Games For All Occasions Part 28

3. Roast--The pride of Old England. Roast Beef.

4. Vegetable--A porridge and an apartment. Mushroom.

5. Game--A nut cracker.--Squirrel.

6. Salad--Part of a house and a letter. Celery.

7. Pudding--A summer residence. Cottage.

8. Cake--What variety gives to life. Spice.

9. Fruit--From an historic tree. Cherries.

10. Wine--The kind of invitation one likes to receive. Cordial.

A DINNER FOR LITERARY CELEBRITIES

The Guests

1. A barrel maker.--Cooper.

2. A mixture of black and white.--Gray.

3. The baby of the flock.--Lamb.

4. A disagreeable fellow to have on one's foot.--Bunyan.

5. Joyous hardness.--Gladstone.

6. A country in Europe.--Holland.

7. A lion's abode, free from dampness.--Dryden.

8. A head covering.--Hood.

9. Small talk and a cask.--Chatterton.

10. Absence of all color.--Black.

The Menu

1. Soup--What a s.h.i.+p sometimes springs. Leek.

2. Fish--All colors combined. White Fish.

3. Roast--A red hot bar of iron. Pig.

4. Vegetable--To steal mildly. Cabbage.

5. Game--Chinese English. Pigeon.

6. Relish--Dreadful predicaments. Pickles.

7. Pudding--The mantle of winter. Snow.

8. Cake--Brightest and best of all. Suns.h.i.+ne.

9. Fruit--A church dignitary and a fruit. Elderberry.

10. Wine--An island in the Atlantic. Madeira.

NUTS TO CRACK

Pa.s.s pencils and paper to each guest with the following written upon it:--

1 (A Dairy product.)

2 (A Vegetable.)

3 (A Country.)

4 (A Girl's name.)

5 (A structure.)

6 (A name often applied to one of our presidents.)

7 (Every Ocean has one.)

8 (That which often holds a treasure.)

9 (The names of two boys.)

10 (A letter of the alphabet and an article made of tin.)

Explain that the above describes ten different nuts, which they are to guess. The nuts described are (1) b.u.t.ternut; (2) peanut; (3) brazil nut; (4) hazel nut; (5) walnut; (6) hickory nut; (7) beechnut; (8) chestnut; (9) filbert; (10) pecan. A prize may be awarded to the one first having correct answers.

Thanksgiving originated with the pilgrims who came from England in the Mayflower. What other s.h.i.+ps were they acquainted with? Provide the guests with pencils and paper having the following questions written upon it:

1. What they met for on Sunday?

2. What feeling existed among them?

3. What s.h.i.+p was popular with the young folks?

4. What did it lead up to?