where the striker stands. It is the duty of the batsman to defend the
hole or ring with the stick he uses for a bat, and it is the object of
the giver or pitcher to toss the cat in the circle or hole.

If he is successful, the striker is out. If, on the other hand, it
falls outside the circle, the striker places the cat inside the ring,
strikes it on one end, which causes the little piece of wood to fly up
in the air, and before it reaches the ground the striker endeavors to
hit it again and send the cat as far as possible.

If he misses he throws the cat back to the fielder, who again attempts
to toss it into the circle, but if he succeeds in sending it a good
distance he does not call his score, as described in Country Cat, but
the pitcher offers him five points or ten, as the case may be. The
striker, however, is not compelled to accept the offer, and may keep
the pitcher bidding for some time, and if his last bid is refused the
pitcher proceeds to measure the distance from the circle to the cat in
jumps. If he can make the distance in fewer jumps than he has bid,
the striker, or the striker's side, loses the number of points named
in the last bid of the pitcher, and the striker is out.

DUCK ON A ROCK

does not require an "it" to start with. As soon as it is decided to
try the game, each player hurries to secure a good sized stone, or
where this cannot be had, a club or a half brick will do. As each
grasps his weapon he shouts, "My Duck." The last boy to find a stone
is "It" and must call out, "My drake."

The drake places his stone on a rock, stump, or other prominence and