I ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I ve come to see Jenny jo, How is she now? Jenny jo is washing clothes, washing clothes, washing clothes, Jenny jo is washing clothes, You can t see her now. I ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I ve come to see Jenny jo, How is she now? Jenny jo is ironing clothes, ironing clothes, ironing clothes, Jenny jo is ironing clothes, You can t see her now. I ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I ve come to see Jenny jo, How is she now? Jenny jo is sick, my dear, sick, my dear, sick, my dear, Jenny jo is sick, my dear, You can t see her now. I ve come to see Jenny jo, Jenny jo, Jenny jo, I ve come to see Jenny jo, How is she now? Jenny jo is underboard, underboard, underboard, Jenny jo is underboard, You can t see her now. --Lismore (Miss F. Keane, collected from Miss Ward, National Schoolmistress). VI. We ve come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We ve come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now? O Jenny is washing, O washing, O washing, O Jenny is washing, And you can t see her now. Very well, ladies, ladies, ladies, Very well, ladies, and gentlemen too. We ve come to see Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, Jenny Jones, We ve come to see Jenny Jones, And how is she now? O Jenny is starching, O starching, O starching, O Jenny is starching, And you can t see her now.
One of these throws a small piece of wood shaped like a Cat, and tries to pitch it into the hole. The boy guarding the hole tries to hit it with his stick. If he succeeds, he and the boy at the other hole run to each other s places. Should the boy who throws the piece of wood succeed in getting it into the hole, the batsmen are out. Should the Cat fall into the ring or a span beyond, one of the bowlers picks it up, and both run to a hiding-place. They then agree as to which of them should hold the Cat. This must be carried in such a way that it cannot be seen by the batsmen, both boys assuming the same attitude. Both boys then resume their previous places. They kneel down, still keeping the same attitudes. The batsmen, keeping their sticks in the holes, then agree which of the two holds the Cat.
--Yorkshire (Henderson s _Folk-lore, Northern Counties_, p. 27). V. Dossy, dossy green grass, Dossy, dossy, doss, Come all ye pretty fair maids And dance upon the grass. I will give you pots and pans, I will give you brass, I will give you anything For a pretty lass. I will give you gold and silver, I will give you pearl, I will give you anything For a pretty girl. Take one, take one, the fairest you can see. You shall have a duck, my dear, You shall have a drake, You shall have a young man Apprentice for your sake. If this young man shall wealthy grow And give his wife a feather, The bells shall ring and birds shall sing And we ll all clap hands together. --Roxton, St.
10. Should the rubber have consisted of three games, the value of the losers’ game is deducted from the gross number of points gained by their opponents. 11. If an erroneous score be proved, such mistake can be corrected prior to the conclusion of the game in which it occurred, and such game is not concluded until the trump card of the following deal has been turned up. 12. If an erroneous score, affecting the amount of the rubber, be proved, such mistake can be rectified at any time during the rubber. CUTTING. 13. The Ace is the lowest card. 14.
The only _=Text Book=_ on this game is the Pocket Guide, by “Cavendish”; there are some good articles in Vol. III. of the “_Westminster Papers_.” VINT. While this game is by some persons thought to be the forerunner of bridge, and might be classed as one of the whist family, it is at present so little known outside of Russia, where it is the national game, that the author has thought it best to group it with other games which are distinctly national in character. Vint has been variously described as bridge without a Dummy and as auction whist. It resembles bridge in the making of the trump, and whist in the manner of the play. _=Cards.=_ Vint is played with the full pack of fifty-two cards, which rank from the A K Q down to the deuce. Two packs are generally used.
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--he _shall_ bite you all over. --Dorsetshire (_Folk-lore Journal_, vii. 213). VII. I sent a letter to my love, I carried water in my glove, And by the way I dropped it. I did so! I did so! I had a little dog that said Bow! wow! I had a little cat that said Meow! meow! Shan t bite you--shan t bite you-- Shall bite you. --Cornwall (_Folk-lore Journal_, v. 52). VIII. I sent a letter to my love, I carried water in my glove, I dript it, I dropped it, and by the way I lost it.
The ring dance round singing the first four lines. At the fourth line the child in the centre chooses one from the ring, who goes into the centre with her. The marriage formula or chorus is then sung, the two kiss, and the one who was first in the centre joins the ring, the second one choosing another in her turn. Played by both boys and girls. See Sally Water, Silly Old Man. Here we go around, around [Music] Our shoes are made of leather, Our stockings are made of silk, Our pinafores are made of calico, As white as any milk. Here we go around, around, around, And we shall touch the ground. --Barnes and London Streets (A. B. Gomme).
_=15.=_ The player has the power to _=huff=_, _=compel the capture=_, or _=let the piece remain on the board=_, as he thinks proper. _=16.=_ When a man first reaches any of the squares on the opposite extreme line of the board, it becomes a King, and can be moved backward or forward as the limits of the board permit, though not in the same play. The adversary must crown the new King, by placing a captured man on the top of it, before he makes his own move. _=17.=_ A player making a false or improper move forfeits the game to his opponent. _=18.=_ When taking, if either player removes one of his own pieces, _=he=_ cannot replace it; but his _=opponent=_ can either play or insist on the man being replaced. _=19.