The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-24

which both old and young people are
Interested, are played as follows
Transpositlons Write 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. The let
tors Of these words transposed 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-
chusotts gives seat. suet. smash: or
hats. seat. muses.. Newfoundland.
weld, nun, do. fan. North Carolina. no.
chair. Ia, torn.
From Constance Fcnlmorc Woolson.
We have Moore. stain scowl. fence.
noon. I, Is much easier to ascertain
the word sought II designated as ilow-
err, author etc. but e sharpcns ones
wits wonderfully to find them without.
any clue.
In the list Of ten or a dozen words.
which is about all a person will care
10 have AT once, II Is nice TO include
his or her name Claribcl.
RhymIng Arrange the company In
a line or circle around the room. Let
the G II one announce q line of poetry.
The second must follow with line
that rhymes with the FIRST and agrees
with Il In meter or measure. The third
must follow with another and so on
around. n there are many IN the com
pany the last word OF the first line
should be one that has plenty OF rhym-
ing words II the company Is small.
more difficult rhymes may be selected
In a recent game the following was the
result The FIRST one repeated line
from one OF Bryants poems. and the
others followed as indicated.
/. "Hedped In the hollows Of the
grove"
.. Lie Ill the ashes from our stove.
3. Wen scatter them an round the
cove.
4. And cover up the treasure-troye.
5. Then you and together. love.
8. VIII an 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 a forfeit must be paid.-G. C. n.
The Messenger The party are seat.
ed In line. or round the side OF the room
and some one previously appointed en-.
ters with the message. My master
sends me 10 you. madam. or. sir" as
the case may be. directed 10 any lndl.
vldual he may select at his option
what ior?" Is the natural inquiry
ITO do as do" and with this the mes.
senger commences to perform some
antlo which the lady or gentleman must
imitate-say he wags bis head side TO
side. or taps with one foot incessantly
on the floor. The person whose duty
Il Is 10 obey. commands his neighbor TO
the right or to the left TO DO as do. ."
also: and so on until the whole com.
pany Is In motion. when the messenger
leaves the room. re-entering Il with
fresh iniunctlons. while the messen.
ger IL In the room he must see bis mas.
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.
tics ludierous. and yet keep within
moderate bounds. and the game will not
fail 10 produce shouts OF laughter
Another game. OF much the same
character. Is known by the title. Thus
says the Grand selgnor" The chief dlf,
ference lie that the first player ia sta.
toned In the center Of the room and
prefaces his movements. which the
others must all follow. by the above
words II he varies his command by
framing Il. so says the Grand Selg.
nor" the party must remain still and
decline TO follow his example. Any one
who moves when he begins with so"
or does not follow him when he com.
mences with Thus" has to pay a for.
felt.