... relVc-diment the body, and leave the least impression in the mind. which respect, shooting, leaping, pitching the liar, stool-ball, t\c..are rather chosen than dicing, carding, feefl. For the o.«e. That men would to use tbeir recreations and pastimes ...

... published in 1621, a Palle- Mal le is said to be a wooden staffe to strike a boul with. We read of another game called stool-ball, in which balls are driven from stool to stool. In Poor Robin's Almanack for 1740, it is thus alluded to : Much time is ...

... three feet high. Stool-ball and the merry meetings of lads and 1 , hisses at it, gave subjects to many of the poets sad soar-writer, of two eenturies ago. Addison, ' in the Guardia*, mentions Tom D'Urfey's little i -ode on Stool-ball, in the lively author ...

... ON THE ** Though the fair sex have got in stoolball a species cricket for themselves, they bave frequently figured wich bat and ballon tho legitimate cricket field. Soathey notes a match betwesn the and the maids of Bary, in which the older ladies @ere ...

... are still supposed to commence properly at Easier. In England these games of ball have always been exceedingly numerous. Stoolball, a game played by two persons seated on stool., who throw the ball from one to the other in a peculiar fashion, is alluded ...

... ball are skill supposed to commence properly at Easter. England these games of ball have always been exceedingly numerous. Stoolball,” game played two persons seated on stools, who throw the ball from one to the other in a peculiar faehiou, is alluded to ...

... are still supposed to commence properly at Easter. In England three games of ball have always been exceedingly numerous. Stoolball,” a game played by two perfom seated stools, who throw the ball from one te the other in peculiar fashion, alluded by many ...

... are still *opposed to commence properly at Easter. In England these games of bell bees olways been exceedingly numerous. Stoolball, • gems played by two persons seated on stools, who throw the ball from one te the other in a peculiar (seldom alluded to ...

... for it cays as far as we can erems to have b-en evolved cat of stool-ball, cat, or, as it was called, cat From: rend wes borrowed the on the ericket—which gave its name tc time. From stool-ball, too, we have the c OF i most and dog we borrow that part of ...

... for * bear-belting. About 1630, it is recorded (by a Puritan) that Maidstone was • formerly a very prophane tuwu,' where stoolball, cniketts,' and other games were practised on the Lord'. Day. Thus, at that early date, a distinction was already taken, ...

... seems to have been evolved out of stool-ball, and tip.cat, or as it was called. rat and dog. Froth stoel-ball was borrowed the primitive wicketra stool, or cricket—which (perhaps) gave its name to the pastime. Irian stool-ball, too, we have the custom of teasing ...

... esst of stool-ban, and or ea it mai celled, cat wade'. Prom stool-ball War borrowed the prindtive7wlclll—si stool, or, skim/11-which (perhaps) gave` its ammo to the past timi. Prose stool-ball, too, we have the cartons of tossing or bowling the ball to ...