The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-09-03

and played her very best exercise.
Daddy and mother were always so
pleased with her playing, she thought
she would try to please her aunt and
uncle. But her Uncle John said in
loud voice to Aunt Elizabeth:
Great Scott! can't you keep the
child from banging on our grand?
She'll ruin the tone"
But at night it was worst OF all.
Betty couldn't remember ever having
wanted her mother so much as she
did that first night. But the second
night she wanted her still more. She
wanted her mothers strong arms
about her and her long goodnight
kiss, and she wanted her frolic with
daddy She longed for the old gar
den in the daytime, too. 1t was lots
more fun than the big, smooth lawn
in front of Aunt Elizabeth's house.
BY the third day Betty was posi-
lively sick, she was really homesick,
but she felt as if she were surely 60
ing to die. So Aunt Elizabeth took
her home. Now, the funniest part of
this whole story is this, little Betty
was entirely we'll and happy as soon
as she was safely snuggled in her
mothers arms, and later, when she
ran down the grass walks Of the old
garden, she thanked Aunt Elizabeth
for her visit, but she held fast to her
mothers hand all the time, and when
Aunt Elizabeth had betaken herself
away with her fluffy frocks, her mar
velous hats and jewels, little Betty
threw her arms around her mothers
neck and cried happily:
"Oh, Momsey, I'm so glad to be
home with you and daddy and the old
garden, and I'll never, never, never
go away again. Newark Call.
INDIAN AND PERSIAN GAMES.
In the collection of games there are
a great many objects interesting eth
er for the oddity of their shape, Gu
rious operation, or beauty of work
manship. One novel game consists
of four pieces of bone attached by a
bead string to long steel bodkin.
The bodkin is held in one hand and
the bones tossed up into the air. A
skilful player may succeed in catch
ing one or more of the bones upon the
steel point, and scores accordingly.
This game is favorite with the Chey-
enne Indians, and is not unlike our
own game OF "cup-and-ball."
A card game from Persia, valued
at many hundreds of dollars, has it's
board inlaid in solid gold, and a set
Of chess-men from India are of beau
tifully carved ivory, each man" be-
ing at least four inches in height.
Another curious game, from which
our Jack straws" is probably de-
scend, consists of a bundle of arrows
of carved ivory or wood. 1t was an
ancient custom to toss these arrows
into the air, and after they fell to the
ground they were drawn out by the
men grouped around them. In this
manner, and according to the num-
bers and symbols upon the arrow, cap
tains were appointed in the army and
various duties were assigned the SOL
diers.
VI
the oldest Of toys, has an interesting
history. 1t is nothing more than a
bit Of wood attached to a string,
when, on being whirled around rap
idly, produces loud, ,rumbling sound.
The ancient Egyptians believed that
the rumbling of the "bull-roarer
would be answered by the rumbling
drought the men would sally forth,
"bull-roarers in hand, to invoke
the rain god to send them water from
the skies. The curious toy is still
used by some savage tribes, who be-
lieve it's roaring noise will frighten
away evil spirits that may be lurking
near.-Will H. Chandler, in st. Mich
al