The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha
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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.
Gomme, Alice Bertha
Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain
Jamieson describes the game differently. He says—The players being
equally divided, and a certain space being marked out between them, each
lays down one or more wadds, or pledges, at that extremity where the
party to which he belongs choose their station. A boundary being fixed,
the object is to carry off the wadds from the one of these to the other.
The two parties advancing to the boundary seize the first opportunity of
crossing it, by making inroads on the territories of the other. If one
who crosses the line is seized by the opposite party before he has
touched any of their wadds, he is set down beside them as a prisoner,
and receives the name of a “stinker;” nor can he be released until one
of his own party can touch him without being intercepted by any of the
others, in which case he is free. If any one is caught in the act of
carrying off a wadd, it is taken from him; but he cannot be detained as
a prisoner, in consequence of his having touched it. If he can cross the
intermediate line with it, the pursuit is at an end. When one party has
carried off to their ground all the wadds of the other the game is
finished.
Waggles
A game of tip-cat. Four boys stand at the corners of a large
paving-stone; two have sticks, the other two are feeders, and throw the
piece of wood called a “cat.” The batters act much in the same way as in
cricket, except that the cat must be hit whilst in the air. The batter
hits it as far away as possible, and whilst the feeder is fetching it,
gets, if possible, a run, which counts to his side. If either of the
cats fall to the ground both batters go out, and the feeders take their
place. A game called “Whacks” is played in a similar way.—London Streets
(F. H. Low, _Strand Magazine_, Nov. 1891).
See “Tip-cat.”
Wallflowers
[Music]
—Nottingham (Miss Youngman).
[Music]
—Connell Ferry, near Oban (Miss Harrison).
[Music]
—Beddgelert (Mrs. Williams).
[Music]
—Ogbourne, Wilts. (H. S. May).
[Music]
—Longcot choir girls, Berks. (Miss I. Barclay).
I. Wallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high,
All of you young ladies are sure to die.
Excepting ——, she’s the best of all.
She can hop, and she can skip,
And she can turn a candlestick.
Oh my, fie for shame, turn your face to the wall again.
—Fernham and Longcot (Miss I. Barclay).
II. Wallflowers, wallflowers,
Growing up so high,
All you young ladies
Are meant to die.
Excepting little ——,
She is the best of all.
She can skip, and she can dance,
She can turn the candlestick.
O my, fie for shame,
Turn your back to the wall again.
—From London maidservant (Miss E. Chase).
[Illustration]
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