Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-26
THE callDaeM's HOUR.
FIJI 1t on Thanksgiving with Joys That
VIII Never BE Forgotten


viii Never ise Forgotten.
Let Thanksgiving bea night Of roIlick-
ing fun for the children. little and big
In after years. when they are away from
home, its influences will linger around
them still Your son or your daughter
may be kept in the straight and mar
row way by the remembrance OF Just
one happy home night.
A simple game that even the baby can
almost rake pari IN is called Fish
Flesh or Fowl The leader must stand
and say to one Fish. flesh or fowl
Then. if before he has counted five. thar
one does not give the nanleof some fowl
be must pay ffrfeit There IS Tors q
fun IN this game tor. ii the effort Il
think of some fowl quickly. one is likely
10 get confused and cry out "eels. OF
elephants forgetting that these are
unlikely fowls The leader must talk
rapidly for the older folk. but more
slowly for the little ones. 1t will incite
the latter to look mp all the available
names Of fowl when they know this game
is TO be played
If there is a large party Of boys and
girls. if cousins or neighbors have been
asked in. The Jolly Mariners is AN en-.
joyable game Have the parlor doors
opened so ~ to pass through one door
and out at the other The boys ali
march around. the one who takes the
lead with handkerchief over his shout
der, and all singing:
NNa,r.. -..t 80 fotl.s tally lo1a
Who hnve just arrived on shore.
We spend our days ia many merry ways
As we have done before.
And we viii turn around and round.
And we viii turn around.
And he who finds a very pretty girl.
Must kiss her kneeling down.
Having chosen his very pretty girl.
and saluted her. he spreads his handker.
chief for her to kneel upon. while the
girls sing
It's bargain. bargain for you. young man
It's bargain. bargain for you.
You've given your word. now keep IL true
And love her all you can.
Then another lad takes the lead. and
the song is repeated until all the girls
have been chosen.
There isn't much TO be said for the
meter or rhyme of these verses. but the
boys and girls will not be too critical
about that. and those who object to boys
and girls of tender years kissing each
other may teach the former to make n
courtly bow instead.
MY fathers got home from India" is
a game that never fails to bring down
the house. Seat the children ON three
sides Of the room. and let the leader sit
so that he can be seen by all. He must
then say. My fathers got home from
India" "What did he bring your" one
must be instructed to ask. You reply,
"a FAM" and then begin to fan yourself
with your hand. which all must initiate
Then you repeat the remark about the
return of your father and another asks,
"What did he bring your" 1.-TWO fans.
tanning with both hands. which all must
initiate.
To the next question the answer is,
1.-TWO fans, boot and Shoe" which
necessitates that both hands go through
the motion of tanning. while the feet
tap the floor. To the next you reply.
1.-TWO fans. boot. shoe and hat.
and then the head must be nodded. The
first one who misses any motion must
pay forfeit. and il is needless to say
that the forfeits are many. 1t is really
good exercise, and after the little ones
have been thoroughly instructed in
games of this kind. they viii relieve you
Of their care through many busy hour
by playing them among themselves.
An impressive ceremony that can
scarcely be called game. is to ask each
one what he has had to be thankful foi
through the past year. beginning with
the youngest.-St Louis Post Dispatch |