54 Children's Rhymes. 



The last touched stands aside until only one remains, who is 

 obliged to bend with his head against the gable, blindfolded. The 

 iirst boy puts his hand on the back of the one blindfolded. The 

 I'hymster puts his hand uppermost and asks " where will this poor 

 fellow go ? •' So the blindfolded boy sends half a dozen or more 

 to different places all within easy distance. Then he and the 

 rhymster clap hands, and the fun is to see all the boys running- 

 back to the gable. The one who comes in last has to submit to 

 be blindfolded in turn. 



Another rhyme runs thus. The girl or boy points to one and 



says : — 



Hey Willy Wyn, and ho Willy Wynii, 



This night I must go home ; 

 Better alight and stop a night, 



And I'll choose you some pretty one. 

 He replies — Who will that be 



If I abide with thee 1 

 She answers — The faii-est and the rarest 

 In a' the country side. 



The fun consists in suggesting some one likely to be obnoxious to 

 the aforesaid Willy Wynn. 



This rhyme was diimed into' the ears of poor girls who wei'e 



too proud : — 



Lady, lady, landless. 

 Footless and handless. 



Those who were proud and greedy got a wigging from the 

 following- rhyme :— 



Prood skyte of Aberdeen, 

 Sell't its niither for a preen, 

 Sell't its father for a plack. 

 Whatna proud skyte's that 1 



The following is an invocation to rain and sleet : — 



Rain, rain, rattlestanes, 

 Don't rain on me ; 

 Rain on Johnny Groat's house, 

 Far ayont the sea. 



Another one comes nearer midsummer :— 



Sunny shower, sunny shower. 

 You'll no last half-an-hour. 



