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.
A similar game is played in London, called (we are told) “Ghost in the Copper.”
The original of the “ghost” appears in the corresponding German game, where we find in his stead the “evil spirit,” who haunts the garden.