The players sit in a circle; one is chosen for "postman," is blindfolded, and another is chosen for Postmaster.
The Postmaster gives each player the name of some city or town, and stands outside the ring so he can give orders.
The "postman" stands inside the circle and when the Postmaster says, "I have sent a letter from New York to San Francisco," the players having these names must exchange places, and he must try to capture one. If he succeeds he takes that one's place, the one caught then becoming "postman."
The Postmaster must exchange names very rapidly, and if a player should remain seated when his city is called, he has to be "postman."
If the Postmaster says, "general delivery," all exchange places, and the "postman" tries to secure a vacant place.
SPOONEY FUN.
All the players sit in a circle. One is chosen to be out. He is blindfolded and given a spoon (a large one) with which he is to feel. He stands in the middle of the circle, then is turned around three times and told to guess who the first person, which he touches with the spoon, is.
He advances cautiously until he touches someone. Then with the back of the spoon he feels the person all over. The players must keep perfectly quiet, disguising themselves if they see fit, as the collars and cuffs of the men will be felt very easily with the spoon.
As soon as the blindfolded one has guessed who the player is he was feeling, they exchange places and the game goes on as before, but if he fails to guess the first time, or has felt with his hand instead of the spoon he is out again and remains out, until he has guessed correctly.