The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10

MSMFM of bright red apples, scores of
IMMMFA- delicious caraway cookies and
\@&MJ plenty of sweet cider.
By 4 O'Clock the children
began to to the party, and
by a half hour later, four five games foot
with much noise and laughter in the great kitchen
Debby Dory rushing and there, trying to
see that everybody was happy
"Who'u play Fox and Geese with Betseyg'' Debby
was asking. 1shes made new board on purpose She's
datfy about Fox and Geese.''
This was quiet game, but some Of the older ones,
Of Betsey's age. liked it as well as she.
Everybody giggled when Captain Lemuel Taylor
in, just before s. when the refreshments to be
served. Captain Lemuel Taylor the of one of
the most respected farmers in town. and he every
Sunday night visit Prscy Dole keeping company
with her, people said in those days.
Chow do you do, Captain Lem?'' said Debby, with
surprise, he walked in all dressed in his best
homespun clothes. 81 didn It know you coming to
party.n
''Yes,'' laughed Captain Lem, very red in the face
You didn't invite me, and that hurt my feelings good
DEAL but Aunt Spiddy afraid nobody would play
herr
In spite of the racket which the younger children
making, all of the older heard this little
versaton, and then they looked at Pr1scy, who was
blushing, but they did not know but that Captain Lem
told the exact truth for he sat down beside Aunt spidd
game of Hull Gull. It bitter cold day for the
season and they Glad to- gather around the warm
corner where Aunt Spiddy occupied her usual place.
cit is such comfort to play Hull, Gull with some
body who doesn't cbeat!' said Captain Lem politely.
''Yes-l'm afraid there is cheating done at
Hull Gull nowadays just there used to be when
was young admitted Aunt Spiddy.
s'You begin, Miss Spiddy,'' continued he.
So Aunt Spiddy gathered up handful Of beans
from quantity which Mr.. Lem had into her lap
and then passing folded hand rapidly the other
said
Hull, gull, hand full, parcel how many9'
The Squire, who next her, had to guess how
many beans she holding in her hand. If he should
guess than the actual number he had to make
up the amount from his hand if he should guess
less the reversed IF the guess was Just right
then the holder had to pass the handful of
beans to the lucky It be readily that
if the player could only manage leave the
ing hand uppermost when he finished rhyme he could
drop into the lower enough beans spoil the guess
Of his next neghbor if the should happen be just
right. There several little ways of cheating in
- HULL Gull '---as' there in most games
e1Ten,' guessed the Squire, venture.
Ihls was very large guess-amost wild-for one
could hardly hold five or six beans comfortably
in the hand Besides the safest way was to guess low
"Give me six beans!'' cried Aunt spiddy triumph
antly for the who should the most beans at
the end And those who had part with all their
beans had to sit still without speaking until all we're
thru, Or else pay forfeit
Dorry immoderately fond of Twelve Men Morris
and knew how to make beautiful boards for it, AS it
very popular game among the older children there
was at almost every party group playing Twelve Men
Morris, with thoughtful absorbed faces one corner
Of the kitchen the spinning Wheel boys had
withdrawn themselves in order play game TODAY
Another group was playing checkers Still another
playing, Odd Even?''
This played with beans or grains of corn, lust
Hull, Gull was but the grains held out in
hand, while the other had in the lap it was
harder to cheat in 'sOdd Even9' In this game the
exact number of grains did not have guessed but
only whether it odd It livelier game
because, naturally the grains changed very fast
Shortly after CLOCK all of these games were put
to end by the distribution of refreshments AS there
than forty young people present. and all had
excellent appetites the preparations which had been
made to feed them proved to be too ample.
After they had all eaten much as they possibly
could the favore edible being hot toasted bread fresh
from the great fireplace and crumbed cups of hot
cider) the merriment became faster than ever
But the great game, and the one with which the
parties usually closed was 'Packsadde It had to be
played with else the homespun frocks gauze
aprons Of the girls which had cost infinite toll and pains
the part of their mothers and older sisters would
"come to grief" The boys sometimes burned and