replying.

"You must say neither 'Yes,' 'No,' 'Nay,'
'Black,' 'White,' or 'Grey.'--
Now what are you going to give him to-day?"

"A pair of boots."

"What colour are they?"

"Brown."

"Have you anything else to give him?"

"I think so; I'll go and see."

"What colour is it?"

"Red."

"What is this made of?" pointing to a coat or other article.

"Cloth."

"And the colour?"

"Brown."

"Have you anything else to give him?"

"I don't think so."

"Would you like a sweet?"

"Yes."

The examination is finished, for one of the fatal replies has been
given. The child who exclaimed "Yes" goes to a den. After taking all the
children through the same form of questioning the youngsters are found
divided into two classes, those who avoided answering in the prohibited
terms, "Yes," "No," "Nay," "Black," "White," "Grey," and the little
culprits in the den or prison who have failed in the examination. The
tug-of-war now begins, either class being pitted against the other. No
rope is used; arms are entwined round waists, skirts pulled, or
coat-tails taken hold of.

"CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLE-LIGHT?"

This is one of the most universally played chain games in the British
Isles. It belongs as much to the child with a rich Dublin brogue as to
the Cockney boy, one thing being altered in the verse--the place, "How
many miles to Wexford or Dublin" being substituted for Wimbledon.
Coventry and Burslem take the child fancy in the North of England.

It probably dates from Tudor times. The expression, "Can I get there by
candle-light?" and "He went out of town as far as a farthing candle
would light him," were amongst the common sayings of the people of
Elizabeth's time.

"How many miles to Wimbledon?
Three score and ten.
Can I get there by candle-light?
Yes! and back again.
Then open the gates and let me go.
Not without a beck and a bow.
Here's a beck and there's a bow;
Now open the gates and we'll all pass thro'."

The chain of children first formed to play this game is re-formed into
two smaller ones. Hands are then uplifted by one of the sides to form an
archway; the other children, marching in single file, approach the
sentinel near the gateway of arched hands and ask--

"How many miles to Wimbledon?"

The answer is given--

"Three score and ten," etc.

When the gates are opened those