GAMKS, FoKFKITS, i 



One of the absent ones is then recalled and introduced as Mr. or 

 Hutchinson. 



The remainder of the party must then imitate exactly every movement 

 made by this member of the Hutchinson family, even of the most trifling 

 description. If the unconscious leader moves an arm, every arm in the 

 company makes the same movement ; if any play of feature, such as a 

 look cf surprise, follows, every one in the company assumes the same ex- 



^sion ; if a wondering look is given around the room, the head mov 

 to each side, all make precisely the same gesture. This procedure is con- 

 tinued until Mr. or Miss Hutchinson Number One sees into the little 

 game, and ends it by taking a seat in motionless quiet. Hutclm 

 Number Two is next ushered in to go through the same ceremonial, and 

 the game is repeated until the Hutchinson family is extinct. 



It sometimes happens that a quick-witted Hutchinson will find out the 

 trick before acknowledging the discovery, and lead the others a dance 

 they did not anticipate, as one merry young lady " seeing the point," 

 walked slowly and with great gravity up and down a long drawing- room t 

 and out of one door into the hall, across this into the room again, and 

 round the room, all the others following htr till they cried for mercy. 



>ntleman, after staring, yawning, and making horrible grimaces at 

 his imitators, suddenly commenced a series of taps on each side of his i 

 with tlu- forefingers of both hands, and with constantly increasing rapid- 

 ity, all trying to follow him, till they were so convulsed with la ugh t' -i 

 f hat they were forced to admit the joke was all in his hands. 



The .V'< /M//T. 



The party are >eated in a line, or round the sides of a room, and ><>m. 

 one previou-ly appointed nitric with the message, " My ma-tei >,-n-l> me 

 madam," <>r "Mr," as the case may be, directed to any individual 

 he may sel.-ct at his option. " What for f " is the natural inquirx . 

 do as I do ;" and with this tin- m->srn^rr commences to performs' 

 antic, which the lady or irentleman must imitate say he wags his head 

 from Mde to nd< with one foot incessantly on the floor. The 



iuty it 18 to obey command^ hU neighbour to the right or to 



the 1,-ft tO " DO aS I ' oil Until the \\ hole Colllp.'II 



motion, when the 0168861 tin- room, r,- nt.Tin^ with iVe>h in- 



junctions. WhiN- the messenger is in the room he must >ee hi- 

 will pbej i no mi'- must keep from the moNemeiit without .suffering 



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