In a quaint little book called _The Pretty Little Pocket Book_, published in America at Revolutionary times, is a list of boys' games with dingy pictures showing how the games were played; the names given were chuck-farthing; kite-flying; dancing round May-pole; marbles; hoop and hide; thread the needle; fishing; blindman's buff; shuttlecock; king am I; peg-farthing; knock out and span; hop, skip, and jump; boys and girls come out to play; I sent a letter to my love; cricket; stool-ball; base-ball; trap-ball; swimming; tip-cat; train-banding; fives; leap-frog; bird-nesting; hop-hat; shooting; hop-scotch; squares; riding; rosemary tree. The descriptions of the games are given in rhyme, and to each attached a moral lesson in verse. Some of the verses read thus:-- "CHUCK-FARTHING "As you value your Pence At the Hole take your Aim. Chuck all safely in, And You'll win the Game. MORAL. "Chuck-Farthing like Trade, Requires great Care. The more you observe The better you'll fare." A few of the games are to-day unknown, or little known; for instance, the game called in the book "Pitch and Hussel." "Poise your hand fairly, Pitch plumb your Slat. Then shake for all Heads Turn down the Hat." The game called "All the birds of the air," reads:-- "Here various boys stand round and soon Does each some favorite bird assume; And if the Slave once hits his name, He's then made free and crowns the game." Mr. Newell has given a list and description of many of the historic singing games and rounds of American children. These were known to me in my childhood: "Here we go round the mulberry bush;" "Here come three Lords out of Spain;" "On the green carpet here we stand;" "I've come to see Miss 'Ginia Jones;" "Little Sally Waters, sitting in the sun;" "Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green;" "Old Uncle John is very sick, what shall we send him?" "Oats, pease, beans and barley grows;" "When I was a shoemaker;" "Here I brew, Here I bake, Here I make my Wedding Cake;" "The needle's eye that doth supply;" "Soldier Brown will you marry, marry me?" "O dear Doctor don't you cry;" "There's a rose in the garden for you, young man;" "Ring around a rosy;" "Go round and round the valley;" "Quaker, Quaker, How art thee?" "I put my right foot in;" "My master sent me to you, sir;" "London Bridge is falling down." [Illustration: Skating, from Old Picture Book]