The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-16
CHRISTMAS GAMES
Amussments for children During the
Happy Holiday Season = Some
Things That VIII Interest Grown
Nm FolISs.

Happy Holiday Season = Some
Things That VIII Interest Grown
Up Folks.
Which do the children like best. new
Rmes or old? / 6m inclined to think
tho old games are best, II they are
played with proper spirit = the games
Which have stood the test Of time and
can always be made new when they are
led With enthusiasm.
"old Mald"-oldest and primmest OF
games-can always be made successful
IL there is one player who con intuse
the necessary amount Of animation into
the performance she who calls the
queen the good lady" and vIsibly shiv-
ers at the approach Of DOOM Ltttle giTls
always like to play "old Maid" but Ut
tie boys hate it-they are dreadfulIy
afraid of this mysterious fate.
~ greenfield my son." Is as OLD as
fine hills. vet It Is almost always success
mi. II 'prenticed my son 70 q gro
Ger md the first thing he sold was a.
and b." So says the person Who starts
the game, and the mag clan VINO Gan
produce 'almonds and raisins' from hss
inner consciousness is the one VINO mas
10 set the next puzzle.
"a ship came from India Is soo1
game for tiny children. They must all
Eli around in a circle, and the one who
starts the game says "a ship came
from India. What did 1t bringW asks
his neighbor. zone fan replies the
first speaker, commencing to wave nus
right hand backwards and forwards.
HIS neigbbor copies the action, ana,
turning to the person on his rtght
makes the same announcement. soon
the whole circle is waving one hand, ana
this accomplished, the leader recon-
mences: "a ship came from INDIA,
What did II bring?" Two rams. replie ,s
the first player. waving both hands with
animation, while this action Is gradually
reneSted nv the circle. "Three fans" Is
the next turn, and, necessltate that one
foot and two hands should wave. -Four
fans sets the other foot going. ana
give fans" necessitates the wagglng
of the head, and then the game stops,
For working OF superluous energy
nothing better could be recommended.
and this requires TO be followed by a
quiet" game.
Celebrities" is an amusing game, II
there are limited number Of players.
one Of the company leaves the room,
and the rest settle on the name OF some
well.known person. Surprising they
play. and each would think OF the name
Of a weIl-known person beginning with
one OF the letters contained In his name.
The first player thinks OF Sheridan, the
second Of Irving, the third OF Romeo,
making an acrostic of the name. The
one who has gone out Is now called in,
and she may ask each person six Ques-
tons in turn twenty II they are young
players like this Are you a mani!
''Are you olive now?" USED you to
wrlte?" was 1t a novel;" Was It q
play?" was 1t the School for Scan.
dal'T" The players only answer Yes"
and mo" She now knows that -"
is the first letter, and she goes on 10
the next player, until she has guessed
each word In turn. Six people can
choose name Of more than six letters
t. some OF the players take a double
turn, II 1t Is very large party II can
be divided Into two, and two players
must 90 out instead Of one.
1.-THE Peddler" Is god game for tiny
children. II In played as follows: The
leader OF the game Is called the ped
dler, and she chooses an assistant, To
whom she tells the metal of which her
lockct or bracelet is made, All the
children sit around in circle with the
peddfeF and his assistant In the center.
The peddler gays. who will buy my
bangle?" Any one who likes may an
pwcr: "I Will" "Tell me what II Is
made Of" says the peddler The player
has only one chance. He gives sort
OF gasp, and cries: Gold" The ped
dler's face Is exprcSslonless. but his as
sIStant says: Eve must find another
purchaser" and then the plyer knows he
has made wrong guess The peddler
continues to OFFER his wares until some
one Guesses what they are made OF. He
must then pay a forfeit, and become the
peddler's assistant. while the former as
RIqtAnt becomes the peddler. He In his
turn gives his place TO the person who
dlvlnes that his bangle If made OF alum
mum or some other out-Of-the-way
thing, and the peddler appoints q new
man. Any one who makes "a wrong
guess must pay the fo7teit.
"Judge aud Jury" ia another lively
game. The Judge sits In large arm
chair nj the head, and twelve turymen
(of either sex and any nge), in two rows
Of chairs facing one another. The
tudFs asks question Of one OF the jury
men, addressing him by the name Of his
oppObtlt uGlbuDui' ~ yVu A'ts s"A,
game, Harry" says the judge. mot at
all, my lord" replies Harry's vls-a-vIs,
Nellie, promptly jumping up and sitting
down again. "Do you think your hair
suitS YOU, NellIe?" asks the judgs, with
n critical glance, This IL too much for
Nellie, who replies, breaking every rule
at once. No one must say Yes or
mo" no one must omit 70 say my
lord no one must reply for himself but
Only for his opposite nelGhhoE II u also