The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-03
Children's Games.

FORTUNE RLLING.-Each master or
miss writes upon separate slips of pa
per the names of favorite sweethearts,
Incloses each slip in a ball of slightly
moistened clay, or gravel, and casts the
balls into basin of water. AS the wa
ter penetrates the gravel the latter
crumbles away, and the first liberated
slip coming to the surface of the wa
ter bears the name of "the one whose
love is the best.
The LETTER CARRIER. -Everybo body
seated, save the Letter-Carrier, and
each taking the name of some town or
city. The Letter-Carrier calls out
"Ihe mail is going between New York
and Boston " Tor any other two places,
and the representative of the towns
named try to exchange seats before he
can reach either of them. If he does
reach one before the exchange is made,
that one must become the r-Car-
rier."
The GREAT MAGICIAN.-A figure is
made up of shawls, false-face, a gilt pa
per crown, q window brush for the back
of the head, ETC., and placed behind the
table. A boy on all tours, hidden by
the robe of shawls, uses his hands and
arms to represent the feet and.legs of the
puppet, and another boy, standing and
similarly concealed, supplies the arms
and hands above. The magician y
thus constructed is capable, of course,
of many gesticulatory and gymnastic
demonstrations in answer to the ques-
tions of his admirers.
SPINNING THE ToP.-All sit about
round table, and each chooses the
name of some flower or animal. Their
one rises and sets small spinner OF
teetotum spinning from his fingers, OF
the table, calling the name of one of the
chosen flowers or animals as he does so
The person whose choice that name has
been must give the teetotum another
spin and another name before it has
fallen and so on through the whole
company, until some one of the called
is not quick enough, and has to pay
forfeit and become the spinner.
DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF To play
this veteran game, which, by thelway, Ii
also popular outdoor diversion, two
standing circles are formed, one within
the other. The leader goes around be
tween the two holding handkerchief
which he drops at the feet of whom h,
chooses. The one thus designated mus
then quickly slip out of his, or her
place inthe ring, and, by lodging in anC
out among the others, strive not to b,
caught until getting all the way arount
to the place again. If caught, tn,
captured one must go to the center an(
take the handkerchief.
KING AND QUEEN TUMBLETY.--A mas
ter and miss are equipped respectivel.
as King and Queen while the remain
der of the company are in an adjoining
room or hall, and placed upon thxon
formed by q shawl or colored table-cov
err, placed carefully across two loy
stools about two feet apart. Then tn
company are brought in one by one
and graciously requested by their ma
jesties to take seat between them
As the gratified courtier undertakes t
do this the King and the Queen stimuli
taneously rise, when down pumps tn
victim between the two concealed stools
SHADOW -SHow.-A sheet is suspende
tightly across darkened room, car
ult lucNtl ~ htlOScht lulupD hBuJtu uu
placed upon the floor few feet benin
it, and the selected players are range
behind the candle. All being ready fo
the show, the players, dressed in an
comic way. may perform what funn
pantomime they choose between candl
and sheet, and their shadows will b
projected upon the latter TO the uproal
ious amusement of the audience on til
other side. BY jumping over the cal
! die from before it, the jumper is mad
, to disappear very laughingly and SUI
! prisingly in the air.
, Follow THE FIDDLER perso
selects an instrument, the playing upo
which he or she will initiate by motto
! of hands. The leader, standing in I'll
! center of the circle, cries Follow til
:. Fiddler !" and pretends to be playin
/, upon a fiddle. All eyes must be keI
= upon him, and while he acts the fiddle
all the other must keep on imitatin
! their own nstruments-piano, han,
: organ, flute, drums, or whatever the
+, are. When he changes off to anoth'
= instrument, the one who has been i'm
! Eating the latter must instantly tui
. fiddler. If failing to do so in tim
q the delinquent must pay some forfei
! and become fiddler in his turn,