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Title: Things worth doing and how to do them
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Beard, Lina Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920, joint author
Subjects: Amusements Games
Publisher: New York, Scribner's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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the card, but,should Jamie decide to go backward across the room his initialswould then belong on line No. 2. When all the girls and boyshave crossed the room, and quiet again reigns, read to them thevarious places where the different players will be married, for in-stance, if referring to your card you find the initials of JessieDouglass on line No. 12, you should read, Because JessieDouglass walked sideways across the room, she will be marriedin a cave. Wont that be romantic ? Always add some pleas-ant remark after reading each record; such remarks make thingsrun easier and add to the fun. Probably you will be able tothink of many delightful little speeches, but in case you find anydifficulty, the following list may be of some assistance. Remarkfor line No. 1: There could not be a better place. No. 2, Howcharming. No. 3, Better there than not at all. No. 4, I wonderif that will be a runaway match. No. 5, The dearest spot onearth. No. 6, A friend in need is a friend indeed. No. 7, I
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The Vesper Rite. 63 Halloween Merrymaking 65 hope we will all be invited. No. 8, An elopement, you may becertain. No. 9, Delightful. So gypsy-like. No. 10, I am surethere will be room for us all at this wedding. No. 11, Many ahappy marriage has taken place in a court-house. No. 12, Wontthat be romantic? The communicative old witch of the northwest wind im-parted so many methods of Halloween fortune telling you cantake your choice. Here are the rest just as she told them. The Vesper Rite, if observed with due solemnity, will disclose the principal char-acteristics of any one submitting to the test. Take six large potatoes and cut them in half. Shape eachhalf into a candlestick by scooping out a round hole in the smallend, making it large enough to hold a candle. Place a half candle in each of the potato candlesticks and pinaround each candle a strip of paper on which is written oneword indicating a trait of character, such as modesty, bash-fulness, vanity, etc. Then form a magic ring o

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