Entertainments for Home, Church and School

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en hide some article, previously agreed upon, and recall the absent player. At his entrance the pianist begins playing some lively air, very softly, keeping up a sort of musical c

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d the cushions may be placed at a considerable distance apart. The players in the ring dance round; and each player, as he dances, tries to make his neighbors knock over the cushions. He, however, avoids knock

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sound of his instrument, and the motion used in playing it. Suddenly the conductor turns to one of the players and asks, "What is the matter with your instrument?" and immediately counts ten. Before he finishes counting

ust remain in the attitudes in which they were when he gave the signal. Any o

he game. The person who fails in any of the

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s three times on the floor with the cane, when all must stand still. The blindfolded one points his cane in any direction. The one directly opposite it mu

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circle, and when the leader mentions an article of the toilet, the one who is named for it must rush to the center of the ring before the platter stops s

the game by comments on the toilettes.

en of, the players must jump up and change places, the spinner trying to

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e object of the game is for John to catch Mary. As he is blindfolded, he can only locate her in her stealthy movements

esort to any means to escape c

she is blindfolded a

on after Mary has

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ite directions. Then, as the pianist begins to play, the others commence marching around the line of chairs, keeping time to the music. When this suddenly ceases, everybody tries to sit down, but as there

in seating himself as the mu

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r, plumber, a music-seller, a toyman, mason, a pastry-cook, a hardware-man, a tailor, a poulterer, and a doctor. Besides these there are a number of smaller tickets, half a dozen to each trade. Each of these has the name of th

ards in his hand. The leader then reads the story, and whenever he comes to one of the blanks, he glances towards one of the other players, who must immediately, under penalty of a forfeit, supply the blank with some article he sells, at the same time laying down the card b

words indicate the trade of the person at who

complaint called 'Non mi ricordo,' or the 'Can't remembers,' I shall want each of you to tell me what you sell; therefore, when I stop and look

at my door in Humguffin Court. I got up in a great fright, and put on"-(look

ut a fat porter, with a knot, on which he car

want at this time of day?' He answered"-(F

's my neighbor, Dr. Drenchall, I see,

ish was gone, and the maid brought me

chop firewood, so I used"-

" "cleaned my teeth with"-(Fishmonger) "a fresh herrin

f by pussy and kittens, so I whipped

ed, snatched off my wig, and clapped

what she had nice for breakfast; she

ervant, and called her"-(Pou

was no better than"-(Musi

asked my wife to go with me to bu

etc., etc., through half a dozen pages, the tradesmen supply more