The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-28
THE CHILDREN's HOUR.
Fill 1t on Thanksgiving with Joys That
will Never Be Forgotten.

Let Thanksgiving be a night OF
rollicking fun for the children. little
and big. In after wears, when they
are away rom home, it's influences
will linger around them still Your
son or your daughter may be kept
in the straight and narrow way''
by the remembrance of just one hap
py home night.
A simple game that even the baby
can almost take part in is called
Fish, Flesh or Fowl" The leader
must stand and say to one, Fish,
flesh or fowl2" Then, if before he
has counted five, that one does not
give the name of some fowl, he must
pay forfeit There is lots of fun
in this game, for in the effort to
think of some fowl quickly, one is
likely to get confused and cry out
"eels, or elephants forgetting
that these are unlikely fowls. The
leader must talk rapidly for the old
err folk, bnt more slowly for the lit
tie ones. 1t will incite the latter to
look up all the available names of
fowl when they know this game is
TO be played.
Ii there is a large party of boys
and girls, if cousins or neighbors
have been asked in, "The jolly
Mariners is an enjoyable game
Have the parlor doors opened so as
to pass through one door and out at
the other. The boys all march
around, the one who takes the lead
with a handkerchief over his shout
der, and all singing:
We are set OF jolly, jolly lads,
Who have just arrived on shore;
We spend our days in many merry ways,
AS we have done before.
And we will turn around and round,
And we will turn around,
And he who finds very pretty girl,
Must kiss her kneeling down.
Having chosen his .'very pretty
girl" and saluted her, he spreads
his handkerchief for her to kneel
upon, while the girls sing:
It's a bargain, bargain for you, young
man,
It's bargain, bargain for you;
You've given your word, now keep it
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 ten
der years kissing each other may
teach the former to make a 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 you?" one must
be instructed to ask. You reply,
"A fan" and then begin to fan your
self with your hand, which all must
initiate. Then you repeat the re-
mark about the return of your father
and another asks, What did he bring
your" Tive FANS tanning with
both hands, which all must initiate,
To the next question the answer
is, 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 your reply, Two fans, boot,
shoe and a hat" and then the head
must be nodded The first one who
misses any motion must pay forfeit,
and it is needless to say that the
forfeits are many. tits really good
exercise, and after the little ones
have been thoroughly instructed in
games ofthis kind, they will relieve
you of their care through many
busy hour by playing among them
selves.
An impressive ceremony that can
scarcely be called game. is to ask
each one what he has had to be thank
ful for through the past year, be-
ginning with the youngest.