The Play-party in Indiana
Author: Leah Jackson Wolford
Publisher: Ayer Company Pub
Published: 1976-01-01
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780405079337
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Publisher: Ayer Company Pub
Published: 1976-01-01
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780405079337
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Leah Jackson Wolford, M.A.
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 612
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Leah Jackson Wolford
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Published: 2018-11-13
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780353577480
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Leah Jackson Wolford
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-02-08
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780656095834
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Play-Party in Indiana a Collection of Folk-Songs and Games With Descriptive Introduction, and Correlating Notes But preparations had also been going on at the farm house. In the Spare-room the rag carpet had been lifted, not because it was too smooth for the games, but because the rough boots and coarse shoes Of the players wore it out. Around this same room, heavy blocks of wood held up long boards, which made a bench for the lookers-ou. In the kitchen a roaring fire was kept in the fireplace; here the parents and children were to stay. Usually there were fewer Old people than young; yet there were enough men to discuss the prospective crops, the coming election, the slavery question and predestination; and plenty of women there were to pop the corn over the coals, crack the walnuts, wash the winesaps, cut the cakes, and watch the babies. About dusk the first players arrive. The girls at once retire to the bedroom to slip off their long black calico riding skirts and to leave their heavy wraps. The boys' overcoats and caps, too, are piled on the bed and now all are ready to play. There is no need to wait for ceremony. Thaddeus knows Josie, and Josie knows Hiram. Receiving line and formal introductions are far from the spirit of the play-party. The first four players are not Slow in starting the games with the Old drinking song, All GO Down to Bowser's. Others arrive, and in Spite of the dim candle-light and the increasing confusion, each boy can easily pick out the favorite girl, in the fairest muslin dress, to be his partner for the next set. A few rounds Of Old Dan Tucker are immediately succeeded by Needle's Eye, Skip-to - My Lou and We're Marching Down to Old Quebec. Several couples Silently drop out when Weevily Wheat is named as the next, for it is played like the dance Virginia Reel, and offends the more scrupulous consciences. A stanza from a Texas version echoes this feeling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Leah Jackson Wolford
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Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780722208410
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Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-04-23
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781354391334
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