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Our Geographical Puzzle. have received answers to the Geo raklil graphical Puzzle from the following, in addition to those.whose names were given last week : G. S. Frierson, Sa vannah; Robert Waring, Charlotte, N. wjT 9 C. ; James 11. Bryce, Columbia, S. C.; Charles P. Wilson, Savannah ; Nathan R. Winship, Griffin; Mary Lou Spear, Forsyth; M. E. Clark, Covington ; Sallie J. Murray, Thomas ville; Walter J. Harris, Griffin; Miles H. Dill ard, Crawford, Ga.; Hugh N. Starnes, Augusta; W. H. Bolshaw, Savannah; Miss E. L. Baker, Savannah ; Miss Gertrude Martin, Bamberg, S. C.; W. G. Gable, Marietta; Richard Browder, Montgomery, Ala. ; M. S. Turner, Sparta, Ga. ; Master Jimmie Hill, Monroe; JohnT. von Alde hoff, Dawson; James Redd Johnston, Columbus; “Minnie,” Herndon, Burke co. ; Miss Rebecca Bamberg, Bamberg, S. C.; C. M. Wheeler, Frank linton, N. C.; Mary Eliza Radford. Social Circle; George Robertson, Corinth, Ga.; Laura Fleming, Blakely; Henry Feagin, Wellborn’s Mills; Hattie A. Dozier, Blakely; Robert A. Oslin, Cataula; A. R. P., Auburn, Ala. ; Clara L. Fryer, Blake ly; L. W. F., Augusta; Sarah A. Chastain, Thomasville; Fred. T. Myers, Tallahassee, Fla.; W. Moseley Fitch, Charleston, S. C. ; James L. Thompson, Cedartown; Miss S. E. Brittingham, Jackson, Ga. ; Lavinia H. Mosely, Greenwood, S. C. ; Carrie V. Rice, Thomasville ; Shepherd Benson, Macon; Miss Mollie Furlow, Madison, and Charlie Holmes, Mobile, Ala. Master Richard Browder, of Montgomery, Ala., has sent us the only correct solution, and he is, therefore, entitled to one year's subscription to the Weekly. Many of the answers sent in are very neaidy correct, several of them containing but one mistake. A number of them gave the Isle of Man, instead, of Wales , as a division of Great Britain ; slave instead of George , as a lake of North America, some writing it “Great Slave,” others “ Little Slave.” We can find no such lake in North America as “ Little Slave.” An island of Oceanica—the first named —is variously ren dered : Madeira , Guinea, Sandwich , Spice , Bourbon and Java. Some of these are islands of Oceanica, (Madeira, however, is not,) but we must consider which of the articles above named would be best suited to the breakfast table. The true answer is Java. The other “island of Ocean ica” is rendered Caroline , Philippine , Charlotte and Cook. Now, which of these would you be most likely to encounter if you went into the kitchen ? Why the Cook , of course. As so many of our little readers sent in solutions of this puzzle, and only one has received a prize, we make another offer : To the one who sends us the best Geographical Puzzle, similar in char acter to the one already published, we will give a year’s subscription to the Weekly. It must be original, and the answers must accompany it. Her e is another chance for a prize, and we hope that a great many of our little readers will com pete for it. When you send your own name, or any other, be careful to give us the name of the post office and State also. It is best to add the full address at the bottom of your letter. Punch announces as the latest and best London conundrum : “If you saw the great Khan of Tartary laughing fit to kill himself, why might you be sure he wasn’t a Tartar? Because he would evidently be A Merry lvhan.” BURKE’S WEEKLY. Written for Burke’s Weekly. THE STORY OF A DOG. *'O other guardians are as faithful as dogs. Let an y 0110 S° 1 11 u field {.*l Nil and attempt to toueli a jacket or a basket guarded by a hog, and he will be very apt to rue it. When I was a boy, there lived in the town where y I attended school a dog named Bob, a cross between a spaniel and terrier. He was very good natured, and wou 1 and stand any a mount of bul lying, a very necessary quality in a dog who at taches himself to a lot of school boys.— In the summer m ont h s we were accus tomed to bathe in a delightful pond, distant about a mile fro m the school house, ne a r which ran a • road, leading to the mill. On one occasion our clothes had been stolen as they lay on the bank, and we had to chase the thief. As we were entirely unencumber ed with clothing, and the thief had ours as well as his own, we soon caught him, and, dragging him to the pond, gave him a good ducking, after which we let him go, knowing that he would never offend a second time. As we wished to provide against a sim ilar occurrence, we concluded to cross the stream on a small foot bridge a short dis tance above the mill, so as to throw us on the opposite side of the pond from the road. But, to make the thing more sure, we took Bob along with us, and left him in charge es our clothing. lie laid down by it in a most exemplary manner, and would, doubtless, have made an excellent guardian but for an unexpected occur rence. There, was a field on this side of the pond, in which a number of cows were grazing. These, seeing a dog in the field, felt aggrieved and summoned a council. In a very few minutes the entire body of cows set up t heir tails and charged down upon Bob. lie lay, somewhat perplexed as to what he ought to do, until one or two of them almost poked him with their horns, when he lost his temper and dash ed at the nearest cow. But they were too many for him, and as our clothes were likely to suffer in the battle, we were obliged to go to his rescue, and hencefor ward to abandon that side of the pond. There was a baker named Brown, who kept the only bakery and confectionery in the town. Much of the spare change that came into the hands of the boys finally found its way to this establish ment. Bob used to follow us to the shop and wait at the door for any fragments that might be spared to hj . lllc { ] ie g o^ recollect once ) during a week’s vacation, most of the boys who were Bob’s associates went away to their homes, and he was left to his own resources. He made shift to pick up a meal here are there, but there were times when lie was on “ short rations ” rather longer than suited his appetite. He passed the bake shop time and again, none of his old friends were to be seen, and as he had neither money, nor credit with the owner, the tempting viands were out of his reach. One day he stood ga zing in at the door, as afresh lot of bread was brought in and placed on the counter. Bob was exceedingly hungry, and watch ing his opportunity, he slyly crept into the shop, seized a loaf of bread, and be fore t he owner could interpose, dashed off at full speed with his prize. Os course he steered clear of that place until his school-boy friends returned, a- day or two after, and made it all right with Brown by paying Bob’s lull. When I left school, I took Bob home with me, and he lived to a respectable old age, an inmate of my father’s yard, and was finally carried off by a distemper that prevailed among his kind, lie was greatly missed, and sincerely lamented by all who knew him. 61 to be pretty well known to the proprie tor. Some of bo y s taught Bob to carry small parcels in his mouth, and he was often sent to Brown’s with an order for bread and cakes, which he always car ried safely to the party who sent him, re ceiv in g his due share. I