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Games and songs of American children

Note 139 — XV. MYTHOLOGY.

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"I charge my daughters every one, To keep good house while I am gone. You and you [points] but specially Sue, Or else I'll beat you black and blue."

From "Nursery Rhymes of England," where it is said to be a game of the Gypsy, who "during the mother's absence comes in, entices a child away, and hides her. This process is repeated till all the children are hidden, when the mother has to find them."

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