The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-23
For bouse and Cawn.

patches or tears Is hung against the
parlor wall, and near this, on a low
seat, Is the victim of the amusement,
who, while he is not blindfoldcd. new
ertheless is known az Buzz and Is
supposed to be a stupid fellow. While
MS eyes may be wide open, he is
bound by several penalties to look only
toward the sheet. and under no cir
cumstances to turn his head. On the
table a little distance behind Bluff"
Is placed a lighted lamp. the most pow
erful available, all other lights being
exttnguished. The members OF the
company now pass in line behind
Bun" but between him and the lamp
SO that their shadows may be cast on
the sheet.
Buff" must carefully inspect a pass
Ing shadow and call 1t by name of the
person who Is casting 1t. Men may
change hats or coats, may stick paper
boards to their faces, or in other ways
change their outlines so that a decep-
tive show will appear on the sheet.
Women are allowed to conceal their
hair under a masculine hat or to other
wise change their appearances, all with
n view of making things unpleasant
for the ~perplexed Buff"
Grimacing Is permissible and the
manufacturer OF shadows may stoop
or walk on tiptoe II he chooses. When
"Buf" guesses correctly he is allowed
to become a shadow, and the person
whose name he has guessed takes his
place on the seat and becomes a sor-
rowing Buff"
Game Of Feathers.--The players are
seated In u circle with their chairs
close together. The leader--any one
may lead-takes q piece OF goose or
swan down and blows 1t toward the
ceiling. Tho members of the company
are supposed to keep the feather in
the air by blowing On 1t, and the one
who allows 1t to fall must pay q for
felt. The excitement produced by this
simple game must be experienced to
be understood.
Dutch Band.-The Dutch band" Is
an amusing game. The players sit or
stand around In a circle and the lead
er assigns the instruments to them.
Mrs. Smith, you are playing 4 slide
trombone" he will say. Or, perhaps:
Mr.. Jones, you will please pound the
bass drum, and, mind you, hit 1t hard"
1t must not be supposed that the lead
err really hands out instruments to the
players. Should he do so there would
be no fun-nothing but bad music. The
instruments are wholly imaginary and
the noises that are made In imitation
of their tones are created by the mouth.
For instance. a bass drummer must
pound violently at his imaginary drum
and at the same time utter pun!
punt" at the top OF his voice.
There are complications to the game,
too. The leader sets the pace. With
out warning he will strike up some
well known tune and the others must
follow as soon as they can pick 1t up.
The leader is permitted to change the
tune as often as he pleases and he is
not required to give any notice to his
performers.
When n player makes a mistake and
keeps on playing the old tune he is
obliged to become the leader.
Jacks Alive is another merry game.
To play 1t all you need is a stick of
some soft wood and a fire. For the fire
an alcohol lamp OF gas stove will
serve, as no n Is advised to build q
blaze In the crate these days. The
game Is delightfully."- simple. Take the
stick of wood and place 1t in the fire
till one end is charred and burning.
When the stick is we'll charred blow
out the fire and leave the spark that
will remain to smolder. The players
are seated in a circle and Jack" is
passed among them. Jack" Is q ten
der young thing, and for fear he will
die on their hands the players are all
anxious to get rid of him. They pass
him rapidly from n to another, with
each pass remarking: Jacks alive"
When the last spark disappears Jack
is no longer alive, and the laws OF the
game then are applied to punish the
person who allowed poor little Jack"
to perish.
Just what the penalties shall be Is
determined by the members of the
company at the beginning.
Hunting the Ring.-Procure a good
sized ring. or for lack of such a thing
a key will do. Either ring or key must
be of a size that will permit OF 1t be-
ing easily hidden in the palm of the
hand. Through the ring or key must
be threaded a piece OF string. four or
Ave yards in length. the ends being
Joined 80 as to form an endless band.
The company sits or stands In a circle.
the cord passing through the closed
hands Of each player except the one
who is out" The key circulates from
n 20 the other. and Out" who is