong. So he got his little basket, and 
putting his eggs into it, started off on his journey (for it 
was a journey to him), with his faithful little do.g trotting 
along before him. By and by he came to a little moun¬ 
tain brook that ran merrily over the pebbles on its way 
to the lake of Geneva. Guillimot sat down on a stone 
to rest, for he was getting tired, and putting his feet into 
the water was soon refreshed, and resumed his journey, 
arriving safely at tho village, where he had been once be¬ 
fore with his mother. He found a ready sale for his 
eggs, and returned to the mountain cot feeling very proud 
and rich, with fifty cents held tightly in his hand, and 
sitting down on the door-steps, quite tired out, dropped 
■asleep with his head pillowed against his faithful little 
dog, who sat very still, lest he should' awaken his little 
master. 
As Guillimot slept, he had this most wonderful dream: 
A beautiful little being, clothed in tho finest dress, made 
from the wings of flies, appeared before him. Little 
Guillimot looked with surprise and wonder. He knew 
it must be a fairy, for his grandmother told him about 
the fairies that used to live in the valleys long ago, so he 
was not frightened very much. 
The fairy said in a voice of music: “I am the queen 
of the fairies ; now, because you have been a good boy, 
I will give you whatever yon wish.” 
Little Guillimot thought one minute, and then he said: 
“ O good fairy! make me a big strong man, that I may 
help my mother, so she need not work so hard.” 
Instantly his wish .was gratified, and Guillimot found 
himself a great strong man, able to do almost anything. 
Just as he was preparing to go to work, somebody 
touched him lightly on the cheek, when he awoke, and 
starting up ho saw his mother, looking very tired. Then 
he said: “ O mammal I had such a pretty dream. I. 
Wished I was a big strong man, so you need not work so 
hard, and a good fairy gave me my wish. I was just 
going to work for you, and now I am only a little boy. 
But, mamma, hero are fifty pennies ; I sold my thirty-sis 
eggs for you, and if I can not be my mother’s % man , I 
can be your little man." 
The mother clasped her child to her bosom, thankful 
to God for such a good little boy. 
l>o as I Il>«. 
NUMERICAL ENIGMAS. 
This game, if properly managed, must be a very amus¬ 
ing one. The following account of it comes from Miss 
Mary A. Hutchings. A company of children sit in line. 
One, the leader, sitting in front, begins the game by mov¬ 
ing the right hand up and down, and saying, “Massa sent 
me to you, sir.” The first in line answers, “ What for 
to do, sir ?” The leader replies, “ Do as I do.” Question 
and replies arc repeated until all have their right hands 
in motion. 
2. Tho leader, moving both hands, asks the same 
questions, getting the same replies, until all have both 
hands in motion. 
3. The leader lifts the right foot up and down until all 
have their right feet moving, meanwhile asking question 
and getting the same replies. 
4. Leader moves the head, then opens and shuts the 
eyes, and lastly the mouth. By this time the scene is so 
ludicrous that all are unable to keep from laughing any 
longer, and the game is suddenly brought to a close. 
Auut Sme’si JPwzssle-ISox. 
DIAMOND PUZZLE. 
The center letters—perpendicular and horizontal—will 
give the name of a man distinguished for virtue. 
1. A consonant. 
2. An oily substance. 
3. Part of a house. 
4. Rumor. 
5. An ambassador who repudiated the presents of « 
Pyrrhus. 
(j. Not clear. 
7. A glass vessel. 
S. A bird. 
9. A consonant. R. T. Isbestek. 
pi. 
A tleffur petrem liwl ivedid 
Het solcets ontk hatt yam eb diet, 
Yb salescees harps socroinos. 
Otis A. Gage. 
429. Illustrated Rebus .—The beginning of a popular 
song. 
ANAGRAMS. 
1. 0 Pat! pies. 
2. Ida, let’s put. 
3. I spite a sad son. 
4. Dust up nose. 
5. I melt air, Sam. 
G. Silent sea. 
7 . Set fiber. 
8 . Set it duet. 
9. Lure dun, Dave. 
10. Ran in codes. 
1 . I am composed of 21 letters: 
My 15, 3, 12, 20, 14, 18, 3, is convenience of time. 
My 10, 11, 7, 13, 3, is a girl's name. 
My 21, 5, 2, 3, is a great destroyer. 
My 6, 9, 21, is an animal. 
My 13, 1, 19, 8, is a man mentioned in the Bible. 
(I never heard of a child being named after him.) 
My 17, 20, is a pronoun. 
My 1G, 4,19, 2, is to shave. 
My whole is much valued. Snicker. 
2. I am composed of 7 letters: 
My 1, 2, 4, is something that the young ladies 
wear, though they would not give it that name. 
My 6, 7,5, is a number. 
My 3, 6, is a verb. 
My whole is a bird. Bayard \V. P. 
COMPOUND ARITHMOREMS. 
(Transpose the word in Italics, and addit to the Roman 
numeral to make the original word, e. g. “ 1000 and tea: 
— consumed every day.” — Meat.) 
1. 50 and map :—a household article. 
2 . 100 and pea .-—geographical. 
3. 50 and beat ;—a piece of furniture. 
4. 1000 and teas .-—much used in factories. 
5. 100 and at: —high. 
G. 501 and me : —a coin. Harry. 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. 
My first is in hatchet but not in ax. 
My next is in hammer but not in tacks. 
My third is in lie but not in untruth. 
My fourth is in Clara but not in Ruth. 
My fifth is in wake but not in sleep. 
My sixth is in hog but not in sheep. 
My seventh is in boots but not in skates. 
My whole is a city in the United States. W. E. W. 
SQUARE WORDS. 
1. Square the word “FATE.” 
2. Square the word “ PLAN.” Scientific. 
blanks. 
(Fill the blanks with words pronounced alike but spelled 
differently.) 
1. They do not- i to accept him because he ——• 
tobacco. 
2. One of the soldiers belonging to the-threw 
the apple-away. 
3. The lovely-was-by many. 
4. The-was hung upon the —-to dry. 
5. In tho-lie intends to put all that he-. 
R. T. Isbester. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JUNE NUMBER. 
Riddle. —Murmur. 
Anagrams. — 1. Unwarrantableness. 2. Confederation. 
3. Nomenclature. 4. Indefensible. 5. Indoctrinates. 
G. Endorse. 7. Ineffable. S. Flatteries. 9. Habituate. 
10. Inchoate. 
Arithmorems. — 1. New York. 2. Boston. 3. Albany. 
4. Saratoga.- 5. Monkey. 6. Doctor. 7. Grant. 
diamond cross-puzzle. 
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A M E R I C A 
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A — America. 
Equivocal Words. — 1. Address. 2. Base. 3. Board. 
4. Boot. 5^ Brake. 
Numerical Enigma. — Washington. 
Pi.—Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 
AUNT SUE’S NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
F. C. R.—I am curious to know what you mean by 
sending such a ridiculous “ square Word.” Each word 
must be perfect in itself, and not such rubbish as 
“CREAYE,” “LUSYRE,” “ ESYEEM.” 
Mary Van Eman. — Answers must always accompany 
tho puzzles sent to me for publication. I am glad the ex¬ 
planation assisted you. 
Katie.— Let ussnppose you want to make a cross-word 
on your own name. Get your slate and write down five 
figures perpendicularly; then the letters of your name, 
then find words to suit. For instance, your first letter is 
K • well, K is in bar) t but not in bite ; that will give you 
a good start. Now I will show you how to write them 
down: 
1 . K—bark—bite. 
2. A—dark—light. 
3. T -cat—dog. 
4. I—pig—hog. 
5. E—sea—foam. 
