Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23

Tip Under tass YER, OIL .,.1a :
and excellent game i described whfc1, =
very popular IN GeEaany. and Will h.
saaaly g IN America when IL becomes
Known When first read, Il NAV NJ. .,.e,,,
/ 10 amount TO MUCH but i, neesas onl, ~ T..
. 'Heo 70 become favor.,e with old ar,
young. Any number can play. an. ~
ssha nor practice Is required. aua i, !.
sdapsed as we'll 10 the parsssr ~ n n.
picnic Inc writer has ,,aei In Il on
80 successive days. once In pleasant
drawing room with a large round ta,l,e j.,
sie center. oy The ehcery light of 4 nasl
s,'s "ood IRE. anu, a-saa. uadcr the
asahs naples by tne side -. beaa,s'.
.. 'aAe- on tie latter OCCASION a large sl.sl
vas spread on the ground. aud a merry
's.oup ,t hIiSht eyed cnllsiren. with Their
parents anu Older friends sa, arssua.. on
s'e grass Oae n! the ma.nmas poured I'll,
"oih paper package o. assnrsei cau.tv
aha sHaii toys about As MANY pieces as the
au'aoeF Oh players, making shc tempting
"eai' Is neatly a. possible III The sna.t,ie IF
'he sha*i within easy reach ut al Alter
Que oi the children lad been h!inifolt..,i
ne oi The ladies touched al article IN In.
PIE IN The shaw, III orsier ,o pnnt IL out
10 AL excepting the one waas. eyes ver.
closed. The player then opened her eyes
ahu was lowed 10 select one III y i'm.
anu Keep Tor her own ali sae could ol,s..n
"ithonl taxing tile up or the piece tn..
uau oeeh touched. Often n great mauy
p'eees can Dc taken ani i'll su.ise cases the
UP is he last one ID be pltcaed uypa.
ous soh.titnes an unlucky PLAYER selects
Tue up hIsi, inewhich case she aafns
hothihS, Tor the moment size takes I'M.
up she must give IL up, aud the turn
passes 10 the next player on her right. ar
course all the cAildrea scream when ,hn
UP Is tou' he'd, and the uulucky o,s,.s are
laughed AT little. but are confor...t hv
presents of candy from tile stores ot IN.
more fortunate. All vino do not /. .li,.ve
In the interest OF the game ass cordial, 10.
'iteu 10 secure group Of ehlilren and
paper Of candy, or OF little presents nice,y
wrapped III papers, and IL i;y IL tor ,ic.il
selves
Initials.-Ths new and in,eres,ing
5ahic can be played III seyeri. WAYS AMI
An also be used In cpnnc,.l,a vi h otn.r
'iu 9auies, 10 whlca it icnlis Il new charm
Any number OF players can join, caca QUO
u whom tells the Initials OF us or ,t,r
1ane, while the others can W lteooa am
u paper II they do not prefer trusting 1,
he.ioi}. Zach player iavcnts an init /
sentence, nsing thc letters ri one q, Inc
lameS, Inns sentence may he humorous
u sensible, complimentary oi The reverse.
ana can sometimes be ina,.e t. llt cxc.ci
Ugly well As specimens, few lm
otonplu sentences are gwen On tie actual
'an,es ..l.1s, ol som some OF The original players
oaucy TelI-Taie. Goodness Brings B.ess-
ngs. When all have prepared one or more
the leader begins py addressing
any p,rs)n he pieascs with "A remark
lormcd upon his initials. aui each OF tEe
other players follows his example, also
using the same letters. THIS attack Is
kept up unfortunately on tue person al
dressed by the leader. until he can answer
Tie person who last addressed him nrfurc
another Of the players can say another SEN
tence In the letters III his name. In which
case the others ali turn their remarks Oh
the one thus caught. The game t.i1s goes
merrliy on, as shouts Of laughter aiaafs
follow the quick concei1s H4lch arc sure
to be inspired by the excitement of the
game. As specimen IF The way III
which 1t can be applied u an Old game
"Iwirl the Platler" has new iasercs.
when the players are called on, by illtlal :
sentences, as the enort to discover sue )
by the twirler, III order II catch tie platter
before II ceases - spin, keeps every piayte
on the er.