The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-20
GAME OF FoRFEiTs.
Merry Entertainment for the Long Winter
Evenings.

Evenings.
The penalties for forfeits may be as
original as the judge is able to devise.
| will suggest a few. An apple may be
placed in dish OF water and the de-
linquent be told to pick it therefrom
with his teeth. This will cause consid-
erable merriment, as it is not an easy
task, for the apple will bob about with
every touch, says writer in the Lon
don Ladies' World.
Another idea is to carve a face upon
potato: this is easily done and the
carving will produce some merriment,
rs the corners of the mouth may be
made 10 express a great deal. They
may be turned up with pleasure, or
drawn down with misery; the carver
has his will in the matter, unless the
judge STIMULATES otherwise.
Putting an egg in such a manner that
half-bushel cannot be placed over it
is very simple when one knows how,
but 1t may take a little thinking be-
fore il will be seen that an egg placed
n the corner OF a room cannot be coy
cred by half-bushel measure. The
same might be done more safely with
potato, or an apple, if preferred.
Take you and double you and put
you through finger ring is an old
trick. 1t is simple enough. The letter
L and the letter w are written upon 4
paper, and this is then passed through
ring.
Push a chair through bracelet.
This is not at all difficult. A bracelet
is taken, the fingers are placed through
it, and q chair is then pushed.
Putting one hand where the other
cannot touch it will create merriment,
as the victim places the hands in every
conceivable position before putting one
below the elbow of the other arm,
where the hands cannot touch each
other
Mark upon the wall the height of q
mans silk hat. This is not so easy as
it seems, as distances are deceptive. Ii
the one being judged fails in marking
the correct height by more or less than
an inch, he is told TO leave the room,
and come back with an additional arm.
This is easy enough. He may come
back with another person, with an arm
chair, or with firearms, etc.
Marking certain persons height
upon the wall may also be used as
judgment. This is also little difficult,
as if the persons are sitting it may not
be so readily determined.
Giving the dimensions of the room
in feet and inches is another ludicrous
judgment, as there are very few who
are accurate in their judgment in re-
gard TO distances.
Leaving the room on two legs and
coming back with six is simple, as you
may readily see Il chair or four-legged
stool will enable the victim to meet
the requirements.
Writing your name i'll one letter will
seem q little difficult until you bethink.
yourself of making large letter and
then inscribing the name therein.
Blowing out a lighted candle with
the eyes blindfoIded is very funny, as
the person who is to accomplish this
feat is placed in front of the candle,
then blindfoided, turned about twice
and then the proceedings begin. 1t
will be some time before the candle is
extinguished, for the person will in all
probability blow in every direction but
the right one.
Another judgment of a similar ma
ture is for two persons to be blind
folded, turned about twice and then
told to shake hands with each other.
There will be some cropping about be-
fore the object is accomplished. The
fun will be increased il the two persons
are placed in opposite corners of the
room. Another idea is TO walk straight
across the room when blindfolded. 1t
seems almost impossible to take bee
line even when the aid of the eye is
allowed. This may be demonstrated
by the footpaths we see, for footpaths
are invariably crooked.