The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-19

Pleasant games Tor Thanksgiving, In
which both old and young people are
Interested. are played az follows:
Transposltlons- Write a list Of words
for each person present by using only
once the letters found In the names
OF certain Flowers. states. authors. etc.
or any words you may select Tho let.
ters Of these words transposod give the
word sought.
For instance. take Rhododendron.
Using the Letters We have the words
odd, or. end. horn. From Bachelors
Button, club, lose. tab torn. Massa-
chusetts gives seat. suet. smash: or
hats. seat. muses. Newfoundland.
weld. nun. do fan. North Carolina. no.
chair. In, torn.
From Constance Fcnlmoro woolson.
We have Moore. stain. seowl. fence.
noon. II Is much easier TO ascertain
the word sought n designated as a now
err. author. etc. but II sharpeus ones
wits wonderfully to find them without
any clue
In the list OF ten or a dozen words.
which Is about all person will care
TO have AZ once. II Is nice to Include
his o. her name Claribcl.
Rhyming the company in
n line or circle around the room. Let
the nrst one announce a line OF poetry.
J The second must follow with a line
that rhymes with the first and agrees
with II In meter or measure. The third
must follow with another, and 80 on
aroand. II there are many In the com
pany the last word OF the first line
should be one that has plenty OF rhym-
lng words, II the company is small.
mire dlfnoult rhymes may be selected.
H. a recent game the following was the
rAut. The first one repeated line
oom one Of BryRnt's poems, and the
oehers followed as indicated:
/. "Heaped In the hollows OF the
grove"
2. Lie all the ashes from our stove.
g. Wen scatter them all round the
cove.
4. And cover up the tronsuro-troyo.
o. Then you and together. love.
G. VIII all around this country rove.
A good deal Of amusement Is afforded
by the odd and incongruous lines that
are sometimes given. The line must be
supplied In a given time. say one min.
ute. or forfeit must be paid.-G. G. II.
The Messenger. party are seat
ed In line, or round the side OF the room.
and some one previously appointed en-.
tiers with the message, my master
sends me TO you. madam" or. sir" NJ
the case may be- directed TO any indi.
vldual he may select at his option.
"what for?" IL the natural inquiry.
ITO do as do" and with this the mes
senger commences TO perform some
ante which the lady or gentleman mus,
imitate-say he ways his head side 10
side, or taps with one foot necessarily
on the floor The person whose duty
II Is TO obey. commands his nelghbor 10
the right or 10 the left 10 DO as do, I"
also; and 80 on until the whole com.
pany Is In motion, when the messenger
leaves the room, re-entering Il with
fresh injunctions. while the messen.
/ hfF IN III Inc Ihulh Nv AAANA ''' hAh mus
ter's will obeyed, and no one must stop
| from the movement without suffering
a forfeit. The messenger should be
some one ingenious In making the an.
ties ludiorous. and yet keep within
moderate bounds. and the game will moi
fail TO produce shouts OF laughter.
Another game, Of much the same
character. Is knoWa by the title, Thus
says the Grand seignor" The chief dif.
ference is that the FIRST player Ia sta
toned In the center Of the room and
prefacos his movements, which the
others must all follow, by the above
words. II he varies his command by
framing Il, 80 says the Grand seig-
nor" the party must remain stu and
decline 10 follow his example. Any one
who movas when he begins with so"
or does not follow MIN when he com.
menoes with "Thus," has 70 pay for
felt.