Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1881 — For Evening Gatherings. [ARTICLE]

For Evening Gatherings.

A list of amusing forfeits, which will make the company laugh and not offend the person called upon to pay them, are herewith given i 1. Put a newspaper upon the floor in such a way that two persons can easily stand upon it and not be able to touch each other with their hands. By putting the paper in the doorway, one half inside and the other half outside of the room, aud closing the door over it, the two persons can easily stand upon it and still be beyond each other’s reach. 2. To go out of the room with two legs aud come in with six. Not very difficult to do if one thinks to bring along a chair on the return. 3. To act the dumb servant. The person who has the forfeit to pay must act out the answers to the questions put by the master of the ceremonies, as “ How do you make bread?” “How do you make soup ? ’ etc. This forfeit will cause much merriment if proper questions are put. 4. Put one hand where the other cannot touch it. One can get out of this difficulty by putting one hand on the elbo w of the other arm. 5. Place a pencil on the floor so that one cannot jump over it May be done by putting it close to the wall of the room. & Put a question that no one can answer with a “no." This is not hard if one thinks to ask, “What does y-e-s spell ?"’ 7. Push a chair through a finger ring. This forfeit is made by putting the ring on the finger aud pushing the chair—any other cbject will do as well—with the finger. 8. Put yourself through a keyhole. This was a great puzzle to us for a while, but when a piece of paper was taken with the word “yourself” written upon it, and pushed through the bole, it was all clear.