Be careful that every time anything has been written, the paper is folded down and passed on to the player on your right.  When every one has written what the world says, the papers are collected and one of the company proceeds to read out the various papers, and the result may be something like this: 

(1) The horrifying and delightful (2) Mr. Brown (3) met the charming (4) Miss Philips (5) in Lincoln Park; (6) he gave her a flower (7) and said to her:  “How’s your mother?” (8) She said to him:  “Not for Joseph;” (9) the consequence was they danced the hornpipe, and the world said (10), “Just what we expected.”

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EARTH, AIR, FIRE, AND WATER

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To play this game seat yourselves in a circle, take a clean duster or handkerchief, and tie it in a big knot, so that it may easily be thrown from one player to another.  One of the players throws it to another, at the same time calling out either of these names:  Earth, Air, Fire, or Water.  If “Earth” is called, the player to whom the ball is thrown has to mention something that lives on the earth, as lion, cat; if “Air” is called, something that lives in the air; if “Water,” something that lives in the water; but if “Fire” is called, the player must keep silence.  Always remember not to put birds in the water, or animals or fishes in the air; be silent when “Fire” is called, and answer before ten can be counted.  For breaking any of these rules a forfeit must be paid.

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CRAMBO

One of the party leaves the room, and on his return he is asked to find a word which has been chosen by the other players in his absence; and in order to help him, another word is mentioned rhyming with the word to be guessed.  Questions may then be asked by the guesser, and the players must all introduce, as the final word of their answer, another word rhyming with the word chosen.  For instance, suppose the word “way” is selected.  The guesser would then be told that the word chosen rhymes with “say.”  He might then ask the first one of the party:  “What do you think of the weather?” and the answer might be:  “We have had a lovely day.”  The second question might be:  “Have you enjoyed yourself?” and the answer might be:  “Yes; I have had lots of play.”  The game would proceed in this way until the guesser gave the correct answer, or one of the party failed to give the proper rhyme, in which case the latter would then be called upon to take the place of the guesser.

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LOST AND FOUND

A very similar game to “Consequences” is that of “Lost and Found,” which is played in an exactly similar manner, but the questions are quite different:  (1) Lost, (2) by whom, (3) at what time, (4) where, (5) found by, (6) in what condition, (7) what time, (8) the reward.