It might be an added
mark of gentility to offer her your handkerchief or coat upon
which to rest her knees.
You should then take out the dice and "shoot." Your grandmother
will look at your "throw" and say, "Oh, boy! He fives--he
fives--a three and a two--never make a five--come on, you baby
seven!" You should then take up the dice again and shake them in
your right hand while your grandmother chants, "A four and a
three--a four and a two--dicety dice, and an old black joe--come
on, you SEVEN!" You should then again "shoot." This time, as you
have thrown a six and a one, your grandmother will then exclaim,
"He sevens--the boy sevens--come on to grandmother, dice--talk to
the nice old lady--Phoebe for grandma, dice, for grandpa needs a
new pair of shoes--shoot a dime!"
She will then "throw," and so the game will go on until the old
lady evidences a desire to stop, or, possibly, until either you
or she are "cleaned out." In this latter case, however, it would
be a customary act of courtesy towards an older person for you to
offer to shoot your grandmother for her shawl or her side combs,
thus giving her several more chances to win back the money she
has lost. It should be recommended that young men never make a
mistake in going a little out of their way on occasion to make
life more pleasant and agreeable for the aged.
CORRECT BEHAVIOR ON A PICNIC
There often comes a time in the life of the members of "society"
when they grow a little weary of the ceaseless round of teas,
balls and dinners, and for such I would not hesitate to recommend
a "picnic.
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