strikes him gently
with the side of his hand at the shoulder and wrist; and then
at the word "middle," with considerable force, on the flexor
muscles at the elbow-joint.]

My father was a Frenchman,
He bought for me a fiddle,
He cut me here, he cut me here,
He cut me right in the middle.

CCCXXXVI.

[Patting the foot on the five toes.]

Shoe the colt, shoe!
Shoe the wild mare;
Put a sack on her back,
See if she'll bear.
If she'll bear,
We'll give her some grains;
If she won't bear,
We'll dash out her brains!

[Illustration]

CCCXXXVII.

[Game on a child's features.]

Here sits the Lord Mayor _forehead_.
Here sit his two men _eyes_.
Here sits the cock _right cheek_.
Here sits the hen _left cheek_.
Here sit the little chickens _tip of nose_.
Here they run in _mouth_.
Chinchopper, chinchopper,
Chinchopper, chin! _chuck the chin_.

CCCXXXVIII.

[A play with the face. The child exclaims:]

Ring the bell! _giving a lock of its hair a pull._
Knock at the door! _tapping its forehead._
Draw the latch! _pulling up its nose._
And walk in! _opening its mouth and putting in its finger._

CCCXXXIX.

[An exercise during which the fingers of the child are
enumerated.]

Thumbikin, Thumbikin, broke the barn,
Pinnikin, Pinnikin, stole the corn.
Long back'd Gray
Carried it away.
Old Mid-man sat and saw,
But Peesy-weesy paid for a'.

CCCXL.

This pig went to market,
Squeak mouse, mouse, mousey;
Shoe, shoe, shoe the wild colt,
And here's my own doll, Dowsy.

CCCXLI.

[From Yorkshire. A game to alarm children.]

Flowers, flowers, high-do!
Sheeny, greeny, rino!--
Sheeny greeny,
Sheeny greeny,
Rum tum fra!

CCCXLII.

1. This pig went to the barn.
2. This eat all the corn.
3. This said he would tell.
4. This said he wasn't well.
5. This went week, week, week, over the door sill.

CCCXLIII.

[The two following are fragments of a game called "The Lady
of the Land," a complete version of which has not fallen in my
way.]

Here comes a poor woman from baby-land,
With three small children in her hand:
One can brew, the other can bake,
The other can make a pretty round cake.
One ca