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Animui, Vegetable or linen],
A Simple Trick, . . . .
Aunt Sue’s Toilet, .

Birds Fly, . . .
Blind-man's Bufl', .

Blowing the Father, .

. Book Notices, .

But, . . . .
Confidential Alum
Consequences, . .
Connndrumn, . .

Conversation Cards, .

, Cmoked Answers, . . .
Gray in the Farmer’s Comte
Earth, Air or Welter, . .
Famous Numben,

V Poi-felts, . . .

Fox and Geese. . .

Going on s Journey, .' .
Going to Jerusalem, . . .
Green, Yellow, Blue 7; «1 Pink,
Guess any Number thought. of, .
Huts on, . . . . .

- Hieroglyphics. . . .
Holding the Handkerchief,

Hot and Cold, . . .
How, When and When,
Imitation, . . .
I’ve been Shopping,
Magic Numbers, . .
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 ;. AND HOME AMUSEMENT 

TOUCHING AN ARTICLE

. , One of the players withdraws to the hall, or adjoining i
,' f room, when those in the parlor decide upon some article - \
«. 1K  x 'h the leader is to touch with his cane. At a signal the player I ~ ""
‘1  -. r ‘ steps in. who, having been admitted to the secret, iaaware that
it; {‘3 .' the article chosen will immediately folltwv the, question in

‘ ‘ which a black article is mentioned. The word agreed on i. ' '
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,‘1 , Q. Was it the chandelier?
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  ‘1 Q. Was it not the ribbon on Emma’s hair! '
  a. No. , . It
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F. 3,1, » I . Q. Was it that vase?
.’ ‘4}- A. No.
*' a ,F‘ ".v’ Q. Was it Alice‘s ear-ring?  i r
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,‘e. \ A _ ‘Q. Was itthattidy? e,
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I‘  i a Q, Was it Harry’s watch-chain?
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 ,  Thh is s most amusing game, and one in which oonsideublo ' l 5.:
 skill can be brought into play; the responses to; be made in.»   . I
t such a manner that the word, of. proverb adopted by'esch :  i 4 r
it player should not appear conspicuous. One of the party is ' ,  g
“ " sent out of the room while the others choose a proverb, such 3 T.» f

u, “ All is not gold that glitters ;” ‘9 A stitch in time. seven} ,  V ,
nine 3" “Merry in haste, and repent at leisure ;" “ Time ‘and NF fir}:

  

‘r‘, tide wait for no man ;” “ The darkest ho’ur is just before :17 . '3‘,
,_ dawnf’ “ Take ‘care of the minutes and the hours will take ' l 
 i care of themselves ;” “ Slow and sure ;” “ Honesty is the best 
., policy ;” “Necessity is the mother of inventiou,” etc. Th6 i
1' , ’quotation being selected, one of the players goes round the r I {I
circle, assigning to each member of the party, in the order in .r  u ‘ 

which they are seated, the word of the proverb which comes, .  

to them in turn. In replying to the three questions asked’by '45 g}: f

the leader, upon returning to the parlor, each playefmus't in? »~, ‘. i4,“ 

, r corporate his or her word of the proverb into each answer. if, {is

" I , Some play this game by giving the questioner the privilege of,“ .I ,  ‘5;

asking only one, and in some/instances two questions of each , - ‘ ‘7»  
player; but three questions are more frequently asked,  “rifle, “L
considered preferable on most occasions. Beginning with the  ,
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word of the proverb, the second person the second word,  5 a“?
and so on. To illustrate the game, George is sent out of~the ' 2".715‘;
- room, and the proverb chosen is, “ A bird in the hand is . 4,:  if“
i? ’. worth two in the bush." ,Enter George:  I 

I GEO. ' Fannie, which is right; six and eight are thirteen, , v  r;
' or six and eight is thirteen? v ' " 

   
 

 - . FANNIE. After a little I will answer your question. ‘ ._ ‘  ..
 I GEO. Do you think we shall have rain to-morrow,Nenie? . j: ,1:
'1‘ ’ NELLm. 7 I have no corns; nor am I a bird or s barome- 7‘ 

A: L-' hr, whereby I can iudiCnte the state of the weather. ‘  I‘ if

I i, ’ GEO. Do you enjoy skating. Gerard? \ . - ~, "  ‘

oft/,5 "' GERARD. On smooth ice, and the. thermometer not firms, 

   

vicinity of zero. . ’ ~ U -, ..‘,
 'A GEO. Weil, Lizzie, what is your opinion of MML":
$171.3, » , lam. ; I think" is one of mm perth 

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fl‘ " The t " on the piano? ' , v '
31! . ‘( er_ I would, but my hand is so tired, and my wrist
. y  d in laine with octave music. I 1 V
‘; ;, '_' .. .. " 361w. James, H a pint oLhaked chestnuts costs ten cents, ‘
“J ‘ whatwill be the expense of a gallon of cider foraThanksgiv-r
f, . ing dinner? .
 ' , «‘ JAMES. It is a knotty question, and I would prefer to teat
7,, {/7 , (I; chestnuts and cider before giving an admirer.

, ' ' ‘ GEO. Lottie, what is your opinion of a flirt? , r
 ,  , Lowrm. Never know such an one among our sex; and,
‘ r’ - ‘ therefore, the question is not worth answering. ‘

' t ( .‘c ' ‘Gxo. Well, Nattie, Won’t you help me solve this problem?»
 . 'l  , Narrm. Guess you will require the aid of one or two
"121‘ ‘ Q I {tore you hit upon it. i I

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 , . 'Gno. Josie, a penny for your thoughts. ‘ ,
3:. / ' ' . ‘ Josm. Too cheap by far in these days of high prices. .
puts“ _- Gm. My slippers are becoming. worn, Lucy; don’t you
§{ is?  " teal inclined to work me a new pair before Christmas ?
 i;  Not in the least, I can assure you.
f  73: 5 (330. ~Are you fond of prairie-chickens, Horace?
 J  ’_ , HORACE. Send me around a brace, and do not beat around .
 ‘ the bait with so absurd a question. You know it is a favorite
'31 ‘ dish with me. ’ . ‘
 iv Iii—selecting proverbs, it is desirable to choose those only
::_,_ \_'e- which are composed of the most ordinary phrases. Answer:
ir," .11.. ’ would be given promptly, and should not exceed fifteen
f,»-  wprds in length. If required by the guesser, the answer must

 .~_  I be repeated word for word. ,

if: i  snou'mxo rnovnnns.

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I, A proverb is selected in the same manner as in the preceding
'-  game ; instead, however. of the guesser asking questions (f each
"3" ' " I member of the party, upon his coming into the room, each shoots ‘
I the proverb assigned to him or her, being particularly mm"
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, much as an inch—and the table whereon the candle is plac

 aloud the name of the person to whom he imagines the 

cognition, the person recognized taking his seat before. the

K In tble middle of ‘ the room, a light cane having been given, ~  

-' holding each other's hands, enlivening the proceeding by the

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The original, and perhaps the most amusing, form of Blian   I,
man‘s Buff is too well known to need description. Variety, '~ 7:3,
howwcr, is charming. The following are a few varieties, all ff», ‘ ‘
more or less so in their way: " ’
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A sheet or white tablecloth is hung upon ascreen.after the)
' Manner of preparations for a magic lantern. The blind man,

as we may call him for the sake of distinction, his eyes not;
being bandaged, is seated on a stool, low enough to prevent
his shadow being thrown on the sheet before him At some
distance behind him a lighted candle is placed, all the other
lights in the room being extinguished. '
All the members of the company then form themselves into
s‘sort’ of procession, and pass one after the other between the
blind man—who is not allowed to turn his head round as

This produces the effect intended. The light of the candlet‘" 1 \
intercepted by the forms passing before it, throws onto the '
sheet a profile shadow of each. As these shadows pass be- 
fore him in succession, the blind man is obliged to declare‘ .1 '}

dow to belong. It is scarcely necessary to say, that each, in
passing before the light, (takes all possible ‘pains to disguise ‘
his appearance, his hight and his walk, so as to prevent re-

screen.
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[The blind man—in this instance really blinded—43 placed ‘  L";

tohim. The players form a circle and dance round him, ; , 
chorus of any popular melody or lively air on the pm:  
The music finished, all stand still. The blind man holds‘out "' .1 :31},
' antenna, ;.  ,

his hold of it. by the and presented to him. The-blinding, : y: .
 asks three questions, to which the holder 01th. "in z 3‘” , _

  
 

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 as"? _ Stylized to answer,“ Yes" or‘ “No,” disguising his voice to I! ‘ '5,"

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f-gl - I  his voice he is detected, and takes the place of the.
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\ FOX AND GEESE.

This is a capital parlor game for eighteen or twenty to en:
gage in, the players to stand in the form. of a star in twos and

" threes—six rows of two deep and two of three deep, thfir

. faces to the center—a lady’ being placed in front of each gen-

"  tieman. The rows being arranged, two of the players are
chosen—one to run after and touch the other; the object be 'I‘ V
in; to touch one of three, wherever three are together. The of 
pursued has the right of crossing the ring in any direction. for , 

‘ which purpose the rows must he sufficiently far apart from 5 

' each other to afford an easy passage, and when tired and not ‘

) wishing to he touched and consequently become pursuer in his !
turn; may rest himself by standing in front of one of the rows,

being then composed of three persons~which is not anew? , 
able. The outside one must therefore run away to avoid be- v j 
ing touched. If touched, he takes the place of his pursuer, 3
who is chased in his turn; or, if he likes it better, places him-
self in front of one of the rows, thereby compelling another
player to run away, as the first. The more frequently this is
done, the greater the pcrpiexily of the pursuer; and,‘ln coa- » ".
sequence, the animation of the game.

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I, CONVERSATION CARDS.
51'5- ftv" ‘ 'Ona given number of blank cards you write the same munch
.‘: 2‘ bar of questions. An equal number of answers are prepamd.‘ ’

‘ " so contrived that each answer will apply to any one of the ‘
(questions, in whatever order they may be asked. 'The QliBIP "
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,i’é‘. ' . ANSWER. Before dinner.  ' a ‘ ,1 9
 ‘ ‘ Q. Can you weep at a tale of angering? . 'r   
9i; i A. With new boots/on. , r - _ ~ " {A}; if.
 ‘ Q.“ Do you understantl the Innguege of flowers?‘ » ,j .5; ’ .
 , . A. Three times a week, if my mother has no obfiifim. a
.e ‘- Q. Can you keep a secret? . i ' ‘ 5
f. ‘ ‘ A. , You'd laugh if I. told you. i . a I _ ‘
 .Q. Can your temper be truste'd ? ' ' ’ .1 t t 
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7“ ‘ Q. Do you often change your mind? - ,,
 , ' A. Don’t you wish you may get it? ,  ._
 f  May I hope? ,. N   if,
. A. Nonsense, etc., etc. ' .-~ ,I’  :31
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_ THE SHOEMAKER. r ' .A f, 4 .1,
7" - The disciple of St. Crispin, who conducts the, game, take- 1." '
7: I his seat in the center otn circle formed by the rest of the players, 2 
leech of whom selects some article or implement connected, ,.
‘ with the “ gentle craft,” which he is supposed to represent  w
 . during the game; as the aw], the lapstone, the punch, the. I m )
 L a ' waxed thread, the leather, the sole, the boots, the strap; or a r  '
3, " even the names of persons or things more remotely connectedy ‘  . ,
a: , , such as money. the foreman, a shocbinder, a customer, etc. .' , ‘1 2;
33f ,6 WheneVer the adopted name of any player‘is mentioned in k 
’2 H the eourso of the game, he must immedifitely chime in with on 

observation, introducing the name of another, who, in his ' 
‘tm‘n, film“?! the‘mmc condition. When the Word “ shop ” is 3:" 

“I used, all must rise from their Scots and say, ‘-‘ Let us go." :hnxl ."~ 2‘.

" \ must on no account sit down again till they have ago" an: "
' ’ mentioncd'by name, one!» in his turn. ' ' L ' ' —'  f. »
AWhen it is desirable to finish the grime, the seamen-r... I V
.lwho, by the way, is known as the leetler~says, f‘I shut up  C
.p..shnp:” I ‘ ’
The following Colloquy forms anyexnmple . . , I' V

-, Tm: LEADER. .Why, what‘s the mutter with you all  , 4,
night?  You 1001: dreadfully.¢ut up. leather. ’

 

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filth that tough sols.
. ‘SOLI. Tough, indeed!

HONEY. Ahl you‘re all dependent 'on me. If it were not

for me, I should like to know what would become of you or
your leader. ’_ r ‘
' LEADER. Don’t give yourself uneasiness, but ask the shoe n

binder. ,
Snonnmmm Don’t ask me. I’m worn out with hinding»
_ Snons.‘ And you wear us out enough in return. You

_r hatter try boots. ‘ ,
Boers. No; my wares are too expensive for you; we re

quire a higher elyle of customer.

Cusronen. Shop!
(Getting up.) Let us go.

LEADER. Sit down and attend to yourwork, will you?
VAs for you, Mr. M1278, (Nails sits down) I shall be down‘ upon

_gou‘ like a hammer (Hammer sits down) if you don’t mind.
t

ick to your business as I do. Like a good cobbler, I never/
go-Ibeyon'd my but (Last sits down.) Keep your places,aud let
I would not miss
telling him a. pair of boots (Boom sits down) for any Money
(Honey sits down.) Etc.. etc. - 7
‘Any mistake or omission is, of course, punished by n for-

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THE SILENT ORCHESTRA.

. The layers seat themselves in a circle, each adopting u
Musicalplnstrumenthon which he is supposed to‘ be the per-
flormer. As for instance, one chooses the violin, and draws.
his right hand backward and forward with a vigorous action

3m. ju'nd strum with humid-pa his knees or “an

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' torcr’ his extended left arm; another, the comet, and punk-out 
_ ,( his cheeks to the utmost extent of; endurance, and width”; an
~ " fe‘ntlre disregard of personal beauty; another, the clsnonet, and
. ' filmS‘NB eyes'inside out, prolonging his countenance as pain-
‘ ’1 of!!!” as possible; another, the double drum, and knocks u ‘
Mch'dust out of two music-stools as possible; nnothsrtifio .

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 and so on, through as many instruments as there are  \
 I ers. The conductortakes his place in'the center of the circle,
 ‘ ' , sitting cross-legged on a chair, assuming the motions requisite; , z
z} for playing the instrument ‘of his choice. Suddenly he will“, ' t ‘ 
 ' ‘euhstitute therefor one of the instruments used by one of the . ' 
 ~ ' other players, who must immediately take up the conductor‘s  ‘ 
Li: a ' Instrument, or be subject to payinga forfeit. - . 
,.  ‘ _______ I . ‘ 
 , . EARTH, AIR 0R WATER _ 4,3“?
1‘5"» The players form a semicircle round the leader of the; g. 
y I ‘ game, who holds in his hand a handkerchief knotted, to ena ,' ‘ ‘fia .«
,1 , able him to throw it at any player he may desire. When 3
 ' the leader touches a player with his handkerchief, saying, p 
' “ EARTH, AIR or WATER," the player must respund immedi-  
*, otely with the name of the animal inhabiting the. element 1   ~-
_ cited. , .. 
 For instance, if the leader says “ EARTH ” the player receiving a, .t " 
« the handkerchief must immediately answer “ lion,"or the name ' e ',--  v
\ of some other animal; “ Am” “ eagle ;" ‘“ WA'rpn ” “ sel- . ~ 1
‘ men.” Should the person touched give“ parrot” in answer 57‘
to “mark,” or make a similar error in response, or should. ’
he give an answer previously given, he immediately takes the
‘_ ,leader’s place on the floor.
 ~ , ' HIEROGLYPHICS.  I .
E‘ This forms one of the most enjoyable of parlor games,
’,' \ participated in by adults with the same eagerness and in. y;
 ‘ terest as by children; the hieroglyphics made on the .car~ 3 W1; is";
.7 V ‘ pet byvthe leader tending only to mystil‘y the minds of the p. ‘31,}:
7‘59 V company present. One of the players, familiar with the se- ,1 17314;;
 cret, retires to the hall, when a word is agreed upon‘; having -  g a; x
,1“ f, [neutered the room, the leader making mysterious movements  a  f
 ' withxthe cane, he is addressed by him in a sentence, the first v- " gt";
“Tia 1," letter of which must correspond with the first consonant in ,‘:’j' 
' j‘ the wordchosen; the second sentence spoken by the leader" ; ~. 
tocorrespond with the second consonant, and so on. The. ‘4' 
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 revels in the word are expressed by raps on {be 900‘. “mu, ." V fir j 
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mitted to the parlor, Charlie, after making certain mysterious
movements of the cane in the air and over the carpet, says:

“ Be careful, Nellie.” , ' '
(Bap-eup—rap-a wave vf the cam—mp.)
“ Toes of Lizzie are in the way.”
(A wave of the cane.)
“ Mind your p’s and q’s."
(Rap—another wave of cane.)
“ Now guess the word.”
Imagine the surprise of the uninitiated, when Nellie at
once says “ Baum.”

This game, if properly managed, may be kept up for a con--
dderable time. Meanwhile, players fancying they\have  '

thesecnet are ushered separately into the parlor, only to be ‘

mystified and confounded. For a large company, either of

, children or adults, this is a most interesting pastime

 

BLOWING THE FEATHER

One of the players takes a feather, or any light substance,
which he tosses up in the center of the assembled circle, who
lhould be seated as closely together as convenience will admit
of. He then blows upon it to keep it floating in the air.
The individual to whom it comes nearest does the same, inor-
der to prevent its falling on his knees, or indeed any part of

his person—an accident which would subject him to the pey‘: '

ment of a forfeit. -

One of the chief advantages of thissimplebut highly amu-
ing game is, that steady, serious people may be induced to en. 4
gage in it. The gravity of their faces, blowing and puff-f

at the same time, that'the feather drops into the player's mouth

at the very moment when he is concentrating all his  '
lathe elfort' togct rid of it This a the signal fume!  ,.
‘for a forfeit. r _  ‘ r ‘ ‘

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. ll Boamax.‘ Nellie, one of the players, having been ad.

. ing away at the contemptible feather, as if all their hopes ', 'r
were centered in evading its responsibility, is" truly edifying. . ‘
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is, t  ‘ THE MAGIC warm. _, ,  
i5?  principal performer is armed with a magic  I a: 
:7: _ orcahe, with which he makes acircle on the carpet and various . "fl f1;
ii,” hierOglyphics. After a few seconds he touches one ot‘tho' v _  ; 
5;: players with his wand, who has been admitted to the Secret ‘1 4'22
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Of the game, ordering him to be blindfolded and go to the

h, ‘ anther end of the room. This order executed, the leader asks

  him to guess the person on whom the wand shall rest. The

’1, leader then proceeds to touch several persons lightly with the

3:3, wand, saying at each, “ The wand moves ;” and at length, let-

i‘: this it rest on the shoulder of the person who has last when _ , ,

1‘ -,  -the key to the trick—exclaims, “ The wand rests i" The v, I  ’

' ‘ ' person blindfolded will at once name the person touched, who
having been admitted to the secret also, has purpOSc-ly  . ‘
lad. ‘ The latter then takes the place of the first accomplice,
and the leader touches the players with his wand as before g“

, his accomplices, without any apparent design, exciting the un--

V Qinitiated to talk. Silence is then called for, and the leader im- ,
mediater touches the last speaker, this time one not in the se. 5 \ fl ':
cret, who is immediately named by the blindfolded confeder- ‘\ ‘. C i
ate, with whom ho changes places. fie then has to guess the p  .2; 7;
player touched, having no knowledge of the trick to guide "17";7f"
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"f . V Each player selects a trade, which he carries on In imita-
1 ' don, as follows: / , . w-jjs
 a.” I . , The tailor stitches a coat.   ; 
"The cobbler ntends a shoe. ‘ ' ‘ _  _

The laundress washes imaginary tubs {all of shirts. «. ‘  .
The painter paints a portrait. , _ / '  -.
- the blacksmith hammers at the anvil, etc, etc. ’ , - “ .‘
tyne of the party is chosen as chief, and commences the ‘ . - 1 ii »
‘  by exercising his own particular trade. When the ‘ "
V ,chilf “he! itintO‘his head to change his trade and adopt that
 ‘ 9"". #1359 party, all leave off work at once, and remain £13.. ‘ .
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 melt time as it shall please him to change again and  up ' ‘
’ somehody else's. The individual honored by this :aeoond j
choice then takes up the chief's trade, and continues till ’a/
third change takes place—the other players remaining idle _ t
till the chief resumes his original occupation—the signal "101',
all to fall to work again.” ' ' ,

 

 

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 . < ’ CONFIDENTIAL ANSWERS. / ’

 5,, , I. ‘ VI Each player furnishes his neighbor with an answer, the ‘
‘  " questioner standing at a little distance, so as not to overhear, .
f"  ,.  what is said. I L

‘ if i ' All the answers being arranged, he is to come forward and .
Q:  ~ - ' address a question in turn to each player, who is bound‘ to t ‘

. .. .j I . give the answer confided to him by his neighbor. The re-
 ;fifé‘q'g ‘ - suit is often highly amusing, as the following will illustrate: I .
 " CHARLES. What do you think of the Duke Alena I v ‘,

.5 . . MARIA. With pepper and vinegar. “ ‘ ‘
j} " I -~ ' CHARLES. Are you fond of dancing? \.
C  t . ' ‘Eusm. On the table. . v" ‘

.3  . - CHARLES. Do you like equestrian exercise?
' - , Annmnm- Trimmed with point lace. * -
’ ‘ Cnanms What is your opinion of Tennyson l’
' \ LUCY. Went skating, etc. I
' “ / CHARLES. Did you hear Miss Nillson atthe Academy!
‘ Gnn'rm. Ask pupa. \ g .

 

THE CLAIRVOYANT.

One of the players. admitted to the secret of the game,  . 
tires to the hall or an adjoining room. All the rest mnce’a] 
g , . themselves from his sight, and the conductor of the game, 113% _

  \ " . mg touched the article of dress of some one present, says: '
I.L.‘-v' ,' “We areready; areyou?" I  x 7,-
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" “ Do yOu know how Lottie Edwards is MP .. .

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"  't The manner in Which her hair is done up 2'?
 ‘3 Yes." ' ' ' ' g  :
 .' - °‘ Good. Do you‘know how her sleeves are cut;‘rths style V “1‘7 ,9
 of her collar 2" ‘ ' t t.  - 
i” I l I “ Yes‘” I ' ‘ . h mg",
in “ Does Lottie wear ear-rings i” ‘ ‘ ‘_ ‘ r‘ i" 
 - a Yes." . I ‘ ~ 35,
1'; ' “ And a chain ?” -/ ‘ \'  3‘
" a Yes." _ / V. I 
r A sash r" ‘  ,
M, “Yes.” I I 
 r ‘ ‘ In fact, you know all about her dress and adornmentsi ‘, "I  7'
.L ‘I Yes."  - . is “fat
 , _ “ Her gloves ; ribbon on her hair i"  ff}!
" K r “Yes.” , ,   g,
 - “ Does she wear a watch 2”   . ‘
'. x “ Yes.” 7 ‘ . \"\_ ,1‘3 ‘2' ‘
o,  V “’W ell, as you know so much about Louie’s dress, tell me' I '—; 3 *fl
 which of the articles mentioned I touched ?" v « ’ 
I “ You touched her watch-chain "—that being the sole article i ‘  ;
to’Which the questioner had prefixed the conjunction and-— _ .J‘,
g ' the word of recognition for the initiated clairvoyant. ‘ r  .72,
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, GOING TO JERUSALEM. ' ., 
\ [this is a most admirable parlor game, affording amusement. t: ,i,
y t , Ind laughter 1'07 Demons of all ages. The chairs are first art" ‘ \ gar:
’ g ' ‘ ranged through the center of the‘ room, and must number one ‘ ' 
at. . Jess than the players participating in the game, each alternate ,v  " 
 ' chair to be reversed, viz: first chair at the north side of the l i

 ~ room to face east, next chair immediately adjoining to face

 ' V west. and so on One of the party having volunteered to give 1‘5""; .c
3:: - ' “,Jolly Brothers’ Galop,” or some other lively air on the piano, ‘ 1;;
’ “ , the line of march is taken up, old and young filing in'meas— I  
‘ and steps up onc‘sidc and down the other, around,the vacant ‘ :11; ,j\
" '1‘ ' chairs. Suddenlygjnst at the moment when the players lea“ 1‘  pt“:
" expect lt,1.he' music ceases abruptly, probably in the middle '  "‘ 

, 91 I» her, which is the signal for each person to secure a seat.
 7 W liking, however, one chair less than the participants my
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 ~‘.  g chair, one of the number, who is so unfortunate as to' be let! '
, ’ standing at this stage, ,withdrawing. Another (hair is then
 ~ - , ' removed, the music resumed, and the game goes on as before,
, ’till b t two persons are left contesting for a single chain It
, ‘is amusing to note how carefully these two individuals more
mend this coveted prize, and how wistfuily they glance htit,
I half-halting in front thereof, expecting the notes from the
V   pianoforte to be hushed just at that particular moment. Round
‘ ' '33‘ ,‘ ~ and round they" gc—suddenly the music stops, one of the
A  V , Wain falls into the chair, and but one passenger is left out of
 «41 ' the fifteen or tWenty who started out together to “ Go to Jo
 tusslem.” , .

 

,'  f ' MAKING UP A CARGO.

  " i This is a very popular game, joined in by young andx old
o: ‘ ‘ ‘ alike. The spokesman is supposed to own a vessel, to be

fl, ‘9 i, ‘ laden with fruit, interrogating each player with the question,

" i “ What will you contribute toward the cargo Y” The an?
 ,' , ever is to be made by naming some fruit, the initial letter of
' ‘  a  which must correspond with the initial letter of the surname
’  of the party addressed. For instance, supposing Brown, Jones

- "I,  ' and Robinson are asked separately, the first would reply ‘f BA-
'/3~-1;" ; ~ ' Xmas,” the second “ JURIPEB-BERRIKB," and the third “ RAI-
i 1 ‘Q ‘ ems." rl"he names of birds or animals may be selected in
"\"t  " the same manner. The person duplicating the answer of a
  previous player retires from the circle. '

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' HOLDING THE HANDKERCHIEF. i/ ,
. . V The rules of this game are not intricate. All the players I' 1
g 7“ , ., v ltanding up, take hold of the sides of a handkerchief. The 4
 _ thief player, taking hold with the rest, makes mystic circles on
a!"  ’, , the handkerchief with his forefinger, exclaiming: \ ' ‘ 
.1 3(1- , ' ' ‘ “ Here we go round; when I say “Hold fast,‘ let go; when ‘
  I say ‘ Let go,’ hold fast.” 4 , -’ ‘ l L
, _”_., v\ \‘ He then says “ Let go," or “Hold fast,” as he may feel in- a , 
 ,ounea. When he says ‘° Let go," those who do not hold  , g.)
  ' payitorfeits‘; when he says “ Hold fast," all who do rho'tiie; 7 ,
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  p s ‘ POST omen , - . i ;.  .: A _ 
 4 f A. very interesting game, and a popular one withepersone‘at fir: " s” f‘
 ‘, all ages. A postmaster having been selected,;and a cantata: .1  
  the latter person to be blindfolded, the game proceeds as, fold ' 3 ‘f
It, 7 - lows: Players. must be seated around the room, all cha‘lrsud- ' * ,3} 
 occupied to be removed. The postmaster then‘ goes around ,‘ “35.5.
it ‘ the circle, and gives to each person the name of ‘a post office, .6113;
1‘5? ’ ' which, when called out, he is obliged to exchange seats with ’ ‘t 1
 , ‘ the person who corresponds with the other post office mention-2: ‘ t-

 ‘ ed. Should either'of these,rwbeu exchanging seats, be caught ‘

 , I and identified by the postman, who is blindfolded, the person

: Caught becomes postman. To illustrate, we will suppose that
Ed John has been chosen postmaster, and Jessie postman. UJohn‘
: ; going around among the company will give to Carrie the
 , post ofllce of “ GOSSIP'I‘OWN ;” to Thomas “ HARDSCRABBLE 9‘
I to Gertie f‘ SwrrcmiANK,” to Henry “ KISS-ME-QUICK," to Flor- ,
 gnoe “ FLmT-TOWN,’.' to James “ SQUEDUNK," etc. The poet-
‘ ‘ master then calls out “ Hsnnscrunnm ” and “ FLIRT-TOWN." " ‘ 
 : Thomas and Florence, whose seats are in opposite parts of " , 
 the room,.exchange seats with as little rustle as possible, so a; I 7 
x ' not to give Jessie, the post-carrier, arty clue to their position V I 
 in the room. Should Thomas be caught before reaching his ‘ I, ‘13" 4%
seat, the ofilce of post-carrier is thrust upon him. Should  " a. 
'neither one be cattght in crossing the room, upon each being »  ff:

 

.,  reseated, the postmaster calls out, “ Posted.” I . ‘
gt  ._ To make this game the more interesting, the most courted .
1.,  - post ofllee addresses should be chosen, and the movements  , ‘
15' ‘ “ ' made promptly upon names of towns being called out. ‘

 

PASSING THE scrssons. A ‘ "w
‘ A pair of scissors ispassed from hand to liand-'—‘-each player ‘ ~ I 
laying, as he presents them, “crossed and un_crossed,1 page.  
, ’ 1 these to you," open or shut, as he may clumsc. :.'~ ‘
1' V In the first case the player must cross either his arms or
feet carelessly, so as not to attract attention; in the seetmd 1w

, ‘ ‘nmst take care to keep them separate. t v» .
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   , ‘ 1 WHAT AND WHY. ' ‘ "h
‘  I. ‘ :Ao will be seenythe first letter in answer to the question of , . ’- I
 . ‘, file leader, must correspond with the] initial letter in the sur-
 " fume; [For instenee, We will suppose that a trio are playing, ' ‘
 W numesere respectively Hattie Andrews, Gehrge Barnum ' I l
‘ 5 '. find Nellie Carter. The following dialogue will illustrate: ' .
«f "f' A [I .1 . LEADER. What do you love your love with? ‘ ‘
 ’ iHATTIE. With an A,
32‘ _ q Lmnenf. Why? I
'  - Hymn; Because he is Amc'rronltm _ y r I
‘. ‘V LEADER. Wlmt is his name? ' ‘
 ‘3 r Burns. Aneus'ros. "
i i  ', *‘LEADER. What will you give him?
 " HATTIE. I will give him an murmur. \ , i
4  V Lmnmt. What will you feed him on Y ‘
t  , - HATFIE. Arne-runs I
x I , LEADER. What will you make him ?
i.- 17 , Hum. Make him a bouquet of ANEMON'EI.
ii ' To Georgie the leader next approaches, who replies, “ BEAU-
,rlf’ m," “ Ben-rm," “ BROOCH," “ BERRIES," “BLUEBELLSJI
’ In answer to the questions of the leader, Nellie’s responses,
y if f ' to provoke laughter, may he sarcastic, who loves her love with
 r’ a Q'beceuee he is “ CRoss,” because his name is.“ Grunt-AP- ‘ V
l ’ '  m ;” will give him a“ CRAcxmt," will feed him on “ CHALK,” 9
will make him a “ CHEESE-CAKE." .’
« 1. ~  This game is more interesting where only the ,leader and
 _ one or two of the players are admitted into the seCret of the - ‘
, '  ~responses. Should all know the secret, however, it requires ‘
if; I name ingenuity to give prompt responses, failing l_n which, or I
‘ ‘givlng an answer previously given, compels paying a forfeit. A
' .' The leader can vary the game by selecting a letter for each
  player, which he only divulgee upon questioning, thus prevent-
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5i ’ girl on the left. Whoever fails to touch such article, ,or tneno‘  -
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 l- pay a. forfeit. For example, we will suppose that seven girls, , .4}. ‘
5 3f eleven or twelve years of age, are seated in a semicircle in " \ #3“
5i ‘ a parlor, participating in the game, the girl on the extreme. 4." x; '
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:1. ~ ' This parlor game, like " Proverbs," and many others, i, ‘   ‘
 test of skill between one player and all the rest; on his side .  I
,2 {o discover the word chosen; on theirs to render dimcultsuch 5-;
j} » discovery by vague answers. For example, there are eight I " 
 k players engaged, exclusive of the questioner, who is to witli- 'r’g‘i
'E,’ V ~ ‘ drew to the hell, when the others agree upon a word. Be: 7 ,  7., ,
 ‘ ing summoned in, he attempts to solve the secret, by asking a {1+
L- I. ; three questions of ’eaeh'pluycr, as follows. The word  ’j  it.
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' Q ‘ , JIM . When do you like it?
,, 5 pr: '_ , Pmmm. When I feel gleepy.
‘ " ' Jssrnn. Where do you like it ?
Putnam At the opera. . ‘
_ ANDREW. Strong; in December; behind n good team.
I . Mum. Full of jewels; in summer; on the lawn play
ing croquet. ‘ 4  _
Cons. Made of gold; upon going to Bentogs; at th ‘ V
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» ARCHIE. In the stable; in the engraver’s room; on any-
body else's head but my own. ‘ , \
LILLIE. About a foot high; with a silk dread in it; in
grendms‘s pocket. "
FRANK. With a. pretty girl’s picture in it; when the doc-
tor carries-it away; on election night. '
Suns. With a coral set ; Christmas; at home.
It will be seen that box may be construed in various forms,
ubox on the stage-coach, box at the opera, box on the ear,
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  A nioet emusing game for children. and one produbtive of - .3
  x a good deal of laughter and merriment. All being seated. a.
.gljf" . r - boy and girl are selected to cry out the “rules of the gamer
{1  ' / the first named personage tn whisper in the euro! each player
 what he will give them, while the girl follows round in bi!
A5555 ’ r- footsteps and advises what to do with it. the gift being tin- 
 ’ ' kimwn to her. Each member of the party having been con-' ‘ ‘
fldmtially interviewed in this way, the reel sport oi the game ‘ '
becomes apparent, as will be seen from the following iilus‘trnp‘
tions: ’ ‘ . .
i” , Edward and Eva having been the rounds of the company, ; .
Em now asks the first player what was given to her. Edward ' 3,:-
‘i 7 immediately inquiring what she was told to do with it, Th!
tepiies are quite humorous. ‘ ‘ '
f  Eve. Hortense, what did Edward give you? ,
; Ecumenism A‘ pair of kid gloves. , I , ’ y  
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, Hmsmr. Gave me a Canadian pony; told me to touch 5 ’ 

‘ ‘lt  catechism. ' . V -~ " ’

, ANNA. Gave me a wax doll ; told me to send it on a beg-
! ging expedition for the Chicago sufferers.

‘ Same. Gave me a Chl’ckering piano; told me to bury it.

RALPH. Gave me an invitation to Hattie’a birth-day party; i
told me to wear it. -~ .. .

     

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-, - JENNIE. Gave mea gold watch ; told me to box its ’ ,,

 ears. 4

 MINNIE. Gave me a volume of Tennyson’s poems; told

 me to teach it the “ Lanciers.”

 ‘ REUBEN. Gave me a St. Bernard dog ; told me to send it I,

1‘ to Yale.

 \ _ADDIE. Gave me an opemcloak; told me to “ rock it tot“ 4~
sleep." - '

KATIE. Gave me a smoking-cap; told me to drown it.
ALICE. Gave me a kitten; told me to melt it.

MARIAN. Gave me a cargo of bufl‘aiorobcs; told me D
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THE BIRDCATCHER.

i ‘ A. Birdcatcher is appointed. He forms the Miter of an
 admiring circle, each- of the players, exclusiVe of the Bird.
,_ . catcher, taking the name of a bird—as CANARY, .Nron'rmeamr,‘
:, RAVEN, EAGLE, PARROT, Wm, DUCK, etc. The selection 0%
1" species is a perfectly optional matter, with one eXception—i
there must he an OWL in the collection.
The Birdcatcher tells a story—introducing the names of _
. the various birds as often as possihle. Every bird, when his ‘  ~
' name is mentioned. must immediately utter a sound peculiar
to his species. 7'5,"
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‘with their hands in their laps At the first mention of his .
name each player’s hands must immediately be put behind his
\'. back, to avoid being caught by the Birdcatcher, who is on
‘ the Watch. If, after having named the OWL, he sucdeed in 
. \ seizing a hand not yet raised from the owner’s lap, the indi? . .
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the players are too quick for him, and he csnnot'mske‘arsin-
gle cspture, he continues his narrative. The birds, at the

" first name pronounced, replace their hands in their laps-Luck
fill then.

When the Birdcatcher names “ All the birds in the

ctr,” all utter their respective cries at once. Any bird ne-,

‘ glecting to do so, or forgetting his identity, and uttering the v

ciy of another bird, exchanges positions with the Birdcstcher,

\nnd tells the story. .
. , The following is a. list of the most available birds, wi

their various modes of exprtssing themselves:
' The CANARY. “Pretty Dick.”
The TURKEY. “ Gohble-obble-obble.”
The MAGPIE. “ Jack wants. his dinner.”
The SPARROW. “ Chip, chip."
The DUCK. “ Quack, quack, quack l":
The CURLEW. “ Pe-wit, pe-wit l"
The PARROT. “ Pretty Poll."
The ROOSTER. “ Cock-woodle-doo !”
The NIGHTINGALE. “ Shoo-fly." (Sing a line W)
_ The CROW. “ Caw, caw, caw i” , '
The OWL. “ T-o—whit, to-whit, to-whoo l"
I The GOOSE. “ Hiss-s-sos 1” ~
The RAvnn. “ Cro-a-sk I” or,“ Nevermore l"
All preliminaries agreed on, the Birdcatcher commences his
narrative something in the following manner: , I,
“ I went out On Long Island the other morning on a gun

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farm-yard, but just on the top of a rail-fence I saw a fine Room:-
Ell.
I couldn’t resist it, when all of a. sudden up came an enor-
mous TURKEY. (‘ Gobble-Wobble .l') ‘ Oh, oh !’ said ‘I, 1a Ton.

(“ ka-adoodle-doo I") There was nobody looking,st I

xnrl’ (‘Gobble-obbleobble!’) Well. a Tum-m (GM-0W ’

obble l’) is worth rather more than a wretched SPARROW, (Chip,
clu'p /‘) and there‘s more to it than at CAfiABY. (‘ Pretty Dick I’)
And as I was looking at the Roosrim  Cockle-doode!)

Mus. G008» (‘ gin-H ,l’) waddled up to the fence, followed ’1’,-

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MY (‘ Gobble-obble—obble l’) on one side, and Mr. Roomn
(‘ Oocbwdoodledoo 1’) on the other, scattering a complete flock-
of Ducxs. (‘ Quack! quack l’) There .wasn’t‘ a single bird
in sight, except an OWL. ( To-wlu't! to-wln't I. to-whoo /’ All .. _ ,. '.
hands up. The Bz'rdcatdzer endeavoring to catch the hand  ‘
some physr before it is put behind Iuls back. If a hand z'acauyht,
its owner becomes Btrdcatcher; if not the old catcher continues.)

“ As I was saying, the OWL (dead silence—all hand: an?!
up) suddenly began making such an extraordinary noise, no’ "
doubt thinking himself‘a NIGETINGALE (the Nightingale rings
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medz'ately) that ALL THE nmos IN THE Am (general cry) flocked 4 I I  E
, 1, round again to see what could be the matter. Up came the ‘; If???
1 SPARROW (‘ Chip! clu‘pl’) the Cnow (‘ Oaw ! mm W) the RAVEN ' I r  4,1; .
l (‘ Groak!’ or ‘ Nevermore .” as agreed on,) the wild DITCK, ‘ $31522"

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OWL (‘ To-whz‘t ! to-wln't ! to-wlmo ! Alt hands disapm as -be- 5’ ,r 
fare. The Birdcateher catches or doesn‘t catch, etc, etc.) " 7 ll};
3‘ This game may be made any length, and to render it-the ‘ 
' more interesting, names of birds represented in the party ' 7

should be of frequent occurrence in the narrative. Repetié I 1 “‘13?L

. ' tiona of a certain species is always allowable, being generally ‘ ‘ I
it» , unforeseen by the person claiming the name, and seldom fail- . , ' ‘ }_ 'g
l , ing through this manner of catching a player. The Bird-l “ ‘ “
catcher can substitute for " All the birds in the air," “ All the " 
birds in the field,” or make any similar change, frequently en‘. ’ .v. c _v.
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THE BOUQUET.

Each player-composes in his turn ‘a bouquet of three dif- " -
(erent flowers, which he names aloud to the conductor of the \
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‘ “ tag monolith. name of aperson in the company-«gm; 

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l? 11 ' doing with the flowers she has chosen. She announces her in-

l ‘ ' y (tendons, whatever they may be, and the conductor applies“
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5.9:-“ . three flowers. ' , 
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Life; ' CONDUCTOR. I have taken note of them carefully. Now ' ' 

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F  . AMELIA. I will put it in water. 
 r”, ' CONDUCTOR. And the dahlia? 
 :f. I . ‘ AMELIA. I will throw it out of the window. ' ‘5;
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Amu. I will wear it in my waistband till it dies.

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 - ' tar, thrown Mr. Thompson out of the window, and must wear

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: ‘TT'iP'f‘f ‘“ One old ox Opening oysters." * ' -
tr  , Z~Everybody repeats this. ’
, ff 1- ~ Then she begins again : “ One old ox Opening oysters; two
' ) toads totally tired out trotting to Tewkesbury.” ’ “
, I v This goes round the circle. » \ »
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M4  , toads totally tired trotting to Tewkesbury; three tame tigers 3 ‘
"~ *5}; hking tea." - l ‘ .
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ftp  . “One old ox," and adding a number each time, as follows: , .
Q};   " Four fat friars fishing for frogs." \ , -; . l 
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“ MM nimble noblemen nibbling nonpsreils.”
. " Ten tall tinkers tantalizing ten turkeys”
 f ' “ Eleven electors eating early endive.” ‘
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This is a game of forfeits, which are paid for every mistake
R. , made by the player in repeating words. The company sit in  _ _.
a circle, and the player who is chosen to begin, says,“ A good I \  ., ' ’
tat hen." Each person in the circle repeats this, one site; the ' ‘
other; then the leader begins again, “ TWO ducks, anda good
fat hen,” which is repeated separately by all the players. She
1 , continues, “ Three wild geese, two ducks, and a good fat hen.” ' V
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i ' , The next sentence is, “ Four plump partridges, three wild
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l” ’ g three wild geese, two ducks, and a good fat hen. “ V ‘
a ' n ‘ Repeated by all separately.

~ LEADER Six long-legged cranes, five pouting pigeons, four
plump partridges, three wild geese, two ducks, and a good {at
hen. ‘

Repeated by all. .

LEADER. Seven green parrots, six long-legged cranes Qve
pouting pigeons, four plump partridges, three wild geese, «‘wo
ducks, and a good fat hen. ‘

Repeated by all ; every mistake to incur a forfeit.

_ LEADER. Eight screeching owls, seven green parrotu,
iong~legged cranes, five pouting pigeons, four plump parts-in
three Wild geese, two ducks, and a good fat hen. i . J 

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,- :, - ‘ Lumen. Nine ugly ,tnrkeybuzzards, eight screeching  
;,   V ' owls, seven green parrots,ng long-legged cranes, five posting » .  
. g _ pigeons, four plump partridges, three wild geese,.two ducks,  ‘Q’fi‘ffi‘f
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‘ m. a snother'of those standard games which was
prove popular in a social party, and one which will never fall
1 into disfavor—a source of amusement to young and old alike.

three of the “ old stage-coach," should be familiar in a degree
with the class of persons who “stage” it back in the country,
.enibellishing his story with laughable incidents.
will be manifested, also, by the story-teller introducing into
his narrative as frequently as possible the name Or character
allotted to the various members of the party. ' 5 ‘

Havingassigned to the persons present the personation of
_ one of the characters in the coach, or the name designating

' any paraphernalia common to harness or stage, the leader
commences his story, each persOn arising and turning around
when the name he has adopted is mentioned in the course of
the narrative, and all changing seats when STAGE-COACH is
mentioned. .

“ It was a sultry August afternoon when my Cumycrislas
and tum wound was) and your humble servant exchanged
, seats in the cars at Colliers, for the Box (rm and revolves)
on top of the old STAGE. (Rita and reooldea) In a few mo-
ments we were rolling toward the beautiful Susquehanna vai-
ley, 8mm, (rises, etc.) our colored friend, who was perched
on top of a trunk, enjoying the accidental raps he occasion-
ally received from the whip (rises, etc.) or from protruding
branches which skirted the roadside. » '

‘ “ We had jogged along for four or five miles, a gingham UM~'
3mm (rises and revolves) protecting us from the sun, when
we halted in front of an old country tavern. The DRIVER

" (first) carelessly down, and proceeded to water: the Jaded
coming frightened. pawed and reared ; the 01.!) Woman (mi)

t, 3: Mottled with (right; the Warm“ (rim) became loosen-
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to this game, that the person selected to rehearse the adveno

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(rim, do.) dismounted from the Box, (revolves) threw the Rams . 3
'  (Rises) Just at thisjuncture the Axmam,(nhes)he-'
with the spectacles put her head out of thevs'ramt,  r‘
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(no) tumbled out and rescued all the other Pamela! 
‘ (ruin) Taking ‘in at a glance the impending danger, my ,3 -‘ 'x
t,» t 7 CRUX, (met, de.,) wishing to rob the coroner of his fees, slid 1 
3 down to the ground with the aid of a Srnar, (rhea) Sumo
F, ,~ (rises) and myself quickly following. Just then the Home
'3 ‘ (rues) started on a gaiop, and colliding with an old button-1
‘ wood tree down the road, the FRONT WHEEL (rhea) broke, the ~» , -
' SPOKEB (mites) were shattered, the Tues (turns) snapped, the  ",9
POLE (tum) flew off, and the STAGE-DOOR (turns) swung back  ,wgp
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f; deamhg to secure one also; the player so unfortunate as to it,"
fif- m standing telling the next story.) ' Y, 
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'This is a jolly game, and if carried out to the letter, peri e ;' ff.
I _ sons present will become convulsed with laughter. All. par. , \   i' "
ticipants must retire to the ball but two of the players; one bf ‘ .‘  4-1113.
these  supposed to receive callers, and must l'epeat the ques— ' , , '1’, 
t , tibns of the caller, mimic her tone and imitate her actions as 1 t   ,
I exactly as possible; the other who remains in the parlor calls I ,  27":
in each girl separately, places a reception-chair for her, and ; , a,‘
‘ if the new-comer is inclined to be silent, provokes her to ' R if;
 ask qdestions of the hostess. As soon as the caller becomes \ jiff, 91.‘
j I0 convulsed with laughter as to make further conversation in. * _ ~~ 7,“? 
if , expedient, she vacates the reception-chair for the next victim, . ‘  3- g "
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"E A very simple game, in which all the players place—a fin-
 ‘ get on a table, or on the knees of the conductor of the game, ‘

to be raised in the air when the conductor says, “Dials fig}?
‘“ Pigeons—or any winged object in natural histOry-ffly."

If he names'a non-winged animal, and any player raise;
 hil’hand in distraction, the latter pays a forfeit—the same in - .- ‘ V
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 ‘ The little girls sit in s circle; one holds a pen, pencil, f ’3
 j’ flower—or, in fact, any thing that she can get—in her bad 
, f.  end presenting it to the next player, says, “ Take this.” ’
 ‘ ADA What’s this i A -:
,  , ‘ ~ BELLA. A hatchet. f
_  — ADA. Did you make it? i
J; 5’} ‘~ _ BELLA. Hush ! (This word is said very impressively, with ’
WkY- \, the finger raised.) '
L :3! . The second player then takes the pen, etc., and says to her
 “c neighbor, “ Take this.”
 . CARRIE. What’s this?
 - ADA. A hatchet.
354' H 0mm. Did you buy it?
1.5;," ,  ,‘ADA. Hush! ' . .) -
~35}; >r_ Now, the second player should mimic exactly the tone of ' ‘
j; " ‘ ,voice in which the hush is said, and the raising of the finger, or
far”,  pays sforfeit. Any person smiling during this game also \
1 “i; - .‘psys a forfeit.
;  : When the hatchet has gone round the circle, it is returned,
 V -—Vvith the same words—to BELLA, who then begins again:
' "' BELLA. Take this. I
‘ .3, ADA. What‘s this? ‘
 9." BELLA. A hatchet.
 3 ADA. Did you find a! . r
 w BELLA. (Louder and more emphatically than the first time.) ',
' s  « Been! ‘ ' ._ ',
:1 , This goes round the circle. When BELLA begins again, the \
5"?  I questions and answers run thus: ’ »
‘3  ,BILLLA. Take this- '
i}. 'j ADA. What's this?
 3/1, BELLA. A hatchet. ‘
5E; . ADA. Did you steal it ?
gig; r. -, am. (Very loud.) HUSH! . ' “
   ’ This isthe lasttime of sending it round; but as the tone I ” X.
'  {of voice and raised finger are frequently forgotten, and the -‘;

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L BUZ.

This is every 01d and well-known gains. The players  
in a circle and count, beginning at one and going on, to a but»; 7 ’ - -' *
dred, which must, if possible, be reached. But the numbert '

“ seven” must not be mentioned, Boz being substituted for it. .'
For instance, the players. say alternately, “ one," “ two,"
“ three," p“ four,” “ five," “six ;” the seventh cxclaims, “'an'i
the Others go on, “ eight,” “ nine,” “ ten," “ eleven,” “ twelve; ' ’1' t;
“ thirteen," “ BMW—because twice seven make fourteen—J‘fif-H 
Vteen,” "sixteen," “Bcz,” for mentaen, “eighteen,” “nine-  ‘
teen,” “ twenty,” “ Buz,” because three times seven are  .
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out of the line of seven times in the multiplication-table, as,  " ’5‘

. fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, thirty-five, forty-two, ferty- "5  3 
nine, fifty-six, sixtyothree, seventy, seventy-seven, eighty-four: ;  V ‘
When the players reach seventy-one, they must say f‘Bfii-g '. _’ ‘
one,” “an two,” etc. ‘ , ‘ ’ 

BUz is to be said for every seven, or number in “am: 3t" _j, ~-

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Any one breaking this rule is out of the game—i. «(sits ,,  3

, silent. ' '- ["4 ,

This game must be played quickly, and it will be found.” '\ ’_ k

«that Buz willso often be forgotten in its right ’place that the . - if f
circle, or number of players, will Continually diminish, till'i‘t ‘ ' f”; ;.
ends sometimes only in a pair. ‘ ;  "

And, as after every blunder the count begins again at one, ' .
it is’ a. matter of some difficulty to reach a hundred. ‘Wo-f‘g" ‘
recommend this game as a very merry and pleasant one. " 

PAIRS.

One player personates a lawyer. The others rhoose pert." 

‘ tiers, and sit down in pairs in two rows {going each other;,_ 1  ‘

p The lawyer walks down the rows, and asks a question a? tiny  I,

’ one Whom she pleases. ' The question must be answeredby   
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 j, . ' ADA. Mabel, whatiis your opinion of Tennyso‘n’s“ Queen
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 ' ' iL‘n-ARLEY. She prefers the nursery rhyme, “ Four and
twenty Blackbirds."
MAan Oh, Charley! ‘
 I ADA. Pay a forfeit, Mabel, for speaking. Edith, are you
  -,fond of flowers?
“ Furor. She likes plum pudding better. (Edith a silent.)
ADA. ,‘ Mary, do‘ you think your hair very pretty?
, ' , ANNA. She is not so silly.
v ADA. Edward, whom do you think the greatest man in
j profane history? / ~ ' ,
7 'ANTm-NY. Oliver Cromwell.
“ "glowmn. 0h, Anthony! you know I detest him. I am
 . a regular Cavalier. ’ r
,  A . ADA. Please pay two forfeits for such a long speech I
 z r “The fun of this game is the way in which the partners try
. ‘  A the patience of those who are obliged to be silent, by answer-
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THE GRAND MUFTI.

A very old game. One player stands on a stool in the
midst of her play-fellows, represvnting in her own person that
mysterious grandee the Grand Muflt'.

She makes any mozions which ‘she pleases, such as lifting

_ her arms, extending her hand, sighing, putting her hand to

the? head, etc., in fact, any kind of absurd gesture, saying at

,  the‘ same time, “ Thus does the Grand thti 1” or “‘80 due:
, V -  i» . .1118 Grand Mufti 1" Now, these two words, “ thus ”_‘and"‘so,"
, “ intake the game; for when she says, “ Thu: dues,” etct, eyery,

‘ :_._’~i,'otjs mum make just the same gesture, or do the ,same thing»;

,  hut hhen she says, “. So does the Grand Mufti.” no one must

;',,..'hnitnte her: if any player does, she pays a forfeit.

”  great attention and guiekness not to get ea:-
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THE HIDDEN WORD:

NELLIE. Come, girls, let us have another game
IDA. What will it be? , ‘ .
HATTIE. The “ Hidden Word.” Do you know how u -
play it? . , . ;
NELer Yes; one of us must go out of the room; the y, 
others fix upon a word. Then we” call the outside party in, ' y x
and say: “ We have fixed upon a word ; can you guess it I",
STELLA. That sounds as if it would be a capital game.
Hattie, you might go out in the hall first, because you know
how to play it. (Hattie withdraws lo the hall.) _ ,
NELLIE. This game resembles “Proverbs,” difi'ering them- , ,
from only by all of us adopting the same Word. Hattie Wm, 
ask each one a question, after we have agreed upon a word:
and we are bound, by the rules of the game, to introduce it,

  
    
  

 

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phasize it.
MINNIE. What word shall we take
STELLA. “ Hope.”

NELIJE. ‘ No; that would be too difficult to introduce into ” ‘ .:
an master, and therefore too easy for Hattie. Let us my .f‘1f~’
some common word, which would not excite her attention;

IDA. Would not the conjunction “ but " be appropriate?

NELLIE. Yw, that would be a capital one, and, if it b ' '
agreed, we will adopt it. Won’t you call Hattie in, Lizzie?

,HA'rrrE. Are you fond of vocal music, Ida? ,  ‘ ~,
IDA. Passionately so ; but prefer standard ballads and ' ' '
melodies. ' - ~ . ’
Harms. How many colors are there, Emma? ’ ' . ‘ '
Emu. Seven, I believe; but there are a great many more;  e A
diodes and tints. ‘ , ,  
Harrie. Did you enjoy your trip to the Catskill moun-
tains last summer, Minnie? ‘ I _ 1,5“ ‘ ‘
MINNIE. Very much ; but why didn't you come up? We; '  fl .3.
looked for you. . . ~ 1 I-  ‘
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me. Never learned; but why ask me t—consult a nut-I "
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piano, Nellie? ‘ ‘ .
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play “ )rown of Diamonds.” _;
" The member of the party first giving a clue to the word '. 
chosen, on being indicated by the questioner, retires, and ' f

the game proceeds as before. This pasttime may be made
most entertaining for children or young people, adults aim V
participating in it with a good deal of zest. A good parlor. i
.game, promptness and ingenuity being the prime requisites in v' ' ‘
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ACTED VEnBs. , ' 1

Half the company leave the room. While they are absent, ’ ‘.
the others fix on a verb which the absent ones are to guess
and perform. By and by, when their decision is made, they
call in the leader of the outside party, and say: “The verb '
we have chosen for you rhymes with pie”—or any other I N
word choaen. The leader retires, and discusses with her fol- ' ’ .Q

' lowers what the word can be. It is best to take‘those which
will rhyme with the noun given, in alphabetical order
“ Buy " would come first for “ pie." \

The party enter and begin to buy of each other. If right-

tbat is, if “to buy” was the word choSen—thc spectators

' clap their hands; if wrong, they hiss. Speech on either side I «
, p -  .Would entail a forfeit. lf hissed, the actors retire, and ar- ‘ " '
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“ Cry ” would be the next rhyme, or “ dye," or “ eye," or '
.. “fly,” or “ hie,” or “sigh,” or “tie,” all of which are acteddn
, ,  turn, till the clap of approval announces that the guess is ’a; j
3’ ~-'"—"toucceesful one. Then the spectators go outI and become in. 5'
' (Mr'turn actors, in the same manner. ‘ v . I
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:  One player asks all the others in turn what her thought
3 _ was like. They answer at random, of course. When all .

have said what they think it is like, the thinker tells them
what her thought was, and requires them to tell her in what
_ , ' way it resembles the object they named. If the person whose
} ’ turn it is can not find a likeness between the two things, she
, ’ must pay a forfeit.
‘ . I . ADA. Nora, what is my thought like?
1' HONORA. Like a whip. ,
s  > : ADA. I (Separately to each player.) What is my thought like 9 5.,
. IMABY. Like a nail. ' *
ANNA. Like a star.
: FANNY. Like a postage-stamp.
CHARLEY. Like a bear. _
 [ ANTHONY. Like a bee. r ’ ‘
2.. - EDrrn. Like. the steamship “ City of Brooklyn."
: ,-,, ‘ HABEL. Like a railway ,
iI . . ‘ ' ADA. My thought was “ The Duke Alexis.” Why is he
Z _ like a whip, Honora? \
g ’ HONOBA. Ohl because—because he can make himself he ' 
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"L -' ADA. Why is the Grand Duke like a nail, Mary? ; '
MARY. (Laughing) Because he has a head and is of great
use. -
ADA. Why is the Duke like a star ?
I Amu. Because people look up to him.
' ' ADA. Why is Alexis like a postage-stamp? ' r 
FANNY. Oh, dear, Adel that is dreadfully hard. D0. . if”,
some one, help me. "
t, CHARLEY. Because he’s worth a penny.
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ADA. Why is Alexis like the steamship? »
, mom. I don’t know—oh stay l Because he has closed
the Atlantic.
ADA. Why is the Grand Duke like a railway, Mabel Y
Manna. Because—because—oh, indeed I can’t tell! so
here is my forfeit. '

THE WILD BEAST SHOW.

A screen must be placed at the end of the room; behind .
it is put a cheval glass and a light. The showman stands be-
fore the screen, and offers to exhibit his wild animals to any
person who will promise not to describe what he has seen
when he comes out. Then the person who gives the promise
and demands admittance, is asked what animal he wishes to
see. On his naming one, the showman proceeds to describe
it. The description should be very witty, and should have
some application—either complimentary or satirical—to the
person to see the show. The person is then admitted, and is

' , shown himself in the looking-glass.

THE CHRISTMAS BAG.

Make a large bag of thin white paper—silver paper will do;
fill it with sugar-plums, and tie a string round the top to keep
it fast. Then suspend it from the ceiling, or from a large
' door-frame, and provide a long, light stick. Each little
player is bl indfoldcd in turn, and the stick put into her '
hand. She is then led within reach of the bag, and told.
to strike it. If she succeeds in her aim and tears a hole ins'lt,
‘ the sugar plums are scattered on the floor, and the little ones
scramble for them; but it is by no means easy to strike a sun; "' " '
pended object blindfolded ; generally many attempts are made ' _
unsuccessfully. Each player is allowed three trials. 2 
I: . '- If the giver of the bag pleases, small gifts may be put in. ‘ V ’
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THE BOARD or TRADE,

’ l  . This game is suited for the elder children of the family. II . .
2' it requires a little judgment in the selection of an extract , or '
story to be filled in. . , p V_ I
Ada, Mabel and the other children are seated round a ta? '
ble. Ada has been chosen as “President of the Board 0!;

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  Trade,“ in which distinguished position she holds a pencil  p  '
5’ ‘ ' her hand, and has a book and paper lying before her ready
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v‘ r ADA. I will read to you the trades you have each chosen:
‘ ~ ' Q FANNY. Doll Merchant.
W _ ' ANNA. Perfumer. ~
 L MARY. Baker.
 CHARLEY. Bookseller.
3;, ' ' EDWARD. Stationer.
? " HONOBA. Seedsman.
 EDITH. Fishmongcr.
‘ ., , Mann. Pastrycook.
v. JESBY. Milliner. ‘ ,
ANTHONY. Grocer. '_ _; _
f Now I am going to write an extract from this book, , '
 ‘ ' I _. “ Jesse's Gleanings.” Every now and then I shall point my I “
~  , pencil at one of you; then you must give me a noun which
 1 ‘belongs to your trade, and I shall insert it in the place, of
‘ nouns in the book. of which I am only allowed to keep five.  
II, when I read my extract, it makes nonsense in your opinion, " ‘
you will each pay a forfeit. You will also pay a forfeit‘for
' slow answers and for giving nouns which do not belong to ..
  your trades. Now I shall begin. ' I, 
 Ada wrote a few words, and then pointed her pencil at I
  Fanny, who replim “ Dolls ;” Honora gave Heliolrope; Anna, ,'
‘4' Perfume; Edith, Bluefish ; Mary, Iiot rolls ; Jessy, Jocke ' ; Ma... ,
, ,3, bel, French pie; Charley, Library; Edward, Ream of folio-e ff"
77 ? .poat; Anthony, Loaf of sugar. “ ‘ '
   ' “ Now,” said Ada, “ you shall hear our extract, and judge
" whether you think it on the whole instructive or amusing.‘ '1, ’
T' if“  "_.~ , All! i! in either. we pay no forfeit.” And she read: ' '  

    
 

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least the case in some Jockey hats in Boston, where they were

{exceedingly numerous, and made larger French pies than I
‘ have Seen in any other Library. A Ream of folio-poof and a
 \_Loaf of sugar are sometimes found in the nest of the mole.”

WHAT’S THE PRICE OF WHEAT?

The conductor of this game is called the MERCHANT.‘ He
gives to the different players any name he likes, consisting of
simple words, such as:
1. JACK; 2. How MUCH; 3. WHAT; 4. Too MUCH ; 5. Bravo;
0. FIVE DOLLARS; 7. DOLLAR AND A HALF; 8. Exam
men; 9. Goon; 10. Nousnnan. '
‘ The game is carried on in dialogue, commencing with the
Merchant, in the following manner:

MERCHANT. J ackl

PLAYER No. 1. Yes, Merchant.

MERCHANT. What’s the price of wheat?

No. 1. Five dollars.

MERCHANT. Good!

No. 9. Yes.

‘MERCHANT. What’s the price of wheat ?

No. 9. Eighteen pence.

MERCHANT. Eighteen pence l Nonsense!

Nos. 8 and 10. (Together) Yes, Merchant.

MERCHANT. How much? ’

N0. 2. Yes, Merchant.

MERCHAM‘. What’s the price of wheat?

No. 2. Dollar and a half! Bravol Jacki

Nos. 7, 5 and 1. (Mathew) Yes, Merchant.

MERCHANT. What‘s the price of wheat?

Nos. 7, 5 and 1. (Together) Dollar and a half—F1

liars—Eighteen pence. '
j' 'Mnncnm. Nonsense l '
 __, No. 10. Yes, Merchant, etc, etc. ‘ ‘ -
; Ityill be seen by the above, that the duty oi each play .
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‘ familiar with this game, it will proceed for some time to the ~ _“
’ extreme mystification of the others. The secret is to omit the .
letter “E” from the reply you make to the questioner. AI . '
for instance : ‘
ARTHUR. We are going to get up a famous dinner for
Uncle Zeb, but he doesn’t like barley soup. What will you
Itibstitute for it, Ada? ‘1;
ADA. Vegetable. ' I '  ‘
ARTHUR. Would not suit. But what kind of fish will you ’3;
furnish, Sadie? ‘
Baum. Salmon.
ARTHUR. A favorite dish of my esteemed uncle.
kind of meat or poultry will you send in, Eugene?
EUGENE. A brace of tender spring chickens. A ’ 5
ARTHUR. A tempting offer, but must reject it. What, '
vegetables will you give, Amanda? ' 
AMANDA. Potatoes and celery. ’

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ARTHUR. Neither of which agrees with his palate. NOW. '
Warren. , " .
WARREN. Squash and corn. . ‘

ARTHUR. Each of these he will accept. And what 
Daisy? ' ‘ ' ‘
Dusr. Pickles and chow-ch0w. ,
ARTHUR. He will take the latter but not the former.
But what kind of pudding will you give him for  
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ARTHUR. For obvious reasons he will take only the lat- _
tar. But won’t you give some nub, Harry? ‘ - ~‘
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GOING ON A JOURNEY.

A most interesting game, taxing the memory. and ii-sble
In giving an ans? a. the;
yerbe and nouns thereof must commence with the letter II-
.igned to each player, whether it be “A ” “ B " or any whet.
l MARY. I am going on a. trip to Atlanta.
' l ' ADA. What shall you do there?
MARY. Ask for Aunt Alice.
ADA. (To her next-door neighbor.) I am going to B. u
MABEL. What will you do there? ‘
ADA. Buy a blue bonnet.
MABEL. I am going to Chicago.
JEssr. What will you do there?
MABEL. Collect curiosities.
JBGSY. I am going to Dry Pond.
ANNA. What will you do there?
JESSY. Deal in diamonds.
ANNA. I am going to Easton.
' 3 MAUI). What will you do there?
ANNA. Experiment with edge-took.
MAUD. I am going to the Falls.
What will you do there?
Frolic with cousin Frank.
I am going to Germany.
What will you do there?
Grumblc at the giant.
I am going to Harper’s Ferry.
'EDITH. What will you do there?
EMMA. Hunt for hazel-nuts.
EDITH. I am going to Iowa.
‘ m . CARRIE. What will you do there ?
.  EDITH. Internew the Indians.
CARRIE. I am going to Jericho.
_ AGNES. What will you do there?
.5 ‘ .' CARRIE. Jingle jewsharps.
" AGNES. I am going to Kemschnth
 .  FANNY. What will you do there ?
 I‘m, I'm going to Louisa“.
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Coin. I am going to Marseilles.
Hum. What will you do there!

“ Com. Make up a menagerie.
HATTIE. I am going to New York.
TILLIE. What will you do there?
HATTIE. Nap in the Narrows.
TILLm. I am going to Oyster Bay.
ELLA. What will you do there?
TILLIE. Open an orange-depot.
ELLA. I am going to Philadelphia
LIzzm. What will you do there! ‘
ELLA. Pawn away poverty.

LIZZIE. I am going to Quebec.
BERTIIA. What will you do there?
LIZZIE. , Quizz my quarter-cousins.
Emma. I am going to Richmond.‘
MINNIE. What will you do there?
BERTHA. Reform raw-honed rangers
MINNIE. I am going to St. Louis.
LUCY. What will you do there?
MINNIE. Sharpen scissors.

' .LUCY. I am going to Turkey.
ALICE. What will yon do there i
LUCY. Tame turbulent. Tax-tars.
ALICE. I am going to Ulica.

AMY. What will you do there ?

ALICE. Utilize uproarious urchins.

Am. I am going to Virginia.

ROSA. What will you do there?

Ant. View a beautiful valley.

ROSA. I am going a journey into WI].
JULIA. What will you do there?

ROM. Wrap up wax-dolls.

JULIA. I' am going to Yellow Creek.
SARAH. What will you do there? ~

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,Buun. I am going to Zanesvfllo.

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 . Award is fixed upon to which all the players in succession
. have to express a rhyme in dumb show. -
' We will suppose the word given to be 3001'. . y

The first player elevates his foot, tugging at the air, and . _7
making faces of pain. as if undergoing the agony of pulling  .
On a tight BOOT. ‘ ~-

The second points an imaginary gun to SHOOT. . .

The third looks sentimentally up at a picture-frame. as to

' a lady’s casement, and, assuming the aspect of a despondent ’
lover, appears to be playing a LUTE. ‘

The fourth makes violent and angry faces, thumpng his
palm as if in the hight of a DISPUTE. ‘

The fifth turns his shirt-collar down, rocks his chair back,"
and winks knowingly, by way of indicating that he is ’cr'm.

The sixth twists up a roll of paper, and puts it up to his
mouth, making the grimttces usually attendant on the early
studies of the FLUTE, etc., etc.

The amusement of the game, of course, depends on the na-
ture of the rhymes selected by the players, and their powers 1
ol expressing them humorously. . ‘ '

, Forfeits may be exacted .for imperfect ,or badly-expreuod
rhymes - ' .

THE WHISTLE;

All the players scat themselves in a circle, one of them bo- ,
ing supplied with that peculiar species of toy known as a ‘
“ whistle." One of the players, fixed on to ofliciata, stand! 1 
' up in the center. The holder of the toy then whistles with x
it in a direction where the leader is not looking. The latter Q '
turns quickly round to detect, and, if possible, to seize the in- ,
strutnent from the player. The latter, however, passes the V 1- 
toy to another, and while the leader is watching eagerly to de- 1 ' J 
wet it, hears it sounded in an opposite direction, and so on,
sounding it whenever the leader’s attention is attracted elseo;
7 ‘ "where. I! the loader succeed in detecting a playerk and }
"ieiziag't'he toy from him, they change places—tho  
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A most interesting‘and popular game for. either young peo-_-
ple or adults to participate in, requiring the exercise of the 75
memory. One of the party withdraws to the hall, while the '
others select a word which must belong either to the animal,
Vegetable or mineral kingdom. The questioner is entitled to
I31: twenty questions of the players, to each of which they in.
bound to answer “ Yes,” or “ No,” or decline ; if they decline
to answer one question, the questioner is entitled to ask. an‘
Other in its stead. Supposing the word selected be the “ Tele
graph," at a. signal the questioner enters the parlor, and, com.
mencing with the person on the left, asks: ,

“ Does it belong to the animal kingdom i” “No.”

“ Is it mineral '9” “ No.”

“ Have I ever seen it ?” “Yes.”

“ Can I feel it in my pocket?" “ No.”

“ Can it buy any thing.” (Maxed)

“ Is it in this house ?” “ No.”

“In the street ?" “ Yes.”

“ On the, sideWalk ?” “ No.”

“ Does it cross the street ?" “ Yes.”

“ Does it move very quickly ?” “ Ya.’

“V Is it used} on railways ?” “ Yes.”

“Does it pull you along 1" “ No."

" Is it very large ?" “ N o.”

“ Is it very thin ?" “ Yes.”

“ Is it round Y” “ Yes."

“ The Telegraph." g.

This game may be made very entertaining by readiness and  '-
btelllgence in the players. ' r '

A SIMPLE TRICK.

Let one of the party suddenly ask, “ Can anybody put one A

 , t of his hands in such a position that the other can not (by any I

 « ,pogthillty touch it Y” As, there is but One such positions!!-

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A p60r, honest, hard-working Woodmen—doubtless with s
wife and six small children to support—appears with it load
a! wood to sell. The poor fellow is anxious to thrive in V
business. 'but, as may be expected from his humble origin, is , . 
thoroughly ignorant of back-keeping. The only account he
can munage to keep is a small memorandum—which he makes
on a piece of paper or card before entering the market—o!
the particular species of wood he has to sell. This maybe-
sny things—oak, cherry, mahogany—in short, what he pleases.

'He is suximrs to get home, and, therefore, looks out for s
customer as soon as possible, and adresses the first person

~ he meets with the inquiry: '-

“ Do you want a bundle of wdod ?”

“ Yes."

“ I have got one to sell.”

“ What sort of wood ?"

“ Guess." .

This is not very polite ; but what are manners to an honest
heart? The intending purchaser is considerate enough to
think of this, and, instead of feeling offended, names a species
of wood. If this should not happen to be the right one—
that is, the one the Woodman had previously fixed on—the
toihworn laborer goes on to the next person, and so on, till
he can find some one to relieve him of his load by guessing

, . the identical timber, and changing places with him, which the
" too-successful guesser is compelled to do.
7 ‘ The new woothnan goes his round like the previous one.
The repetition of a wood already named is forbidden.

If the woodman has gone the entire round of the company
_without the fatal guess having been made, he begins again st
the beginning, with the same name inscribed on his card.

ORANGE AND LEMON. ' “

Two of the tallest players go inside and settle which of the . 
pelt shall be called “ Orange " and which “ Lemon ;” but their ‘ _ 3;
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Say the bells of Bt. Clement‘s.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed.
And here comes a hatchet to chop 0! you by." ,,

While they sing, the other children, holding each other
round the waist, run under their upstretched arms. At the“
word “ head,” which they manage to sing just as the last child
of the train passes, they drop their arms and catch her round
the neck. She is then taken on one side and asked in a whisper
whether she will be an orange or a lemon. If she chooses an
orange, she is told to go behind the young girl who calls her-
self by that name, and to take hold of her by the waist. if
she should choose to be a lemon, she is to take hold of the
girl so named. But the choice must always be declared in
a whisper, or the others would know who was “orange " and
who was “lemon.” Then the pair reunite their hands, raise
their arms, and begin the chant again, cutting off a head and
gaining a follower every time, till not one of the chain of
players is left. Every time a child is caught, she has to
choose between the orange and lemon, and is sent behind her
choice, putting her arms round the waist of the last of the
orange or lemon followers. ' '

When all have chosen, it is generally found that each fruit 

,-—-orange and lemon—has a good train of supporters behind
her; though, of course, it will sometimes chance that one has
more than the other, as the liking may have set toward either
oranges or lemons.

A LITERARY GAME.

" 3’ The names of great authors of the United States, England, (

France, Germany and Italy are put into a bag. Each player
draws'a name, reads it, and must instantly repeat the title of ,
pm of the same author's works If he or she hesitates. any

other player who can remember a title repeats it. . The puz- 3-

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The players form a circle, and take the names of uticia 1'3
used at the tea-table. TEA begins She turns round rapidly. '
laying, “ I turn 'i‘es, who turns sugar 1’" FANNY, who is 
Sugar, then begins to turn round, saying, “ I/tttrn Sugar who '
turns Milk P" ‘ ‘ 4 '1
ADA. I turn Milk, who turns Cream? V

ANNA. I turn Cream, who turns Hot Water r ' , .
Mabel, who is Hot Water, forgets to turn, and pays a. for
teit. ‘ '
MABEL. I turn Hot Water, who turns Biscuit? ,
EDITIL I do. Who turns Butter? "
MARY. A forfeit, Edith. You must say the met Words
EDITH. There it is; but who turns Butter? . '
CHARLEY. I turn Butter. Who turns Jelly-cake?

ANTHONY. I turn Jelly-cake, who turns Raspberry Jun 2 p'
EDWARD. I turn Raspberry Jam ; and now we are 31!
filming round like tectotums! When may we stop, Ada?

ADA. Not till I say, “ Take away the tea.”

So the revolving ten-table articles continued their main»
tions for some seconds, till Ada clapped her hands and cried, t-‘
“ Takeaway the tea,” when they all sat down in their chairs? ' "
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~ This game, although only two persons are engaged in it at" I
a time, furnishes much amusement, from the contradictory '
neture of its words and actions. The rules relative to it are
as follows 5 When the questioner desires the respondent to be
seated, the latter must stand up; when he begs him to put hi ‘ 4‘
hat on, he must take it 03' ; when he requests him to mend, 7"
he must sit; and in every point the respondent must take a" ' g
h pecial care to do always the very reverse of what the qua 7;. 
- tioner wishes him. \, f a"
These. rules being settled, the game is simply this: 000‘ if}:
' wjpllyer places a hat on his head, takes a young Lady‘s but in - 
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l 1 really can not think of sitting while you stand. (Gels up
. t , and Bless!!! sits down.) Have you been on a visit to your
' Aunt Polly’s recently? (Takes of his hat.)
(Putting hora on.) I have notryet, but I think I
I; shall before (ALLIE sits down, Essen; gets up) the season is
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i ALLm (Putting Ma hat on.) Excuse me, you are standing
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PRESENTING GIFTS.

One of the company takes her seat on a low stool in front,
“tiniest of her companions, who, with the exception of
one called the “ leader," are seated in a semicircle.

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’ if“ seated on the stool, whom we will call Myra Addressing
if  he says:
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‘ iii ‘ poems: ‘ Parchesi bmud,‘ ‘ photograph album,’ ‘ pair of
iv” '- skates: etc. Can you guess from whom you' received the
3,7! mrchesi beard ?”
'  Mm. Laura.
i ‘ Josurz. No; who gave you Byrant’s poems?
;. ‘ v Mm Arthur.

59m No; who gave you the beautiful skates?
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All the players adopt the names of various articles con-

‘ aected with a lady’s toilet—as Collar, Ear-rings, Glow, Watch,
Hzndkerclu‘ef, etc.. etc.

A circle is formed of chairs, one less than the number of
players—one of whom is consequently without a seat. This
person, at: er having assigned to each member of the party an
article of adornment for her aunt’s outfit, provides herself wit 1
a plate, and advances to the center of the room.

GRACE. Aunt Sue is going to a concert, and wants her
FAN. (Spins the plate.)

As Grace pronounces the word, she gives the plate a vigor-
ous twist, and leaves it spinning on the carpet. Bertie to
whom was assigned the word fan, immediately darts from her
teat—which is taken by the spinner—so as to catch the plate
while spinning. Should it fall to the ground before she
reaches it, she pays a forfeit.

BERTIE. Aunt Sue is going to the opera “ Martha," and
would like her OPERA-GLASS. (Spins the plate.)

Roam. Aunt Sue is going to a promenade concert, and is
making her TOILET.

This is a signal for all to change places, the speaker at- \
tempting to secure one of the vacant chairs. The player left -
standing becomes leader in turn. , .

CONSEQUENCES.

The first. player writes an adjective on the upper part of a ‘
slip of paper, and then folds the slip so that the written word
can not be seen by the next player, who writes the name ofa
gentleman, real or imaginary, on the paper, which he passes to
another after having folded it over again. The third player
writes an adjective ,' the fourth, a lady's name ; the fifth, the
name of a place ; the sixth, what the gentleman said to the lady;
the seventh, the lady’s rep/y ; the eighth, the consequences ; and
the ninth, what the world said about the whole afl'm'r.

One of the players now unfoids the slip and reads what has
" been written by the different persons engaged in this  t. _.’

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“The ill-favored Peter Wilkins met the adorable Jenny
Jones at the Grand Duke ball.
love me then as now ?’ and she replied, ‘ When did I refuse
you any thing ?’ The consequences were, he drowned bin»
self in the East river, and she married the baker, and the
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GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE AND PINK.

‘ The players decide on dressing a lady, but first. they pro-
hibit the mention of green, yellow, blue and pink.

The question asked is,“ How will you dress my lady?
Each player has to answer it and to dress the lady without
mentioning the prohibiled colors. Example:

ADA. Mary, how will you dress my lady ?

MARY In a white turlatan dress.

MABEL. With black ribbons.

(MARLEY. A wreath on her head of roses

ADA. What color?

CBARLEY. A beautiful pink.

ADA. Thank you. A forfeit, please. '

EDITH. She shall have white gloves and brand

ADA. And no shoes? '

EDITH. Yes, a nice pair of white shoes. ’

ADA. Shall she have a bouquet?

ANNA. Yes, and a fun.

ADA. Of what color?

ANNA. Black.

ADA. A black bouquet?

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ANNA. While camelias without leaves.
ADA. Funny, what shawl shall she went!
FANNY. A Cashmere.
ADA. What color ? ,

.' FAIRY. , Green; no, stayl yellow.

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, . ‘The leader of the game commences it by saying, she ap-
prenticed her son to a tailor, a shoemaker, a grocer, or any
other trade she pleases, and naming the initial letter of the
first article he either made or sold. This her companions
must endeavor to guess, the next turn falling to the one
clever enough to do so, while every one making a mistake,
pays a forfeit. The greater the number of players, the more

’, amusing the game becomes. We give a short example :

.MABY. I apprenticed my son to a baker, and the first
thing he sold was G.

AMY. Gingerbread. I apprenticed my son to an iron-
mong'er and the first thing he sold was :10. S.

SUSAN. Gaul-scuttle. I apprenticed my son to a grocer.
andthe first thing he sold was 0.

' EMMA. Coffee?

Susan. No.

KATE. Chocolate? Yes! Then it is my turn 2 I ap-
prenticed my son to a dry-goods merchant, and the first thing .
he sold was an S. a g:

JANE. A shawl. I apprenticed my son to a butcher, and y
the first thing he sold was a M. C. ‘

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.A little girl is placed at each corner of the room. One -,
player stands in the middle. She goes to each kitten in the . 5', 
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corner in turn, and says, “ Puss, puss, will you give me a lit- ;
tle water 1’” The Puss addressed declines doing so. but mean- . . f 1?.
time,'while they are talking, the other kittens are beckoning
to each other to change places, and. suddenly, run rapidly
across to each other's corner. The cat in the middle must be
.‘on the watch to get into one of these places herself. If she
- -, ._- can gain it before the kitten who is exchanging corners, she
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the others fix upon,the name of some noted individual. The  

, outsider is then called into the parlor, who is privileged to ‘

3 .h ’1 '  . ask twenty questions. The name decided upon is ABRAHAM 

 IJNOOLN, and the game proceeds thus: . ' »

  .' ANI'HONY. Is it a man ?'

‘~ FANNY. Yes.

4, ’ ‘ ANTHONY. Is he living or dead, Ada?

 ‘ ADA. He is dead.

w ANTHONY. How long ago, Mary?

v . , MARY. Since 1865, I think.

‘ ANTHONY. Is he English ‘3

, HONORA. No.

, f ANTHONY. Was he American? _, ‘ .; ' '
 . EDWARD. Yes. * .

ANTHONY. What was his character? -‘~ 
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THE BIRD MERCHANT. .

The players sit in a circle. Eva who is chosen to. be' 7.; .
p . “ Bird Merchant,” goes round, assigning to each player the   1;"
' " name of some bird she choses to call herself. _'  

, w When all have received their names, Eva says, advancing 
r“ ' ‘7 ‘0 Hamilton: ' '
'K , “ Hamilton, I have an aviary of grant variety and beauty . T, f .
 ' To which of my birds will you make a bow ? To which will
» you tell a secret? From which will you pluck a feather ?” ,
Hth'rON. Name your birds, and 1 will tell you. ‘7.

- r EYL. I have a gentle ’dove, a charming nightingale, I -
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,EVL The dove is Funny; you must make her a bow
..,  smiling. The owl is Anthony; you must tell him
' what to do. The pheasant is Anna: she must give- you a
.' 'i‘brt’eit. ,
" ' “A! the endof the game, the birds say which of them has] ‘
3" feather, and they pay a forfeit. If any bird does not have
‘Ieather pulled from her wing during the game, she becomes
.  the next time.

CHINESE FANS.

W  " .The leader of the game says to her right-hand neighbor
  ship has come home from China." The other asks,
‘ {‘What has it brought ?” The first one replies, “ A fan ;" and

~ult. All the other players do the same. The second player
 then says to the third, “My ship has come home from
Wailing” and in answer to the question, “What has it
 ‘heughtif” replies, “ Two fans,” fanning herself with both
 'Jllnda, her gestures being imitated by all her companions.
“flute third player, on announcing the possession of "three-
f has,” has to keep moving the right foot, without ceasing the .
‘niotion of her two hands; the others, of course, doing the
 At “four fans," both feet and bath hands must be
.4”; moving. At “ five fans,” both feet, both hands, and the
 The» movements, executed all at once by the whole
I  the players, will give them a most ludicrous resemblance,
' 1‘ to a party of Chinese mandating. ~

’- HOT AND COLD. ,
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moves away from it, they cry, “ Cold.” . * '  
If she linds the concealed article, she hides it next limi‘:
If she gives up the search, she pays a forfeit. "
Sometimes a whole party go out of the room, and one 
mains in it to hide the chosen object they are to seek. 4 _
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WHISKING THE HANDKERCHIEF.

A little party of eight or ten girls ‘of about twelve years of" .
age are assembled. They decide on playing a game child}?
how to '3‘
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“ You must stand in a circle," she says, “ but you must an! 1;
)oin hands. You must put them behind your back and turn} ,1.
the paim outward, and you must all fix your eyes on the i 
ground; if any one looks up, she must pay a forfeit. N07,:
Mary, you take a handkerchief, dance lightly round the cite -~
cle, and slip it into any one‘s hand that you like. No one ‘
will know to whom you have given it, for all our eyes will in
on the ground. Then, suddenly, the one to whom you glwv-W
the handkerchief will whisk it up at one of us. The persons...

setntly; for Mary, who is on the watch, will strive to-  (
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Mary slipped the handkerchief into Edith’s hand unseen; " L
Edith whisked it against Mabel. who, taken by surprise, stand * '*
Still for a moment, and would have been caught. if Mary had"?  V
not luckily been on the opposite side of the circle. Recalled «‘ a

merry race ensued; but Mary caught her, and Mabel beam.
‘9 handkerchief-bearer” in her turn. .

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 played by a social party in Brooklyn not long since: ' '
V " ADA. I will write on slips of paper some, numbPrs—u
 'Kmany as we please. We twist our papers up. put them in a
 bat, and you each draw one. Then you open it, and say,
“ My famous number is Twelve—or whatever the number is.
' There were twélve. famous Caesars." If you don’t know
. " ' enough famous things or people to make the number, you pay
‘ a forfeit; but that will be impossible for you. '
CKARLEY. I am by no means sure; I think it very likely
that i shall pay the first forfeit myself. However, I am
ready to try if I can escape. '
», Ads and Charles then prepared their pieces of paper:
~  put them in a hat, accepted the two finally left, and re-
. sumed their seats. .
TILLIE. Ihave drawn the famous number of Four. I
think Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter are a famous
four.
7 ADA. I have drawn a famous number; it is Three. Oh!
"  know who shall be my famous three-the three Graces.
V l . GEORGE. Very well, Ada. I have drawn a famous num-
' I ; her. My number is Twelve. I will give the twelve month!-
of the year. i ’
CHARLEY. I have drawn a famous number—Nine. 0f
- course I give the nine Muses.
.* Manx. .I have drawn a famous number: it is Two. 0111:
‘ _,two{ greatest Generals, Washington and Grant.
ANNA. I have drawn a famous number ; it is Five. The
iVe senses are very famous—Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tast-
ng and Touching. A ’ I V-
‘ ‘ FANNY. I have drawn a famous number-Seven. Benn"
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Mama. I have drawn a famous number—Eight. May I. ' ‘. e,» ‘

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i5 '15; - ‘ THE oLAmvorAN‘f.

{é ‘ One of the players leaves the room, after having secretly

3 agreed with the leader of the game that certain objects are to
be designated by their initial letters. Thus, B would signify
“ ring,” W “ watch,” P “ purse,” etc. The leader of the game
then directs each of the company to lay some trifle upon the

, table, and opening the door, calls to her confederate, “Min
1 ‘---—-, since you are so marvelously gifted, be good enough to
name the article each person in the company has placed upon
yonder table. What has Mr. A. placed upon there?" The
fin: word of this question beginning with the letter “ W," her
confederate feels no hesitation in saying, “ It was a watch}! I
The leader continues, “But what (lid Miss B. put there 1’” 7
This phrase commencing with B, she boldly says, “ A book,"
or whatever article it was agreed should be designated by that
letter. This game, or rather trick, cleverly managed geo-
on).va produces a great effect.

THE QUAKER’S MEETING.

This is a most laughable game, and is thus played: ’The I
players, on whom absolute silence and gravity are strictly en-
joined, range themselves in wclose circle. The leader gives

- her right-hand neighbor a little tap on one cheek; she don
t ' the same to the person seated beside her, who follows her
example, and it thus makes the round of the circle. The
leader then taps her neighbor on both cheeks, the other ‘play-
are doing the same. The third round seizes her gently by the _
« 3‘ . car, which she continues to hold while the other players go.
, j I through the same evolutions, which end by producing so odd
' ' looking a human chain, that it becomes ahnost impossible to’_"
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' . ., Each player chooses a number for each question from the

.\ table, and the answer is then read aloud. One of the 

" h selected to read the questions and answers. ' I
' QUESTIONS: 1. What do I like best?

2. What. is my character?
‘8. What is my chief hope?
4. In what do I excel?
5. What is my most earnest wish!
6. Of what am I thinking?
Mums—Question 1.—1. Eating. 2. Sleeping. 8. Hunk
mg. ‘4. Talking. 5. Music. 6. Flattery. 7. Scandal.
8. Croquet. 9. Admiration. 10. Pretty young. ladies. 11
Green tea. 12. Reading. \
Questabn 2.—-—l. Gentle. 2. Firm. 8. Timid. 4. Chad-
nate. 5. Weak. 6. Nothing particular. 7. Observant. 8.

; Prudent. 9. Foolish. 10. Impatient. 11. Energetic. 12.

 'Coquettish.

‘ ' Question 3.—1. To please. 2. To be well dressed. 8. To
be admired. 4. To do good. 5. To be rich. 6. To‘ be
talked about. 7. To be loved. 8. To be invited to croquet
parties. 9. To be useful. 10. To be engaged. 11. To be:
good friend. 12. To sing well. ,

 4.—1. In mischief. 2. In scandal. 8. In, good;

 ~ . ness. 4'. In taming. a. In flirting. o. In scolding. 7. In‘

  patience. 8. In nonsense. 9. In music. 10. In dress. 11.
‘ In folly. 12. ‘In kindness.

' Question 5.—i. To become respected. 2. For the oompany

to admire me. 8. To be the best dressed of the evening. 4. "

 To be of use to everybody. 5. To make myself agreeable.

‘ 6. To display my cleverness. 7. To have a cup of tea. 8.
J . 'To go home. 9. Tobeasleep. 10. Tobeamueed. 11. To

" be envied. 12. To be loved. ‘
 Question 6.——~Of yourself. 2. Of an absent friend. 8. Of

" plum-pudding. 4. Of the last b00k you read. 5. Of the‘
glesder of this game. 6. Oi your own dress. 7. Of what we r

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\THE CHRISTMAS PIE.

This is a very favorite amusement for families and social
parties at Christmas. A large deep brown dish, is best for , '
the pie. Then a quantity of bran is procured. Meantime, ‘
great number of contributions to the pie have employed busy. '.
fingers—needle-cases, pincushions, braces for cricketers, eighty 
cases, books, purses, boxes. vases, etc, etc, are brought, and 1’: ‘
are privately put into the Christmas pie, and thickly covered. 
over. ‘ .
After dinner, on Christmas Eve, the Christmas pie is put on —,
the table, with a spoon and plate beside it. Everybody is in? 
vited to help herseif to it, and each spoonful brings out what-
ever it touches. Something round is under Ada’s sperm; 3
She disinters a ball—a nice leather hall ! Charley has brought
up a housewife quite complete, with needles, thimble, scissors,
etc. Papa takes out a very nice top; Anthony 9. book a lit- ~ ‘ ‘
tie beyond his age. Amy gets a most appropriate heiping—a
; little wooden cow The servants also have gifts from the
 V Christmas pie. The very inappropriateness of some of the
gifts helps to create laughter, and there is a good deal of
amusement in the after exchanging, or refusing to exchange,
them when the pie has disappeared. . t

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THINK 'OF A WORD.

t This is a game quite puzzling to lookers-on,which is played

, in the following manner by the“ Olive Branch ” group : Nelo

 J 4 lie quits the room. Meanwhile the rest of the company think

 ‘ » of a word, generally the name of some article of furniture or
object in the apartment Nellie is then recalled, and asked
the thing thought of—the questioner, Hattie, supposing the ’
word chosen to be “ book," asking: “ Can you tell us what we
have thought of?" “Yes.” “Well, then, was it a boot?”
“ No." " Was it that ornament i” “ No.” “Was it that 
orange 1’" . " No." “ Was it Stella’s knife.” “ No." “ Thea" , 1 '

“ what Was it t" The person questioned, finding that the initial '

.‘ietters of the above-mentioned articles tom the ward “  I

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'ilhesttsttagly answers, “ it is a book."

CROOKED ANSWERS

_ Emma I am going to put a question in a whisper. to
jury, who is seated on my right-hand, to which she will re-
1 'p'lyin the same tone. She will then put a question to M
'7; next neighbor, and receive her answer. When the tour of
. the circle is made, I shall commence by stating aloud the
{4 question put to me by my left-hand neighbor, answering it by
L , .l the reply received in answer to my own question and her next
‘  neighbor’s reply. (Wzispers to Mary.) Of what use are the .
' A bellows? L
’  ‘ MARY. To blow up the fire. (To Emily.) Of what use
 ‘is a fire-engine ? .
' ' EMILY. To put out a fire. (1!» Juliet.) Ofrwhat usets a
plow ?
JULIET. 'l‘o plow up the ground. (Te Helen.) Of what
" L use is a cap ? ‘.
'HELEN. To cover the head. (15 Matilda.) Of what use
is a shoe?
I _ MATILDA To protect your feet. (To Lenses.) 01' what
  meisablnck pin? ‘
  '  ,Lomsm. , ’l‘o fasten up your hair. (To Harriet.) Of what .
A we is a barometer? *
HARRIET. To tell the weather. (Aloud) Louise has
I ‘ just asked me the use of a barometer. Mary replied, “ To
'blow up the fire I" ' ,
MARY. Harriet has asked me the use of the bellows; and‘ I 
,Extsllykreplies,~ “ To put out the fire I” ' ' v :9
‘ EMILY. Mary wishes to know the use of the fire-engine, '
and Juliet tells her, “ To plow up the ground."

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GUESS ANY NUMBER THOUGHT OF.

~ .,  ' Desire any one of the company to think of any number she-
" chooses, provided it be even. Tell her triple it-—-halve the 2
' 4 product—triple this half, and then tell you how many times ‘
’ nine will go in it. Multiply this by two, and it will be the
U“'number thought of. Thus suppose “4” to be the number, 'v I
'{m‘tripleih making “12;” halve the product leaving‘ffifii’fi 
 triple tltls, making “ 18." in which “ 9 ” will go  ‘ .:
“Katee " multiplied by “ 2 ” gives you " 4.” the 
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.3601: NOTICES.

Charles, Mary. Walter, Lucy, Ads and Nora are each pm. ~ '
vided with half a sheet of note-paper. Charles writes fue- ’ ‘
title—real or imaginary~of a book, and folds it down, giv- " 
ing it to Mary, who, without seeing his, writes a second title, "'
and passing it on to Walter, who gives it an author, hides.
this, and giVes the paper to Lucy, who writes an opinion of .
the press; all that has gone before being unknown to each

‘ player. A second paper is started by Mary with the first title,
Waiter writes the second title, Lucy the author’s name, Nora
the opinion of the press, ,a third paper beginning with Walter.
One of the company is chosen to read the notices, the fol-
lowing being an illustration : 
0x Boo'rs AND ancxnvo; Or, the Way to be Hwy. '
BY A WHALE HUNI‘ER.

This is a very improving little book. Nobody can 
it without being the better for it. We heartily recommend
it to the young.

Tim Twm Sts'rnas; 0r, Flat-fish and mm
, BY A YOUNG ABPIBANT.

The events rival Miss Braddon’s, the characters surpa-
Hiss Austen’s, the language is worthy of a Shskspeare, the v I;- ‘
humor of a Dickens; in short, this little work is compo 
of every creature‘s best. i s ‘

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THE CROW IN THE FARMERS CORNFIELD. ,

One player addresses another :
“ Have you seen the crow in the farmer's cornfield 1"
The other replies:
“ Yes, I have seen the crow in the farmer’s cornfie "
“ Do you know what the crow does 1'”
, “Yes, I know what the crow does.”
‘ “ Can you do as he does i” ‘ .  r
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FORFEITS. ’

The interest of a game of forfeits is often Inarredat its con-

clusion by the want of variety in the tasks set for the re-
demption of the various pledges. These should not be of a
commonplace or unmeaning description. There is very little
amusement to be got from ordering a gentleman to kiss. such
or such a lady—to sing a song—to stand on one foot, etc., etc.
A In “ crying forfeits," not only should some degree of intel-
ligence or whimsicality be displayed in inventing the different
note of penitence; they should also be adapted to the capin
of the individuals selected to execute them.

We will endeavor to indicate a considerable number that

- will be found no less amusing in the carrying out, than the
games which have given rise to them.

As a number of the following acts of Penitence depend
Upon the introduction of “ kissing,” to which, properly, an ob-

_jection will exist in many societies, we need hardly say that
such amusements are only intended for societies where rela-
tionship or extreme intimacy will Warrant such familiarity.
It has not been considered expedient to separate them mm:
the rest-a confidence in the good taste and sense of propriety '
of our readers rendering such a proceeding unnecessary.

A Song.--If the penitcnt be able to mammals asong, so .
much the better; but if not, he should endeavor to choose one '
from his collection. As a rule, a single verse will be found
sufllcient. It the song chosen should happen to contain more
than one verse, it is always safe to stop at the conclusion of ’
the am. ‘ p ‘

’ The Will—The player ordered to make his will, bequeath:
Quench of his companions something he possesses—either 8n ,
article of property, or any moral or physical quality., , Thil . V n ‘
l. of course, an inexhaustible source of compliment! 01' W»  r 
 oasms; in dispensing thelatter of which. however. W911 ... ""
"  advise our readers to use as much delicacy and r, ,1
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Good Advice—The penitent gives—either in whispers or ’ ‘
aloud, according to the order he has received—any piece of" , "4
advice that may come into his head, to one or all the com- #1,
Oompwm.—You are ordered to compare a lady, or I 4
‘ gentleman, to some subject or other-and explain in what re-' I 
\ spect she, or he, resembles that object. and in what difl‘ers
from it. For instance—a lady compares a gentleman 'to a_
sheet of white paper: The resemblance exists in the facility ~
with which both receive a first impression—the difference in
the promptness with which the gentleman alone can receive
impresolons in quick succession, one after. another. which are
'.‘ as quickly efl‘aced. A gentleman compares a lady to a man-
tel clock: Like that article of furniture, she ornaments ’the
room wherein she is placed; but, unlike it, makes us forget.
the hours as they fly, instead of calling attention to them,
etc, etc.
The Secret—This consists in whispering a secret to each
member of the company. ;
27w Confidential Amen—The penitent places himself last,
in a row of three persons, the first of which whispers what- -
_ ever he likes to the second. The penitent has heard nothing,
4, but is obliged to whisper to the aforesaid second person an
answer to the observation of the first. The “ middle man " I
y, then repeats aloud what has been confided to him' on either
‘ side. The result is generally an amusing species of cross
reading.
Ilw First Laura—A certain number of letters are given to
i you, on which you are expected to found a speech—complig
, p . mentary or the reverse, as may be desired—to the person furr .'
nishing them; using eacn letter, in succession, as the 00:1»
mencement of a word. I
The Deaf Mm.-—The penitent is punished with the tein
M porary affliction of deafness, and compelled to stand in the
middle of the room. To all propositions to him he must an- 7
ever three times in succession,“ I am deaf; I can’t hear.” ,‘u
The fourth time, however, he must say, “ I can hear,” and ex-
eeute whatever command is imposed upon him. The 
~wall bat the unfortunate sufl’erer—is to make the first  '
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 asking him to salute her, to. which he is compelled L
‘to turn a deaf ear; while the fourth time he is requested to ‘
\ perform some humiliating act—such as sing a comic song,
. dance a hompipe, etc., etc.—wh10h he is compelled to put.
“ into immediate execution. , ’ L
I ; 17w Pilgrim—A gentleman conducts a lady round the
- circle, saying to each member of it, if a gemleman,"‘A kiss
' for my sister, and a morsel of bread for me!" If a lady,
“LA morsel of bread for my sister, and a kiss for me 1” The
bread is of.no particular importance, but the kiss is indispensg
ible.

The mock—A player is condemned to transformation to a
clock. He stands before the mantelpiece, and calls a player,
of the oppOsite sex, to him. The person thus called upon,
asks the “clock ” what time it is. The “clock ” replies whatp
ever hour he likes, claiming the same number of kisses as he
names hours of the day. If approved of, the player who has
asked the time takes the place of the “ clock,” and calls upon
another; the original ceremony being repeated in turn by all
the players of the company.

' ’Ttoae L—The player is selected to ask three questions of
', _ every.player in succession. The answer may be whatever the
‘ person questioned pleases ; but to it the unhappy victim must
invariably reply, “ ’Twas I." For instance: “ What did'you
‘ -‘ see last night on the avenue?” “ A man stealing a turkey.”
‘ “ ’Twas I.” “ Who did you see at Mrs. Smith’s reception ?"
“A young man, dressed in the hight of fashion, with a swal- I
low-tailed c0at-——coiored waiter at the table.” “ ’Twas Lf'
“ What curiosities did you observe in Philadelphia last week."
“ A donkey jogging through Broad street,” “ 'Twas I."

file Parrot.-—The parrot has to address to each person in
the company the question, “ If I was a parrot, what would
you teach me to say ‘2” and faithfully repeat the response. If,
however, the parrot be a gentleman, and receives from one’
of the young ladies the invitation, “ Kiss me, pretty Polly,”
he is allowed to avail himself of it. ‘ '

 ' NunJasJu‘on Kiss—Kiss one of your companions through
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When the twister a-twisting would twist him a twist, ' ~
For the twisting his twine be three times doth entwist;
But if one 0? the twists of the twist doth untwine,
The twine that untwisteth untwisteth the twine. ;

Four Corners—This old penance, “ to laugh in one corner“
at the room, cry in another, sing in another, and d;.nee in ,
another,” is too well known to need any explanantion. - 

2}; kiss a Box inside and out without opening it.—Thi’s is  I
done by first kissing it inside the room, and then outside '90. 
do”. ' . v ' . ‘1

To put Yourqu through the Keyhole—Write the word “ your- 3 
self " on a slip of paper, roll it up, and pass it through the j "5
keyhole. ' ' :

To spell Oomtantinople.—When you have spelt, the 
three syllables, your companions will call out “No, no’u- ,
meaning the nest—therefore go on spelling, as you incur as’ee- ' "
0nd forfeit if you pause to justify yourself. , ‘ . '

Kiss, Tap and Boer—One of the company makes, behiiid i
the person to whom the forfeit belongs, three gestures, a'klb, ‘

a tap under the chin, and a box on the ear, and asks him Whiéb I”- ,z
he will have, the first, the second, or the third—he  ‘ 
whichever he chooses.  ‘ 

A Rabbit’s K138.—Th6 couple having to redeem their fork '7
feits by this penance kneel at a little distance from one "In- 
other, each holding the end of a long needleful of thread    ,
their mouths. At a given signal they gradually diminish the I, I
distance between them, by drawing the thread within their '
lips, until suiflciently near to exchange the required kiss. - ;

Boo/Mo bade—To kiss her sister back to back. Thisis‘;
done over the shoulder. \ r 

Hacking—To pinch her own right arm below the elbow. '.
This is a catch. She can do so by pinching the wrist of he!

1 , right arm with her left hand. —  ; v
‘ ,  Fogding.—To guess who feeds her with~wster.‘  g
 ands spoon are iii-Ought, she is blindfolded  '

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' m is only released when her guess proves correct. 1 ' I  
" -‘ Won—For two players across the room. Shake hands ‘
filth any one named by the forfeitsholder, blindfold. This
.4 h a’ very amusing forfeit. Both the players are blinded, and
shave of course great difliculty in meeting. Their companions ‘
must Watch that they do not hurt themselves .in the attempt
It is by no means easy to shake hands under such circum-
‘itances I ‘
. 17w Quaint—Four players may redeem their forfeits by
, playing “ Obadiah, the Quaker.” They sit in a row: one at
1 the end begins twirling his thumbs slowly, and says:
/ I ’ ' “ Brothers, dear. to you I say,
That I must go to-day
To see my small brother.
I O-BA-DX-AY !"
i, He then rises, goes to the. middle of the room, and kneels on
 knee. All knee] in a line close behind him. Then the
t.egid one of the row gives the player before him a good push,
’ aid the little ones roll on the carpet amid shouts of laughtel.

CONUN DRUMS.

5 Which are the two hottest letters of the alphabet i—K N
(Go nne.)
. ‘_ ho is the man who carries every thing before him l—Tho
“Winn. U h 1 1 B I
V,  l is t e a est ettcr in the a habet ?— ecause it h
Wyzinfun. g y k pd ~
, ten ma a man’s oc et be em t an ethaye something
[nit P—‘Whe’l'1 it has alliole in it. p y y
Which is the merriest sauce ?-—Capcr sauce.
Why is a out going up three pairs of stairs like a. high hill 3
; ea] eatise she’s a-mount‘in’. V
« by is it horse like the letter Oi—Because gee (G) makes it
'0

i  What have you to expect at an hotel ?—-Inn-attention. \
What is that word of five letters, of which, when you take
his two, only one remains ?-—Stone. ‘
« 4 When is that: letter ll like a fires—It Eistklfs oéldboil. n u.
at We me be renounce quic er y a in a a
 it l—Quick. y  8 .y .
,7 merelatlon is that child to its father who is not its 8* ‘
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If a heater costs two hundred and fifty dollars. what will I ' .~
ton of coals come to?-Ashes. - . '-
Whe'n may a ship be said to be in love ‘l—When she with
for a mate. ..

What relation is the door-mat to the seraper?-—A step-fa-

‘ther (farther.)

What is that which has never been felt, seen nor heard—-
never existed. and still has a name ?—Nothing.

W'hat is that which comes with a bus, goes with a bus, is of
mouse to the bus, and yet the bus can’t go without it. l—A
name.

Why does a duck put its head under water ?—For diver’s
reasons. '

Describe a suit of old clothes in two letters ?—C D (seedyan

What American poet may be considered equal to three-fl
of the peets, ancient and modern ?—P0e.

How would you express in two letters that one person was
twice the weight of another ?—-I W (I double you.) ' \

What is that which occurs once in a minute, twice in a mo- .
merit, and not once in a-hundred years ?—Letter M. ’ v ‘

What is an old lady in the middle of a river like ?-—Like to
be drowned.

.,Why is a proud girl like a music-book ?—She is so full '01
airs.

When is a thief like a reporter ?—When he takes notes.

What things increase the more you contract them 7—Debu. .

co“limit town is drawn more frequently than any othtn' '-
r '. v
What is the key-note to good breeding ?———B-natural.
Which is the ugliest hood ever worn ?——Falsehood.

What nation will always overcome in the end ?—Determina-  ~

tion. .
What have you now before you which would give you a ~
company, a vailed lady, and a noisytoy ?—Co-nun-drum.
What do on put before nine to make it three less by the
addition ?— IX. I
If I were in the sun and you out of it, what would the sun
become ?-—Sin.

Why is an engine like a schoolmaster l—Beeause one In“  L

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