Chapter CCCXVI

[Another game, played exclusively by boys. Two, who are fixed
upon for the purpose, leave the group, and privately arrange
that the pass-word shall be some implement of a particular
trade. The trade is announced in the dialogue, and then the
fun is, that the unfortunate wight who guesses the "tool" is
beaten with the caps of his fellows till he reaches a fixed
goal, after which he goes out in turn.]

"Two broken tradesmen,
Newly come over,
The one from France and Scotland,
The other from Dover."
"What's your trade?"

[Carpenters, nailors, smiths, tinkers, or any other is
answered, and on guessing the instrument "plane him, hammer
him, rasp him, or solder him," is called out respectively
during the period of punishment.]