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Athletic sports and recreations for boys.. (1861)

Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 32

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small object. Aunt Sally herselfis composed of a head and bust cut out ofa solid block of wood, and generally carvedwith negro features, and painted black.In tlie middle of her nose or between herlips a hole is bored, into which is stuck ashort pipe. To break it is the object of thegame. An iron… … The iron rod is stuck into the ground, ^^^ a pipe put into the old ladys mouth, and ^.y^^ muttminSB a line drawn upon the ground at twelve, ^ ^^^ ^sixteen, or more paces. At this line the players stand, and each is furnished with three short cudgels abouteighteen inches in length, which they hurl…

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