I thought I would write you a letter and tell you of two nice
games, one for in and the other for out doors. The one for the
house is called "Going to Jerusalem." One person plays the piano,
or makes some kind of a noise. Place the chairs in a row across the
room, every other chair in an opposite direction, one less than
there are players to go round the chairs, and when the music stops,
each player must sit down, and of course one will be left out. Then
one chair is taken away, and the person who could not get seated
can not play any more, and so on until there are but two players
going round one chair, and the one who gets seated goes to
Jerusalem, and wins the game.
The other is called, "I Spy the Wolf." One is wolf, and the others
hide their eyes and count, and the wolf hides, and when done
counting they go and hunt the wolf, who when spied runs and tries
to tag somebody before they tag base, and if so, both are wolf.
When the wolf is spied, the person must say, "I spy the wolf," and
run and tag base. The game is finished when all are wolf.