The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-30
Country Pastimes.

GAMES FOR RAINY DAYS, BEACH GATHERINGS Oh
GARDEN PARTIES.
OLE BULLS CONCERT. A few Of the company
having the secret remain i'll the room, the others
retire and are called in by one. As the novice
enters those in the room repeat in concert all the
actions and EXPLANATIONS of the person introduced
upon whom the sell finally dawns. to the amuse
ment OF the company and the curiosity OF the wait
ing ones. who have lot yet entered the room, but
who hear and wonder at the laughter in the con
cert room.
GENTEEL FAMILY. The company being seated
one starts the game by saying II, genteel gen
tleman Tor LADY,, say to you, genteel lady, Tor
gentleman) that my father has COW Tor any
other obiect) Next person repeats sentence to
next party adding another object to fathers pos
sessions, each succeeding player adding an object
and being required to preserve the exact order OF
objects previously enumerated Any omission or
change in order subjects the party to pay penalty
or be condemned to wear horn of paper. Game
continues till the best memory is found and fails
How, WHEN, OR WHERE. One Of the company
retires while the rest choose word which Is to
be guessed by the answers returned to the three
questions, How, when and where do you like
it" Suppose the word chosen to be flame H.
asks, How do YOU like IT, and is answered,
odd" New" STEADY Put out" etc. He then
asks, w hen do you like it," and is told When
am cold, When am warm" After dinner
etc He next inquiries Where do you like j. =
and is told, in Ceias breast" Before my slip
pers,' In iron bars" etc. 1t is most puzzling
when word is chosen which has several meanings
Sense, Scents, Cents If the name Of one of
the company will admit Of punning, il is very
amusing
CONSEQUENCES Each of a number of persons is
furnished with strip of paper each writes on it
a statement regarding one OF the following partic-
uars: descriptive adjective; name of a certain
man name of a certain woman where they met ;
when what he said what she said what the
world said; what the consequence was After
each statement is written, it is hidden by fold in
the paper and passed to next person, etc Finally
each paper is read, and there results sometimes
strangely consequent, but most frequently very
ilconsequent romances in miniature
The COURT OF CONTRADICTIONS. Seats and
hats for those playing are the only requisites One
player acts as Judge; others come into court TO
present a (which should be made as humor
as possble) and as defendant witnesses, jury,
etc. When the Judge rises all others must sit,
and RICE when his hat is on. all others must
be off, and cice feySa again. The first who makes
a mistake pays forfeit or takes the judges seat
This simple game is warranted to send sedate
party into shouts, 1t is a Spanish version of our
Simon says. thumbs up"
GAME OF GEOGRAPHY. This is played by each
person taking pencil and paper, and in given
tme-say five Misunderstanding as many geo
graphical names, beginning with certain letter,
he can remember. When Time is called, a
player reads his list, and any name that he has,
and the Others have not counts as many for him
as there are players besides himself Each then
reads his list in turn, and the one who scores
the greatest number when all have read, wins the
game. If during the reading any name is chal-
lenged, and the writer is unable to describe it, if
It be river sea- bay, etc or locate it if it is a
city, town, cape, every other player counts one
THE Moon Is ROUND. The company shoald be
seated in a circle and the player who introduces
the game passes his left hand before his face, re-
peating The moon is round has two eyes, nose
mouth indicating by ''dabs' the position of eyes,
nd lie jpht hoD 10 Z han
requested to repeat this exactly as he did The
catch consists in outlining the moon with the left
hand lnvoluntarily every person not in the secret
uses the right hand, and is puzzled to learn where
his failure was. Simple as the game appears we
have seen party Of intelligent ladies and gentle
men amuse themselves a large part of the evening
in witnessing the truless efforts of the unintiated
to discover the catch.
WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE7 One of the com
pany is selected who decides in his mind upon a
word that has several meanings all pronounced
alike though spelled differently, as buoy boy. He
then says, Il have thought, what is it like 7" The
company are then at liberty to ask him any ques
tons they please, and he must answer truthfully
though he may apply the question to any of the
meanings he chooses. The more definitions the
more confusing may be the answers. The one
who guesseS takes the next Thought"
ACTING RHYMES. Company forms two divis
IONS LIST division retires and I'd division selects
some word, and acquaints LIST division with another
word with which the chosen word rhymes LIST
division guesses by itself at the chosen word and
then returns to I'd division and acts in pantomime
the word it proposes to answer. The I'd division
must guess what word is acted if it be not the
word chosen lat frst for guessing the LIST division
again retires and returns to act another proposed
word. As soon as it hits upon the correct word
the divisions change places, the I'd retiring while
the LIST chooses word for the others to guess
OLD MRS. SMITH The starter being in the secret
says .'l'll give you something you cant repeat
correctly. Now see here Old Mrs Smith is dead /;
poor Mrs Smith" The right hand neighbor at
tempts it and the others follow in succession, and
invariably every one omits to repeat the catch
sentence, Now see here" Misleading infect ons,
etc helm 10 mYStifY the uninitiated