The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

sight; where on a theatre some memorable
deeds of the ancients are historically rep
resented: and that by players, or actors in
habits, coming forth of the trying room
upon the stage; il handsomely, they are
applauded; If Silly they are stamped at
and Missed off the stage
The actors here are either comedians,
. While comedy is acted presenting pas
sages variously disturbed. but with "a
merry come-off: or tragedians, whilst a
tragedy is acted, with a cheerful begin
ming. but sad end in both there is a
prologue. and four or five acts. each being
divided into some scenes OF persons talk
ing together, and the chief spectators sit
together in a gallery (hoxest. The pit is
left at random for the rabbie; yet money
Is required of one and tother."
by moving themselves they seek to re-
crust their strength, who exercise them
selves In running. dancing, hurting. wrest-
ling, fencing. riding. casting a bar. and
also ball. and such-like exercises
In running. they who slide on ice, or
by appointing themselves a line; as soon
as they are come at II, presently they
stand still, and he that runs beyond IL. or
comes short of 1t. iooseth the game: but
chiefly those runners, who run race set
ting forth at the starting place and run
ming within the rails to the goal: where
every one striveth to get before the rest.
yet the first only carrieth away the prize,
by judgement OF one that sits by.
Dancers. according to the tunes OF the
minstrel and guidance OF the fore man, or
leader OF the dance. dance figure dances.
with several turnings and fetch capers
Casters or darters throw forward be-
fore them or hurl into the air. quoits and
other fiinging things. or by aiming at
set mark. they strive to hit it,
THE wrestler endeavoureth in the
wrestling place TO fling him that wrestleth
with him.
Champions fight duel in the fighting
place with whorl-hats, fencers with
swords. and play their prize by the direc-
ton of a master OF defence. At sword
play, where one strikes, the other re-
ceives. stops, puts aside the blow, but he
gets the better who lales IL on: the wink
Ing fighters being about TO fight at fist
cuffs, were set together by the ears in a
simple combate blindfoidhood-
The play OF ball Is by tossing and CIV
ing-serving-in a tennis court or else
where. when one serveth II. the other
taketh 1t and serveth IL again: whether
II be soft ball stuffed with hair and
n he struck with a golf stick: or a hand
ball tennis ball. TO be struck with the
hand or racket or blown ball filed with
wind, to be beaten back with the nst
Let us add to moving sports these
childish ones. prison-hase, where they
run and eatcs one another; whoop all hid
or hide and seek where they hide and
seek one another: swinging, where they
swing themselves to and fro on a swing:
walking on stills. by straddling up and
down upon stilts nine holes (pit holes)
nine pins, throwing bowl to strike down
the pins: whipping the top with scourge;
shooting OF hard pellets OUT of an elder
gun, etc.
An exercise Is made by playing at even
or odd and by shaking the fingers. and
by drolIing asking riddles) and witty
qaestionsi then by losterfe- as In dicing
where the dice are iung out of a box; or
when they strive with lot and art good
play. as In tables and cards. or lastly.
with art alone. as In chess play. the most
ingenious of all.
But we must play. that IL may be de-
lightful, with those of the same age and
our equals, and that with a stake. but for
no great matter that II may be without
trouble and care--as IL Is when we play
Tor hlHr--hoS o. tn ear, TO drink of a
cup--and with fair ramesters who VIII not
cozen tcheaD you or disturb the sport with
ratings, seedlings, curses or violent
speech; but there Is time to be given also
between games 10 talk with your conn
panions."