The players seat themselves in a circle to represent tailors at
work on a piece of cloth--a handkerchief or a duster will answer the
purpose. A leader or foreman is chosen, and every one of the company
is named in turn Red Cap, Blue Cap, Black Cap, Yellow Cap, Brown Cap,
etc. The leader then takes the piece of cloth and pretends to examine
the work which is supposed to have been done by the workmen. He is
supposed to discover a bad stitch and asks: "Who did it, Blue Cap?"
The latter immediately answers: "Not I, sir." "Who then, sir?" "Yellow
Cap, sir." Yellow Cap must then answer at once in the same manner and
name another workman. Any one who fails to answer to his name pays a
forfeit. If carried on in a brisk manner, this game will cause endless
amusement.
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