The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-26

johnson Is his last name,
Among the lily-white daisies
Then the girls name is sung through
in the same manner, and the words, if
not the tune, changes to the pathetic.
Now poor slireds dead and gone, dead and gone,
desi aud gone.
Now poor Alfred dead and gone, among tho lily
white DAISIES.
A verse describing the lamentable fact
that the girl has been left a widow is
next sung and fitting finale Is the fol-
lowing
Twenyfour children at her feet at her icet at her
Twenty-iou children at her feet, among the lily
white daisies. 49,
There is another old game and one
that is still great favorite with the
children III this park. 1t Is as follows:
King William King James son,
And on royal race he RAM
And on his breast he wore star,
And it called the life of war.
Go choose your East go choose your West,
Go choose the one that you love best
III he's not here, 90 choose the n KIT.
Now OH this carpet you must kneel,
As sure as grass grows in the led;
Salute your bride and kiss her sweet,
And Kiss and stand upon your feet.
London Bridge" Is another. The
verses run as follows:
London bridge is falling down, falling down. falling
down,
London bridge is falling down,
Fare you wen, my lady, OIL
Stole my watch and stole my chain, stole my chain
stole my chain; a g.
Stole my watch and stole my shan
Fare you well, my lady, OIL
OF toprison you must go, you must go, you must
of 10 prison you must 60,
So fare you well, my lady, OH
"Green Gravel" is quite a common
game, but may not be familiar to all of
you:
Green gravel green gravel, the grass is so green,
And all your relations ashamed to be seen;
Green gravel, green gravel, your true love Is dead
He has sent you Letter TO turn back your head.
Each child, as the verse is repeated.
turns his or her head, until all are stand
ing face outward. Then they shout !:
Bunch of ragsv" as loud as they can.
and then run. All this is perhaps nom
sensical and without meaning. but it
pleases the children, and what more can
be asked
Open the gates as high as the sky,
| And let King Williams horses go by
Is another old game which the children
are fond of playing. The girls stand
opposite to each other and join hands.
When they "open the gates" which,
literally, is to raise their hands, one of
the crowd passes in. They then sing:
Here comes candle to light you to bed;
Here comes Ratchet to cut of your head
With this their hands descend, and
the child thus imprisoned is asked to
choose between two things. Having
done this, she goes behind one of the
girls, and when all have chosen, both
sides phil, the side which breaks first
being of course regarded as vanquished.
Every one who has passed along the
streets about nightfall has heard the ia.
miliar story Of :. Miss Jennie Jones -
sung by the children. They first tell
you. that they are going to see Miss
Jennie Jones and ask show she is
now?" The next verse tells you that
she in very sick, the next that she is
worse, and the last that she is dead. AT
this point "Miss Jennie JONES'" who
has been hiding, runs out. The chill
dren scamper away, but one is gener.
ally caught. She then becomes Miss
Jennie JONES'" and the game recon-
mences. Another game which the little
ones delight in is
Oats peas beans and barley grows
THIS is the way the farmer sows;
He stamps his foot, and clasps his hands.
And turns around to view the land
There are few mothers but who will
interest themselves enough in the sport
of their children to teach them to sing
these verses to some old familiar tune
and thus make them happy many sum
mer day.