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and the other by the left. This makes four children passing through the ring at one time, two on right, going in opposite directions, and vice versa. As each child reaches the opposite side of ring it turns, the one on the left to the right and the one on the right to the left, and falling in ring again marches in the circle until it reaches the front of picture again. Each child carries a flag and salutes as it faces the picture.
St. Valentine.
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Characters and objects represented. Cupid, who is the postman, the child who is waiting for letter, sweetheart, garden and garden-gate. The ring is formed into a garden wall by half of the children in ring facing towards the right and placing their hands on the shoulders of the child in front. The other half of ring face towards the left and also place hands on shoulders of child in front. This causes all the children to face in the same direction, and brings the two children at one end of square face to face, and vice versa at the other end. The children who faced each other at one en<] of square join hands and hold them up high to represent the garden-gate.
The child who is waiting for a. valentine stands within the garden and sings the first line of song, as Cupid with a bag on his back and a valentine in his hands—on which is fastened a, scarlet heart—taps on the gate. As the children representing the garden-wall sing the rest of the verse, the child in centre rushes to the gate and lets Cupid in. who gives him the valentine. The word boy or girl can be substituted for the word "maid" if desired.
During the singing of second verse the child with letter wanders around the ring, or garden, until he finds his lover true—some favorite playmate, to whom he hands the scarlet heart while tapping softly on the left side of his little sweetheart. The favored one takes the hand of her lover and they return to centre of ring, which finishes the game.
Hurrah for Washington.
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This is marched in the same manner as Lincoln's march.
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