Pins and pincushions . I. The Dancing Gooseberry. 4. Chain made with aCotton Reel and 2. The Pin Organ. THE DANCING GOOSEBERRY 79 flush, and Vs called save-all, Any numbercould also play at this game. The players depositedtwo pins each; they then commenced to throw theroller in turn, and if, when the first player hadthrown, it stood at one, the player took up one pin ;ii at two, two pins were deposited to the stock by theunlucky player ; if at five, all were saved, there beingneither losses nor gains ; but if it stood at ten, flush,then the thrower won the lot. It seems a pitythese game
Pins and pincushions . I. The Dancing Gooseberry. 4. Chain made with aCotton Reel and 2. The Pin Organ. THE DANCING GOOSEBERRY 79 flush, and Vs called save-all, Any numbercould also play at this game. The players depositedtwo pins each; they then commenced to throw theroller in turn, and if, when the first player hadthrown, it stood at one, the player took up one pin ;ii at two, two pins were deposited to the stock by theunlucky player ; if at five, all were saved, there beingneither losses nor gains ; but if it stood at ten, flush,then the thrower won the lot. It seems a pitythese games should have died out, as there are nowsuch an endless variety of pins at all prices with whichto play for prizes. We can, however, give directionsfor playing several more games with pins, and also formaking toys with pins. The Dancing Gooseberry was at one time a very popular game, and the Lottery Book was played about seventy years agoin many places. The Dancing Gooseberry (Plate XIV., Illustra-tion I) was made by sticking a pin through a small goose-berry. It was then placed in the s
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