Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25

creatures OF, habit A forfeit i exact
! ed from every person who literally
obeys the word Of command.
-@e i BhnDnAxts 1u,1
This game can be played wftka wand,
which relieves itTofabe tsudency 70
1omp.. The blindman, with 4 long wand
ii placed in the middle Of the room;
| the players seanA akound him hand
inrhand, singing . eheEue. Ihey sud-
sseS ss1etehes ent hi. ;sa 1nd a sosses
somebody, who ii +. ublissd to saks
hold Of il by the end. The Hindnaa
repeats = few words (anythi1g win
do), which the -pen6on holding the
wand nust irn;tate4s Il i.ed bZ
the voice be must pay : forfeit and
take the blindman's pla6e.
1ss:. ,:@a~;,;s ,on1r,1,.a: ;s11,a 49,
|, Forfeits should BE- as ingenious and
udexpected rs possible. New ones, in.
veoteds0n the fpu of thdDonent. ne
sure to meet with signal sueeeaA But
no one should venture to play. at for
feissavho hos not IN to 5dfsG place,
perfect command of tempoe or Who
cannot, secondly, while in the height
Of merfimeft, observe the rules of fine
breeding and decoeun.uH - sss:s4
In no class of forfeit, - good breed
! ing more Indispensable than In that
which involves the at of kissing. Our
foretathe1s .practieed them. i1Dooently,
and SO, it is hoped, may We; and there
fore, without further preface or ser-
mon, We will give few examples, be-
ginning with the tantalixing position
Of being d Knight Of the eofrowful
Counte1ance. In, thia, the psEapn to
pay the penalty takes his sent On .
chair, when 4 lady comes and sits upon
his knees; to be kissed BY another gen.
tleman. -r,s-.s:- :
Amongst penitential kisses are the
Convent kiss and the Capuchin kiss.
For the first the back Of . chair II sub.
stituted for the grating of the convent
door: and a. the wooden bar are
mostly Wfdzf 1pxff s676 the iron ones,
the former have decidedly tho .dvan-
i ta0e. .~-essse x8.-.s.z54.s ,zsfft -
For = Monastio kiss, : eentleman
and lady kneeI on tho carpet, baSk to
,baek. Both 4 then turn aleir heads
one to the right, the other 10 the left,
until The desired salute II given. A.
lAlie noaitihn "a ruthArs1laipnfA9Vo - The
ladv. and mieht eyen cause ~, 20 faII.
it "a alIovabie for the eentleman deli.
cately to helm her to keen her 6Elanes
Nth hia ar1n...-s-.x4ze i.r So
.Kissino vonr own shadow IN mr.
formed kv nIac;t0 vnnn.eif keffxee,
~ X-1;nhA ,c,i t5,o.1say = -.
~ R;.s;n. the candic.+;cl :. :. it'll.
t,;cf nIe1ed On 3 1adv vhom Won hava
cunnineiy persuaded into holding =
| lo.na1.s K;.,.i.1 Tho l,otkrm Of n
candlestiok NAV ho effected IN nlacine
fhe candles1cf On the ladVs heed:
.i, shov;nCsthe sr;r;t ,of soo1trsiaioi;on is
doing tRa very reverse of vhst thapon-
1 nanv f:;ii yoH fo do: vou are fuckv
kfeHSx fhs4ef6retlEt tladv eellss you
lth.t. sha ineists nnn,,v uoe kiasin9
ha, vhen condamned M fnrfeif Te
snIit Won ChiGnef ,ome 1atSyiS n.ne
;n.ths 1h, esr 49, Of f., ,nersonvhasi,es the
forfeits, and then put yourself IN .
corner, and the forfeit holder con-
~ @n y" en@ ~ ~ ron IN the co,ner Won
AZ ~ ~ so,,1;9ei ie hovever unv1llinelv. TO tu1n
1our hsef On IN e1oept the ons vhoso
nsma voug had peeviously deaienated,
| a;;rr and Z narfoym nilo1;mace ara
l-.e.;to so,fe;t.. - -Fo, cha 6y.ff NON
- no g., On COM knees hefore = l:1v.
~ ga eT tcroS Ie, 1 h.n1s MI ,enestediv v;i2
1nn 1o,,, ;o sovn bss,ds. .eiasped. Shs pes4ends
T T,,a'a~.f to xo.r entre.;ee. .nd AZ
~ *oo.s 1ot - nIder.t.ni vh.t e IN you
Ies;,s f, ~ IL iast aha ssks. 3 10 Won
.~sst - :or,. hrsed &: DO 10. vaok some
wa+"rs n xon v.nt = nennva DO
90, rart : nsir az shoea ! and % on.
H. H." e.ch % ~ these onestions .vou. .s.sver
ns.st;velv nv e ~ nv a shake of the head .and
ao1t;nreG snnnl;cation With clasped
i,onSs 9ha .then; ~: 6 do VIM vent
.'I;-a,,. a1 % .t vh,eh v1r Of ooorse Jump
rn ;o1fnllv and immediatelv take Cha
salIts l & w. Che second sve vifl euppose
i lthezeompsnv-. 70 form = sort of circle.
W., toEe . i.dv nv the hand and.lead
LOU Lou .anna sans ~" , .;r:Ia nj nresept;no her to
80 - .s- ,,s-,S, ~ ,,e.cnf sayinc 10 the
ese.y paeo. ~. - yoG.rl...e
10 ';tt1a .;.ter and : IA al hrea9
S, IN re3seif NJ elf. ], to tie ladies: .. Il little
Nd for nv little s;skee, and Skis
form mv,alf. The kiss can by NO means
r. ,.fnsal - x X.
/ - FSe Jonrney- to Cosinth-or any
lvhere eise. resembleA ipsome respects,
Iohn G,lnin's famous and unfruitful
ride the forfeit-pay1enr.s Who Is doing
j nenanoes holding . lighted taper, leads
arouud the room. another Eentle0an,
With . White pocket handf ferchief in
his hand. This gentleman kisses every
lady in turn and each time politely
wipes the lips Of his conductor, the
tpenitentlal for cit. payer; which may
water, but which wants no wiping..
| You kiss the lady you love best,
without any body knowing Who she ie,
! bv SO salutinR e1ery lady present. In
the disappointed kiss the lady. ad-
Yances towards the penitent, - If to
= confer that favor on him !: then. sud.
denly tnIn;no aaida...she aIlovs. her
nearest 9ne;oShor To 4onch her cheek
.. v;th her Gns' >> '>>,>'>. -->> e'->
~ Wben compelled .bv che forfeit "a
;oh .von % INTO . CORNER, .na ~
,, there until vou Are asked7 g For vhom
arc von s;oSino9D wT-em zsiohink fo1
So.:nd- -so' y von renlv- Mo So.and-so
!, is ohl;oed to come sni receive vour a.
|, Int. and AGAIN taies her place in the