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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3623, 13 March 1906, Page 4

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A HOUSE GAME Isn‘c*fiii^/* jt N«■;:v ll< thttlvc i»l **Ku:it the S\:n:u.T," h:;l Xai ho Hoisterou*. It is ylnuiin;. ! ) spend a winter evening amusing aud be in.-' rt-umutd, but how arc tVc tn si;l ai'.'oai- Sr? W-t want to (day, hut wo want, to know what. to play at Thera io a lively rrm.-p, r.ot so noisy perhaps as “buut lha slipper, " bat nearly related to

M.Avrvc; At i.a nmisss. it. which French 6*id tlccmnn y nnpstem delight in e.r lb or partio'; In "La Sir. r-,-e, ’’ ns it, is calir.l the player;; form a circle, each hoMing lyouo I:and. the left, to a cord Tire other hand is kept behind the back, and o;;o player holds In his or her free hand o small stiff haired idulhosbrush. At first all tho circle dance round and round "thesGarohcr (tho player stationed bn.-nde the ring) Inn online;'' bi-n.-.so, brosse. ’’ If Ebhiuone [daystt f.uv notes on the piano, it helps the fun. Tho minute tho music stops the one who holds tho brush must sad'-'. itiy brush his neighbor's dress, so as to be,well heard, and then pass tho hlab-ii on before, the searcher can determine v. here tho sound comes from or on whom to pounce. If the brush has passed some distance around, n daring playeriu*y even brur.li the searcher’s own back and send the brush safely onward attain. One hand must remain always on the cord, though it may be changed if necessary, and tho brush may even be thrown to any other j.lay.r on tho watch for it Rut this must ha tlono only in ease of deadly peril, as the Watcher has the chance of catching it as it files or of seeing who docs get it just hftcr it has brushed sohlobody. When tho gamo is properly played—and there arc many players round the ring—that ono in whoso possession the brush 19 found becomes searcher, and the last searcher goes out of tho game, tho cord being shortened each time by tying a knot in taking up about the same space as that occupied by ono player, so lessening tho ring gradually until at last it is tho dearchor himself who gets most of the tharp brushing, and tho fun guts lust and fliH-ius if the players are active. Usually tlio game stops when thcro remain only four in tho ring, but time is as tho players cliooso It is always time to stop any game when those engaged in it got too tired to enjoy its fun, for always remember to Play with a good will or don’t play at all. What Jack Overheard In the Pantry. "Please shut the door. ” the pepper cried. "It's chill;.- m U.iFpot." "Now-, that is strange to come from yon. Who always are too hot." "The bread told mo a piece of news. 'Twas such a funny tale." ‘Then don’t repeat it, ’’ said the cake, "For she is always stale."

“Ifour me I" Urn potted ham exclaimed, “The knife looks bad enough ’.' "Yes," said the oil, "he’s cut tho meat Because it was so tough."

"flow noble air Lobstef look#I" Tin.' lilllt; pancake cried. ‘Why, lie to once right in the‘swim, The p'.uapiun pie replied-

••Well,” said the clam between his shells, With a rc.scnndn;t> whoop, '‘That's bettor than the oyster, For he’s always in 'the soup.’ '

Just then the heavy pantry doors '.Vere shat lo with a slam, For Jack li.air .i minima coining. And he v.: ~ m the jam. iv (hi: .-an. Time;-: Democrat

A U’omliirfnl Trio. Kevyr was seen such a wondciTnl three As .-{nod i’.i the horcs of the Si '.nlalw.iou sea, IVhP ■ suiiiKi,.-. ,ji..[ would make a (leaf mail stare Ko».- unci foil on the crinlih some air Tv. ,s the (.1 1 vi-lui” dry'; of tin- fan like ear And ilio so; ic.rs n.> llink an.l invar. 'Tv. as the Wiuiij'iwg - with his smile so bland, And; tho Spotted Oufioon from the Tuiutura laud.

They sat on the shore of the Sandalwood eca, The (|murkiest trio that e’er could bn; And they yowled and yowled witk a keen dolight from eight in the morning until eight at nlgbi Why did they do it? Ah, who’s to say? Oddities act in their own quaint way, And if you inquire if they still are there, V/ell, I neither know, rmd 1 neither carel Wcr® I the Sun. I’d always shine on holidays, Were I the sun. On sleepy heads I’d never gaze, But focus all my morning rays On busy folks of hustling ways, Were I the sun. I would not melt a sledding snow, Were I the sun, Nor spoil the ico where skaters go, Nor help those useless weeds to grow, But hurry melons on, you know, Won; I the sun. I’d warm the swimming pool Just right, Were I the sun. On school days 1 would hide my light, The Fourth I’d always give you bright, Nor set so soon on Christmas night, Were I the sun 1 would not heed such paltry toys, Were I the sun— Such work as grownup man employs; But 1 would favor solid joys— , In short, I’d run the world for boys, Wer.i I the sun l -St Nicholas