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66 and twisted very tightly. If the bear's master can touch one of the assailants without dragging the bear out of the ring or letting go the rope, the boy touched becomes bear, selects his keeper as before mentioned, and the sport continues.

All tie large knots in one corner of their pocket handkerchiefs and then toss up to see who shall be "Moon"; the loser is "Moon," and he must be blindfolded. "Moon" now stands with his legs stretched apart, while his playmates go behind him in succession, and thrust their handkerchiefs between his legs as far as they can and in whatever direction they wish. When all have done this, one of them cries "Walk, Moon, Walk!" which is a signal for the blindfolded player to walk forward until he treads upon one of the handkerchiefs, when, in an instant the other players pick up their knotted handkerchiefs with which they belabor the unlucky owner of the one trodden on, as he runs to a distant base and back, after which he becomes "Moon" and the game continues as before.

One of the players called the "Monkey" has the end of the rope tied around his middle in such a manner that his feet only just touch the ground; in his right hand he holds a piece of chalk. (The horizontal bar may be used to be suspended from.) The other players wait for a signal from the Monkey, and then commence drubbing him with their knotted handkerchiefs; the poor Monkey slung to the bar cannot defend himself, but if he can succeed in marking one of the players with the chalk, he is immediately released, and he that is chalked has to take his place. This is a famous game among sailors and affords considerable amusement to spectators as well as to the players themselves.