New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
STREET CANES OF LITTLE nm.
THE OLD ONES SURVIVE IN sprrv
EFFORTS OF KINpERc .prrr


In these days when play is made a sunless.
fui study when game is made up an ~. 0<
principles, and Is played in a scientific vav euuae
In kindergarten or on football field /, =. asss
times OF interest TO take a glance NJ N, "n<
are not so planned. but have Just rro,n ~" ts9
student OF child life the games PLAYED 4, " rss
all over New-York City offer much ~ - "'~t
suggestion. ~
II has been a hot day In the CITY NJ,
OF many nationalItes and now, In tia ...,. ve'N
Ing. the streets are thronged with ,bo.. - wa
seeking breath Of air. Doorways. stsos .,s'~ ~
curbs-all are crowded. In the middle OF ~. 80
some boys are playing baseball and dodspr 80
and keeping an eye open for the con" q, 81. ""
time. On the edge of the sidewalk. am,a -. H
slant stream OF passersby, group Of Mn. ~. ~
playing ring" One girl wearing a rss,.s s.ss
stockings with holes in them and simmer, ~. 40
at the side knees in the middle while IN. VOW
Gle about her and sing. The girl In the .,sr 'H'
spends in a fiat. thin voice. and with choops 30 !"
citation In the chorus the several vo,c,s 49,. aa'
together and mingling with the roar Of us s-s
railroad that passes the above sound 80
and more mellow.
This Is a typical street scene in the t.s.
house districts. Utterly regardless Of sp,,-~s
!ngs. and, indeed, making a picturesque add,t.
the multifarious life about them the childr,, 80
about and sing, playing the games that hav. -
down TO them as an Inheritance from ths, -
ers. One OF the games being played BY ths u,s
group OF girls depicts in graphic langmse 49,,
still more graphic by the accompanying s,.,u...
and movements some phases OF teneues,A....
life:
All around the mulberry bush
The mulberry bush the mulberry busA
nd thn r1uh srr ltsh
50 early Monday morning.
This is the way We wash our clo,he,
Wash our clothes. wash our clothes
This Is the way wash clothes,
SO early Monday morning.
Then through succession OF such stanzas M
described how I'VE hang our clothes" on ruesa,,
sprinkle them on Wednesday and iron them /,
Thursday; the feature on Friday is the eating
fish and Saturday the scrubbng OF floors nj.
Sunday Is taken as a holiday from work, and "a
go to church" SAY our prayers and come IN,
church" Other games also have 10 do with hour.
work and the various familiar trades and occur.
lions and the zest with which some small csz
will get down on her knees and make mock A.
tempt to scrub our floors" shows that she Is M
TO work and not ashamed OF II. Besides such gsrs
as these there are others OF a more lively chua,.
ter "One. two, three, four. five. six. seven egA:
All around the other way" Is jolly. active naf
game that calls forth peals OF laughter.
Water water. vildfower' is played with much
zest. particularly at the point where one member Of
the ring unanimously singled Oh, by some myr
ter,ous principle OF choice by the other members,
requested to turn your back and tell your beaus
name" This performance usually calls forth many
ggges and few maidenly bushes, and perhaps
some shamefaced glances from the little GIRL Who
however. very likely enjoys having her name coup
led with that OF some boy o.. the neighborhood
Lazy Mary" is another game which seems to main
tain never-waning popularity:
Chorus:
Lazy Mary will you up
VIII YOU VIII you. Will you get upf
Lazy Mary will you get up
VIII you get up to-day:
no mother. won't get up.
I won't | won't. / won't get Up;
No. mother. won't get Up,
! won't get up to-day.
whatn yer gimme fer my breakfast
Fer my. fer my. FER my breakfast,
what'il you gimme fer my breakfast
IL get up to-day?
A slice o. bread an q cup O. tea
cup. a cup. cup o. tea;
A slice O. bread an a cup o ,ea,
IL you get up to-day.
No. mother. won't get up. e,o.
whatn you gimme fer my dinner. ea
A hunk O fat an q roasted cat. etc.
Mary:
No. mother I won't get up etc.
Whatn you gimme fer my supper, etc.
Chorus:
nice young man with rosy cheeks. ETC.
Mary:
Yes mother. I'll get up. etc.
And. suitng the action 10 the word. the child dcee
get up. In the kindergartens songs and games %
taught which. II is hoped by the teachers Will "
place these old folk games. but the children stl
seem 10 cling TO the old.