Chapter CCCXXXV

[In the following childish amusement, one extends his arm, and
the other in illustration of the narrative, strikes him gently
with the side of his hand at the shoulder and wrist; and then
at the word "middle," with considerable force, on the flexor
muscles at the elbow-joint.]

My father was a Frenchman,
He bought for me a fiddle,
He cut me here, he cut me here,
He cut me right in the middle.

CCCXXXVI.

[Patting the foot on the five toes.]

Shoe the colt, shoe!
Shoe the wild mare;
Put a sack on her back,
See if she'll bear.
If she'll bear,
We'll give her some grains;
If she won't bear,
We'll dash out her brains!

CCCXXXVII.

[Game on a child's features.]

Here sits the Lord Mayor _forehead_.
Here sit his two men _eyes_.
Here sits the cock _right cheek_.
Here sits the hen _left cheek_.
Here sit the little chickens _tip of nose_.
Here they run in _mouth_.
Chinchopper, chinchopper,
Chinchopper, chin! _chuck the chin_.

CCCXXXVIII.

[A play with the face. The child exclaims:]

Ring the bell! _giving a lock of its hair a pull._
Knock at the door! _tapping its forehead._
Draw the latch! _pulling up its nose._
And walk in! _opening its mouth and putting in its finger._

CCCXXXIX.

[An exercise during which the fingers of the child are
enumerated.]

Thumbikin, Thumbikin, broke the barn,
Pinnikin, Pinnikin, stole the corn.
Long back'd Gray
Carried it away.
Old Mid-man sat and saw,
But Peesy-weesy paid for a'.