American literature -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Sunday schools -- United States -- Periodicals
THIS is a splendid game if well played. Form two lines, each facing
the other. A leader goes down the centre asking the right-hand line,
beginning at the head, “What do you like best?” Each one must answer
just what he or she wishes to, funny objects of course adding to the
jollity of the game. When Leader has finished, she turns around and
goes up the centre, asking the left hand line, “What do you dislike
most?” When all have answered, she claps her hands, and cries, “Now.”
The two lines pass across each other, turn, and pass back again, turn
to their original places, facing each other, when they remain still.
As the lines are crossing, each player must sing “I love cheese,” or
whatever he or she has professed to like, or, “I dislike cats,” or
whatever he or she has professed to dislike, keeping distinct and
clear, each his own utterance; _no one must smile_. After this is over,
the leader must pass down and up the line, asking one side, “Why do
you like it?” or, “Why do you dislike it?” Then the lines pass across,
singing, “Because it is delightful,” or, “Because it is squealing,”
or anything—turn, dance back again to places. The leader must then
pass down and up the centre, asking each line, “What are you going
to do with it?” When all have answered, the lines must pass across,
singing their answers, turn, and pass back again, ending with each
player singing “I like monkeys because they are funny, I’ll send them
to school;” or, “I dislike pigs because they are squealing; I’ll cut
off their heads;” or anything they choose. Pass across, turn, and pass
back again, when two opposite players take hold of hands, beginning at
top, pass down centre, bow to each other, and go off to their seat,
continuing till all are seated. Whoever smiles during this game must
be conducted out of the line and made to stand up against the side of
the room, with their faces to the wall, where they must remain as
wall-flowers till the game is finished.
P. S. This game is so long, we could only print one this month. Send on
the games, Pansies, as soon as you can, that you wish to have printed
in this department.
[Illustration: THE WARTBURG: CASTLE COURT.—NEAR EISENACH, GERMANY.]
[Illustration: The P. S. Corner]
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