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ee nights with beds and people wrapped up in blankets." SOLUTION OF THE PASHA PUZZLE. [Illustration] This is the solution of the Pasha Puzzle given on page 424 of YOUNG PEOPLE No. 30. The puzzle was to make Hobart Pasha by combining a fort, two sabres, two British gun-boats, two bayonets, a bomb-shell, and three birds; and here you have an accurate (?) likeness of the fire-eating Turk. CHARADE My first is solemn and sedate, Or ought to be, that's certain; But sometimes, owing to the state Of human passions, or to fate, It is a scene of fierce debate And wrath; but ere it is too late I'll stop, and draw the curtain. My second visits many lands, In bright and stormy weather; 'Tis fair to see across the sands, Though never quite at rest it stands; One mind alone its course commands; Within are many hearts and hands Most strangely met together. My whole is thought a happy time, Its praise is often sounded; 'Tis told in books, 'tis sung in rhyme, In every age and every clime; Of youth and manhood 'tis the prime, Except when on the sordid grime Of avarice 'tis founded. [Illustration: THE DOG PUZZLE.] Here is a picture of two dogs ready for a fight. With one straight cut of the scissors transform it into the illustration of an old fable. End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880, by Various *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, JUNE 1, 1880 *** ***** This file should be named 28975.txt or 28975.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/8/9/7/28975/ Produced by Annie McGuire Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you do not charge anything for copies of this e
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