All so captured must assist the king in taking the rest.
The word "man" seems to be used in the ancient sense of subject, as in the Scotch formula, where one boy takes another by the forelock (a reminiscence of serfdom), saying,
Tappie, tappie, tousie, will you be my man?
The game is played in much the same manner in Germany, with a rhyme which may be translated:
King, I'm standing on your land,
I steal your gold and silver-sand.
No. 158.
Ghost in the Cellar.
One of the children represents a ghost, and conceals himself in the cellar. Another takes the part of a mother, who is addressed by one of her numerous family:
"Mother, I see a ghost."
"It was only your father's coat hanging up."
Mother goes down with a match. Ghost appears. Terror and flight. Whoever is caught becomes the ghost for the next turn.