Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-24

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Let Thanksgiving bea night Of rollick.
ing fun for the children. little and big
In after years, when they are away from
home. H. influences will liugcr around
them still Your son or your daughter
may BE- kept In the "straight aud mar.
row way" BY the remembrance OF Just
ono happy home night
A simple game that even the baby can
almost TAXI part In Is called Fish.
Flesh or Fowl" The leader must stand
and say 10 one. "Fish. flesh or fowl
Then, II before he has counted live. that
one does not give the name Of some fowl
he must pay n forfeit There h lots OF
fun In this game, tor, In the effort TO
think Of somo fowl quickly. one Is likely
10 get confused and cry out "ccls." or
elephants" forgetting that these are
unlikely fowls The leader must talk
rapidly for tho older folk. hnt more
slowly for the little ones Il will incite
tho latter 10 look up all the available
names Of fowl when they know this game
Is to DO played.
II there u u large party Of boys and
girls, II cousins or ncighbors have been
asked Ia, 1.-THE jolly Mariners" Is an en-.
joyablo game Have the parlor door
opened 40 a. 20 pass through one door
and out AZ the other Tho boys all
march around, the one who takes the
lead with u handkerchief over his shout.
der. and all tiugiugi
We are .oi ~ Jolly, Jolly lads
Who have Just arrived on shore.
Wospeir our days 10 many merry way.
A. We have done before
Aud We viii turn Aruuud aud round,
And We will turn around.
And 10 who nhds very pretty girl
Must kias HOT kngellng down.
Having chosen his Every pretty girl"
and saluted her, he spreads Ills hlndkcr.
chief for her to kneel upon. while the
girls sing
lts hareain. bargain for you. young man.
lisa bargain, a bargain Tor you.
You've given your word, now ke,p ID true.
Aud love her all you can.
Then another lad takes tho lead, and
the song "a repeated until all tho girls
have been chosen.
There isn't much 20 DO said for the
meter or rhyme Of these verses, but the
boys and girls win not be too critical
about that, and those who object 90 bows
and girls OF tender years kissing each
other may teach the former TO make a
courily bow instead.
MY fathers got home from India 1,
a game that never fails 10 bring down
the house, Seat the children on three
sides OF the room, and let tho leader sit
10 that he can be seen by all. lie must
then say, "My fathers got home from
India" "what did he bring your" one
must DO instructed TO ask You reply.
"a fan" anil thgn begin to fan yourself
with your hand, which all must Initiate
Then you repeat tho remark about the
return OF your father and another asks
what did he bring your 1.-Two tanH,r
tanning with both hands, which all must
initiate.
To tho next question tho answer Is.
Two iaus, n boot and shoe, which
nccessitaies that both hands 90 through
the motion " tanning, while tho feet
tap the hooE 10 the noNt you reply.
Two fans, u boot, u shoe aud hat
and then the head must he nodded. The
hrst one who misses any motion must
pay forfeit, aud It Is needless 20 say
that the forfoits are many. II isreally
good exercise, aud after tho little ones
have been thoroughly instructed In
games Of this kind, they will relieve yon
OF their care through many q busy hour
by playing them among themselves
An impressive ceremony that can
scarcely be called a game, Is 70 ask each
one what ho has had TO ho thankful for
through the past year, beginning with
the youngest-st. Louis Post Dispatch.