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caught he gave up his bonnet as a token of capture. When all the " colours " had been secured, the game was ended. In a new game the "ins" became the "outs."

(P. 213, after line 24.) French Tig.

Played both in Argyleshire and Perthshire, is what in Polo might be called a bending race. Any even number play, say twenty-four. It cannot be done with a small party. Eleven of the twenty-four form a circle, standing at not too great a distance apart. An outer circle is then formed by the other eleven, each one of whom stands directly behind his companion of the inner circle, but with space enough between them to allow easy passage. The other two players become pursuer and pursued, the former jinking as he chooses out and in round those of the circles. If the pursuer tigs the pursued, they change places. It is open to the pursued if tired or professing to be so, to touch one of the inner circle, who then becomes the pursued, the gap formed being filled by the player from the outer circle, the one tired taking the latter's place. The pursuer must follow the pursued.

(P. 114, at the the bottom.)

There are several modifications of this ("Cat and Mouse") In and Out the Window.

While the "Cat" is pursuing the "Mouse" as described, the

line sing :

" In and out the window, In and out the window, In and out the window, As we have been before."

When the line think that the one in front has had enongh, they

sing :

" Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover, Stand and face your lover, As we have done before."

When the leading player stops and faces one in the row, they change places, and the one following becomes leader to the one selected from the row.