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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 537

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rinking Water. Two of theplayers, joining hands above their heads, standat the apex of an angle formed by the remain-ing players, who stand facing away from thefirst two. The two at the opposite ends of thecolumns forming the angle take a few stepstoward each other, being followed in turn bythe… … THE CAKE-WALK. Probably the fun in this game is in its soldier-like movements. The song which accompaniesthe marching runs thus : Ho, Nannie! Ho, Nannie!Hand me the gourd to drink water!Drink water, drink water,Hand me the gourd to drink water! Miss Mary, Miss Mary! Hand me the gourd to drink…

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