SHADOWS. The following is played by shadows on the wall: Eh, Charlie Brown, and where did you come from?" "Come from? Why, from sea, to be sure. Don't you know I have been all round the world." "Really, now! curious things!" Then I suppose you have seen a great many "I should think so! I have seen birds that could not fly, and ice that could not melt. I have shaken hands with a Chinaman, and rubbed noses with a New Zealander." "I am glad you have returned home safely, Charlie." So am I, Bessie. Do you know I often thought of you while I was tossed, tossed, tossed on the billowy ocean." Really, now! And what did you think?" "I thought-but oh, Bessie, I don't like to say "" "Don't be bashful, Charlie; I daresay it was no harm." 'No, indeed; but I thought to myself, when I go home I'll ask Bessie to give me a kiss!" 66 Really, now! Well, poor fellow, after all you have gone through, I could not refuse you. So really, now--kiss, kiss, kiss, and away!" A dish being filled with raisins, some brandy or spirits of wine is poured over the fruit, and then set on fire. The company present pluck the lighted raisins from the dish, and eat them as quickly as possible. The room should be dark, as the blue flame, and the spectral appearance of the party thus busily occupied, cause considerable merriment. "I don't like this one, it's mouldy;" "I don't like this one, it's bitter;" "I don't like this one, it's sour;" "And this has no taste;" and so on. When the Purchaser has gone round to each in this way, he agrees to buy them, and proceeds, with the help of the Merchant, to carry them home. This is done by each taking an armor "handle," as it is called-of one of the honey pots, and swinging her along to another corner of the room. they have all been removed, the Merchant comes back and says:— "No." You have taken her away among the honey pots." "No, I have not; they are all good honey." When The Merchant then tastes them in the same way as above, and at last stops at one and exclaims: "Ah, this one tastes very like my little girl." He then carries her away, and goes through the same form with each, till he has obtained them all. Two of the strongest children are selected; one, as Shepherd of the flock, stands within a ring of the children, the other walks round outside. Shepherd. Who is going round my sheep-fold? Shepherd. Don't steal any of my black sheep. The child struck leaves the ring, and takes hold of Jacky Lingo behind; the verses are repeated until he obtains possession of the |