is compelled
to pay a forfeit.

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MAGIC WRITING

In this game a confederate is necessary. The player states to the
company, after a few remarks on ancient sign-language, that he is able
to read signs made with a stick on the floor, and agrees to leave the
room while the company decide upon some word or sentence.

The game is played as follows: It is agreed by the player and his
confederate that one tap on the floor shall represent A, two taps E,
three taps I, four taps O, and five taps U, and that the first letter
of each remark the confederate makes shall be one of the consonants of
the word or sentence decided upon by the company. The consonants must
be taken in order. On the player's return, supposing the word chosen
to be "March," his confederate would commence: "Many people think
this game a deception" (initial letter M). One tap on the floor (A).
"Really it is very simple" (initial letter R). "Coming to the end
soon" (initial letter C). "Hope it has been quite clear" (initial
letter H).

A few more signs are made so as not to finish too abruptly, and the
player then states the word to be "March." If carefully conducted,
this game will interest an audience for a considerable time.

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FLOWERS

The company divides itself into equal sides, and each side must have a
"home" in opposite corners of the room. The sides retire to their own
"homes," and one side privately chooses a flower, then crosses over
to the other corner and gives the initial letter of that flower. The
children on the second side must try and guess the name of the flower,
and when they have done so they catch as many as they can of the
opposite side before they reach their "home."

Those caught must go over to the other side, and the game goes on
until one side has won all the children. The sides take it in turns
to give the name of the flower. This game may also be played in the
garden.

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FOX AND GEESE

One of the party, called the Fox, goes to one end of the room, and
the rest of the children arrange themselves in a ring, one behind
the other, the tallest first and the smallest last. The first one is
called Mother Goose. The game begins by a conversation between the Fox
and Mother Goose. "What are you after this fine morning?" says she.
"Taking a walk," the Fox answers. "What for?" "To get an appetite for
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