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Hunt the Slipper

This old-fashioned pastime is so generally known that it is scarcely necessary to describe it; however, as it forms one of the merriest indoor sports for the long winter evenings, it would be absurd to omit it in this work. Several boys seat themselves in a circle on the ground, and another, taking his place inside the ring, gives a slipper to one of them, by whom it is immediately and secretly handed to one of his neighbours; it is now passed round from one sitter to another, with as much dexterity as possible, so as to completely perplex the "hunter" (or player standing in the middle) in his endeavours to "chase the slipper by its sound," and who must continue his search until successful. The player in whose possession it is found must in his turn "hunt the slipper," whilst the former hunter joins the sitters.