CCCXXXV.

[In the following childish amusement, one extends his arm, and the other in illustration of the narrative, 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'.

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

[From Yorkshire. A game to alarm children.]

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