Sides are picked; as, for example, six on one side and six on the other, and three or four marks or tuts are fixed in a field. Six go out to field, as in cricket, and one of these throws the ball to one of those who remain "at home," and the one "at home" strikes or pizes it with his hand. After pizing it he runs to one of the "tuts," but if before he can get to the "tut" he is struck with the ball by one of those in the field, he is said to be _burnt_, or out. In that case the other side go out to field.--Addy's _Sheffield Glossary_.
A game at marbles of two or more boys. Each puts an equal number of marbles in a row close together, a mark is made at some little distance called taw; the distance is varied according to the number of marbles in a row. The first boy tosses at the row in such a way as to pitch just on the marbles, and so strike as many as he can out of the line; all that he strikes out he takes; the rest are put close together again, and two other players take their turn in the same manner, till all the marbles are struck out of the line, when they all stake afresh and the game begins again.--Baker's _Northamptonshire Glossary_.
Mentioned by Moor, _Suffolk Words and Phrases_, as the name of a game. Undescribed, but nearly the same as French and English.
A small mark is made on the wall. The one to point out the point, who must not know what is intended, is blindfolded, and is then sent to put the finger on the point or mark. Another player has taken a place in front of the point, and bites the finger of the blindfolded pointer.--Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire (Rev. W. Gregor).
Name of a girl's game the same as Cheeses.--Holland's _Cheshire Glossary_. See "Turn Cheeses, Turn."
An old game mentioned in Taylor's _Motto_, sig. D, iv. London, 1622.
[Illustration: "Poor Mary sits a-weeping."]
I. Poor Mary sits a-weepin', A-weepin', a-weepin'; Poor Mary sits a-weepin' On a bright summer's day.
Pray, Mary, what're you weepin' for, A-weepin' for, a-weepin' for? Pray, Mary, what're you weepin' for? On a bright summer's day.
I'm weepin' for a sweetheart, A sweetheart, a sweetheart; I'm weepin' for a sweetheart, On a bright summer's day.
Pray, Mary, choose your lover, Your lover, your lover; Pray, Mary, choose your lover On a bright summer's day.