Form a circle, one of the number going into the ring. Present that
person with a tablespoon for each hand, and blindfold him.
Then state that the others will skip around him three times and then
stop. As soon as they stop, they will let go hands and stand perfectly
still. The party in the ring now moves towards one of the players and
must tell who he is by touching him with the spoons only. If his guess
is correct, the person caught now exchanges places with the one in the
ring; if he is incorrect, he must try again.
This game is not as difficult as it at first appears. Carefully notice
the peculiarity of clothing each one has on before you enter the ring,
whether, for instance, the frock is trimmed, buttoned, etc., or the
scarf is a four-in-hand ornamented with a scarf-pin, or if the scarf
is run through a ring or tied in a bow. Note also the wearing of the
hair and every detail that may occur to you, and remember that the
spoons may be used whichever way one pleases. So, if they touch beads,
and there is only one person who is wearing beads that will at once
indicate the individual; or if the spoon knocks against a scarf pin
and there is only one boy wearing a scarf pin, he will of necessity be
recognized, and thus each player is caught.